Flowers For The Living Nichols The Man Who Built A City
J. C. Nichols of Kansas City has shaped the Country Club District and its 3000 acres into a model of home life. His work includes parks, schools, clubs, and a network linking homeowners with city planning. He directs civic groups, supports education, arts, and relief, and leads charitable drives. Nichols’s influence makes Kansas City’s citizenry thrifty and content.
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J. C. Nichols
Kansas City
Jesse Clyde Nichols
Mr. Nichols
Country Club
Nichols
United States
American City Planning Institute
American Civic Association
National Association of Real Estate Exchanges
Board of Education
Provident Association
Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City Symphony Orchestra Association
Kansas City Conservatory of Music
Sunset Hill School For Girls
Liberty Memorial Association
American Red Cross Society
Baptist Seminary Launches North Carolina Campaign in 1925 Drive
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary under the Southern Baptist convention and with North Carolina Baptists backing launches a quiet campaign in North Carolina to raise 2 million dollars for immediate building needs. Field agents have worked a fortnight and upcoming meetings include a Raleigh mass meeting at First Baptist on Friday February 20 preceded by local banquets, a Sunday Raleigh staff conference, a Durham mass meeting, and evening talks by seminary representatives in Clayton Apex and Cary.
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Louisville
Southern Baptist, Theological Seminary
Southern Baptist Convention
North Carolina Baptists
North
North Carolina
Raleigh
First Baptist Church
Durham
Clayton
Apex
Cary
Strike Increases Hit Japanese Cotton Mills
SHANGHAT Feb 18 Japanese cotton mill strikers reached thirteen mills involving six thousand operatives. The strikers attacked the mills on Monday, damaging machinery and injuring six people. The trouble is said to be spurred by Chinese Bolshevik activities.
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Shanghat
Xfionday
High Point Seeks Proposals for Street Signs and House Numbers
City of High Point North Carolina invites sealed proposals for installing street signs at every corner and numbering all houses. Separate bids for signs and posts desired with detailed, fully installed proposals. Bid security 5 percent certified check and bond required of successful bidder. City reserves right to reject all bids. February 5 1925 City Manager R L Pickett. F-9-16-23-M 2
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High Point
N. C
R. L. Pickett
From Dishwashing to Leading Actor An Unlikely Success Story
A young man in a theatrical manager’s office recounts a dramatic rise from dishwashing in the American West to a leading acting role. He recalls a hard early life in an asylum and Canada, a Catholic convert, and years of work before breaking into steady acting four years ago. He emphasizes industry and ambition over wealth or influential connections.
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United States
Foundlings
London
Canada
Ife
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American Red Cross
Sterling
Bell Syndicate
Samet’s Shoe Shop
N. Wrenu
Hart
Petty Coal Co
Baptist Seminary
Atlantic Bank & Trust CO
A. L. Caldwell
Aterial
Aee
Burgess Printery
Farris Printing Co
N. Main
Mae la
Commercial ,National Bank
Atlantic City
The
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
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Southern Railway System
Birmingham
New York
Augusta
New Orleans
Ridd
Noriik
Charlotte
Richmond
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Pullman
Washington
Norfolk
Atlanta
Macon
Columbus
Montgomery
Mobile
New Orléans
Savannah
Jacksonville
R. H. Graham
DPA
Charlotte, N. C
H. D. Saunders
Via
Pensacola
Southern Railway
N.C
Piedmont Building & Loan Association
Geo. A. Matton
W. C. Idol
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