Republicans Win Baseball Way to Gauge November Vote
Washington reports a satirical game where Congressmen played baseball with Republicans beating Democrats 19 to 5. The scene included Chief Justice Hughes, Jim Londos, senators, and onlookers, while Tunney served as arbiter. The piece hints the result may forecast November turnout.
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Washington
D. C
Abner Doubleday
House of Representatives
Charles Evans Hughes
Jim Londos
John Nance Garner
Curtis
Dolly Gann
Secret Service
Rhode Island Hen Sets Egg Record At State College
A Rhode Island hen at North Carolina State College laid one egg daily for 35 consecutive days and has produced 233 eggs in the year so far with two and a half months remaining. The pullet laid 28 eggs in May, nearly one per day, and each egg weighed on average 26 ounces per dozen, according to Roy S. Dearstyne.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College Poultry Plant
Rhode Island
Roy S. Dearstyne
Dearstyne
Facial Muscles Key to Smiles and Frowns Cited
A note explains it takes 13 muscles to smile and 65 to frown, then adds a sly remark that some people will frown on this.
Special notices on sheep breeds and local services
SPECIAL NOTICES IN THE RANGE STATES 80 percent of all mutton sires are Hampshires. The highest priced car of mutton lambs ever sold in America were Hampshires. A few registered rams at a reasonable price. J. W. Norris, Boone, N. C. 5-26-4p Dr. C. B. Baughman, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist, Elizabethton, Tenn., will be in the office of Dr. J. B. Hagaman in Boone, on the first Monday in each month for the practice of his profession. BABY CHICKS REDUCED-We are now selling our high quality blood tested day-old chicks at 8c. Only three more hatches coming out. Get in your order early. Wilkes Hatchery, C. C. Gambill, proprietor, North Wilkesboro, N. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampshires
America
J. W. Norris
Boone, N. C
C. B. Baughman
Elizabethton
Tenn
J. B. Hagaman
Boone
Wilkes Hatchery
C. C. Gambill
North Wilkesboro
N. C
Prohibitory Laws of Sweden Described by Caleb Johnson
Caleb Johnson outlines Sweden’s Bratt system as a model for liquor control. Private firms run monopolized liquor commerce under strict government oversight with no bars, meal incentives, and permit books to restrict purchases.
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Sweden
Caleb Johnson
John M. Morehead
United States
Senate Committee On Manufactures
Morehead
Anthracite Coal Found in Eastern North Carolina
A. S. Brower reports discovery of a Gulf area coal vein in Chatham County with ash around 9 percent and high fixed carbon. State tests to confirm quality and potential use. vein opened by H. N. Butler and about 40 inches deep. coal described as superior to Virginia coal and comparable to Pennsylvania anthracite.
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Raleigh
N. C
Gulf
Chatham County
Virginia
Pennsylvania
A. S. Brower
State Division of Purchase and Contract
Brower
H. N. Butler
Sanford
N. C. State College
Booklet Issued for American Legion Members in 1932
The American Legion announces a free thirty two page booklet for members whose dues are on file by July 10 1932. Lionell Ward says the guide explains federal and state laws for World War Veterans and aids in starting and following claims.
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American Legion
Lionell Ward
The
Legion
Indianapolis
Indiana
United States
American Legion Monthly
Washington
Pele the Fire Goddess Claims Hawaiian Tragedy of Love
In Hawaiis Halemaumau crater a Portuguese youth William Nunes leaped into the lava pit after fatally wounding 16 year old Margaret Enos following a rejected marriage proposal. His note stated Margarets death and his intent to pay with his life as bodies rest near the pit in 800 feet of volcanic fumes.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Pele
Aeftain
Halemaumau
William Nunes
Margaret Enos
Kilouea
Nunes
Miss Enos
Manuel Furtado
Margaret
Dolly Gann Urges Hoover Backing in Depression Crisis
Mrs. Dolly Curtis Gann sister of the vice president spoke in Greensboro urging continued support for President Hoover. She said he has taken the initiative against the Depression and faced one of history’s greatest storms, comparing the nation to a ship at sea and arguing unemployment would rise with lower tariffs.
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Greensboro
N. C
Hoover
Dolly Curtis Gann
Young
Republican and
North Carolina
United States
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Gene Tunney
Representative Douglas
Arizona
Representative
Mathewson) Douglas
Douglas
Senate
Tunney
N. Hahn
Herbert Clark Hoover
West Branch
Iowa
Oregon
Stanford University
California
U. S
Supreme Economic Council of the Allied Nations
Harding
Coolidge
Stockholm
Congress
Veterans’ Bureau
H. L. Brown
Conetoe
Edgecombe County
Big Husky
Goodyear
Goodyear Pathfinder
Central Tire Co
A. E. Hodges
Boone, North Carolina
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