Fifth Annual Debating Contest Set for Chapel Hill
The fifth annual High School Debating union final for the Aycock Memorial cup will be held at Chapel Hill April 19 and 20 with 80 schools and 320 debaters from 92 counties. Finalists include Graham Statesville Charlotte Lenoir Mooresville Winston-Salem and many more. Statesville has dominated in recent years. The event runs with a fifth annual inter scholastic track meet and a second annual tennis tournament as part of "high school week" at the university.
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Chapel Hill
High School Debating Union of
North Carolina
Columbus
Polk County
Manteo
Dare County
Townsville
Vance County
Mount Olive
Wayne County
Ilney
Northhampton County
Frapel Hill
Aycock
Winston- Salem
Tarboro
Lillington
Franklinton
Selma
Leaksville
Jackson
Pleasant Garden
Elm City
Knap of Reeds
Bladenboro
Clemmons
Candler
Calypso
Huntersville
Marshville
Fdenton
Wendell
Greenville
Jamestown
Atkinson
Benson
Jacksonville
Holly Springs
Lucama
Wadesboro
Wilmington
East Spencer
Thurinburg
Spring Hill
Snead
Sparta
Sladesville
Yanceyville
Waynesville
Sandy Hill
Statesville
Graham
Stuart Cowles
Winston-Salem
Wilson
Greensboro
Raleigh
Hillsboro
Winecoff
Fremont
Normal
Oak Ridge
Warrenton
Mooresville
First Aid Classes Promoted by State Board of Health
The state board of health urges Red Cross first aid training in all communities and industries to prevent accidents and disease during wartime. It outlines organizer guidance including class sizes from four to twenty five, minimum age sixteen, physician instructor approval, role of class officers, and optional textbooks and charts.
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State Board of Health
American Red Cross
Washingtton
Red Cross
Washington
American National Red Cross
War drives rich faster gains as supertax rises
London reports show across all income levels more people are assessed while super-tax payers doubled. In 1918 about 13,700 people paid super-tax on 171 million pounds. last year 28,300 paid on 284 million pounds. Super-tax applies to incomes over 3,000 pounds annually.
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London
A Good Old Fashioned Physic by Mann Drug Co
Foley Cathartic Tablets praised as a wholesome physic that cleanses the bowels sweetens the stomach tones the liver and relieves indigestion biliousness bad breath bloating gas and constipation without griping or nausea marketed by Mann Drug Co.
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Mann Drug Co
Southern doubles its track from Washington to Atlanta progress
Washington April 9 final steps toward completing a double track from Washington to Atlanta 649 miles were taken with contracts let for grading the 71.5 mile section between Charlotte North Carolina and Mt Zion South Carolina. In service now 368.5 miles with 13.2 miles single track remaining. Construction underway across Virginia mountains and Georgia to finish the links to Spartanburg and Duncan and further toward Duluth and Atlanta.
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Washington, D. C
Southern RailWay
Washington
Atlanta
Charlotte
N. C
Mt. Zion
S. C
Mountains
Virginia
Covesville
Elma
Tye River
New Glasgow
Spartanburg
Duncan
Greer
Paris
Easley
Central
Cornelia
Suwanee
Duluth
Treer
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Fairfax Harrison
New Orleans Academy Elects Woman President
For the first time in 60 years the New Orleans Academy of Science elected a woman president Mrs Elliot J Northrup wife of a Tulane University professor The move marks a historic stride for the organization and local science community.
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New Orleans Academy of Science
Elliot J. Northrup
Tulane University
Southern Railways Opens Argentine Agency With Buenos Aires HQ
Southern Railway System and the Mobile and Ohio railroad will open an Argentine agency on May 15 with headquarters in Buenos Aires to assist Southern manufacturers seeking South American markets. R. H. Ackerman, longtime South American agency official, will serve as Argentine Agent. The agency will provide information on Argentina markets without charge.
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Southern Railways
Argentine Republic
Gentine
Buenos Aires
R. H. Ackerman
Chattanooga
Argentina
Ackerman
Monument to Confederate Soldiers Set for Unveiling
A $50,000 monument funded by the Daughters of the Confederacy will be unveiled next month on the Shiloh battlefield, honoring Confederate soldiers and marking a ceremonial dedication.
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Shiloh Battlefield
The
Daughters of the Confederacy
New Printing Company Opens for Business in City
A new High Point enterprise, the W. A. Barber Printing Company, launches operations with a focus on high grade job printing. The modern plant will employ experienced workers and offers "Good printing and prompt service" to attract local patronage. Easter Monday weddings in New York feature prominent society nuptials including Miss Roxana Wentworth Bowen and William Stephen Van Rensselaer and Miss Jean Morris and Mansfield Ferry.
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W. A. Barber Printing Company
High Point
New York
Roxana Wentworth Bowen
Clarence Winthrop Bowen
William Stephen van Rensseelaer
Rome
St. Thomas’ Church
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Jean Morris
Lewis Cas Ledyard
Mansfield Ferry
Charles H. Ferry
Carolina Yadkin River R R schedule notice
This schedule outlines expected train arrival and departure times at listed stations but notes that times are not guaranteed and may change without notice. The notice cautions riders to verify current schedules before travel.
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Wachovia Bank
Big Tooth
J. Fred Tesh
Optometrist
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New York Life Insurance
F. A. Ogburn
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Liberty
High Point Motor Company
Enterprise
Chattanooga, Tenn
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Mobile and Ohio Railroad
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