Parents of Jesse Rice Awarded 2240.85 in Death Claim
The North Carolina Industrial Commission awarded Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Rice 2240.85 for the death of their son Jessie Rice caused by the Halifax Paper Corporation. The payout is from the company’s liability insurer with funeral costs up to 200 and medical expenses included. The award is a lump sum equal to 350 weekly installments at seven dollars per week.
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J. M. Rice
N. C. Industrial Commission
Jessie Rice
Halifax Paper Corporation
Paper Company
Dewey Dorsett
J. S. Whitman
Roanoke Mills Co
Dorsett
S. H. Joyner
Tri City Motor Co
B. L. Hull
Dr. Martin
Warn Against Wholesale Sales By Merchants
Merchants misclassifying sales as wholesale face tax shortfalls when checked by the revenue department. Harry McMullan, sales tax director, warns that large buyers may evade the law by claiming wholesale status not entitled. Field teams will audit after October 15 when returns are below average for the class.
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Revenue Department
Harry McMullan
Sales Tax Division
Austrian school master crosses English Channel on water skis
On August 27 1931 Karl Nau mestnik a 38 year old Austrian school master from Styria crossed the English Channel from Cape Gris Nez France to Shakespeare Beach near Dover England on two water skis about six feet long and a foot wide taking eight hours.
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Karl Naumestnik
Styria
English Channel
Cape Gris-Nez
France
Shakespear Beach
Dover
England
First State To Have Over 100 Accredited Negro High Schools
Raleigh Oct 12 Twenty five new high schools will appear in the directory of accredited high schools to be published by the State Department of Public Instruction. The list includes 12 white and 13 colored schools the first time negro schools outnumber white schools in any one year. Negro accredited high schools total 108 making North Carolina the first state with 100 or more negro high schools. White high schools accredited total 896, overall 1004.
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State Department of Public Instruction
North Carolina
Golf's Ancient Roots Seen in Duke of York’s Game
Pepys records the Duke of York playing golf, illustrating the game's ancient origins. Originating in Scotland, golf was played in the Lowlands as early as 1300, showing its long historical pedigree.
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Pepys
Duke of York
Lowlands
Scotland
Mrs E L Clark Spent Weekend in Rocky Mount
Mrs. E. L. Clark spent Sunday and Monday in Rocky Mount visiting relatives and attending local events.
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E. L. Clark
Rocky Mt
Dickens Spent Sunday in Rocky Mountain Village
Mr and Mrs C A Dicken faced charges related to gold hoarding and were seen Sunday in Rocky Mountain village. Details remain unclear from the fragment.
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Mrs. C. A. Dicken
Teachers honored at Mrs Grizzard home party
Mrs Cooper Grizzard and Mrs George Hayes hosted a Friday evening bridge party for teachers at Mrs Grizzard's home. Six to seven tables contested Progressive contract with high score awarded to Virginia Forbes and low to Sara Cannon. Yellow and green decor graced the event with a salad course at ten thirty.
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Cooper Grizzard
George Hayes
Grizzard
Virginia Forbes
Sara Cannon
Virginia Blount
Thelma Garris
Susan Womble
Mary Cannon
Betty
Virginia Gates
Arlene Cannon
Sara Gurley
Omara Daniel
Josephine
Cassie Carty
Mary Blalock
Ruth Dean
Martha Spivey
Hart Sheridan
Martha Craddock
Lucy Mayfield
Elizabeth Tait
Ruth Chapman
Eunice Kimbrough
Elizabeth Dover
Carrie Smith
Britton Family Weekend in Richmond Report
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Britton and Mrs. J. W. Britton spent the week end in Richmond.
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Crawford Britton
J. W. Britton
Richmond
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Jesse Rice
Fuller D. Baird
Eorror
Roanoke Rapids Coal Dealers
NRA
Nort
Roanoke Rapids
City Ice & Fuel Co. Geo. C. Steele, Mer
DIAL
Colonial Ice Co
R. B. Purdy
Service Coal Co
Thompson, Mer
Raleigh
F. B. Campbell
N. Y
Insurance Company
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