Cratty Memorial Drive Launched By Local Group
The High Point Young Women's Christian Association starts a drive to build a memorial for Miss Mabel Cratty, longtime general secretary of the National YWCA board. The effort seeks to honor her life and establish a national endowment fund, with local associations informed nationwide.
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Mabel Cratty
United States
High Point Young Women's Christian Association
East Commerce Street
Crafty
America
Sacramento
Simple Way To Stop Fits
Advertisement touts a new non habit forming treatment for epilepsy with claimed dramatic results. Readers in Brooklyn are urged to write to The Phenoleptol Co. for a free booklet explaining the guaranteed treatment. Mention the paper when writing. </s>
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Phenoleptol Co
St. John’s Place Station
Adv
Christian Leaders Training and Inspiration for YWCA Workers
A program focused on development and training of Christian leaders aims to inspire all YWCA workers. The initiative seeks to equip participants with leadership skills, spiritual guidance, and practical outreach strategies for community service.
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All Y. W. Cc. A
U S Soldiers Move Toward Arizona Border Amid Mexican Tensions
About 1,500 United States troops are poised to move to Arizona and New Mexico border points near Sonora as fighting in the Mexican revolution looms. Major General William Lassiter orders 20th Infantry from Fort D. A. Russell and 7th Cavalry from Fort Bliss to Bisbee and Hachita, with 18 US Army planes patrolling and authorized to shoot down Mexican aircraft north of the line.
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Ing
Arizona
United States Army
San Antonio
Tex
United States
New Mexico
Sonora
Mexico
20Th Infantry
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyoming
7Th Cavalry
Fort Bliss
el Paso
William Lassiter
Eighth Corps
Bisbee
Ariz
Hachita
N. M
International Line
Lassiter
Beau Brummel Stowaway Tricks Sailors in Buenos Aires Voyage
Jules Van Stem, a New Yorker aboard a voyage from Buenos Aires, was discovered as a stowaway. He wore top hat and striped trousers before being forced to work scrubbing decks, then changed back before landing.
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New York
Beau Brummel
Buenos Aires
Jules van Stem
New Yorker
Sharks Raid Waters Off Deerfield Amid Whale Attack
Report from Deerfield Florida describes sharks feeding near a whale as fishermen fire at them. A surfside scene ends with twenty people killed as a school rushes a whale. In New York a childless Mayor Walker acts as godfather to 11 or 12 children. Irving Berlin is set to direct Al Jolson in talkies at Hollywood.
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Deerfield
Fla
New York
Maryor Walker
the Godmothers’s League
Irving Berlin
al Jolson
Hollywood
Jail doors left open lets tramps in Paulsboro
In Paulsboro New Jersey the city jail was found to be kept unlocked allowing vagrant intrusions. An inquiry traced the lapse to a kindly attendant who left doors ajar facilitating entry during a two month period and a bill for 3179 was questioned.
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Paulsboro
N. J
Vagabond King at Winston-Salem Theater
The Vagabond King will be shown at the Carolina Theatre in Winston-Salem on Wednesday April 17. The production features grand music, chorus, orchestra, ballet, lavish scenic effects, and a celebrated cast, with songs like Song of the Vagabonds and Huguette's Waltz.
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Carolina Theatre
Winston-Salem
Huguette
Justin Huntley McCarthy
New York
Casinos Theatre
Strikers Demand Wage Restorations Across Mills
The piece portrays Gastonia North Carolina residents and others detailing long hours and meager wages amid a strike at Wennonahich and related actions. It notes negotiations, mediating efforts, and varied local responses as workers press for union recognition and higher pay.
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South
North Carolina State Federation of Labor
Greensboro
N. C
Pineville
Chadwick- Hoskins
B. B. Gossett
John R. Irwin
Windhell
William Sroka
New York
National Textile Workers Union
Sroka
Jess Smith
Chadwick- Hoskins Company
Lexington
Wennonahich
Charles G. Wood
Department of Labor
Fred Erwin Beal
Greenville
1928 US motor vehicle registrations rise 5.9 percent
The 1928 total registrations reach 24,493,124, up 1,359,883 from 1927. New York leads with 2,083,942 vehicles, followed by California 1,799,890 and Ohio 1,649,699. Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas, Indiana, New Jersey, and Wisconsin also top ten registries.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
New York
California
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Millinois
Michigan
Texas
Indiana
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Belgium Sets Up Special Radio Commission
The Belgian government announces the creation of a special radio commission to oversee broadcasting policy and regulate spectrum use. Officials say the body will study technical standards and monitor compliance across sectors.
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Boots Walton
Valgocuated Press
Ken Maynard
M “Lawless Legion
Mickacus Menagerite
Mimi Bellamy
the Bellamy
Betty Bronson
Leatrice Joy
Harry Delf
ED Lowry
Happy Jester
Broadhurst
ESCO
Gertrude Houk
King Winston Theater
Carolina
Iva Fullbight
Violet Jones
Cecil Burger
Dewey Martin
Gastonia
North Carolina
Thomas M. McMahon
United Textile Workers
Weisbord
Buffalo, Otteray
Monarch Mills
County Court House
John K. Hamblin
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Union-Buffalo Mills
Randall
Venida ‘Towellers
D’orsay
le Dandy Perfume
Lucky Tiger
Hkotex
Simmons
Saymans Soap
Som Faanal
Castoria
Winston-Salem, N.C
Erie
Casino Theatre
Great Northern Theatre
Chicago
Erlanger Theatres
Boston
Philadelphia
Broadhurst Theatre
North Main
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