Ten million less valuation for North Carolina public utilities
State Board reduced valuations for public service corporations by about ten million dollars, from 1477 311 in 1931 to 511 561 32 for 1932, affecting electric railways telegraphs and Pullman properties. Several major railroads saw drops, while Duke Power and others gained modestly. some lines remained unchanged. Attorney General Brummitt declined to comment on Governor Gardner's authority to deploy state highway patrol in strike areas, saying his role is to advise officials on the law.
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State Board
Telegraph Company
Norfolk-Southern
Seaboard
Southern
Atlantic & Yadkin
Clinchfield
W S
Durham & Southey
Piedmont Northern
Duke Power
Tide Water Power
Duniam Pub. Serv
Carolina P
Nanthahala P
American Telephone
Carolina
Southern Appalachian
Southern Bell Telephone
Postal
Western Union
Pulhman Co
Railway Express Agency
D. G. Brummil
Greensboro
Gardner
Brammitt
Democrats Open Campaign at State Headquarters in Raleigh
The North Carolina Democrats launch a statewide drive with headquarters opened at the Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh appoints J Wallace Winborne as state chairman and R T Fountain and A J Maxwell among speakers. Prominent Democrats including Morrison Bailey Eringhaus Reynolds will headline events as Young Democratic Clubs boost mobilization across counties.
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Sir Walter Hotel
J. Wallace Winborne
Marion
Wingone
M. Thomas O'Berry
Goldsboro
John Bright Hill
Wilminton
Seretary
Tme
John M. Devane
Fayetteville
Bob Reynolds
R. T. Fountain
A. J. Maxwell
Morrison
Chirman Winborne
North Carolina
State Board elections names and posts announced
Governor Gardner named L P McLendon to chair the State Board of Elections and Ehringhaus to succeed Judge Biggs as a member. W A Lucas fills the Fayetteville seat, and John O Sikes joins as a third Democrat with two Republicans Adrian Mitchell and F D Hamrick. Gardner commends Biggs and the board for administering the Australian Ballot Law.
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State Board
L. P. McLendon
Durham
J. (. B. Ehringhaus
Gardner
J. Crawford Biggs
W. A. Lucas
Wilson
George McNeill
Fayetteville
John O
Petition Stirred Controversy Over Modern Education At State Institutions
A heated uproar follows a petition presented to Governor Gardner to “save the State” from modern educators. The event features notable figures Bertrand Russell and Langston Hughes appearing at the State University and the North Carolina College for Women, drawing protests from opponents.
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State University
N. C. College For Women
Bertrand Russell
Langston Hughes
North Carolina Lawyers See Drop in Active Practicing Rates
Commissioner Maxwell reports 1931 shows 1 935 lawyers paid taxes while 7 870 paid license fees, a drop from the prior year. The half fee class rose to 38 or 381 percent, with Halifax County listing 30 lawyers and 8 paying half the annual fee.
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North Carolina
N. C. Supreme Court
Office of Commissioner of Revenue
A. J. Maxwell
Maxwell
Halifax County
Buried in Scotland Neck George Washington Wells Dies
George Washington Wells aged 59 died Tuesday at his home on 741 Charlotte Street. Funeral services were held today with interment in Scotland Neck. Survived by his widow Alice Wells and several children.
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Scotland Neck
George Washington Wells
Charlotte St
Alice Wells
Waters Is Patient in Roanoke Rapids Hospital
A Roanoke Rapids hospital lists Mrs. H. M. Waters as a patient. In New York a woman recently could not recall the names of all her 11 children, highlighting a memory lapse.
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H. M. Waters
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
New York
Lowell Thomas’s Rural Farm and City Living Linked by Interests
Lowell Thomas, noted author and broadcaster, owns a 15 room New York apartment and a 200 acre Pawling farm 75 miles from the city. He is an expert badminton player who built a gym on his farm for the sport. An advertising firm once moved a century old New England farmhouse to a New York skyscraper dining room and kitchen. Penthouses boost binocular demand as buyers use them to sight distant clocks for timekeeping.
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New York
Pawling
Thomas
New England
York Department Store Teases Afternoon Tea Free to Customers
The York Department Store announces an afternoon tea offer inviting shoppers to enjoy complimentary tea service. The promotion targets afternoon visitors and aims to draw extra foot traffic to the store.
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York
Chewing Gum Scraped From Pennsylvania Station Floors Daily
The article notes that fifty pounds of chewing gum are scraped from Pennsylvania station floors each day. It also claims New York has more people earning a living by writing than any other city in the world.
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Pennsylvania Station
New York
Owens and Vernon Briton Visit Richmond
Owens and Vernon Briton spend the week in Richmond for an informal visit and local sightseeing, staying at a city hotel and meeting residents.
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Owens
Vernon Briton
Richmond
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