North Carolina Legislature Faces Budget and Abolish Plans
Raleigh reports the 1253 General Assembly in its fourth week nears the half way point and may finish within 60 days. Committees hear tax, budget, education and welfare pleas as calls for economy clash with expansion proposals. Bills enacted include voluntary judge returns and librarian transfer. highway work may halt for two years and several abolishing plans face strong opposition. 485 bills introduced, about 52 enacted, with lobbying, marriage license reforms, and birth death registration tweaks among actions.
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Raleigh
N. C
General Assembly
Attorney General
Highway Patrol
Corporation Commission
Public Utilities
Senate
House
Board of Health
Nathan O'Berry
State
T. A. Wilson
Commissioner of Labor
U. S. Congress
Pete” Murphy
Committee On Election Laws
Barbers
State Board of Health
Final details for new court are arranged
Charles T. Zimmerman solicitor for the new Recorder's Court in Watauga County returned from Raleigh after talks with Representative Greer on jurisdictional points needing legislative action. An early March opening is planned with aims to transfer cases from Superior Court to the Recorder's Court and clear dockets quickly under County Attorney G. M. Sudderth as judge.
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Raleigh
Charles T. Zimmerman
Recorder's Court
Watauga County
Greer
Recorder
Zimmerman
Wade E. Brown
Superior Court
G. M. Sudderth
Kaiser Bill May Return to Berlin
London dispatch says ex Kaiser Wilhelm defies doctors and plans to return to Germany after talks with Berlin envoy Major Von Sell about Adolf Hitler’s chancellorship. His eldest son the ex-Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm may persuade Hitler or fetch him from Holland if needed. The Kaiser, 74, is in fragile health and opposed by doctors. The old exile law that banned his return expired weeks ago, opening a path, though the re enacted defense decree may omit forever.
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London
Wilhelm
Germany
London Daily Herald
Berlin
Major von Sell
Adolf Hitler
Friedrich Wilhelm
Hitler
Holland
Kaiser
Reichstag
Conley Glenn Recovering From Second Operation
Conley Glenn of Vilas, injured in a fall auto accident last autumn, was taken to Davis Hospital Statesville for a second operation on a locked bowel. Monday reports show his condition favorable as he recovers at home after the truck crash illness.
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Conley Glenn
Vilas
Davis Hospital
Statesville
Glenn
A W Lewis Dead at Home After Sudden Death
A W Lewis known as Dolph Lewis aged resident of Route 2 died suddenly at his home Monday. He is survived by a widow and nine children. A farmer by occupation, he was described as a hard working and industrious citizen.
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A.W
Dolph) Lewis
Route 2
Mr. Lewis
Blowing Rock School reports strong term with perfect attendance
Blowing Rock Consolidated School closed its first term January 20 amid mumps and influenza but enjoyed high attendance. Professor Grady Tester notes 41 students flawless for the first half and many on the honor rolls across grades from first to eleventh, listing names for perfect attendance and scholarship rolls.
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Blowing Rock Consolidated School
Grady Tester
Fae Shore
Roy Coffey
Jule Welch Tate
Willard Duncan
Annamae Dula
Frank Stuart
Jack Pennell
Paul Coffey
Reba Ward
J. M. Critecher
Joe Cooper
Nellie Rupart
Elizabeth Young
J. €. Downs
Fat Klutz
Genevieve Greene
Kathleen Foster
Margaret Miller
Blanche Pennell
A. C. Moody, Jr
Pauline Castle
Louise Coffey
Ernest Williams
Johnnie Tate
A. C.moody Jr
Ernestine Collins
Mary Shore
Mary Colvard
Robert Ward
Ruth Gragg
Ross Pitts
James Williams
Ernest Hayes
Max Story
Bernard Pennell
Florence Craig
Derald Daniels
Bill Foster
Jewel Coffey
Ruby Critcher
Kathleen Greene
Ethel Holler
Mildred Isenlhour
Margaret Jenkins
Doris Walker
Arlene Story
Shirley Moody
Mary Ann Knight
Ellen Pitts
Dave Storey
Claude Daniels
Grant Tomlinson
Mary White
Lank Craig
Ance
Gwendolyn
Grace Hartley
Cleda Dula
Clarence Berryman
Stella Greer
Jessie Hollifield
Herbert Hollifield
Grace Reid
Helen Walker
Hazel Walters
Verdola Walters
Jack Wright
Pansy Gragg
Eric Story
Dorothy Teague
Mae Shore
Juda Thompson
Banner Elk Mayor Explains Town Policy and Finances
Banner Elk Mayor Shell outlined the town’s stance on the “perfect town” as inquiries rose about four years without arrests and the town’s debt status. He notes a population near 300, unpaid mayor and police, a small treasury surplus, and a strict live at home ethic. He mentions water quality used by garages, and that most letters seek jobs or ask where the bad people have gone.
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Banner Elk
Shell
Lees-McRae College
W. C. Tate
Grace Hospital
Banner Elk's Bank
Brooklyn
N. Y
Thief Breaks Into Drum Hill Postoffice Steals Pennies
A thief entered the Drum Hill postoffice via a front window last week and stole 300 pennies from the safe. The intruder opened the safe, scattered records, damaged the front window, and merchandise was stolen from the building.
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Gatesville
Joshua Speight
Drum Hill
Outline of bankruptcy reform bills passed by House
Washington outlines the proposed bankruptcy reform for individuals corporations and railroad companies. Individuals file a petition in district court to obtain relief and an inventory of assets follows, with hearings to decide on an arrangement. Farmers cannot be forced into bankruptcy and courts may enjoin foreclosures. For corporations, restructuring can be voluntary or involuntary with a two thirds debt and stock threshold for approval. Railroads require ICC approval before filing a reorganization petition, with the plan devised by the ICC and court approval or rejection final. New stock issues would be exempt from stamp taxes. The bill may cover bankruptcies already underway and equity receiverships.
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Washington
House
District Federal Court
Cour
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Mrs. J. W. Bryan Dies After Stroke at 69 in Boone
Mrs. James W. Bryan aged 69 died at her Green Heights home from a stroke suffered Tuesday evening and never regained consciousness. Funeral held Sunday at 11 from the home with ministers Rev. Greer and Rev. Gentry. interment Boone cemetery. Survived by husband and daughter Mrs Clyde Phillips of Mebane. burial included Mr. and Mrs. Phillips arriving from Mebane. Formerly Miss Margaret Roark. longtime Boone resident. Local jeweler James W. Bryan’s wife known as Miss May, remembered as charitable. Also noted: Samuel J. Bishop, 93, Confederate veteran, died Friday at Boone Route 1 after a fall and debility. interment New River church cemetery. widow by second marriage and several daughters including Mrs. Tom Gragg of Boone.
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James W. Bryan
Green Heights
Greer
Baldwin
Gentry
Elk Park
The
Christian Church
Boone Cemetery
Clyde Phillips
Mebane
Phillips
Boone
Samuel J. Bishop
Boone Route 1
Mr. Bishop
Yancey County
Fairview Methodist Church
Tom Gragg
Opposition to Marbles Ban Demanded in North London
A deputation of North London parents urges education authorities to ban marbles arguing the game promotes gambling. They claim wealthier youngsters act as bookmakers for peers, with a new version turning one marble into a target and players shouting odds during play.
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Marbles
London
New Gymnasium Nears Completion at Appalachian College
Dr. B B Dougherty, president of Appalachian State Teachers College Boone, reports enrollment at 984 with a potential rise to over 1000 by February 21 as final quarter begins. A gymnasium costing about 25000 dollars is under construction with 340000 bricks, to be completed in about two weeks amid funding concerns and calls for higher state appropriations.
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B. B. Dougherty
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Appalachian State Teachers College
Boone
State Equalization Board
Dougherty
Appalachian College
Destitution rates differ widely across North Carolina counties
A December study by Dr. Fred W. Morrison shows destitution percentages vary from 4.8 percent in Lincoln to 54 percent in Anson, with Watauga at 16.5 percent and Stanly at 5.5 percent. Forty counties exceed the state average while ten are below ten percent, challenging links between industry and aid need.
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Watauga
Lincoln
Anson
Fred W. Morrison
Wilkes
Ashe, Caldwell
Avery
Beaufort
Peereen Meee
Forsyth
Currituck
Cherokee
Dare
Stanly County
Mrs Franklin Roosevelt Visits White House
Washington Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt arrived at the White House shortly before noon to inspect living quarters and determine changes to furnishings for the next four years. She wore a sealskin coat and cor sage and planned an afternoon plane trip to Warm Springs Georgia to join the President elect.
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Washington
Franklin D., Roosevelt
White House
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Cary T. Grayson
Kaiser Bill
Crown Prince
A. W. Lewis
Blowing Rock
Tester
Roosevelts
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Washington, D. C
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ernest Smith
J. W. Bryan
Greer and
New York
Patrick J. Norton
State College
Mrs
Franklin Roosevelt
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