World War Veterans Get Half a Loaf
Veterans have not received cash compensation certificates from Congress but a half loaf comes via a House passed bill enabling increased loans on the certificates. The Senate is expected to back it. a veto by the president may be overridden. The measure, urged by Owen Young, signals a rift with Hoover and Mellon and could cost $375 million to $1.72 billion, boosting circulation to spur buying and ease unemployment.
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Congress
Senate
House
Hoover
Mellon
Owen D. Young
House of Representatives
Mount Pleasant College in North Carolina to Close
The Lutheran synod voted to discontinue support for Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute in Cabarrus County. Founded by Lutherans, the rural Mount Pleasant school emphasized classics, Greek and Latin, with a disciplined military system and a strong record ingrammar and education under G. F. McAllister, now likely doomed to end after years of noble work.
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Lutheran Church In
North Carolina
Mount Pleasant
Cabarrus County
Concord
North Carolina College
G. F. McAllister
University of North Carolina
Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute Graduates Praised
The Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute, famed for classics and character building, produced graduates ready for higher education or life’s competition. The school’s passing is lamented for its disproportionate contribution to the state’s educational life despite its small size and fame.
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Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute
Chicago mayoral race sinks to childish mudslinging
The campaign between incumbent Mayor Big Bill Thompson and Judge John H. Lyle in Chicago devolves into personal insults and sensational stunts. Each side uses crude taunts and public spectacles to attract votes, while voters face a hostile, distracting debate over leadership for the city’s next four years.
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Chicago
Windy City
Big Bill Thompson
John H. Lyle
Thompson
Lyle
Big Bill
Fond of Their School
Bruce Catton notes a Nation assertion that Hessian Hills School Croton-on-Hudson NY burned and mocks the claim while praising children who offered pennies and nickels to rebuild. He asks why all schools fail to inspire such zest and reflects on teachers feeding a child’s hunger for knowledge.
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Nation
Hessian Hills
Croton-on-Hudson
New York
The Slips in School And Crime on Campus
A compact study contrasts the dulling reality of average schooling with a Hudson river tale of legal delay and Ponzi style fraud. It notes courtroom inertia delaying indictments since 1929 and cites a Belvidere scam, then reports University of Michigan fraternity raids showing widespread student drinking.
Foreign language study drops in American schools
The United States Office of Education notes foreign languages no longer hold the prominent place they once did as schools expand practical curricula. In 1928 French 14 percent, Spanish 9 percent, Latin 22 percent, and German under 1 percent of high school students studied these languages, with German decline linked to World War I.
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United States Office of Education
Bloodhounds Used in England to Track Escaped Convicts
A news note reports that bloodhounds are being employed in England to pursue escaped convicts, with a humorous nod to the rhyme Fe fi fo fum and the line I smell the blood of an Englishman.
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England
The Pleasures and Puzzles of Reading Mail and Signs
A nostalgic vignette on enjoying mail with scented envelopes and bold ads while noting a humorous orange note from an unknown sender. It recalls roadside signs, bold slogans, and the eerie impact of text on readers, ending with a stark poem about a child’s future.
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Sears Roebuck
Mrs Doak Dies at 86 in Bristol Virginia
Mrs Elizabeth Doak aged 86 mother of Secretary of Labor William N Doak and a pioneer southwest Virginia family member died last night from pneumonia Funeral arrangements awaited decision of Secretary Doak and his brother EB Doak of Detroit
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Bristol
Elizabeth Doak
William N. Doak
Southwest Virginia
Doak
EB. S. Doak
Detroit
Local Y W C A to Meet Tyro Sextet Tonight
The High Point Y W C A girls basketball team hosts Tyro at 7:30 tonight at the Y M C A building. Tyro won their first encounter, but Local Y W C A trained hard and aims for a victory this evening.
Letter to Editor Defends Mellon and War Debts Plan
A reader argues against paying soldiers cash bonuses from World War I, praising Andrew Mellon and criticizing opponents who never served. The letter proposes paying debt with government bonds via alphabetical monthly installments, collecting taxes to cover principal, and cites American Legion as needing to oppose Mellon to save the country.
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United States
Andrew W. Mellon
Mellon
Army
Navy
Marines
High Point Enterprise
J. G. Thacker
F. E. Brockman
American Legion
Coan Beats Conger In Fast Mile Race
Carl A. S. Coan a Penn senior wins the indoor mile at New York A C meets in Madison Square Garden beating Ray Conger for his first loss at the distance since 1928. Coan clocks near 4 minutes 12 seconds, just one second off the world indoor mark set by Nurmi and Ray.
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New York
University of Pennsylvania
Ray Conger
Illinois
A. C
Paavo Nurmi
Finland
Joie Ray
Chicago
Three Die in Fire on Lower East Side Tenement
Fire swept through a six story brick tenement in New York's lower East Side burning two women and a man to death. Panic stricken tenants escaped in night clothes as firemen aided by ladders fought the blaze. Deputy Chief James Jefferson suspected incendiary origin.
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New York
Lower East Side
James Jefferson
Biblical History In Moving Picture at Ward Street M E Church
A moving picture history of the Bible will be shown Wednesday evening at 7 15 by Rev E M Jones pastor. No admission charge and public is invited.
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Ward Street M. E
E. M. Jones
Christian Science Sunday Lesson Readings Highlight Soul Inquiry
Sunday services across Christ, Scientist churches centered on the Christian Science lesson sermon with Psalms 119 174 175 as the golden text. It cites Psalm 144 9 and Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health noting Life as the law of Soul and the immortality of Spirit and Soul.
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Christ, Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Nobody Blames the Worm For Turning
Washington on February 17. Eric George Thomas Worm, a member of the Washington police force, petitioned the District of Columbia supreme court to change his last name to Warren.
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Washington
Nobdy
Eric George Thomas Worm
Washington Police Force
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Warren
Radio Program Listings From the Eastern Clear Channel
A dense schedule of radio programs across multiple stations listing times, shows, and sponsor notes for WABC WJZ WEAF WGN and other networks. Includes orchestras, dramas, news and variety hours with numerous station affiliations and time slots.
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WRZ
WBAL
WRC
Wavs
CKGW
WIOD
WPTF
WLW
WFLA
WJR
WCKY
WeKy
WGAR
Crcer
Phil Cook
WBZ
Wgar Ee
WHAS
WCFCF
WRYV
WJZ Cay
Paul Whiteman
Orch
KDKA
KYW
WRVA
WJAX
Wat ‘Ant
WSM
WSB
Wrenee
WPG
WIZ
ABC
Ures Per Ee
Jordon & Arthur
WJZ
WABC
Globe Trotter
Orchestra
WGY
WCAU
Frese
Wik
Saladiers
WOR
WJZ Ae Ge
Ensemble
WHAM
Orchestra Central
Clear Channel
WEAI
Cieen Eo
WJZ S
WEAF
Iton Queen
Bob Never
WABE
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Haigh Point Enterprise
P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
A. Cecil
Fr. Edwards
Co. M. Waynick
Adv
Mgr
By Bruce Catton
Banks of
the Hudson
New York Court of Appeals
Belvidere
University of Michigan
Winston-Salem Journal
Orient
South Africa
Jack Dempsey
Y.W.C.A
Tyro Sextet
America
Mellon and Prosperity
Coan
Conger
Christian Science Services
Associated Press
WCALE
Voters’ Service
WJAR
WCSH
WFIL
WBEN
WFI
Wex
Coon-Sanders Frolic
WTAG
WCAE
WWJ
WSAL
New Y
WHIEC
WGR
WDRC
WNAC
WORC
WHP
WJAS
WLBW
WMAL
WCAO
WKBW
WEAN
WBBM
P. Am
Waadbc
Frederic William Wile
WHEC
WLEW
WDBJ
WHK
WKBEN
WBT
WXYZ
WLAC
Vane We and
Rollo
WFRL
Wadc Cc
Nicholas Stember
SORA
NBC Chain
WEE
WTAM
Wiax Wiod
W8sm
Ape Y
Bakers
Weei AG
A. Rolfe Orch
WIJAR
WEEIL
Vincent
Albin
CBS Chain
Wae
WADC
WKRC
Wg8st
WTOC
WQAM
WDHO
WFBL
WIAS
WSPD
WAIU
WKBN
W Nt
WRBW
Weer
Wees
WTAR
Wdebji
WWNC
WGST
WXY Z
Richie Sae Jr
Wean Cc
Wiss
WHKRC
Neuse
WAG
WD WA
WKEN
WDBO
WXY
WDABD
Nw 700
NBC
Ram
KDK
Peta
WBA
Johnny Marvin
CFCF
Amos
Andy
Spie Pitainy
WSM Wear
Hanne
Jack Turner
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