State's Minerals Bring Record Price
North Carolina mineral output likely to top 14 million dollars in 1928, says State Geologist H. J. Bryson. Copper may reach 12 million pounds. non metallics expand with feldspar plants, mica recovery, and new tile and brick facilities boosting daily capacities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Department of Conservation and Development
H. J. Bryson
Bryson
Piedmont Belt
Nash, Mont
Gomery
Union
Divorce reform debated by United Lutheran Church convention
The United Lutheran Church in its biennial convention considered a divorce on grounds of malicious desertion and scriptural cause. Previously adultery was needed for divorce, with remarriage allowed only to the innocent party, signaling a shift toward tolerating unhappy marriages. The article also notes Queen Victoria inviting General Grant to Windsor where Grant’s son Jesse was treated oddly at table, prompting a diplomatic correction by the Queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Lutheran Church of American
General Grant
W. E. Woodward
Victoria
Dollar Bill Hangs Unmoved in Gardner Lodge Hall
A one dollar bill found in 1910 has hung framed on the wall of the Foresters of America lodge room in Gardner Massachusetts for 18 years. The bill stayed despite hall rentals by various organizations and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner
Mass
Foresters of America
Grain Shipments From Vancouver Port Surge Over Seven Years
Grain shipments from the port of Vancouver have risen dramatically from under one million bushels to more than eighty million bushels in seven years, reflecting strong growth in trade and export activity.
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Vancouver
High Point YWCA to Host Annual Meeting with National President
Notes report the High Point YWCA annual meeting date set for January 31 with guest speaker Mrs John M Hanna national president of US YWCA. Members and friends urged to reserve the date. The Ocawasin Club met Thursday with Miss Margaret Readdick of the industrial department speaking on industrial girls interests. New member Miss Aline Kaneer welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Y. W. C. A
John M. Hanna
Ocawasin Club
Margaret Readdick
Industrial Department
Southern Industrial Summer School
Aline Kaneer
Girl Reserve Clubs Plan Christmas Programs
Inter esting meetings held with lower attendance due to illness. Weekly schedule remains standard as clubs plan service work and Christmas programs.
Christ Is Born In Bethlehem Pageant At YMCA
Sunday afternoon on the sixteenth at five o clock the industrial girls present a pageant titled Christ Is Born In Bethlehem at the Y M C A The program is a Sunday vesper service and the public is invited to attend.
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Christ
Bethlehem
Tuesday YMCA Day at the Y M C A Schedule
The notice invites members to YMCA events from 3 30 to 5 30 and 7 to 10 with warm pool water. It lists employed girls gymnasium class at 7 and basketball at 8. Miss Henley hopes to attend the classes and other towns seek basketball games prompting practice turnout.
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Henley
Havana Quiet Campaign Aims to Silence City Noise
Havana Mayor Miguel Mariano Gomez launches a campaign to curb the citys famed noise levels after residents call Havana the noisiest city. Officials seek measures to reduce traffic clamor and daytime ruckus while preserving urban vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Miguel Mariano Gomez
Executor’s Notice in Guilford County Estate
Executor G Elwood Stanton announces probate of John Walden estate. Creditors must file claims by December 15, 1929 or be barred. Debts owed should be paid promptly. Notice dated December 8, 1928 from Randleman North Carolina Route 1.
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John Walden
Guilford County
North Carolina
G. Elwood Stanton
Randleman
N. C
John Waldon
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