County School Heads To Undergo Week of Training
One hundred county superintendents and one hundred chairs of county boards of education will gather in Raleigh to study economical methods for funding and running rural schools. Dr. A T Allen will lead five topic sessions from organization plans to sound administration and efficiency.
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J. ©. Baskervile
Raleigh
Hancock
Boards of Education
Allen
John CC. Lockhart
Wake County
W. H. Pittman
B. C. Siske
Clyde A. Erwin
Equalizing Board
Board of Equalization
National Library of Mexico to photograph rare works
The National Library of Mexico will photograph all rare books and manuscripts to aid recovery after theft and to preserve their contents for the future.
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National Library of Mexico
Complication Grows in Millyred Armitage Tale
Ruth Dewey Groves recounts Mildred Lawrence and Stephen Armitage amid theft forgery and tangled loves. Pamela Judson schemes to win Stephen, while Harold Judson spirals into guilt and crime with Huck Connor guiding danger. Harold seeks Mildred, Huck plots to remove Armitage, and Duke recruits Lefty to execute a plan.
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Huck
Harold
Amos Judson
Huck Connor
Mildred
Cray Steel
Duke
Mrs Gann and the Vice President’s Sister Stir News
The piece claims Mrs Gann, sister to the Vice President and official hostess, could influence her fate with a presidential decision or speech. It argues President Hoover would avoid intervening in the affair, likening the dispute to a domestic quarrel and predicting inaction.
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United States of America
Tom Jones
Main Street
Hoover
Washington social quarrel over precedence and invites
Readers joke about the State Department and Washington society clashes over seating and hosting rights. The piece notes the long running feud among the first families, poking fun at ultimatums on who sits near the host and hostess and who attends the parties.
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State Department
Washington
Social satirical chatter on political manners and etiquette
The excerpt mocks political and social rituals with examples like a congressman's wife handling markets, a Vice President seeking recognition for his half sister, and elites skipping parties to avoid aiding rivals. It ridicules table etiquette and attendance snobbery as silly.
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State Department
Traditions and social rules under scrutiny in Washington etiquette
The text extols social laws and courtesy as essential to avoid collisions between individuals of different statuses. It argues the etiquette system prevents mental perturbation and collisions when prominent figures like the President and ordinary citizens meet. It suggests a need for one more rule highlighted by the Mrs. Gann incident.
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Washington
United States
Tom Brown
Tom
Mrs. Gann
Officials and Daughters in Social Seating Rules
A rule about an official man naming his hostess would push more women into official roles, but it would still fail to seat daughters properly at events. The observation suggests many such social seating incidents stem from rigid expectations that limit both conduct and attendance.
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Joe’ Cannon
Champ Clark
Storage battery efficiency and energy conversion note
The text states the average storage battery operates at about 75 percent efficiency as electrical energy is converted to chemical energy and vice versa. It implies losses in energy conversion during storage and discharge processes.
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