North Carolina Democrats split over national committeeman race
Raleigh reports a brewing fight among North Carolina Democrats to select a candidate to succeed O. Max Gardner as national committee member. Names include J. O. Carr C. L. Shuping L. P. McLendon A Hall Johnston and Cameron Morrison with Ehringhaus and Bailey factions. no clear winner as factions realign and pledge holding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Dunnagan
Democrat
Raleigh
North Carolina
National Democrat Executive
O. Max Gardner
J. Wallace Winborne
Democratic Executive Committee
J. O. Carr
Wilmington
R. R. Reynolds
C. L. Shuping
J. W. Bailey
Julian Price
L. P. McLendon
Ehringhaus
Greensboro
Major McLendon
Durham
A. Hall Johnston
Asheville
Reynolds
Cameron Morrison
Ebringhaus
Bailey
Shuping
James A. Farley
Senator Bailey
Mr. Shuping
U. S
Simmons
Morrison
Gardner
Weight and Curves Bonded Debt Details
The document lists a total of 179,814,000 with 12,230,000 in temporary loans renewed at 4.15 percent and 167,584,000 in funded indebtedness. It breaks down into 103,287,000 highway bonds, 43,049,000 general fund bonds, 14,460,000 special school building bonds, 1,250,000 Cape Fear, 450,000 Chowan River bridge bonds, 2,588,000 general fund notes, and 2,500,000 World War veterans loan bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Fear
Chowan River
State's Overdraft Cut But General Fund Remains in the Red
The September report shows the general fund overdraft reduced to $680,255.24 from $1,129,999.24 while the highway fund ends with $6,379,214.91. It details starting balances, monthly collections and expenditures, and year to date figures under Governor Ehringhaus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehringhaus
New Bern Legion Leader Chosen For Raleigh Armistice Day
Captain Tom C. Daniels of New Bern, 65, was inducted Monday as commander of the North Carolina Department of the American Legion. He will speak in Raleigh Armistice Day events marking 15 years since World War I end. Raleigh Post No. 1 plans a large parade and exercises. Chester O. Bell names John Hall Manning chair of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom C. Daniels
New Bern
North Carolina
Colonel Kirkpatrick Visits Ehringhaus During Green Pastures Talk
Mecklen burg Senator and gubernatorial candidate Colonel T. L. Kirkpatrick paid respects to Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus in his office Saturday. Ehringhaus quoted the world of the Land from the negro show The Green Pastures, referencing Gabriel amid the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Kirkpatrick
Mecklenburg
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Governor Ehringhaus
Gabriel
Gover and Ehringhaus Comment on Gubernatorial Race
The two leaders speak to a man seeking to succeed them, with Gover acknowledging challenging politics ahead. The Colonel agrees the campaign will be hard and not a soft snap.
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Ehringhaus
Reynolds Launches 12 Day NC Anti Prohibition Campaign
Senator Reynolds will visit 12 North Carolina cities in 12 days to campaign for repeal of the 18th amendment. Walter Murphy, secretary of repeal forces, says the effort aims for national recovery unity and broad public support across classes. Reynolds starts in Sparta and ends in Asheville before November 7 election.
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Robert R. Reynolds
North Carolina
Walter Murphy
Reynolds
Sparta
Asheville
Murphy
North Carolina Vehicle Registrations Rise in October
State records show 55,247 more motor vehicles on October 1 than July 1, with 305,613 automobiles and 88,991 trucks. Watauga County counts 700 autos and 450 trucks, while non residents hold 2,250 autos and 1,000 trucks. motorcycles total 1,058.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Dunnagan
Democrat
Raleigh
L. P. Harris
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Watauga County
Local Social Notes From Elk Park Area
Mr and Mrs B S Dugger and Mrs W S Frantz of Elk Park visited relatives Sunday Miss Maxie Greene returned to Cabarrus County school work Pastor J A McKaughan preached at Willowdale Church and enjoyed the Greensboro play Green Pastures The Wilkinson couple of Zionville visited Reese couple Harmon family spent weekend in Butler Tennessee Isaacs of Heaton visited Vilas Cove Creek Church Blanche Burrus Missionary Society met with Mrs C S Billings Refreshments were served Those present included Hattie Johnson Lucy Bingham Will Payne Henry Mast Howard Simpson Don Perry Annie Dougherty Annie Mae Sherwood Milfred Griffin and Pastor McKaughan
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Maxie Greene
Cabarrus County
J. A. McKaughan
Willowdale Church
Greensboro
Green Pastures
Charles Wilkinson
Zionville
J. L. Reese
O. J. Harmon
Butler
Tenn
Claude Isaacs
Heaton
Vilas
C. S. Billings
Blanche Burrus
Lucy Bingham
Will Payne
Henry Mast
Howard Simpson
Don Perry
Misses
Annie Dougherty
Annie Mae Sherwood
Milfred Griffin
Pastor McKalighan
Dalton to Die in Chair December First
Joe E. Dalton former State highway employee was convicted of first degree murder of his wife and sentenced to die in Hendersonville Superior Court. Judge Michael Schenck set December 1 as execution date. Dalton claimed morphine addiction and memory loss of the May 28 slaying after his wife's death.
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Boone
Joe E. Dalton
Hendersonville
Supreme Court
Dalton
E. K. Duncan
Books as links to great writers in Book Week
In this essay Guy H. Hill urges boosting school libraries during Book Week by each Boone resident donating a book. He argues books connect the living with authors like Carlyle Burns Shakespeare and Byron and that a book from every home would strengthen both elementary and high school libraries accessible to all students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy H. Hill
Carlyle
Burns
Shakespeare
Byron
Boone
Intramural Baseball Contests At Boone High School
Intramural contests in playground baseball are underway at Boone High School with boys and girls taking part. Winners and losers will swap hosting duties for a party in the Home Economics Department. Outdoor sports are favored for the year as pupils value outdoor exercise.
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Boone High School
Valle Crucis Community Notes on Local Moves and Visits
Miss Laura Farthing left for Lenoir to work this winter. Miss Nina Church returned home from a visit to Johnson City. Gladys and Nancy Taylor and Henry and Gilbert Taylor came back from Chicago after ten days at the Century of Progress. Reverend L. F. Kent and family moved to Shepherdstown West Virginia for a new field. Mrs. W. H. Wagner attended a Rutherfordton convention where a bishop was elected. Mrs. Hopkins of Kansas City arrived to lead the Mission School. Mr. and Mrs. Hilary Hobby of Concord and Mrs. Daisy Greer of Charlotte visited valley relatives. Many guests over the weekend. Mrs. Mollie Mast improving for friends. Frances Farthing weekend with parents. Charlie Dyer taken to Banner Elk Hospital for appendicitis operation. Howard Mast spent a week with his parents. Sister-in-law Mrs. R. A. Olsen also mentioned.
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Rutherfordton
Hopkins
Kansas City
Mission School
Hilary Hobby
Concord
Daisy Greer
Charlotte
Mollie Mast
Frances Farthing
Charlie Dyer
Banner Elk Hospital
Howard Mast
W. W. Mast
R. A. Olsen
Doughton Signals Re-Election Bid For House Next Year
Raleigh NC Congressman Robert L Doughton of the Ninth District says he plans to seek re election to the House next year and has no definite plans beyond that He is referenced as a possible gubernatorial candidate in 1936 while he chairs the Ways and Means Committee and weighs future moves during a highway and public works commission meeting with Ross Sigmon of Rowan County
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Raleigh
Robert L. Doughton
Coughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
Highway and Public Works Commission
Ross Sigmon
Rowan County
Congress
Sigmon
Night Blooming Sereus Poem and Local cabbage trade note
A Boone North Carolina poet James Monroe Downum writes a fable about the night blooming sereus praising purity and a guiding star. Separately, produce traders in thirteen states have dispatched trucks to the Ham burg area of Jackson County to buy cabbages with good prices and strong demand per G R Lackey.
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Jesus
James Monroe Downum
Boone
N. C
Hamburg
Jackson County
G. R. Lackey
Mrs Mast Visitor in Boone This Week
A social note recalls a week spent with Mrs. Mast in Boone highlighting hospitality and local connections.
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Ann Cannon Reynolds II
Zachary Smith Reynolds
Winston-Salem
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Ab Walker
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Libby Holman
R. J. Reynolds
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Tammany
New York
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Right
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Jean Bush
June Bush
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Odessa Lockabill
Max Shoemake
Virginia South
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