Engineers Needed in Large Numbers for Highway Work
Chicago, Dec. 12. A vast shortage of highway engineers faces the U S road building program with annual federal and state spending nearing 1.5 billion dollars. A mammoth good roads convention in Chicago January 11 to 15 will spotlight the issue, with 25 000 to 30 000 officials and industry men attendee. The American Road Builders association acts as host.
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Chicago
America
American Road Builders’ Association
Charles M. Upham
North Carolina
Upham
Congress Hotel
Bus pins man under vehicle in Penge
Powerful jacks lifted a bus off Thomas Skellarn after a traffic accident in Penge Eng. Men worked about 20 minutes to free him. He remarked it was pretty damp down there. He survived with injuries not judged serious and was taken to hospital.
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Penge
Eng
Thomas Skellarn
Wagger's Jewelry Store Announces Large Stock
A local jewelry shop promotes its largest ever line and urges customers to buy now to ease worry. The store highlights a wide selection and encourages immediate purchases.
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Wagger’s Jewelry Store
Duke Chronicle Editors Track 1915 24 Alumni Success
A Chronicle feature recounts Duke University editors from 1915 to 1924 and their career paths. Several stayed in journalism with major outlets like International News Service and United Press while others moved into business teaching or law. The piece notes editors proceeding into varied professions and highlights a broader effort by agricultural researchers to provide farmers with timely information.
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Durham
Chronicle
Duke University
Jim Secrest
The
International News Service
Cincinnati
W. H. Lander
United Press
Pittsburgh
M. W. Kendall
Evening Telegram
Rocky Mount
Chicago Tribune
R. M. Johnston
EF. H. Shinn
Norwood Manufacturing Company
Norwood
N. C
Claude H. Moser
Cherryville
W. N. Evans, Jr
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
Ark
Tupelo
Miss
C. C. Alexander
Farmers Adopt Better Business Methods Nationwide
Farmers across the United States are adopting improved business methods for handling and marketing their products, according to the bureau of agricultural economics in a briefing to the secretary of agriculture. The department notes growers increasingly apply professional practices to value chains and pricing.
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Raleigh
United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Secretary For Agriculture
Trial date set for Crawford in Stanly County crimes
Albemarle Dec 12 AP The trial of N C Crawford former Stanly county convict superintendent accused of murder and assault for mistreatment of prisoners will be held at the next criminal superior court term set for March 29 Crawford is free on a 2000 bond after resigning during a November hearing witnesses for the defense deny mistreatment and the county has abolished the prison camp Judge P S McElroy urged severe penalties if the charges prove true Stanly's 1926 term will be presided by Judge Michael Schenck of Hendersonville
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Albemarle
N. C. Crawford
Stanly County
Criminal Superior Court
Crawford
Kate Burr Johnson
Superior Court
Stanly
Michael Schenck
Hendersonville
Madame Brittie Palmist Offers Love Advice In High Point
Madame Brittie promises guidance on love and courtship for separated lovers and troubled couples. She locates lost articles and stolen goods, claims over 12 months in High Point, and guarantees satisfaction with readings from her North Main street office open 9 AM to 9 PM.
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Madame Brittie
Sble
Vents
North Main Street
Onice Ours
Fire walking mystery persists in Tahiti amid secrecy
In Rakatea island a longstanding fire walking ceremony remains secretive despite observer studies. Outsiders witness prep and may join the walk with permission. Tests show no heat through the fire, while water boils by steam and contact with stones causes burns.
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Papeete
Tahiti
Rakatea
Raiatea
Dance Way To Heaven
A Liverpool report from December 12 notes belief among heathen tribes that a good dancer earns heaven by crossing a guarded bridge. The watchman is amused by dancing and forgets his duties. Charleston dancers are urged to delight the watcher to pass freely.
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Liverpool
Charleston
Bobbed Hair Styles Fashion in Madrid News
The latest Spanish fashion shows feature bobbed hair as a bold trend. Designers unveil styles that pair short locks with long hair updos to create modern looks.
New Clock Method Uses Light Beams For Time
London report describes a new method where light beams project wall sized screens for the minute and hour hands. The light walls make the clock visible at long distances, offering a novel time-telling approach.
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London
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