Raleigh Congress races draw close in six districts
Three NC congressional primaries loom with six candidates in the Third District challenging incumbent C. L. Abernethy and the Fourth District contest to replace the late E. W. Pou. The Tenth District race between A. L. Bulwinkle and Hamilton C. Jones is tight. Senator Elison D. Smith urged banking and tariff reforms at a Raleigh farmers meeting. State Legion leader criticized Raleigh Post No. 1 as politicized and vowed to organize a new post.
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M. R. Dunnagan
Raleigh
N. C
Congress
C. L. Abernethy
Mr. Abernethy
A. McL. Graham
Clinton
Graham A. Barden
New Bern
Luther Hamilton
Morehead City
Hugh Worth
Goldsboro
Joshua James
E. W. Pou
George Ross Pou
Harold Cooley
Nashville
Pou
Cooley
Jere P. Zollicoffer
Henderson
A. L. Bulwinkle
Hamilton C. Jones
Charlotte
Jones
J. H. Kerr
A. O. Dickens
Wilson
Lily Morehead Mebane
R. L. Coughton
J. Walter Lambeth
State American Legion
Tom C. Daniels
Governor Denies Clemency in Death Sentence Case
Governor Ehringhaus via Paroles Commissioner Ed Gill declares no interference with the Friday electrocution of James Sheffield a Haywood County white man condemned for ambushing James Miller after a failed attempt on James Welch.
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Ehringhaus
Edwin Gill
James Sheffield
Haywood County
James Miller
James Welch
Wake County Farmer Fatal Self Inflicted Gunshot
Joseph Wimberly a southern Wake County farmer killed himself with a buckshot load Friday after his wife tried to wrest the gun from him. He left seven children from a former marriage and had previously threatened self harm without giving a reason.
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Farmer
Joseph Wimberly
Wake County
State Revenue Department: Eleven Employees Released in Shake-Up
A major reorganization leads to eleven dismissals at the State Department of Revenue. Some affected held key posts while others face potential exits soon. The move, by Commissioner A J Maxwell, consolidates stenographers into a single room, aiming to reduce staff while keeping layoffs feasible. The executive assistant to personnel said the changes reflect the revised plan of organization and no misconduct is alleged.
Luke Lea and Son Enter N. C. Prison
Former U.S. Senator Luke Lea and his son Luke Lea Jr. began serving prison terms in Asheville connected to banking law violations. The six minute admission, fingerprinting, photos, and processing occurred at North Carolina State prison, with Lea Sr. facing six to ten years and Lea Jr. two to four.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Luke Lea
United States
Tennessee
Luke Lea Jr
Leas
Lea Sr
Lea
Nashville, Tenn
Tom Brown
Frank Lackey
Buncombe County
Bowen Dorsey
A. R. Bridgers
Captain Bridgers
Asheville
Winston-Salem Reaches Its Majority After Consolidation
Winston-Salem marked its 21st birthday noting the 1913 consolidation of Winston and Salem under Mayor O. D. Eaton. Salem founded by Moravians in 1766, Winston by 1851 grew to a 75,000 city with Reynolds Tobacco industry, but no grand celebration was held.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
North Carolina
Winston and Salem
O. D. Eaton
Salem
Winston
Reynolds
Twenty Four Men Added to State's Dry Raiding Squad
In Charlotte North Carolina orders transfer twenty four men from the bureau of industrial alcohol to the alcohol tax unit doubling the Federal liquor law enforcement personnel in the Carolinas. T Ed Patton chief investigator disclosed Saturday. The alcohol tax unit is the former alcoholic beverage unit of the Carolinas transferred this week from the Department of Justice to the Treasury Department.
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Charlotte
N. C
Bureau of Industrial Alcohol
Alcohol Tax Unit
Federal
Liquor Law Enforcement Agency
Carolinas
T. Ed Patton
Alcoholic Beverage Unit
Department of Justice
Treasury Department
Anne Cannon Smith Granted Divorce in Arkansas
Anne Cannon Smith obtained a 90 day divorce from her husband Brandon Smith Jr in Hot Springs Arkansas after a three month residence in county chancery court. She was accompanied by her father Joseph F Cannon a prominent figure in the community.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Ann Cannon Reynolds Smith
Libby Holman Reynolds
Smith Reynolds
Arkansas
Brandon Smith Jr
Chancery Court
Pest control guidance for garden pests and housecare
The article outlines methods to combat chewing and sucking insects on plants using arsenate lead mixes, magnesium arsenate, soap in sprays, and nicotine solutions. It also covers dust formulas for sucking insects and a cleaning method to remove alcohol stains from finished furniture, plus advice on eliminating damp breeding places for worms with pyrethrum powder.
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Brannon
Incompatible marriage leads to alienation suit in North Carolina
Mrs. Smith sought $250 000 for alienation of affections after her husband James Smith filed for divorce and she alleges rudeness neglect and health decline. The couple wed May 4 1932 at Cantons summer home in Blowing Rock North Carolina. The decree cited general indignities and incompatibility.
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Blowing Rock
N. C
Canton
Bleaching and Oiling Wooden Drain Boards Method
Apply a hot saturated oxalic acid solution to stained wooden drain boards and let stand overnight. Rinse well, dry thoroughly, then soak with three parts linseed oil to one part turpentine. After absorption, wipe excess and polish.
Tobacco reduction contracts revised and paid to growers
More than a million dollars have been paid to growers whose contracts have been accepted as the tobacco reduction program revisions are completed.
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Raleigh Legion Post
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H. G. Wells
U. S
Wells
Tesy
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Luke Lea and Son
N. C. Prison
STATE
Anne Cannon Smith
Buddy Poppy Weavers
Washington
President Roosevelt
Little Miss
Muriel Morgan
James E. Vanzandt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cc. H. Brannon
State College
Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science Publishing Society One
Norway Street
Boston
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The
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