Major James H. Doolittle Retires From Racing At 34
Major James H. Jimmy Doolittle announces retirement from racing due to age, with wife Mrs Doolittle backing the decision. He recalls previous shifts from army service to aviation and exhibition flying, and notes one final attempt at Cleveland races if a worthy plane is found. He will focus on aeronautical research.
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New York
James H
Jimmie) Doolittle
Doolittle
Cleveland
St. Louis
Dr Edward J Cathell To Move To Lexington
Dr Edward J Cathell is expected to arrive in Lexington this week from Atlanta where he completed an internship and studied surgery. He will join Dr J L Sowers as an associate in the local medical practice.
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Lexington
Edward J. Cathell
Atlanta
Cathell
J. L. Sowers
Rubber mile posts installed along German highways
Rubber mile posts that yield when hit by cars are installed along some German highways and rebound to position after impact, combining safety and durability in roadside marking.
Day Law Branded Failure At Meet
University, Va. July 11. James W. Wadsworth Jr. former U S senator from New York spoke at the Institute of Public Affairs urging repeal of the eighteenth amendment. He argued national prohibition failed to curb vice and harms government by creating rigid police power and called it a fundamental error in the Constitution. He noted many did not realize in 1918 that the amendment aimed beyond closing saloons.
Lexington Plans To Celebrate July 4th
Promoter Dave Leonard says final preparations are underway for a July Fourth celebration in Lexington set for Saturday at the new fair grounds near the Southbound tracks on West Center Street. The event will feature an 11 am parade and a 2 pm program with races for automobiles stock cars motorcycles bicycles horses ponies mules and goats plus an old time Georgia minstrel show drawing a large Davidson County crowd.
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Lexington
Dave Leonard
Davidson County
New Fairgrounds
West Center Street
World Competition Affects Most American Farm Producers
Arthur M. Hyde secretary of agriculture reports that about 90 percent of production is impacted by foreign competition. The insight underscores strains on U S farms amid global trade pressures.
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Arthur M. Hyde
Secretary of Agriculture
Guilford College Began As New Garden Boarding School
Guilford College traces its roots to the 1837 opening of New Garden Boarding School, founded by Quakers in North Carolina. The school evolved into a coeducational liberal arts college, later earning state charters and notable regional leadership in education. The article recounts early funding, charter transfer, and the 1888 transition to Guilford College with growing endowment and prominence.
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New Garden
Society of Friends
South
Guilford College
Guilford
Katherine Ricks
Carnegie Corporation
Byron A. Haworth
North Carolina
Friends
George Fox
Fox
England
Friends Schools
South Carolina
United States
Nat Turner
Virginia
Clemmonsville
George Mendenhall
New Gar
Elihu Coffin
Yearly Meeting
Morehead
Edgeworth Seminary
Greensboro
Tts
Baltimore
Garden
America
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Raymond Binford
North Carolina College Conference
Council of Church Boards of America
Insect Damage Estimated at 125 Million in Canada
Top entomologists from the Canadian Department of Agriculture estimate insects cause over 125 million dollars in crop damage annually across the dominion.
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Canada
Canadian Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Rev Robert Prentis Becomes New Pastor
Rev Robert Prentis, student at Duke University School of Religion, has arrived in Davidson County to serve as assistant pastor of the Welcome charge of the M. E. church south. He will assist Pastor E P Stabler for ten weeks during services held in Lexington.
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Lexington
Robert Prentis
Duke University School of Religion
Davidson County
M. E. Church
South
E. P. Stabler
Preacher Prantis Speaks At Three Local Churches
At Welcome Methodist Church Sunday morning Rev Prantis preached, later at Mid Way Church the afternoon service followed. Sunday night he delivered a sermon at Mount Vernon Church.
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Welcome Methodist Church
Midway Church
Mr. Prantis
Mount Vernon Church
United States operates three coin mints
The United States maintains three coining mints located in Philadelphia Denver and San Francisco producing circulating coinage and commemoratives.
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The
United States
Philadelphia
Denver
San Francisco
Town to Admit Only Teetotalers in Crecho Slovakia
A new settlement near Crecho Slovakia will admit only teetotalers non smokers and vegetarians. The plan screens applicants to ensure residents follow health and lifestyle rules.
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Crecho
Slovakia
Empire State Insurance Company Financial Abstract 1930
North Carolina Insurance Department certifies the Empire State Insurance Company of Watertown New York filed a December 1 1930 statement. It shows capital paid cash 1 000 000 and total admitted assets 2 867 650 38 with surplus 3 040 286 96, North Carolina business 1980 fire risks written 847 000 and premiums received 636. The report is signed by H R Waite president D A Seaver secretary and H W Tomlingen treasurer with Dan C Boney official seal.
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Watertown
N. Y
North Carolina
Rieke
H. R. Waite
D. A. Seaver
H. W. Tomlingen
Washington Street
Dan C. Boney
Raleigh
N. C
State OF
Empire State Insurance Company of
Insurance Commissioner
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