Smoky Mountains Proposed for National Park Benefits
Arthur A. Shurtleff urges saving the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina Tennessee and Virginia as a national park. He warns against road building and urges controlled access via trails and camps to preserve scenery while allowing sightseers and public enjoyment.
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Great Smoky Mountains
Arthur A. Shurteff
American Socie of Landscape Architects
Shurteff
Great Smoky Ountains National Park
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Mississippi
Nessee
Sumit
Mount Washington
Newampshire
Tentae
Great Smokyountain
Gridiron Club Dinner Drolls Congress and Debt Talks
Washington reports describe the Gridiron Club winter dinner with President Coolidge in attendance. The show lampooned Congress, the foreign debt crisis, Karolyi, and other current issues, featuring Marionette acts and sketches about Senators Smoot and Borah, with jokes about Secretary Kellogg and Wilbur.
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Washington
Gridiron Club of
Coolidge
Congress
Karolyi
Hungary
Kellogg
United States
Theodore G. Joslin
Boston Transcript
Dawes
Macbeth
Senate
Senate “Bank
William Mitchell
Senator Borah
Idaho
Reed Smoot
Utah
Little Joe
Calliaux
Belgium
Italy
Senator Smoot
United States Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Houdini
Wilbur
Navy
Mock Diplomatic Prank At White House Event
A club staged a playful ruse sending actors in formal dress to impersonate congressmen and senators to test guest reactions. Guests were asked to rise as their names were called while the impersonators claimed access to leaders and offices. The stunt sparked chatter about real political figures and a mock court martial over parking overtime in the newspapers.
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Guam
William M. Butler
Frank W. Stearns
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Senator Butler
Mr. Stearns
Mr. Hoover
Patent Office
Bureau of Mines
White House
Coolidge
Nicholas Longworth
House
Dawes
Owen D. Young
George Ade
Mitchell
War Department
New York Woman Wins Pinehurst Weekly Putting Contest
Mrs. Arthur S. Higgins of Yonkers won the weekly ladies putt contest at Pinehurst Country Club with 23 strokes. Several competitors from New Haven, Pittsburgh, Pinehurst, and other cities posted scores from 24 to 26 as the best overall rifle score went to Miss Dalelia B. Foote of Rye with 140.
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Pinehurst
Arthur S. Higgins
Yonkers
N. Y
Carol Hotchkiss
New Haven
Dalelia B. Foote
Rye
Evelyn Gardner
New York
Louisa James
Boston
High Point Y M C A Falls to Salisbury 43 16
Salisbury basketball overwhelmed High Point Y M C A with fast floor play and accurate passing en route to a 43 to 16 victory on Salisbury's court. Meyers led the winners with six field goals and a foul, while Hayworth was High Point's top scorer with four baskets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
High Point
Meyers
R. Hayworth
Grangeless Bears Lose To Panthers in Detroit
In Detroit on December 12 the Grangeless Chicago Bears were shutout 21 to 0 by the Detroit Panthers before 4,111 fans. Grange did not play, refunds totaling about 18000 dollars were offered to ticket buyers, and a garnishment attempt on Panthers manager James Conselman and Grange manager Pyle sought unpaid sums, though it was said Grange’s absence bars any claim to today’s receipts.
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Detroit
Chicago Bears
Detroit Panthers
Grange
James Conselman
Panthers
Co. Co. Pyle
Pyle
C. Howard Crane
Gastonia Woman Ends Life at Parents Home
Mrs. Tula Adams Gillam prominent Gastonia resident committed suicide this afternoon at her parents home by shooting. She had recently returned from a sanitarium in Asheville and ill health was believed to be the motive.
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Gastonia
Tula Adams Gillam
Charles E. Adams
Gillman
Asheville
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N. H. Silver CO
Grangeless Bears
Gilmers
Essee
I & Mills
Gilmer’s
Toyland
Lis
Shell
Richard Hudnuts
Ove
Ladies’ Union
Children’s Union
Hanes Make
Xmas
PuUsman
Noritake
Ily
Ilver Ware
Ladies’ Home Journal
Pon KS. Mue
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