Appeal For School Books To Aid Crossnore Children
An appeal from Mrs. Mary Martin Sloop, head of Crossnore School in western North Carolina, asks for donated high school and other textbooks. The target recipient is Mrs. John S. Welborn of 421 East Washington Street, who will forward books to Crossnore. Desired titles include Ginn Tanner English, Latin texts from Allyn, Strayer Upton Arithmetic, Glencoe geometry, and biology manuals among others.
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Crossnore School
North Carolina
Mary Martin Sloop
Sloop
John S. Welborn
East
Washington Street
Allyn
Edgerton and Carpenter
McCormick
Appleton
Strayer-Upton
Allyn Bailey-Greene
Wood-Carpenter
Firet
Chamberlain
Books for the Grades list of school texts and series
A long catalog of grade level books and educational series including arithmetic drawing industrial arts health history open door language music and various primers. It enumerates titles authors and series such as Wentworth Smith Maiden and Brooks with multiple year ranges and levels for school use.
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Wentworth- Smith
Wake-Up Town
Thompson
U. S
North Carolina—Hill
Europe
Brooks
Reading and Writing Course Titles Collection
A list of historical school and writing course titles including First Reader Second Reader Storyland Play fellows Primer Friends to Make First Reader Trips to Take Treasure Box Fourth Year Fifth Year Sixth Year Seventh Reader Speller The Mc Call Book 1 7 Palmer Primary Writing Lessons Palme Manual of Business Writing and Janer Method Comp 1 7.
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Playfellows
McCall
Palmer
Palme
Janer
Charters Granted in North Carolina Registration
Charters issued by Secretary of State James A. Hartness authorize Fleming Tire and Vulcanizing Company of Charlotte with 50 000 authorized and 300 subscribed capital. Clovyerlea Farm Incorporated of New Bern with 1 000 shares no par. and Statesville Golf Company of Statesville to build and maintain golf courses with 100 000 authorized and 10 000 subscribed.
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Raleigh
James A. Hartness
Fleming Tire and Vulcanizing Company
Charlotte
T. J. Fleming
H. K. Howerton
W. J. Heath
Clovyerlea Farm Incorporated
New Bern
H. A. Patten
W. B. Derrickson
R. E. Whitehurst
Statesville Golf Company
Statesville
J. B. Cooper
A. E. Welborn
E. Rankin
Inventor Proposes Accordion Rail Gap Device
Berlin inventor Willy Abel, who created the stamp and railway ticket automats, patents an accordion like mechanism to span rail gaps and reduce jetting. The device adapts to rail expansions and contractions due to weather.
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Berlin
Willy Abel
North Carolina unemployment worsens across cities
In the week ending August 9, Grist reports widespread joblessness in North Carolina. Asheville and Wilmington show labor surpluses while Charlotte and Raleigh face rising unemployment. 295 of 445 job applicants found placements, with 127 men and 78 women placed.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Frank D. Grist
Labor and Printing
Asheville
Charlotte
Wilmington
Smithfield Man Kills Rattler and 25 Snakes
Smithfield, Aug. 15. Russell Simmons, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Simmons, reports he killed a rattlesnake near his home and found a host of baby snakes with it, claiming a local record for snake killings.
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Smithfield
Russell Simmons
Everett Simmons
Georgia Juniors Plan Chapel at Lexington Home
Georgia members of the Junior Order United American Mechanics voted to build a chapel at the Junior Order home in Lexington North Carolina. The shelter will be known as the Georgia building and reflects statewide support for the project.
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Georgia
Lexington
Macon
Junior Order
United American Mechanics
N. C
Verdun Relics Exhibit Unveiled By Chicago Historical Society
A railroad sign from Verdun and a Verdun cathedral lantern are among war relics shown by the Chicago Historical Society. The display highlights World War I artifacts and regional memory for visitors.
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Verdun
Verdun Cathedral
The
Chicago Historical Society
New York Cotton Opens Barely Steady on Drought Watch
Cotton smooths losses after early selling as worries over drought ease and Census figures loom. December slips to 11.81, March to 12.10, with open interest and Liverpool market influences noted. Manchester cites weaker cloth and yarns as demand shifts.
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New York
Census Bureau
Liverpool
Bombay
Manchester
P.C
Annias
Cotton Opens Weak As Liverpool Cables Drag Prices
New Orleans reports a soft start with Liverpool cables underperforming by six to seven points. Early trades show losses of six to nine points as bearish sentiment prompts hedge selling. Prices slide to October 11.66 and December 11.83, down about 15 points.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Market rallies late as economist urges buying goods
Action spurred by late trading gains with a notable economist advising purchases. Early weakness persisted in the first hour, but prices recovered from intraday lows. Cotton futures finished with declines of 7 to 15 points, while overall stocks showed a net daily drop.
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P.C
Chetty Sentenced for Embezzlement at Burlington
R B Chetty, 20, confessed stealing 5139 from North Carolina Bank and Trust Co in Burlington. Judge Henry A Grady sentenced him to six months in Alamance County Jail for forcible trespass and suspended twelve months on an embezzlement count. He said he took the money for his family's dire needs.
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Burlington
N. C
R. B. Chetty
North Carolina Bank and Trust Company
Alamance County
Henry A. Grady
Chetty
Favors Wood for Strength in Aircraft Structures
E J Fishbaugh of Hoaquim Washington reports to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers that wood offers greater strength than metal for airplane structures.
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New York
E. J. Fishbaugh
Hoaquim, Wash
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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NEA
Broadway
Wall Street
May Collins
Edmund E. Thomas
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Gibson
Lightning Express
Nic Cantor
AL Jolson
Davey Lee, Betty Bronson
Mickey Mouse
Peter B. Kyne
Maxwell House
George O’brien
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Jade Box
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William Powell
Kay Francis
White House
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P. & G. Soup
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Samon
Younts
Bran
Shorts
Pep
Tae Koon
COR
Washington & Wrenn
Lux
Bear Shooters
Sound News
Richberg
Chicago
America
Tonite
Bob Steele
Oma Oke
Voice of Hollywood Extra
Tarzan
Web
Lois Wilson
Lawrence Gray
Temptation
MANN
Rexall
Freiday
Ss. S. S
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Mentha Pepsin
H. K. Wampoles
Kotex
Frostilla
Watkins
Paris
Opeka
Horlick
Roxbury
Lucky Tiger
Hygeia
Castoria
Mann's
Adlerika
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