Ground Hogs And Road Hogs In Our Times
Quotations in a Cicero style fill a local note, reflecting on a ground hog and road hog metaphor. The piece mentions Mayor Oscar Bundy of Jamestown and a Deep River bridge project with a target completion around 1947 if the scaffold holds, noting regional chatter between Greensboro and High Point.
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Cicero
Jamestown
Greensboro
High Point
Jimtown
Bundy
Jack
Undeep
Could Swim Catalina Channel If Time Allowed
A remark notes that swimming the Catalina Channel would be possible with more time. The statement highlights desire and possibility rather than current action or plan.
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Catalina Channel
Raleigh lawmakers push new bills amid midway session
Raleigh news reports the legislature reached its halfway point with 23 bills introduced and 22 passed, all local, while debates loom over finance, judicial reform, and changes to licensing, car seizures for small liquor amounts, and electoral reforms including the Australian ballot.
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Raleigh
Capitol
Highway Commission
Gold Feels Sure Court Bill Will Pass Legislature
High Point representative Thomas J. Gold reports smooth progress in the current session and strong prospects for his court bill amendment. The measure, already favorably returned by the committee, would establish a municipal court here handling civil and criminal cases, reducing trips to Greensboro and saving time and money.
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Thomas J. Gold
High Point
Gold
Mr. Gold
House
Senate
Teacher Slightly Injured in Henderson County Shooting
Miss Mary L. Butler a 25 year old Blantyre high school teacher was fired upon on a rural road near her home after leaving school. Two bullets passed through the curtain and top of the automobile near her head. Authorities search for suspects in the incident near Hendersonville.
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Hendersonville
Mary L. Butler
Blantyre
First Family Chooses Dupont Circle Home During White House Remodel
President and Mrs. Coolidge decide to reside with Mrs. Elmer Schlessinger in Dupont Circle Washington while the White House undergoes remodeling. The arrangement places the president and first lady in a private residence to continue official duties.
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Mrs. Coolidge
Elmer Schlessinger
Dupont Circle
Washington
White House
Rocky Mount Youth Drowns While Tar River Fishing
Richard Bottoms a 17 year old youth drowned near Rocky Mount when he fell into Tar River about ten miles from the city while fishing with companions. The group had left their tackle briefly and upon return found lines tangled and Bottoms slipped into about fifteen feet of water.
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Rocky Mount
Richard Bottoms
Tar River
Bottoms
Life of Paul the Apostle Narrated as Man Hero Saint
A historical study by Eleanore Densmore Wood explores Paul as a person and moral example rather than focusing on Pauline theology. The work references Bible versions and Ira Maurice Price, noting a scholarly approach that frames Paul’s life and ministry.
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Ira Maurice Price
Paul the Apostle
Eleanore Densmore Wood
Paul
Equalization plan argued for North Carolina counties
State Superintendent A T Allen urged a $2.5 million equalization fund with a commission to analyze county assets and set fair values. He proposed $200000 to support consolidated schools with buses, another $200000 to extend terms beyond six months, and $600000 to level disparities, with distribution by a special commission.
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Allen
General Assembly
Woman becomes first female warden in Oklahoma prison
Mrs George A Waters of Norman Oklahoma is named the first woman warden of a penal institution in the state and takes charge of a granite reformatory. Sheriff Lydia Larsen of Huron South Dakota says moonshiner raids thrill her and on her first day she seized three stills. Present are not reached by any high school and longer terms improve attendance and training for children.
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George A. Waters
Norman, Oklla
Rranite Reformatory
Huron
S. D
Lydia Pd. Larsen
Rev E Lester Ballard to Give Lecture at Local Church
Rev E Lester Ballard will present a stereoptical lecture titled Cruising the Mediterranean and Touring the Holy Land at First Methodist Protestant Church Tuesday at 7 30 PM. He will show 125 colored slides from a 50 day East tour visiting Madeira Gibraltar Algiers Palestine Turkey Greece Italy and France. He will sing two songs in oriental costume and curios will be displayed with a silver offering benefiting the church Ladies Aid society.
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Mediterranean
Holy Land
Lester Ballard
Mr. Ballard
Madeira Islands
Gibraltar
Algeria
Palestine
Turkey
Greece
Italy
France
Ballard
Holy City
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
Church
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N. C
Emerson
Hog
Ford Automobile
Japan
Pacific Ocean
China
High Point Public Library
George Hamilton Archibald
Bruce Barton
Jesus
Roger W. Babson
J. H. Drummelow
James Hastings
Christ
William Bancroft Hill
Vassar College
Louise Seymour Houghton
Shailer Mathiews
University of Chicago
W. L. Poteat
Henderson County
First Mortgage
W. Commerce St
State Board of Education
The
Ladies’ Aid Society
Peng Nules
High Point's
Charmeuse
Everfast Gingham
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