Rural schools dismal failure in comparison with city schools
New York Aug 15 Professor Mabel Carner of Columbia University cites studies with country school superintendents showing rural children face far more disadvantages than urban peers. Half the nation’s children attend one or two teacher rural schools in box car buildings with poor facilities. Rural attendance and literacy lag urban rates due to farm work and weaker teaching, supervision, and administration.
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New York
Mabel Carner
Columbia University
United States
Carney
Rural Education Calls for Consolidation Across Counties
The article argues that single teacher country schools are archaic and should be abandoned. It advocates consolidating rural schools to improve national country life through better attention to county education.
Amphi theatre to open at Made in Carolinas expo
Construction begins soon on an amphitheatre attached to the new exposition building in Charlotte. The airdome will seat 2000 with booths along three walls for Carol ina product vendors. A bandstand will host the New York City concert band and local Carolina bands will compete for 3500 in prizes. A spur from the Piedmont and Northern line serves the site. Interior decorating awarded with lemon yellow light blue and black scheme.
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Charlotte
Ane
New York City
Carolina
Piedmont
Hnes
Beauty Girls Amaze At Orpheum Show
Jake Johnson and his Beauty Girls delivered an excellent engagement at the Orpheum with witty interludes and clever acts. The Spellmans showcased strong feats of strength while the Maryland Trio impressed with singing and piano. Realart presents Alice Brady in The Land of Hope, a love tale of immigrants finding success in America.
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Guy
Jake” Johnson
Orpheum
Jake
Spellmans
Maryland
Realart
Alice Brady
Land of “Hope
Miss Brady
Marya
America
Statue of Liberty
Pink boll worm threat unknown in England before 1910
Before 1910 the pink boll worm had not yet appeared in English cotton fields and was not recognized as a danger to English agriculture. The remark notes the pest’s absence and implication for prior agricultural risk in England.
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England
Enjoyable party at Thomasville hosts hundreds of guests
The Baraca class of Main Street church entertained many friends at Glen Anna on Friday evening. A welcome address by R. L. Pope and talks by A. H. Regan and J. Walter Lambeth framed the program, followed by music from the church orchestra and a classic watermelon feast enjoyed by about 300 attendees.
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G. E. Crowell
Baraca
Main Street Church
Crowell
R. L. Pope
A. H. Regan
J. Walter Lambeth
A. D. Bodie
Muriel Bodie
Mabel Sullivan
Mooresville
Lutheran Noncman
J. E. Hebgood
Thermal Cit
Frank H. Fleer
Gastonia
WH. Jenkins
R. M. Courtney
Winston-Salem
West End
M. Kk
Sam Woody
Richmond
Zed Griffith
John W. Lambeth
Woody
E. W. Dixon
Lillian Westmoreland
High Point
Charles Phillips
Amelia
C. H. Phillips
Pauline Phillips
Wytheville
Virginia Ryan
Nuska Lodge
George H. Yow
Jennie Simmons
Pantego
Ida Maie Yow
Louisburg
Lida Ruth Yow
George Yow
Durham
J. T. Henry
Blair, S. C
Henry
T. F. Harris
Black Mountain
Evelyn Miller
Odessa Rice
Hazel Hogan
Atlanta
Jesse Green
Charles Tuggle
Sallie
Nna Cox
Winston- Salem
Hezel
Irma Hogan
Herbert Stone
Charles M. Griffith
Sanford Long
Roanoke
J. N. Hauss
Lincolnton
Maye Livengood
Melissa Kinney
Miss Livengood
Clrenee A. Livengood
Zeb Walser, Jr
Lexington
W Hi. Peace
J. A. Green
Nellie Hayden
Kathleen Hall
Willie Royals
T. C. Robinson
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E. D. Myers
Concord minister calls for impeachment of local officers
Rev J Frank Armstrong of Forest Hill Methodist denounces the county sheriff and Concord police chief in a Sunday sermon urging resignations or impeachment. He cites a week of unrest and says officers ignored his request to disperse several hundred strikers outside his home affecting his wife. He asserts his congregation backs strict law enforcement.
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Concord
J. Frank Armstrong
Forest Hill Methodist Church
North Carolina
Mr. Armstrong
Kir. Armstrong
Concord Preacher Sparks Call to Impeach Police Officers
A city pastor reports leading business figures urged support for a petition to impeach two officers if they refuse to resign. He says Sunday’s sermon has Concord talking and many stand with his statements.
Attorney Carter Dalton Ill After Greensboro Poisoning Attack
Friends report attorney Carter Dalton is ill at High Point hospital recovering from a serious ptomaine poisoning attack suffered in Greensboro on Thursday morning.
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Carter Dalton
High Point Hospital
Greensboro
Man Improves in Greensboro Hospital Treatment Update
While filling an appointment at the Greensboro court house, Mr Dalton returned to the city and entered hospital for strenuous treatment. His condition is much improved and his physician expects him to be out in several days.
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Greensboro Court House
Dalton
Green Deserts Rise After Rain In Australia
One week after rain the Australian deserts bloom with new vegetation while in the United States the cotton boll weevil continues to devastate the cotton industry, destroying about 400000 bales annually.
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Australia
United State
Rub My Tism Pain Killer Slogan
An old advertising line touts Rub My Tism as a great pain killer claiming relief for pain and soreness including rheumatism neuralgia and sprains. The terse copy promotes rapid soothing effects for various ailments without medical endorsement.
Coffey Elected to Board of NC Manufacturers Association
F H Coffey of Kent Coffey company Lenoir is named by regional manufacturers to join the board of directors of the North Carolina Manufacturers Association. Coffey, a prominent furniture maker active in civic affairs, helps expand a rapidly growing statewide group comprising multiple industries and regions.
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Lenoir
F. H. Coffey
Kent-Coffey Company
North Carolina Manufacturers’ Association
Coffey
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