Swedish cyclist Bertil Hult tours world by bicycle
NEA Service reports Bertil Hult, 23, rode around the world with his bicycle from 1925 to 1927 visiting 53 countries and covering about 27000 miles in a solo stretch after initial partners quit. He describes dangers from wars in Morocco and Turkey, prison ordeals, and travels through India China and other regions, earning money by selling his story.
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New York
Bertil Hult
Hult
India
San Francisco
Stockholm
Sweden
Germany
France
Pyrenees
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Morocco
Riffian
Abd-el-Krim
North
Africa
Turkey
Bosphorus
Djidda
Mecca
Arabia
British Soudan
Bombay
Deli
Calcutta
Afghanistan
Kashmir
Indus
Silma
Benares
Assam
Burma
Siam
China
Shanghai
Constantinople
America
North Carolina protects female deer for five years
A 1927 general assembly law sponsored by Fred I. Sutton of Kinston prohibits killing a doe for five years, protecting female deer throughout all seasons in North Carolina.
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North Carolina
General Assembly
Fred I. Sutton
Kinston
Cantwell Seen as Possible Giant Star Despite Scout Doubts
The New York Giants bought Ben Cantwell from the Jacksonville Southeastern League club amid questions from scouts who doubt his minor league potential. Wiley Moore's success with the Yankees is cited as a contrast, with Cantwell described as a tall right-hander who starred in the Florida State League before limited pro exposure.
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New York Giants
Ben Cantwell
Jacksonville
Fla
Giants
Wiley Moore
New York Yankees
Moore
Ed Barrows
Yankees
New York
Huggins
Cantwell
Sanford
Sarford
Southeastern
Print Commission 70 Meet Tuesday
Raleigh August 24 The printing commission will meet Tuesday August 30 at 11 am unless Governor McLean returns August 29. If delayed, Commissioner Frank D Grist must be abroad the first week in September delaying attendance. The governor’s return may solve the delay. Printers unlikely to drop bid from 98 to 89 cents per 1000 ems.
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Raleigh
The
Printing Commission
McLean
North Carolina
Frank D. Grist
Grist
Maid Marian of London Taller Than Real People
A fragment notes a woman nicknamed Maid Marian who lived in London about 40 years ago and was reported as 8 feet 2 inches tall. The item presents a curious anecdote without corroborating details.
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Maid Marian
London
Sparks Circus 5 Promises Larger Show In High Point
The Sparks circus led by Chas Sparks announces a bigger season with new acts and a grand Far East opening spectacle L Ora The Jungle Queen featuring Alice Ohn and George Sohn. The expanded menagerie, aerialists, trained horses, and a world class street parade set for High Point on Saturday September 3.
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Sparks
Chas
America
Bengal Tigers
Far East
High Point
North Carolina Forestry Association Meet Set in September
The 17th annual North Carolina Forestry Association meeting will be at High Point on September 21 and 22. Topics include Wood Using Industries and Timber Supply with A H Oxholm as speaker, followed by Wild Life and Forests featuring Seth E Gordon of the Izaak Walton League. Delegates from counties and cities are urged to attend.
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North Carolina Forestry Association
High Point
A. H. Oxholm
National Committee On
Seth E. Gordon
Pennsylvania
Izaak Walton League
New York Mayor Walker Arrives in Berlin
Mayor Walker of New York and his entourage landed in Berlin this morning during a visit that marks his first official appearance overseas. The arrival was reported by AP from Berlin.
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Berlin
Walker
New York
Bennett Low Bid Wins Lexington to Reeds Highway Contract
R J Bennett was the low bidder for a 4.31 mile dirt road section of highway 90 between Lexington and Reeds. The contract totals 21086.80 dollars, part of four Davidson county highway projects including the Yadkin river bridge and Willemoore Springs to Fuller place, with only a small portion outside Davidson county.
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Lexington
R. Jd. Bennett
Reeds
Raleigh
Davidson County
Davidson-Davie
Yadkin River
New
Yadkin Bridge
Willemoore Springs
Fuller Place
Randolph County
Lexington-Reeds
State College to Study Chicken Diseases in New Yard
State College builds a thief proof chicken yard for disease research to protect experiments and staff. Professor Kaupp leads the project as the college also erects a new production plant on Evant Ferry road two miles from Raleigh with financing arranged.
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Raleigh
State College
F. Kaupp
Kaupp
Evant Ferry Road
Old Plant Sells Proceeds As Poultry Complex Expands
The facility will house 600 to 10 900 chickens at all times with 2 000 chicks hatched each spring. Four large houses support Barred Plymouth Rocks Rhode Island Reds Wyandottes and White Leghorns plus smaller buildings for other breeds and experiments in breeding incubation and egg production. All chickens will be trap nested and egg production records kept.
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Plymouth
Lexington Men At State Convention
A Lexington delegation from the Junior Order Council attended the state meeting in Wilson, including J. W. Lindsay, J. W. Dickens, C. L. Leonard, Fred O. Sink and EB Timberlake, with E. A. Liewelyn and Joseph D. Tunison. Liewelyn spoke at the local weekly meeting and discussed work on the Twee%er Orphans Home near Lexington.
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Lexington
J. W. Lindsay
J. W. Dickens
C. L. Leonard
Fred O. Sink
EB. A. Timberlake
Wilson
E. A. Liewelyn
Cincinnati
Ohio
Joseph D. Tunison
New York
Mn Liewelyn
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