Billion Dollar Bill Prohibition Costs Revealed by Wickersham Reports
The Wickersham Commission figures place national crime costs at one billion dollars yearly with 70 to 75 percent in North Carolina spent on Prohibition enforcement in 1930. U S marshals in the Eastern District show 84 percent for Prohibition, 3.5 for narcotics, and 8.2 for motor vehicle theft laws, exposing the inefficiency of raids and the pervasive challenge of enforcing the 18th Amendment. The piece mounts a fiscal critique of Prohibition rather than moral debate.
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Wickersham Commission
United States
Commission
North Carolina
U. S
U. S. Army
New York City
Notice of Foreclosure Action Halifax County NC Roanoke Rapids
In Halifax County Superior Court Roanoke Rapids Graded School District sues Mrs Florence L Glover to foreclose tax sale certificate and unpaid taxes on two town lots 211 and 212 on Hamilton Street Roanoke Rapids fronting 30 feet and 140 feet deep. defendants must answer within six months or lose all interest. dated August 10 1981 by Clerk E L Travis Jr. 18-3
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Florence L. Glover
Superior Court
Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina
Hamilton Street
Roanoke Rapids Power Company
Halifxa
T. B. Glover
J. B. Glover
E. B. Glover
Myrtle Grover
Regiser of Deeds
Prohibition Debate Emphasizes Public Sentiment and Practical Reform
The speaker argues that while Prohibition is a factor in global low mood it should not dominate the next campaign. He stresses the need for a sensible plan backed by popular support and warns against overemphasizing enforcement failures.
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Raskob
NEW COTTON USES AND INDUSTRY RESPONSE
The piece notes cement bags made from cotton as a potential revival tool and praises Grissom for suggesting cotton bagging. It highlights Governor Murray's oil price fix as a model for industrial cooperation, urges rising collaboration across sectors, and reports a local sale of cotton content paper for letterheads as a hopeful sign of innovation and adaptation in the cotton industry.
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Grissom
Lotton
Murray
Return of the Teachers Brightens City Schools
The article notes the reopening of city schools and about sixty teachers returning from their homes. It predicts a clear improvement in civic and business life after a dull summer.
Detectives Hide Under Pulpit Reveal Church Verger Thief
In Liverpool two detectives concealed themselves beneath a church pulpit and exposed verger James Ellison as the thief who had repeatedly robbed the offertory box.
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Liverpool
James Ellison
Castoria Advert: Gentle Castor Oil Remedy for Children
An old style advertisement promotes Castoria as a pure vegetable remedy for babies and children. It claims to ease colic soothe crying and help with constipation and diarrhea. The copy emphasizes safety bland taste and the signature of Chas H. Fletcher.
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Chas, H. Fletcher
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