State funds aid eight month school term expansion
The North Carolina state board of equalization will distribute a special fund of 1.9 million to help districts add an eight month term. The extra aid covers costs for districts switching from six to eight months, enabling almost any district to extend without waiting a full year. LeRoy Martin notes 15,900 to 29,080 more children could be served under eight months.
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Hyde
Brunswick
Hancock
Secret wingless airship aids eight month school term plan
The article notes a fund helping eight month school terms in spring reopen and fall start. Last year about 30,900 children benefited with minimal tax impact. this fall 15,900 to 20,990 more are expected. Davidson Hyde and Brunswick counties lead in benefiting due to extended terms.
Oak Ridge Officer Joins National Rifle and Pistol Matches
Camp Perry Ohio August 27 Lieut. Col O F Snyder professor of military science and tactics at Oak Ridge Military Academy Oak Ridge North Carolina arrives to oversee the national rifle and pistol matches R O T C and C M T C teams comprising hundreds of youths from across the country He has served over thirty four years and previously led Oak Ridge and other major units at the University of Pennsylvania and other colleges He gained prominence with the A E F pistol team in 1919 captained the U S Olympic team in 1920 and competed in the international rifle and pistol team event in France in 1921
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O. F. Snyder
Oak Ridge Military Academy
Oak Ridge
N. C
Snyder
France
United States
Colonel Snyder
University of Pennsylvania
Wheat acreage cuts in Canada for 1938 totals twenty-four million acres
Wheat sown area in Canada for 1938 is 24,588,300 acres, down 671,702 from 1929. The total area sown to all field crops reaches 59,617,500 acres, about 17,000 more than the previous year.
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Canada
Fletcher Named Tariff Commission Chairman by Hoover
Tariff head Henry P. Fletcher a noted diplomat with wide foreign economic experience has been appointed by President Hoover as chairman of the tariff commission. The commission will be reorganized by congressional direction. Fletcher has served as American ambassador to Chile Menton Georgium and Italy and accompanied Hoover on the pre inauguration Latin American tour.
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Tariff Commission
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Menton
Georgium
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Latin America
Philanthropist August Heckscher Sees End of Poverty
On his 82nd birthday at Mineola summer camp for the poor August Heckscher laid out a vision of ending poverty in 30 years through proper housing. The event included a bridge party in Flashes Of Life with a women’s two-table game at the F Trubee Davidson Republican club where the last survivor wins a $5 cash prize.
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Peekskill
N. Y
August Heckscher
United States
Mineola
F. Trubee Davison Republican Club
Flemington, N. J
Mies Ap Stout
Joy planned for Sing Sing star homecoming pageant
Ossining residents plan a festive welcome for Joan Lawes eight year old daughter of the warden en route from Hollywood. A retired sailor built a miniature five masted schooner and other convicts prepared gifts for the homecoming.
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Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing
Joan Lawes
Hollywood
Cheese Imports Reach 75 Million Pounds Annually
USDA figures show United States cheese imports totaling about 75 million pounds per year. The data highlights steady demand for dairy products and reflects ongoing trade activity with foreign producers.
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United States
U. S&. Department of Agriculture
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