Eighteen Counties Run White Schools Eight Months in 1928 29
Raleigh reports that eighteen North Carolina counties maintained white schools for eight months in 1928 29. Currituck and New Hanover ran uniform 180 day terms. twenty counties served fewer than 500 white pupils with terms under eight months. In 20 counties 5528 white pupils lacked eight month schooling. 62 counties hold 95 percent of the 121 682 children without eight month schools.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Public Instruction
Camden Carteret
Currituck
Durham Edgecombe
Gates
Guilford
Henderson
Lenoir
Mecklenburg
New Hanover
Northampton
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Translvania
Vance
Washington
Wilson
U S a dvised Asiatic chestnut seedlings for state graft plan
State Forester J S Holmes announced a tentative allotment of 20 25 thousand Asiatic chestnut seedlings by the U S Bureau of Plant Industry to North Carolina to replace the native chestnut lost to blight. Planting will be arranged with landowners and some seedlings are already on state property near Lake Rim.
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Raleigh
J. S. Holmes
U. S. Bureau of Plant Industry
North Carolina
Department of Conservation and Development
Lake Rim
Cumberland County
Clayton
G. F. Gravatt
Bureau of Plant Industry
Federal Bureau
Tax Deductions for Losses and Paving in Ellenboro
Taxpayers should file claims for deductible losses only when they align with the statute. Losses may arise in business transactions or from fires storms shipwrecks thefts without insurance. Ellenboro council approves an $8000 street paving project amid local civic budgeting.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Lux Toilet Soap Promises Smooth Skin Like Hollywood Stars
Magazine style ad restates that 511 of 521 Hollywood actresses use Lux Toilet Soap for smooth skin. Claims spread to Broadway, film studios, and Europe with stars endorsing it for close ups and screen tests. Encourages readers to order several cakes today.
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Hollywood
Raoul Walsh
Fox
Lux
Talking Pictures
France
England
Germany
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