Mrs Petty Improving and Local Social News Highlights
Community notes report Mrs. Tom Petty recovering from diphtheria. Philathea class at Calvary M E Church to meet Tuesday. Birth announced: a son, Thomas Marshall, to Mr. and Mrs. M C Kellem at High Point Hospital. Mardi Carte guest Miss Lila Fisher of Asheville. Vacation Bible school ends at Deep River Friends church with a public program. Wedding: Miss Clara Morgan to Robert R. Osborne at Freeman's Mill. Various social visits and travel throughout the region are noted.
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Ie Philathea
Calvary M. E. Church
John Scarce
East Green Street
M. C. Kellem
Thomas Marshall
High Point Hospital
Kellem
Olga Armstrong
Mrs. Simmons
William Simmons
Hardover Street
Lila Fisher
Asheville
Deep River
Miss Morgan
Robt. Osborne
Clara Morgan
Robert R. Osborne
T. B. Pierce
J. A. Morgan
J. H. Osborne
Freeman’s Mill
Powell and Hayworth Families Return from Blowing Rock
Mr and Mrs W T Powell and daughter Eleanor along with Mr and Mrs C E Hayworth and daughter Margaret have returned to the city from Blowing Rock. Miss Lila Fisher of Asheville is mentioned in connection with the group.
Countess Benadetta Died From Too Small Shoes
Doctors in Rome believe the 24 year old Countess Benadetta died after wearing shoes that were too small. An abrasion on a toe led to blood poisoning and she died within 48 hours. Her epitaph labels her a victim of vanity.
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Benadetta
Maria Fedrigetti
Rome
Flapper Fanny on Love and Loss for Bachelors
The column quotes Flapper Fanny claiming any bachelor prefers loving and losing as a lesson in romance. It reflects flirtatious social commentary typical of the period.
Eastern Seaboard Dominates Elon College Admissions
Elon College reports 484 applications for the 1927 28 term with 294 old students and 190 freshmen. Of these, 290 will board on campus and 194 will be day students from nearby homes. Alamance county tops regional representation, followed by Guilford Chatham Randolph. About 69 percent hail from eastern Virginia. senior, junior, sophomore and freshman totals are 54, 82, 125, and 188 respectively with 25 special students.
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Elon College
Seaboard
Florida
Massachusetts
Alamance Couty
Eton
Wit Guilford
Chatham
Randolph
Virginas
North Carolina
Chaplin the Man of Sorrows Struggles With Personal Turmoil
Hollywood reports Charlie Chaplin grows sadder and more sensitive amid divorce rumors and public scandal. Friends describe a lonely star seeking stability while preparing to finish The Circus, with Bergman noting Chaplin’s continued contrition and mystery about his future.
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Bergman
Charlie
Chaplin
College accepts 400 of 449 applications for four classes
Most special students come from Elon and Burlington to study music and arts and are not counted among the college total. Of 449 applications, 400 were accepted with 50 seniors 75 juniors 100 sophomores and 175 freshmen. Remaining students are on a waiting list awaiting openings and more applications are expected before opening. A few more day or non campus residents may join before classes begin.
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Elon
Burlington
Recall Petition To Challenge Greensboro Council Seats
Greensboro recallists will submit petitions to the city council for an election to contest the council seats of Mayor E. B. Jeffress E. R. Ford W. M. Ridenhour and David White. John S. Michaux says signatures satisfy the requirement and a 20 day window follows the clerk’s qualification check before the vote.
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Greensboro
E. B. Jeffress
E. R. Ford
W. M. Ridenhour
David White
John S. Michaux
Shaw Presides at Greensboro Court
Greensboro court opens with Judge Thomas J. Shaw presiding. The docket appears light with seven divorce actions listed on the first day, most of them uncontested.
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Shaw
Greensboro
Thomas J. Shaw
Mangum to Box Webb in Prison Prize Fight
Charlie Mangum and Spike Webb the Charlotte champion will clash in a ten round prison bout at Raleigh on Friday night. Webb holds the championship belt and Mangum is set to challenge for it in the event at the state prison.
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Raleigh
Charlie Mangum
Spike Webb
Charlotte
Champion Cow Sliver Ranweed Rocha Emerges in Summit County
Champion Holstein cow Sliver Ranweed Rocha owned by James G. Scales of Summit County Ohio produced over 10000 quarts of milk and about 900 pounds of butter in the past year.
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James G. Scales
Summit County
Ohio
British Columbia Sets New Farm Produce Record
British Columbia reports a new farm produce record with last year’s value exceeding $71.6 million, a gain of more than $6 million from the previous year, highlighting strong agricultural output in the province.
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British Columbia
Hessian fly infestation rises in Ohio wheat fields
An Ohio State University survey finds Hessian fly infection in 20.6 percent of wheat straw this year, up from 9 percent last year, signaling growing pest pressure for farmers and grain quality concerns across Ohio.
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Ohio
Ohio State University
Agricultural Experiment Station
Swat the Rooster Week Planned by Kansas Poultry Raisers
A. Hoffmann of Pawnee County reports local poultry raisers in Kansas launching a Swat the Rooster week to prevent fertile eggs and improve production.
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Swat
A. ©. Hoffman
Pawnee County
Kas
Prisoner Finds Comfort in Locking Doors
A man from Madrid reflects on prison life saying he is comfortable there because he no longer has to wake in the night to check if doors are secure. He notes the routine relieves anxiety and provides safety.
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Madrid
Power offices be transferred soon
Greensboro mourns the early removal of the chief of the North Carolina Public Service company after its purchase by Southern Power. Operations will move to Charlotte, with Manager K. K. Garrett and most staff relieved of duties or reassigned, pending transfers.
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The
North Carolina Power Company
Charlotte
Greensboro
North Carolina Public Service Company
Barstow
Southern Power Company
K. K. Garrett
Sued for 10000 Damages in Greensboro Case
Mrs Reecie Walker sues the Paul N Howard company for 1000 damages claiming injuries from being struck by a flint rock on September 4, 1925 in Greensboro. The filing details a civil action seeking compensation for medical costs and pain and suffering.
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Greensboro
Reecie Walker
Paul N Howard Company
Prison Authorities Await California Notification On Brown Case
Raleigh Aug 29 State prison authorities have not been advised of the Long Beach California capture of R G Brown charged with forgery and alleged escape from the North Carolina penitentiary last June They report Brown was sentenced May 23 in Durham County to six months for forgery and escaped June 7 A Long Beach dispatch says police identified a suspected forger as Brown and found stamps and checks with his room and that his wife Mrs Vera Osborn is being held for investigation.
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Raleigh
R. G. Brown
Long Beach
Calif
North Carolina
Durham County
Brown
California
Vera Osborn
Deer Round-Up for England Strain Selection at Ashford Estate
Sir Henry Dering organized a round-up of 400 deer on his Ashford estate to select 50 for shipment to England to improve the stock. Wells, the king's head ranger, rode through the herd on horseback to make the selections.
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England
Ashford
Henry Dering Recentfly
Wells
King’s Head
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Coats
the Ladies’ Store
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