Wanderer’s library hints at distant lands and travel tales
In spring the Public Library shelves travel books from Marco Polo to modern journeys. Read about Central Asia, China, Japan, and exotic regions with vivid illustrations and explorers’ guides. Nearby routes include Venice, Switzerland, Paris salons, Spain, Holland, and more, inviting wanderers to roam from home.
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Public
Marco Polo
Central Asia
China
Friston
Grace Thompson Seton
Japan
Scherer
Weston
Garstin
Poe
Venice
E. V. Lucas
Balkan
Hornby
Switzerland
Nathan Haskell Cole
Paris
Huddleston
Spain
Hutton
Holland
Adele de Leeuw
Crop conditions drive selling in Wheat Market
Chicago April 19 Auspicious crop conditions for spring and winter wheat weighed on prices as sellers led a general downturn. Demand from Europe remained weak for North American wheat, while speculative buying stayed cautious. Wheat closed 15 8 down at 21 58c a bushel. corn and oats also declined. provisions fell slightly.
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Chicago
Wall Street Briefs Preview Reopens Markets After Easter
New York markets will reopen Monday after a three day closure for Good Friday to Easter. Renewed ease is seen in the call money market next week as cash needs of pre Easter retail trade ease. The March business activity index stands at 89.4, below December, with February revised to 92.4 and January at 93.2.
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Southern School of Printing
South Street
Nashville
Tenn
South St
Graham
West Green Street
New York
Cotton Prices in Charlotte Market Report
Charlotte cotton market notes open and close at 15.75 and 15.50 cents per pound for strict middling and middling respectively amid April trading. Price range shows slight movement with buyers and sellers active in the session.
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Carda
Charlotte Cotton
Charlotte
Patrols Focus On Highway Shrubbery Vandalism
Captain C. D. Farmer directs North Carolina State Highway Patrol to arrest anyone disfiguring trees shrubs or picking wild flowers along roads. Violations carry a fifty dollar fine or up to thirty days in jail.
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North Carolina
State Highway Patrol
Department of Conservation and Development
Waltonian Council of
Style Show Highlights American Made Cotton Fabrics at Pinehurst
Charlotte April 19 The Pinehurst fashion show will feature garments made from American manufactured cotton fabrics at the American Cotton Manufacturers Association annual meeting May 6 and 7. W M McLaurine secretary said the Cotton Textile Institute will present the show to prove cotton can be used for fine garments. Representatives from 22 states are expected. The convention will include all divisions of the textile industry and discuss plans to expand sales and outlets for cotton textiles.
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Pinehurst
Charlotte
Paris
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
N. C
W. M. McLaurine
Cotton Textile Institute
McLaurine
Travel and Travel Writing Expand Our View of America and Britain
The piece reviews travel books and essays by Padraic Colum E V Lucas and others including The Road Around Ireland and Wanderer in London. It highlights works about the United States Great Smokies and national parks, urging readers to See America First and to explore regions across the nation.
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Ireland
Padraic Colum
E. V. Lucas
London
United States
America
Mims
South
Robertson
Mason
Bennett
Yard
Julian Street
Wright Declines Run Against Coughton in Eighth District
Salisbury attorney and former legislator R Lee Wright announced he will not seek a seat in Congress against incumbent R L Coughton in the eighth district. Wright had been seriously mentioned as a probable candidate.
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Salisbury
N. C
R. Lee Wright
Congress
R. L. Coughton
York Faces Suit in Lexington Civil Docket
Lexington April 19. David Starke sues Mrs. Fannie Kress for 25900 damages over a disputed Thomasville store lease. The case of the Dilomatic Sales Co against O K York, High Point postmaster, is another noted matter. Additional suits target Lexington and Thomasville plants over employee damages.
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Lexington
Davidson County Superior Court
John H. Harwood
Ian Starke
Fannie Kress
Thomasville
Starke
Radio Program Listings and Station Schedule Summary
Eastern time network lineup with WEAF WABC WPG WJZ WIOD and affiliated stations detailing 0:00 to 11:30 air slots across multiple cities. Programs include religious services, concerts, orchestras, drama, and variety shows with many stations repeating via NBC CBS networks.
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New York
NBC
WEF
WJAR
WTAG
WCSH
WRC
WGY
WGR
WCAB
WSAI
Fulton Sheen
WEE
WEY
WWJ
WET Wiod
WSM
WruCc
Ckhgw
WEI
WJIAR
WAG
WFEI
WCAE
Major
WBT
WAM
Wlit
WUTF
Our Government
Aso
WHAS
WSB
WTIC
WRYA
WAPI
A. K. Hovr
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WFI
WCAKE
WTAM
WSAIL
WGN
WFIC
WSA
Seth Parker
WJAX
WEJC
WIOD
Russian Cathedral Choir
Sam Herman
WABC
CBS Chain
Fur Trapper
WNAC
WCAT
the Gauchos
WCAU
WMAL
WJAS
WLBW
WFBL
WKERC
WGHP
WKBN
WWNC
WDB
WLOD
Orchestra
The
Globe Trotter
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WHP
WJIAS
Wfefbl
WDBI
WDOD
Twins
WEAN
WCAO
WHEC
WADC
WKRC
Julius
WERL
WMAK
WKSBW
WHK
WSPD
WDBJ
Weldod
WLAC
WDEL
CFRB
CKAC
WERC
WSAZ
WTAR
WBRC
Will Rogers
KBW
WKBW
Observer
Back Home
WJZ
760
NBC Chain
National Religious Services
WBZ
WBAL
WHAM
WLW
WPTF
WJDX
Lew White
WJR
Malcolm Laprade
Josef Koestner
CKGW
KDKA
Uncle Henry's Magazine
KYW
Hugh the Drover
Penrod
Sam
WJIR
National Torso Society
South Sea
Kdka JR
Armchair Quartet
Hartford
McKinley
Gems
Merry Madcaps
Newark
Hotel
Halsey Street
Moonbeams
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Calvary Episcopal Church
the Wizard
Rochester
Fireside Forum
WGY Schenectady
Springfield
American Legion
Symphony
Detroit
WJIZ
Atlanta
Charlotte
First Baptist Church
Louisville
Kentucky
Kenny
Nobody
Nashville
Orch
WEA
Craig’s
Rhythm Symphony
WRVA
Richmond
Orgay S
Insurance Plot Murder Solved
Dr. Andrew J. Bass of Columbia Mo. confesses to killing William R. Pearman in an elaborate $200000 life insurance scheme. Bass says three St. Louis gangsters tracked him from Rocheport Mo. to Gravette Ark. where Pearman’s body was later found. Bass claims the plot grew from a prior scheme tied to Dorsey insurance collateral. He faces transfer to Missouri for trial and insanity defenses amid threats by gunmen.
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Bentonville
Ark
William R. Pearman
St. Louis
Missouri
Andrew J. Bass
Columbia
Dering Pearman
Rocheport
Bass
Joplin
Gravette
William Folta
Pearman
John R. Duty
Rogers
John Rogers
Basse
Gansters
M. J. Dorsey
Indiana
Drosey
Pear- Man
Folta
Kansas City
South Arkansas
Quiet holiday day hits dry goods markets
Primary dry goods markets were quiet due to holidays. Gray cottons eased while raw silk remained dull. Foreign bur lap markets closed for observances. Wool goods stayed inactive.
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New York
Birds Flying Altitudes Report High Travel Heights
The article notes typical migratory altitudes for swallows wild ducks geese and other birds range from 1000 to 2500 feet. It states cranes may fly as high as five miles above the earth in long distance travel.
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High Point Publc Library
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Wall Street Briefs
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