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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1933
Page
2
State Revenue Department launches a weeks long drive to collect tax due on all private and most commercial road signs not erected by state or local governments. A $500 multi-sign permit exists, with $1 per small sign, all must bear tax imprint or be removed.
Col Fred A Olds, noted for collecting state relics, celebrated his 82nd birthday with a State Fair parade ride in Raleigh. He rode with S A Ashe, U S District Court clerk, and led by Congressman Walter Lambeth, amid a retro parade featuring horsemen and cyclists.
The State School Commission approved budgets for seven city administrative units Lenoir North Wilkesboro and Roanoke alongside others that voted to supplement state funds. These seven were among roughly fifty units considered.
North Carolina Governor Ehringhaus named a committee for the Park to Park Scenic Highway project listing Senators Bailey Reynolds Gilkey Gwyn Doughton Robertson Clarkson Hutchins and Hutchins as members with Chairman E B Jeffress to aid. Farley to Speak in Raleigh on repeal of the 18th amendment and Reynolds returns from Europe to urge repeal delegates. radio broadcast planned.
Dr A R Newsome designated by Governor Ehringhaus to represent him at the Rendezvous Mountain historical celebration on October 14. He stressed the value of North Carolina’s history and endowment of nature as vital assets, with mountains and culture aiding education and patriotism.
William Sweet, former Colorado governor now with General Hugh S Johnson, is slated to address a statewide recovery officials gathering in Raleigh November 8 at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. City and county officials connected with the recovery program are urged to attend. Aldo L. Raffe, NRA field representative, also will speak.
State School Commission distributes 12,172,906.84 for teacher salaries across 100 counties and cities with 8,859,497.36 for rural schools and 3,313,409.48 for charter schools. White schools receive 9,736,247.57 and Negro schools 2,436,159.27, with rural white teachers at 7,183,781.26 and colored at 1,675,716.10. city white 2,552,966.31 and colored 760,443.17. Watauga County totals 58,394.91. Pamlico County relief work led by R. W. Galphin aids storm victims.
Italy tightens industrial control by a Mussolini led committee that must approve any new enterprise. It screens markets for room to avoid new competitors, aiming to concentrate industry among a few. Alberto Asquini heads the committee with reps from key departments and fascist employers bodies.
Dr. Charles A. Ellwood reports that the low mood in the United States is worse than in Europe after visiting twelve countries. He highlights Italy and France as showing unemployment relief and Norway with only three bank failures in three years. He attributes stability to safer banking and notes liquor control study in Norway. Countries visited include Spain Italy France Holland Sweden England Belgium and Denmark.
A list of U S presidents and their burial sites includes John Adams and John Quincy Adams in Quincy Massachusetts, Monroe and Tyler in Richmond Virginia, Jefferson at Monticello, Madison at Montpelier, Jackson at The Hermitage Tennessee, Van Buren in Kinderhook New York, Polk in Nashville Tennessee, Taylor near Springfield Kentucky, Fillmore in Buffalo New York, Pierce in Concord New Hampshire, Buchanan in Lancaster Pennsylvania, Johnson in Greeneville Tennessee, Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis, Cleveland in Princeton New Jersey, Arthur in Albany New York.
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