Great Smoky Mountains National Park urged in Salisbury meeting
Federal Park Commissioner Major Welch urged creation of a Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee. He said state funding and federal action would follow and noted parks bring major advertising value. He outlined plans for tours and support across North Carolina and surrounding states.
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Salisbury
Great Smoky Mountains
North Carolina
Tennessee
Wm. A. Welch
Major Welch
Palisades Park
New York
New Jersey
Mark Squires
North Carolina Park Commission
T. D. Bryson
Union
Congress
National Park
Maj. Welch
National Park Country
Great Smoky Mountains Nation Park
Secretary of the Interior
United States
America
Welch
Squires
Southern
Appalachians
Senator Squires
Charlotte
Gastonia
North Wilkesboro
Monroe
Raleigh
E. C. Brooks
Lumber camp contest offers $2000 prize for practical ideas
Washington notes Arthur T. Upson cites the National Lumber Manufacturers association contest for sawmill and logging camp workers. A $2000 purse rewards nine prizes, first prize $1000, for practical ideas to improve lumber manufacture and cut material and labor costs. Open to all, with simple rules and wide geographic reach.
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Arthur T. Upson
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Mississippi
Minnesota
National Lumber Manufacturers Association, Transportation Building
Washington, D. C
First performance tragedy ends in shooting in stage drama
In Moscow on February 12 the premiere of Catherine the Great concluded with a fatal onstage shooting as the hero shoots the villain after the pistol misfires. The incident halted the show with investigators and theater officials reviewing the safety lapse.
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Moscow
Catherine the Great
Southern Field publishes clay industry special edition in South
Atlanta Feb. 12 The development service of the Southern Railway system issues a special edition of The Southern Field to aid the clay working industries in the region.
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Atlanta
The
Southern Railway
Sys
Cod Liver Oil Tablets Promise Quick Strength Gain
Advert says McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets offer a pleasant alternative to oil for convalescents after grippes and coughs. Duplicates claim you can gain 5 pounds in 30 days with a 60 tablet box for 60 cents, with money back if goals aren’t met.
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Randall’s Pharmacy
Mann Drug Co
McCoy’s
Ceramic industry prospectus for Southern Railway territory in Atlanta
This issue highlights ceramic industries and opportunities in the Southern Railway territory served area. It features maps of local raw material sites and coal fields with electric transmission lines, plus illustrations and text stressing the region’s suitability for profitable ceramic development.
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American Ceramic Society
Atlanta
United States
Southern Railway System
Man Admits Theft From Station. $140 Stolen
Indianapolis police say Reuben Walker 23 confessed to breaking into a filling station nearly three years ago and stealing a small safe containing $140. He carried the safe to a secluded spot and blew it open, police report.
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Indianapolis
Reuben Walker
London hairdressers suffer as women bob their own hair
London business for hairdressers dips as women abandon salons to trim their own hair. The trend grows as bobbed styles fade and confidence in DIY grooming rises, leaving shops with reduced clientele.
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London
Red Pepper Rub claims quick relief for colds and pain
An advertisement touts Bowles Red Pepper Rub as the fastest remedy for chest congestion and muscle pain. It promises heat that penetrates in minutes and urges purchase at drug stores, with a free sample offer from Whitehall Pharmaceutical Co. in New York.
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Bowles
Whitehall Pharmacal Co., Inc
Madison Avenue
New York
N. Y
Early Armilet Found in Sussex Mud Predates Druids
An early English armlet dating before the Druids was unearthed in the mud near the Sussex shore by a children's governess. Antiquarians call the find one of the most valuable of its kind ever made.
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Slesey
Sussex
Flat Foot Cause
Dr. Joseph A. Interland, president of ... is quoted in New York on February 12 discussing an issue titled Flat Foot Cause. The brief item notes a medical or organizational outlook without further details.
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New York
Joseph A. Interland
Pedestrians Association Links Foot Trouble to Charleston
The Pedestrians Research Association claims that 90 percent of present day foot trouble stems from excessive Charleston dancing, linking movement style to widespread foot issues.
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Pedestrians Research Association
Yale student cafeteria plan yields new dining halls director
New Haven Feb 12 Yale University promotes Miss Cora Colburn to director of dining halls after success of the student cafeteria project at the Yale commons.
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New Haven, Conn
Yale Commons
Cora Colburn
Yale University
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