Dr Ralph Bunche to Speak in Raleigh Monday Night
Dr Ralph J. Bunche the first U S Negro to lead in international affairs will speak Monday night in Raleigh. The Institute of Religion sponsored by the United Church brings Bunche to Municipal Auditorium to discuss the United Nations peace effort before a segregated audience.
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Raleigh
Ralph J. Bunche
United State
Bunche
Institute of Religion
United Church
United Nations
Municipal Auditorium
Devised Sign of Equality by Robert Recorde
The arithmetical sign of equality was devised in 1537 by Robert Recorde who said Noe two thynges can be more equalle than a pair of parallel lines of one length.
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Robert Recorde
Notable figures and safety notes in early 20th century discourse
A discussion highlights approved fire extinguishers for electrical fires due to non-conductive contents. The Institute of Religion holds sessions weekly through February 28 with Dr David Bradley presenting. Dr Bunche, a leading diplomat and UN trustee chief, is noted for peace mediation in the Near East and is to be introduced by Shaw University president Dr Robert P. Daniel.
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Institute of Religion
David Bradley
Bunche
America
Near East
United Nations
U.n.’S Department of
Spring's Darling Little White Collar Boy Fashion Trend
EPSIE KINARD reports from New York on the rise of the white collar boy as a dominant style from Paris to San Francisco. Designers Nettie Rosenstein and Stephanie Koret use detachable cotton collars to brighten necklines on coats and suits, with navy soutache trim and youthful updates in rayon and tweed ensembles.
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New York
NEA
Paris
San Francisco
Nettie Rosenstein
California
Stephanie Koret
Local residents visit and recoveries noted across city
Daisy Ruth Smith recuperates at Boulevard unit after an operation on Wednesday and can receive visitors. Mrs. Van Wyck Webb and her son Van Wyck Jr visit from Raleigh with Mrs. Webb's mother Mrs. Tomlinson on Park Way. Miss Betty Simmons of Rocky Mount stays with Mrs. Tomlinson. her mother Mrs. Simmons and Mrs. Tomlinson plan to host them through the week. Mrs. Francis B. Nelson heads to Ocala, Florida to visit sister Mrs. Waldrop for ten days, traveling with Mrs. Waldrop and their mother Mrs. Floyd English of Anderson, S.C. Nancy Ricks enters Boulevard unit for observation. Donald Wood had an appendectomy and recovers at High Point Memorial. Bart Prevo remains at Washington Street unit for treatment. Andrew Nance and family attend wedding in Smithfield. Katherine Jones and Patsy Ann Beam accompany them from the city and Salisbury respectively. Carolyn Armentrout convalesces at home on Gilbert Street after ten days of illness. Mrs. Sara Wagger leaves for New York on business for her ready to wear shop. Hiubert Bunn’s condition stays unchanged after five months of illness and hospital visits. Out-of-town guests for the Utley-Hardin wedding include Miss Sara Ellen Honeycutt, Miss Patsy Capp, Arcola, and Miss Barbara Cline with Jack Slane home from Duke University for the weekend.
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van Wyck Webb
van Wyck, Jr
Raleigh
Francis B. Nelson
Ocala
Fla
Jack Waldrop
Nelson
Waldrop
Floyd English
Anderson
S.C
Andrew Nance
Ragan
Jack
Smithfield
Utley
Defense against atomic bombs relies on dispersion
The text states that the only sure defense against an atomic bomb is dispersion. It notes that at sea a carrier task force can disperse within minutes so widely that only one unit might be lost to a lucky hit.
First Flight A M 76 Los Angeles to Phoenix Announced
The A M 76 air mail route from Los Angeles through Burbank Long Beach Santa Ana Laguna Beach San Diego El Centro Yuma Ajo to Phoenix will start around February 17 with special cachets. First flight covers must be sent to the named post offices and held for cachet, with all covers in by February 17.
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Los Angeles
Air Mail Field
Burbank
Long Beach
Calif
Santa Ana
Laguna Beach
San Diego
el Centro
Yuma
Ajo
Phoenix
Ariz
Los Angeles Air Mail Field
Private highway post office to operate between Muskogee and Oklahoma City
The Post Office department announces a privately owned highway post office service to start around February 20 linking Muskogee to Oklahoma City and Oklahoma City to Mangum. Special first trip cadets and cancellation stamps will be provided.
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Post Office Department
Muskogee
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mangum Okla
Power and rainfall facts from early 20th century notes
The text defines one horsepower as the ability to raise 33 000 foot pounds of work per minute and notes it equals about ten times an average man’s consistent daily work. It also states Nevada averages 8.81 inches of rainfall per year per the U S Weather Bureau.
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Nevada
U. S&s.weather Bureau
Advertising Balloons Reach Milker in Millerstown
A Decatur food store released helium balloons on January 21 offering a free quart of milk with each note. Kenneth Beaner of Millerstown, Pa., reported the balloon landed in weeds on January 22 and asks to claim the milk prize. The note notes the distance from Decatur to Millerstown as 685 miles. The item also mentions a Timor Sea island discovery and a WWII waterproof match developed by the era.
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Decatur
Kenneth Beaner
Millerstown
Beaner
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