Guilford College Faculty Returning September Fourth
Guilford College reports faculty members will return by September 4 for freshman week. President Raymond Binford led campus improvements while Dean Clyde Milner directed summer programs and international YMCA work.
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Guilford College
Raymond Binford
Clyde A. Milner
Dean Milner
J. Franklin Davis
E. C. Perisho
North Carolina
Duane McCracken
University of North Carolina
McCracken
Dudley Carroll
Philip Furnas
Furnas
Indianapolis
Indiana
E. G. Purdom
Purdom
Kentucky
Max Noah
Noah
Columbia University
W. M. Lofton, Jr
Texas
Newlin
Switzerland
Eva Miles Newlin
Geneva
Elizabeth Bruce
Georgia
Carlyle Shepard
J. P. Anderson
Ernestine Cookson Milner
Milner
Ohio
J. L. Fleming
Gail Wilbur
University of Wisconsin
Elizabeth Meining
Harvey Ljung
Katharine Ricks
Guilford College Library
Olympic Village Under Construction for 1931 Games in LA
Between 600 and 800 dwellings with two rooms and bath are being built in Los Angeles to form the Olympic Village. The new housing will accommodate international sports stars for the 1931 Olympic games.
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Los Angeles
Jap Importer Paid Most Of $335,000 To Blackmailers
New York report details that missing Japanese importer Hisashi Fujimura paid the greater part of 335000 to four men with no business ties. The case ties to extortion threats against actress Mary Von Reissner, who says she received letters from The Hawk demanding money. Authorities say the payments and insurance actions are under full investigation after Fujimura vanished aboard the Belgenland with Mrs. Von Reissner.
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New York
Hisashi Fujimura
J. Edward Lumbard
U. S
Mary von Reissner
Fujimura
Bergenland
von Reissner
Belgenland
Voner
Halifax
The Story of Sue by Margery Hale
A home invasion unfolds as Alan Andrews and others capture a masked robber at a party. Guests press the thief for motive while awaiting police, revealing a scheme tied to a “dames” lodging the crime. The scene ends with the robber naming a female instigator.
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Sue
Margery Hale
Gossett Condemns Night Work in Cotton Mills
Charlotte August 31. B B Gossett a leading Charlotte manufacturer and executive of Chadwick Hoskins and Gossett mills criticizes about 15 percent of U S cotton mills for not eliminating night work for women and children. He labels the noncompliant mills influential and says their continued night activity harms the industry as a whole.
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Charlotte
B. B. Gossett
Gossett
Chadwick-Hoskins Company
Gossett Mills
Inventor Claims Magnetic Balance Finds Hidden Treasure
Indianapolis miller and seedman Shirl Herr announces a magnetic balance device he says will dip to indicate buried treasure beneath the ground as it passes over the hiding place, guiding seekers to the stash.
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Indianapolis
Shirl Herr
Miller
Seedman
Smart Faces Thirty Years In Prison In Murder Of Officer
Fred Smart was sentenced to 30 years for the murder of Forest City police chief Ig Price. A judge rejected a defense bid for 20 to 30 years, noting Smart should feel relief at the imposed term after a trial that included witnesses asserting he was drunk when the killing occurred during the June 6 incident.
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Smart
Fred Smart
Ig Price
Forest City
Cameron McRae
Mining of Gold in South Shows Sudden Increase
Charlotte, Aug 31. Gold mining in the Appalachians is resuming after interruptions for California rushes in 1849 and the Civil War. Lower costs from deflated materials promise profitability of abandoned mines. Mecklenburg county NC shafts dug by slaves are cleared on the Frank King farm. Capp's Hill mine nearby yielded over 2.5 million in gold ore in one day more than 25 years ago. Other sites include Hovey mine, Rockwood Tennessee where Dr. A K Johnson digs toward an old cave bearing an ancient bearskin map. Coker creek district Tennessee also sees digging. Dahlonega Georgia operation sold over 40,000 in gold to jewelers in five years. Dr. Henry Mace Payne, engineer to the American Mining congress, notes from earliest times to 1930 total gold valued at 51 million across Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. Appalachian gold interest is first recorded by Spanish explorers.
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Charlotte
California
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
Frank King
Capp’s Hill
Hovey
Rockwood
Tenn
A. K. Johnson
Chief Owl
Coker Creek
Monroe County
Tennessee
Dahlonega
Georgia
Bechtler Gold and Early North Carolina Mining Ties
Sues Mickey Walker and Jack Kearn ers of the early sixteenth century. The first gold nugget found in North Carolina was found in 1799 near Concord and weighed 20 pounds. Since then gold has been mined in approximately 400 lo calities in the state. For many years before the civil war Bechtler dollars were com mon currency in North Carolina. The Bechtler brothers operated their private mine and coined their dollars in competition with the government. The Chicago district builds more railroad cars than any other area s in the world.
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North Carolina
Concord
Bechtler Brothers
Chicago
Episcipalians Plan Stand On Unemployment
Denver August 31 An important declaration on church labor and unemployment is to be formulated by the Episcopal general convention opening September 16. A study led by Spencer Miller Jr. and published as The Church and Industry informs the planned resolutions. A Lambeth Conference pledge calls for fundamental change to cooperative industrial life. A mass meeting on church and industry will be held September 23 with employer and worker speakers.
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Denver
Colo
James de Wolf Perry
Spencer Miller, Jr
Workers’ Education Bureau of America
Department of Christian Social Service
Church
Social Service Department
Lambeth Conference of Anglican Bishops
London
Episcopal Church
United States
Accep
Supreme Court To Begin Fall Term Sitting Tomorrow
Raleigh August 31 The North Carolina supreme court will start its fall term hearings tomorrow with 22 cases docketed from the first judicial district. A portrait of the late Judge Stephen Bragan of Washington will precede the opening, presented by A. D. McLean on Mrs Bragan’s behalf and accepted by Chief Justice W. P. Stacey.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Supreme Court
First Judicial District
Stephen Bragan
Washington
A. D. McLean
Brain Museum in Vienna Showcases Famous Brains
The so called museum in the world houses preserved human brains from many of Europe's greatest men. Over 1,009 individuals now living have donated their brains to the collection. The study of these brains is expected to yield valuable scientific information.
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Brain Museum
Vienna
Europe
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