Graduate School In Big Role at Chapel Hill
The Graduate School at the University of North Carolina has strengthened its national standing, aiding the university's 1922 entry into the Association of American Universities. From 145 students in 1920 to 734 in 1930, the school shows steady growth, with 572 higher degrees awarded including 71 doctorates.
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Storm delays traffic as liners collide near pier and worker dies
A smoky fog and storm halted transport in New York causing near collision between ships Leviathan and Albert Ballin on the North River. Lightning killed a laborer on Fifth Avenue and a second worker escaped unharmed. Hail and gloom emptied streets in Midtown and the Bronx, with smoke described as due to lack of wind.
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Broadway
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Tobacco market prices and sales across southern states
Tobacco market reports show Mullins week sales at 1,222,642 pounds averaging 9.70 cents per pound with higher overall prices yet growers withholding better grades. Darlington moved 300,000 pounds as prices rose slightly. Hartsville sold 133,450 with price decline from 9.15 to 8.76. Georgia market moved about 30,000,000 pounds at average 10 cents or less amid peak selling week. observers note strongest volume yet in seven weeks.
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Darlington
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Hartsville
Georgia
Atlanta
Konjola credited by patient for health revival
Mrs Grace Porter of Louisville reports severe stomach trouble, fever after meals, and nerves improving after using Konjola. She credits the remedy with weight gain and vitality, recommending a five to eight week course. The ad notes Konjola is sold in High Point North Carolina at Main No 1 Drug Store and by other druggists.
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Konjola
High Point
North Carolina
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Hoey Statute Books Prompt Enforcement Confusion
A fragment discusses enforcement of Hoey statute books and mentions sudden conversions and ongoing professed faith as the speaker notes. The text hints at national context but lacks full details or clear outcomes.
Agriculture Secretary backs local credit banks plan
In a statement during Hoover’s absence at his camp, Agriculture Secretary Hyde supported forming local credit corporations to operate through intermediate credit banks. He claimed the plan would aid farmers and could be profitable.
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Feminine Type Best Leader G. O. P. Women Indicate
Washington report says Republican committee women favor the feminine type of woman leader. Mrs. Frank Dodson, urged to reconsider her resignation as director of the party s women s division, embodies calm charm and merit driven leadership. She prefers conservative fashion and speaks softly about her future plans.
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Good Fertilizer Made of Argentine Locusts
Argentines turn plague locusts into fertilizer by drying and milling the grasshoppers into a powder. The product analyzes about 12 percent ammonia 4 percent tri calcium phosphate and 2 percent potash and leaves no soil-damaging residues.
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Buenos Aires
Pheraoh
Oregon firesafety proposal urges car match and cigar trays
Fire chiefs in Salem announce plans to press the 1931 legislature to require automobiles to carry receptacles for matches cigars and cigarette stubs to curb highway fire hazards.
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Women Fliers Prep Planes for National Derby Start
Seven women tune up a fleet of airplanes in Long Beach for the national women’s air derby from Long Beach to Chicago. entrants include Gladys O’Donnell Claire Fanny Margery Doig Ruth Barron Mildred Morgan Ruth Stewart Jean La Rene with prize money totaling $17 000. The nine day race will test heavier laps and faster aircraft.
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Danbury
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Hollywood
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St. Louis
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Auto bumper may mute crashes with rubber pneumatic device
Paris reports a French pneumatic rubber bumper design for cars that could make auto collisions silent. A curved steel bar supports a cylindrical rubber casing housing an inner tube inflated to balloon pressure, giving a tire like surface to absorb impact.
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Paris
Golf Players Outnumber Brits Four To One
Report notes American golfers greatly outnumber British players by about four to one, reflecting stronger participation and depth in the United States.
Grove Pitches A's to 4-2 Victory Over Browns
Grove, star southpaw, earns his 20th win as Philadelphia tops St. Louis 4 to 2 in the opener of a three game set. Coffman battles, A's take the lead with a two run second inning and clinch in the seventh on Haas, McNair, and Cochrane hits.
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Washington Triumphs Over Tigers 3-1 In Tight Tilt
Washington edged Detroit 3-1 as Law West drove in all three Washington runs with three singles and a triple. Sad Sam Jones started for the Cats and exited in the eighth with the bases loaded, Hadley finishing Detroit without a run. Heine Manush made a highlight catch to end the sixth inning.
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Teaguetown Tops Guthrie 5-3 for Third Straight Win
Teaguetown defeated Guthrie by 5 to 3 in a regional matchup. Hayworth pitched eight scattered hits as Teaguetown solidly supported by defense and offense. Morris conceded eight hits for Guthrie while Teaguetown shortstop Yakley starred with flashy fielding.
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Guthrie
Hayworth
Morris
Yakley
Carnegie Institute Funds Nevada Prehistoric Cave Exploration
The Carnegie Institute has authorized funding for continued exploration of Nevada's prehistoric caves. The grant supports archaeological surveys and systematized study of cave passages and fossil remains to uncover regional paleontological history.
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Carnegie Institute
Nevada
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