Joie de Vivre club sparks town ambitions in Red Thrush
Ginger Tolliver conceives a Junior club to curb boredom in Red Thrush Town. She overhauls Mill Rush farm house, hires painter Bard Holloway to decorate, and names the venture Joie de Vivre while taxi driver Ivy Ford promotes the project with college flags.
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Red Thrush
Ginger Ella Tolliver
Mill Rush Farm
Ginger
Phil van Doorn
Tolliver Home
Paris
Bard Holloway
Phil
The
Tollivers
Jose de Vivre
Mill Rush
Rabbit River
Ivy Ford
Ivy
Ginger Tolliver
Patty
Bard
Plan to lure Italian guests to Joie de Vivre ballroom
A foursome plots a summer dance opening at Joie de Vivre inviting a mysterious Italian visitor. Ginger arranges a pricey, exclusive event while fearing the arrival of a large, noisy Italian group. The scene ends as Ivy alerts that guests must be invited, foreshadowing tension.
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Joie de Vivre
Ginger
Ivy Ford
Phil. Hamill
Ford
Mr. Ford
Nicole
Bard
Ivy
Ginger Ella
Phil
Emergency Employment Help Office at City Hall
In the basement of City Hall the Emergency Committee for Employment maintains a help line. Mrs W E Price, the full time secretary, or her assistant, will be in the office at all times to receive calls and assist in locating the needed work or services.
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City Hall
W. E. Price
Hold Services For Miss Bessie Gentle
Funeral services were held at Reeds Baptist church for Miss Bessie Gentle daughter of R B Gentle of Yadkin college township who died at home after a long illness She was about 55 and had cared for her father since her mother’s death Survived by father a brother Charles Gentle of Winston Salem a sister Mrs Joe Link of near Tyre and a half sister Mrs Bates of near Arcadia
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Lexington
Reeds Baptist Church
Bessie Gentle
R. B. Gentle
Yadkin College Township
Charles Gentle
Winston-Salem
Joe Link
Tyre
Bates
Arcadia
Duke Mystery Team Struggles Highlight Devils Season
Duke's Blue Devils earned the nickname mystery team for a roller coaster season. After narrow preseason loss to Vora they defeated Randolph Macon Wake Forest Wofford and South Carolina then dropped decisions to Maryland Temple and Navy. Coach Eddie Cameron remains hopeful noting bursts of speed and growing depth as Duke faces Carolina with a freshman preview on the bill.
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Durham
N. C
Duke
Blue Devil
Devils
Dukesters
Vora
Randolph Macon
Wake Forest
Wofford
South Carolina
Duke Mysteries
Maryland
Temple
Navy
Dopesters
Eddie Cameron
Carolina
Hoover Jr Finds New Pastime Building Radio Station
Herbert Hoover Jr, son of the president, has begun building a radio station in Asheville. After obtaining federal permission to operate an amateur station, he started work with his medical attendant, a former navy man, and expects to have the setup ready in days. He is staying in a cottage recovering from incipient tuberculosis and has gained 15 pounds since arriving last fall, now weighing 145.
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Asheville
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Washington
Navy
World faith demographics summary report
The text cites current global religious shares: Christians about 26.9 percent with Protestants 10.7 and Catholics 16.2. Jews 7 percent. Confucians and Taoists 18 percent. Animists 10 percent. Muslims 15.4. Hindus 12.8. Buddhists 8.4. Shintoists 1.4.
Pepper Ransom in Gothic Sack of Rome
In the fifth century Alaric the Goth conquered Rome and demanded a ransom of 3000 pounds of pepper, a sum described as fabulously valuable for its time.
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Rome
Alaric the Goth
Motor Vehicle Deaths Key Cause in U S Accidents
The article notes that more than one third of all accidental deaths in the United States stem from motor vehicle incidents, highlighting road safety concerns and the need for preventive measures.
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The
United States
Glorifying Yourself Salt Bath Remedies by Alicia Hart
A self care column outlines sea salt and Epsom salt baths for toning and skin cleansing. It details amounts for different tub sizes, hot temperatures, and post bath sweating. Practical tips include brushing while in the tub and using European mineral salts with potassium iodide for reducing effects.
Unclear passage on bathing and skin care tips
A fragment describes plunging into cold salt water followed by drying with a Turkish towel and giving a thorough rub-down to smooth and refine the skin. It presents a personal grooming routine as a fine method for skin care.
Rural Schools Enter Contest in Davidson County
Seven rural Davidson county schools enter the county oratorical contest sponsored by Lexington and Thomasville American Legion posts. Five boys and two girls compete for cash prizes advancing to district and state contests, with finals in Raleigh on March 20. The county elimination is February 20 in Lexington and the district contest on March 6 includes Rowan Union Cabarrus Stanly counties.
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Lexington
Davidson County
American Legion
Thomasville
Paul F. Evans
Raleigh
North Carolina Department of the American Legion
Arcadia
Lester Reed
Denton
Allen Surratt
Fairgrove
Hasty
Clyde Payne
Mary Louise Cecil
Reids
Elmer Beck
Tyre
Mildred Frank
Rowan
Union
Cabarrus
Stanly
Coltrane Died Of Alcoholism In Concord
Tom Gay Coltrane wealthy Concord banker died from acute alcoholism aided by fall and exposure per coroner I A Yow verdict after testimony from Anne Reynolds and other witnesses. He was 25, son of a prominent family, found with a forehead gash in Dr E A Misenheimer's yard after a night of heavy drinking. Earlier inquest ruled death due to fall and exposure.
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Concord
N. C
Tom Gay Coltrane
I. A. Yow
Anne Cannon Reynolds
Coltrane
E. A. Misenheimer
Misenheimer
Esperanto Language Inventions and Claims
The text credits Dr. Zamenhof of Warsaw as the inventor of Esperanto in 1887. It says the language is international with no irregular reflections and uses common roots from various languages as the base.
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Zamenhof
Warsaw
Break Up a Cold in a Jiffy with Hill’s Cascara Quinine
An advertisement proclaims Hill’s Cascara Quinine quickly relieves colds. It urges taking two tablets now and following box directions, plus drinking water, claiming faster recovery and a return to work with a wallop. It promises money back if ineffective.
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Hill
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