Virginia School Receives Major Science Grants
University of Virginia funding boosts research in social sciences with $137,000 from the Laura Spellmen Rockefeller Foundation and $20,000 from Richmond alumni for a five year period. Grants include $27,500 yearly for social sciences and $4,000 yearly from alumni. A social science council coordinates efforts across multiple departments.
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Wilson Gee
South Carolina
Ivey F. Lewis
School of Biology
H. E. Jordan
Samuel A. Mitchell
L. G. Hoxton
J. C. Metcalf
Robert K. Gooch
Robert N. Pease
A. G. A. Balz
Department of Graduate Studies
Metcalf
John Horsley
Nice Vacation Lady asks for work references
A dialogue shows a tramp failing to secure a job due to expired references as a living employer is dead for 28 years, highlighting the humor and social situations in Life.
United States May Welcome Queen Marie of Romania
London report says Marie of Romania dubbed the queen who wears the trousers plans a U S visit with her 17 year old daughter Ileana and ladies in waiting. entry likely at Seattle then eastward with Balkan politics and royal matchmaking shaping the trip amid opposition from Ferdinand and Bratiano.
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Milton Bronner
NEA
London
Marie of
Romania
United States
Ileana
Canada
Seattle
Bucharest
Prince Carol
Ferdinand
Bratiano
Balkans
Hohenzollern
Marie
Europe
Queen Marie
Xenia
Greece
Leeds
Inleana
Prince of Wales
Carol
Hollywood
North Carolina school term length dispute clarified
State Superintendent A. T. Allen rejected Dr. E. W. Knight s claim that North Carolina has the 48th longest school term in the nation. Allen said the state ranks 43rd, noting Mississippi Alabama Arkansas and Georgia have shorter terms.
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Raleigh
A. T. Allen
E. W. Knight
North Carolina
Mississippi
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Meridian Auto Thief Garland Daniel Escapes Police Waiver
Meridian police report that Garland Daniel, an alleged member of a local auto theft gang, escaped before a Raleigh officer could be dispatched to bring him back. The wire dispatch notes the escape as police seek the fugitive.
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Raleigh
Meridian
Conn
Garland Daniel
Furniture firm formed to boost Thomasville industry
Thomasville forms a new company to manufacture high grade living and dining room furniture. Construction plans call for starting work on a new factory soon as the local furniture industry continues its expansion.
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Thomasville
Ntinues
Jailer Peel Stops Mass Jail Break at Williamston
Luther Peel returned from a minstrel show to find three prisoners had sawn off cell locks. The trio refused to reveal where tools came from. They were moved to Plymouth for safekeeping until the September court term.
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Williamston
Luther Peel
Peel
Plymouth
Wanderer Seeks Farm Hand Job Not Yet Available
In Paris Pele Mele quotes a wanderer asking for farm work. The farmer replies that crops are just in and months pass before work opens. The wanderer accepts the delay, saying it will suit him.
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Wanderer
Farmer
Paris
Publishers seek unified textbook pricing for North Carolina
State officials push publishers to apply Tennessee contract prices to North Carolina. NC distributes via state depository system to reduce costs and speed orders. Disagreement centers on distribution duties and potential abolition of depositories if terms align. Authorities hope for voluntary price alignment to avoid court action.
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Tennessee
North Carolina
A. T. Allen
New York
Boston
State Board of Education
Allen
North Carolina Board
South Carolina
Mississippi
Arkansas
Board of Education
Sterling Coin Origins From Basterlings In English Trade
A note on Sterling meaning a coin of true weight traces to the Basterlings, German traders who minted pure money in England during the thirteenth century.
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England
Unclear Street Request From Reveller In Taxi Exchange
A reveller asks the driver for Johnson Street then corrects to not go there, muttering about being on an urge to five. The exchange is casual and local in tone with a hint of slang as an Aussie speaker seeks directions.
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Shay
Johnson Street
Reveller
Tash
Bankhead Association Names New Officers
Col. T. L. Kirkpatrick of the National Bankhead Highway association named William A. McGirt of Wilmington as North Carolina vice president. Mrs. C. Max Gardner of Shelby was named woman commissioner for North Carolina. McGirt, state highway commissioner of the third district, is a leading good roads advocate.
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Charlotte
Col
T. L. Kirkpatrick
National Bankhead Highway Association
William A. McGirt
Wilmington
North Carolina
C. Max Gardner
Shelby
McGirt
Kirkpatrick
Seven Meier Brothers Confer Third Degree in Lincoln Lodge
Walter F. Meier Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Washington, assisted by six brothers, conferred the Third Degree on a candidate in Lincoln Lodge No. 19 Lincoln Neb on Aug 23 The event marked the first time the seven Meier Brothers sat together in lodge and is reportedly unique in record a photo of the seven in Masonic regalia followed.
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Lincoln, Neb
Walter F. Meier
Grand Lodge of
Washington
Lincoln Lodge
Meier Brothers
Instrument records frog brain messages to pinched skin
An English scientist has created a highly sensitive instrument that records the brain’s responses when a frog's skin is gently pinched, capturing neural signals in real time. The device promises new insights into sensory processing in amphibians.
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James Kirkwood
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Charlie Murray
Yirat Natio
Associated Press
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Utah
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Los Angeles
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