The Importance of Our Juvenile Court
The article urges careful selection of the new juvenile court judge, emphasizing experience with youth, balance of educational and legal qualifications, and avoidance of political influence. It cites Judge Ben B. Lindsey of Denver as a model of trust in youths and highlights the court’s role in guiding underprivileged or at risk youths through wise supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Colo
Lindsey
Golden
Mayflower Cup winner linked to modern medicine work
In Raleigh the Mayflower cup for best original local publication is tied to Dr Richard H. Shryock of Duke university for The Development of Modern Medicine. The replica trophy was awarded with debate over whether the work fit the award’s popular focus. Nell Battle Lewis noted the 36 volumes considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Library and Historical Association
Nell Battle Lewis
North Carolina literary prizes doubt, critics bemoan awards
In the News & Observer Under The Dome column critics argue the best book award for North Carolina authors is biased. They mock the highbrow committee and note professors and prizewinners like Paul Green and Winston. They advocate library copies of The Development of Modern Medicine for public reading.
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News & Observer
Universities of
North Carolina
Duke
Paul Green
Winston
Fire with Fire A Rockefeller remedy promises syphilis cure
Researchers describe a malaria based treatment derived from monkeys in India that could treat syphilis and even general paresis. Early and advanced cases show about 85 percent beneficial outcomes, with 25 percent cured and 60 percent helped, while 15 percent see no benefit. The approach uses malaria to burn out syphilis bacteria and then is cleared from the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller Foundation
India
Prohibition of Fire Works in City Limits Urged
A column urges total prohibition of fire crackers and Roman candles within city limits due to fire and injury risks. The writer argues fireworks belong to Independence Day not Christmas and warns careless users endanger life and property.
A Cure for Crime Calls for Enforcing School Attendance
Capus Waynick argues the compulsory school attendance law must be backed by public opinion to curb crime. He notes many prisoners lack schooling and urges support for enforcement. Waynick returns to editing the High Point Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury Morning Herald
North Carolina
Capus Waynick
State Bureau of Purchase and Contracts
Highway and Public Works Commission
Waynick
High Point Enterprise
A Dubious Premise in Arnett Book Review
In the Baltimore Evening Sun review of Claude Kitchin and the Wilson War Policies Gerald W. Johnson questions Alex M. Arnett’s premise. He argues Kitchin’s 1917 vote against war may not be creditable and that alternate outcomes could have worsened global affairs. He contends the book rests on dubious foundations and notes speculation about historical paths.
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Chapel Hill Weekly
Baltimore Evening Sun
Alex M. Arnett
Claude Kitchin
Gerald W. Johnson
House
Germany
Arnett
North Carolina Statesman
Rhine
Europe
Wilson
Hitler
Kitchin
United States
Congress
America
Mr. Johnson
Birds and Beasts in Surnames From Old Plank Road
A discussion of family names derived from animals and birds. It traces origins for surnames like Peacock Poe Hedgecock Pickett Musson Culver Hogg Galt Pigg Sugg Purcell Bacon Back Calf Metcalf Coward Roe Hart Buck Doe Stagg Catt Ken Kerr Ken nett Fox Colfax Tod Hunter Renard Lawrie Brock Badger Fitch Fitchett and Fiteh.
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Hawke
Crowe
Rook
Nightingale
Peacock
Poe
Pay
Coe
North Carolina
Speight
Speke
Spick
Pick
Pickett
Woodwall
Woodall
Wood Hall
Muisson
Musson
Mousson
Culver
Culfre
Haggard
Spark
Sparhawk
Buzzard
Hogg
Pigg
Sugg
Purcell
Pourcel
Porcus
Bacon
Back
Calf
Kalb
Metcalf
Medcroft
Coward
Cowart
Roe
Rae
Ray
Roebuck
Hart
Buck
Doe
Cat
Carrie Chapman Catt
Ken
Chien
Dog
Kerr
Kennett
Colfax
Scotland
Tod
Tod Hunter
Renard
Lawrie
Brock
Badger
Fitch
Fitchett
Fitzgerald
Fiteh
England
RICOCHETS and Vertigo in Contemporary Book Tales
Reviewers survey new titles and authors including Andre Mauvois and Lynd Ward. Notes praise compact word portraits and woodcuts. others explore regional life in Shadows Slant North while One-Man Show, Kaufman Morse Hart musical, and Hawthorne and Dostoyevsky editions offered by Modern Library receive commendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Norman Holmes Pearson
New York
the Modern Library
Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Constance Garnett
The Kiss Grammar Lesson From a Quaint Column
A humorous unsigned piece argues that the word kiss can be a conjunction preposition interjection pronoun noun and more. It playfully explores grammar rules noting capital letters repetition and the idea that a kiss might be conjugated but never declined.
Duchess of Windsor Joins British Who's Who At Last
The Duchess of Windsor is listed among the royal family in the British Who's Who though birth date and parents are omitted. A boarding-house keeper's daughter adopted by a wealthy uncle, she has married a third husband of royal blood and aims to overcome aristocratic prejudice.
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Ariel
Disraeli
United States
B. M
Central Park
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Miss Perkins
Random House
Duchess of Windsor
Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David
Duke of Windsor
Caught At Last Flannel Foot Burglar Captured
Henry Williams known as Flannel Foot is arrested in London after twenty five years eluding Scotland Yard. Police recover forty seven keys and a variety of tools while questioning what became of his stolen wealth, contrasting with a New York gang raid for over one hundred thousand dollars.
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Henry Williams
Burger
Scotland Yard
London
New York State
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D. B. Carrick
By Betty and
John Mebane
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Harper & Brothers
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Aready
Unine
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Lothrop, Lee & Shepherd Co
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Judy
France
North
Tiffany Thayer
Julian Messner, Inc
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Matilda
Dane Galt
Hollywood
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George SS
Kaufman
Moss Hart
Fanshawe
Pearson
Tish
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Farrar & Rinehart
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Lizzie
Aggie
Charlie Sands
Cupid
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George Preston Marshall
Washington, D. C
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