North Carolina orphanage history traced from 1812 charter
Miss Lily E. Mitchell outlines growth of state child welfare agencies noting the New Bern Female Charitable Society founded in 1812 as the first North Carolina orphanage. She cites 20 total orphanages now, with 14 religious or fraternal and two under state support, plus funding shares from religious groups relatives public funds and Duke endowment.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
New Bern
Cumberland County
Mitchell
Oxford
Masonic Lodge
Fayetteville
Duke Endowment
Mankind Drawn by Lure of Star Dust Trail
Dr. Robert E. Goodrich of Shreveport Louisiana spoke at Junaluska Methodist assembly in Lake Junaluska on August 14 addressing the idea that humans are destined to reach beyond the stars. He argued that even animals lack such longing and that mankind is moved by a star dust lure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Junaluska
Robert E. Goodrich
Shreveport
Junualusky
Weight Law Passes Reichstag By Narrow Margin
The Reichstag approves the weight measure with 200 votes in favor and 199 against, marking a tight passage of the proposal. The narrow majority reflects sharp partisan division over the policy.
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Reichstag
Local couples wed and families plan travels and church events
Mrs. Lee Ridge and J Maynard Kennedy of High Point wed in Bennettsville and tour Charleston before returning home. Mrs. Polly Snyder and relatives travel to West Palm Beach for a month. Little Margaret Price recovers after tonsil surgery. Mrs. W J Hedrick eases through hospital stay. Forrest H Murray and family head to White Sulphur Springs for a furniture meeting. Willing Workers at South Main Street M E church host picnic at Municipal Lake. Green Street Baptist church learners host chicken supper to fund the building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Ridge
J. Maynard Kennedy
High Point
Bennettsville
D. C
Polly Snyder
W. J. Parker
West Palm Beach
Fla
Forrest H. Murray
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Betty Hunt
Marguerite Wirkman
J. F. Kirkman
Washington Street
Green Street Baptist Church
Iretta Harville Recovers From Tonsil and Adenoid Surgery
Friends learn Iretta Harville is recovering after a tonsil and adenoid operation. The Abels and related families, visiting from White Bear Lake and St. Paul, Minn., plan to accompany Mrs. Potter home. A neighborhood gathering hosted by Mrs. J. R. Montgomery featured two contests and iced watermelon on the lawn with several local and visiting ladies in attendance.
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Iretta Harville
Herman Abels
Eccles Everhart
Kenneth Abels
White Bear Lake
Minn
Abels
Potter
George FE. Abels
Gretchen
St. Paul
J. R. Montgomery
Thimble Club
E. C. Crawford
Trinity
Don Burgess
E. L. Ballard
Mesdames C. Dunbar
A. M. Upshaw
Will R. Smith
J. D. Green
B. E. Putnam
J. E. Amos
L. C. McSwain
Mesdames W. L. Carter
Greensboro
Charles Lee
Marriage Announcement and Social Events At South Carolina Club
Mr and Mrs John C Jones announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Harriet to James Yancey Morris of High Point to be held Friday afternoon June 20 1930 in Spartanburg South Carolina. Morris local manager of the Greensboro Daily News and Record at Lexington NC. They will reside in Lexington after August 20. The afternoon included a luncheon at the High Point Country Club with numerous attendees.
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John C. Jones
Kershaw
S. C
Mary Harriett
James Yancey Morris
High Point
Spartanpore
S.C
South Carolina
Morris
Kershaw High School
Southern Business College
Monte Culler
Gladys Barnes
Winston-Salem
L. E. Wyatt, Jr
Tucson
Ariz
Billy Barnes
Berlin
Germany
America
Mr. Culler
Miss Barnes
Barnes
Alvis Barnes
Sue Barnes
Georgia S Barnes
Margaret Peele
Raeford
Beatrice George
Pinnacle
Mabel Andrews
Edith Culler
Pauline Culler
Ruth Culler
Sadie Doss
Blanche Beasley
J. A. Fowler
Dallas Culler
Ice cream suppers aid Glenola school efforts
Local notes list multiple social visits and travels. An ice cream supper on the school lawn Saturday night August 16 invites the public to support Glenola school. Several residents visit family, attend reunions, or travel to Augusta, Asheville, Winston-Salem, Atlantic City, and St Simon's Island during the period.
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Glenola
Land Speculator Spurs Scotland Land Fever
Old residents of Scotland rally against a land speculator touring the country to secure options on large tracts. He plans to subdivide and sell to builders, risking to disfigure the landscape and split up a bit of bonnie Scot land.
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Scotland
Bonnie
Health Superstitions New Knowledge of Gallbladder Diseases
Dr Morris Fishbein outlines advances in gallbladder diagnosis and treatment, noting improved methods such as X rays and endoscopic techniques. He contrasts old reliance on palpation with modern tests and describes liver involvement, toxins, and industry hazards shaping liver disease and blood changes.
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Morris Fishbein
The
American Medical Association
Hygeia
Health Magazine
Davidson Graduate Becomes One Of Nation's Youngest Law Deans
Dr. Malcolm Ray Doubles, a 1922 Davidson College alumnus and native of Richmond, Va, has been appointed dean of the T. C. Williams Law School at the University of Richmond. At 30, he is among the youngest law deans in America and will lead a department with a 60 year history.
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Davidson
Malcolm Ray Doubles
Davidson College
T. C. Williams Law School
University of Richmond
America
Doubles
Richmond
University of Richmond Law
Johns Hopkins University
University of Chicago
Lingle Completes Bible Lectures
Davidson College president Dr. Walter L. Lingle returned from Grove City Pennsylvania where he spoke at the Grove City Bible conference. He appeared twice on Sunday and filled pulpits in Pittsburgh Asheville and Spartanburg on consecutive Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson
Walter L. Lingle
Davidson College
Grove City
First Presbyterian Church
Pittsburgh
Lingle
Asheville
Spartanburg
S. C
Fooled Father-in-Law Exchange in Vienna Faun Dialogue
A brief dialogue set in Vienna spots a son-in-law and father-in-law mismatch about financial independence. The father-in-law regrets dependency while the son-in-law expected support to sustain autonomy.
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Faun
Vienna
Dainty pilot aims for Pacific coast nonstop flight
Ruth Alexander, 25, rose from a Kansas schoolgirl to hold three women altitude records in 11 months. She plans a Mexico to Canada non stop test and a September return to Irving Kansas to visit her mother and schoolmates. If successful she would be first woman to fly the Pacific coast without a stop, over 1200 miles, shaping a notable career.
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Kansas Prairies
Irving, Kas
Dainty Miss Alexander
Mexico
Canada
Agua Caliente
Vancouver
B. C
Pacific Coast Line
Kansas
W. P. Blaney
Ruth Alexander
Irving
Bread by Weight Sale Motion in German Social Democrats
A Berlin based article notes a social democratic motion proposing future bread sales by weight in Germany. The brief outlines proposed pricing changes and a plan to shift from unit to weight based sales under party guidelines.
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Berlin
Social Democratic
Ermany
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Virginia Watts
Baltimore
Marine Corps
Army Riflemen
TRST
Oxford Orphanage
Kennedy-Ridge
Margaret Price
W. E. Price
Burrus Clinic
Mrs Hedrick
W. J. Hedrick
Guilford General Hospital
Rollin
Buy Rollin’s
Fon
Moffitt’s
North Main St
MR. and
Mrs. Abels
Mrs. Montgomery
High Point Country Club
Piedmont
J. S. Welborn
Jesse Harris
J. W. Henry
KR. B. Bloomfield
Paul Smith
Ben Moore
8. S. Saunders
C. C. Prince
Lamar McCallum
John Abels
E. P. Rose
R. C. Remmy
Mrs
Hudson
Hedges
Harold Hedges
Fort Smith
Ark
H. T. Hudson
Parkway
Hibernia
LaVerne Hudson
Mabel Hedges
Fort Smith, Ark
Edith Moore Hudson
Farrell Gray
Bridge
Mable Hedges
Jack Thomas
Charles Kearns
Ella Burton Hutchison
Alice Caldwell
Vernie Moore
Loretta
Collen Luewn
Wingate
N. C
J. C. McAllister
Filbert Street
J .M. Bigger
Richmond, Va
M. J. Crowder
Steele Street
North Main Street
Ruth
Elon Greene
Myra Cox
Lexington Avenue
Augusta
Sadie Dose
J. Oscar Cherry
Frances Greeley
Miss Doss
Hazel Wolff
James T. Doss
Cameron, N. C
Miss Breta Myers
Mrs. H. V. Myers
Salisbury
Cecile
Halcia Armentrout
Virginia Beach
Washington
C. D. Williamson
Plains, Ga
Cecile Armentrout
Montheu Avenue
C. B. Hauser
Vivian
Eleanor
W. H. Richardson
Mrs. J. Elwood Cox
Atlantic City
J. H. McCulley
Savannah
Savannah, Ga
Raymond Campbell
Billy Ray
Breta Myers
Myers
Lexington
A. Jolly
Langley Field, Va
Carl B. Floyd
Denny Street
Sonny Hudson
Swannanoa
C. C. Hudson
C. E. Hudson
Nashville
Tenn
W. N. Graham
Harry G. Hagen
Roanoke, Va
Harry Wall
Little Rock, Ark
Deedy Bates
Batesville, Ark
Mr. Wall
Matt Wall
Wall
Emerywood
Thomas Turner
Thomas
Marian
St. Simon’s Island
S&s. C
Gladys
Dot Meredith
Paul Wilson
L. L. Wilson
Wachovia Bank
San Diego
Cal
Tucker
Matton Drug
W. M. Tucker
North Main 8&T
Beavans
the Ladies’ Store
Seashore
South
Wrightsville Beach
Wrightville Beach
John S. Divine
Seashore Hotel
Wrighteville Beach
N.C
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