Milwaukee Celebrates 3.2 Beer Law with Citywide Activity
Milwaukee, Wis. roaring with post Prohibition bustle as eight large breweries open doors and sign orders after President Roosevelt legalizes the 3.2 per cent beer and wine bill. Officials report 300 workers hired, civic events planned, and a holiday declared to welcome the change despite orderly protests.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Roosevelt
America
Sol Abrams
One Brewing Company
Porto Rico
Japan
Mos
Man With Fifty Dollar Bill Triggers Series of Odd Encounters
Chicago police report a man named Adam Miller using a fifty dollar bill to buy meals and seek change, triggering a chain of deals among a hatter, a grocer, a cab driver, and a restaurant owner. The plan collapses when the bill is revealed as counterfeit, Miller is detained, and a stray fifty is found in his hat.
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Chicago
Adam Miller
Howard Nelson
Miller
John Sutton
Louis Petrone
Charles Saletta
Saletta
Mr. Miller
Widow seeks 8000 in kiss assault suit
A 70 year old widow, Mrs. Amelia Graham, filed a civil district court suit in New Orleans against undertaker Elmer H. Prescott seeking 8000 dollars claiming she was grabbed and kissed in a vampiric manner after entering his shop to sell mats. Prescott did not issue a statement.
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New Orleans
Civil District Court
Amelia Graham
Elmer H. Prescott
New Odgleans Undertaker
Prescott
Old Folks Go Down Stairs Slowly and Bright Lights
In this American Weekly feature the magazine explains why aging processes affect stair descent and how facial flushing occurs with alcohol. The piece promises further discoveries and invites readers to buy the issue from news dealers.
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American Weekly
Baltimore American
Newsboy
Reverend Walter Stanbury's Durham ministry marked by leadership
The Durham Sun profiles Rev. Walter A. Stanbury of Duke Memorial Methodist Church, detailing a quarter century of service from his 1908 Trinity College start through his roles as pastor in Tarboro Chapel Hill Clinton Wilson Raleigh and Durham. It notes his education, family, church boards, honors including two docto rates, and teaching at Duke School of Religion.
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John S. Stanbury
Boone
Duke Memorial Methodist Church
Watauga
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North Carolina
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Troy
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Elizabeth Wilson Stanbury
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North Carolina Intrincial Commission
North Carolina Conference For Social Service
Wright Refuge Board of Trustees
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B. N. Duke
B. L. Duke
Main and
Gregson
Main Streets
Bethany
T. A. Smoot
John C. Kilgo
Memorial Church
Personality Conference Held at Banner Elk
Dr. Robert Yost of King College opened the fourth annual Personality Conference at Lees McRae Friday night in Banner Elk. Sixty high school attendees from Western North Carolina and West Tennessee heard talks on shaping personality and earning respect.
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Robert Yost
King College
Banner Elk
Yost
Lees-McRae
North Carolina
West Tennessee
H. B. Arbuckle
Davidson College
Victor M. Davis
University of Tennessee
Beech Mountain
Dr. Yost
Lees-McRae Dramatic Club
Glee Club
Dinah Pace Inspires Covington Orphanage Dream
Dinah Watts Pace known as Aunt Dinah, ex slave born in 1853, inspired a lifetime of work for 700 Negro orphans in Covington Georgia. A lecture phrase We are Inch ing Along sparked her mission to educate and care for orphans, supported by donations including $1,000 from Mrs A C Reed of Manchester Vermont and community funds.
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Covington
Dinah
Dinah Watts Pace
Athens
Atlanta University
A. C. Reed
Manchester
Seventy Stanly County Farmers Plan Trench Silos
Seventy Stanly County farmers will dig trench silos this summer after P. E. Miller of Richfield reports success with the method.
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Stanly County
P. E. Miller
Richfield
Memorial Church Completes Major 1929 31 Improvements
In winter 1929 30 the 1907 10 building was altered at over 40000 dollars. In 1930 31 an elementary department building was added at about 51000 dollars. Memorial Church now lists 1400 plus members and 1173 in Sunday school with 70 officers and teachers. Last year receipts totaled 31902 dollars for church objects.
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Memorial Church
Sudan grass urged as insurance crop for drought summer
North Carolina dairy expert A C Kimrey warns pastures fail in July and August due to drought. He recommends planting Sudan grass as a pasture crop with fertile soil and stable manure, seeding 30 to 40 pounds per acre, and applying complete fertilizer.
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North Carolina
A. C. Kimrey
State College
Kimrey
Sudan
Slemp Predicts Prosperity Under Roosevelt Within Six Months
C Bascom Slemp said in San Antonio that President Roosevelt will restore prosperity in six months. Slemp asserted the President is striking at the nation's and the world's ills by addressing low commodity prices and high debt.
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Slemp
San Antonio
Texas
Roosevelt
United States
C. Bascom Slemp
Coolidge
Planked Ground Beef with Bananas and Frugal Menu Tips
Home expert Inez S Willson shows how to host an economical dinner at home without breaking the budget. A framed plan uses simple ground beef, bananas, and modest sides to create a gala touch, with baked stuffed tomatoes as an optional enhancement.
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Inez S. Willson
Home Economist
Jig Saw Puzzle Mania Labeled Neurotic by Professor Shaw
New York University philosophy professor Charles Gray Shaw calls the current craze for jig saw puzzles a neurotic condition and compares it to self-imposed intelligence tests used to weed out morons. He previously sparked debate in 1931 over his remark about whistlers.
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New York
Charles Gray Shaw
Shaw
New York University
Whistlers
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