Thirteen Year Old Mother Finds Good Home in Bristol
Laura Rice from Bulls Gap Tennessee described as a thirteen year old mother to a two month old boy wanders penniless after being deserted. She sought aid at the Salvation Army in Bristol and was placed with a young married couple after interviews with Captain Plews.
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Bristol
Laura Rice
Bulls Gap
Tenn
Salvation Army
William Plews
Kite
Capain Plews
Hayne Lamar Joins Greenville Club in South Atlantic League
Augusta player Hayne Lamar left for Columbia to join the Greenville team in the South Atlantic association. Lamar signed a contract to play first base for the Spinners after moving from the sandlot circuit.
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Greenville Chuir
Augusta
Hayne Lamar
Columbia
Greenville
South Atlantic Association
Lamar
Spinners
Hamlet Peach Show Attracts Thousands In Sandhills
The second annual Sandhills peach show in Hamlet drew about 5,000 visitors from 12 states over Tuesday and Wednesday. Exhibits featured six varieties of red skin Sandhills peaches and highlighted a two million dollar regional industry led by organizer H. T. Prosser. Notable speakers included Prof. C L Newman and Maj. W. A. Graham. The peach harvest festival drew about 4,006 attendees.
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Hamlet
Sandhills
Sand Hills
H. T. Prosser
C L. Newman
C. S. Aker
W. A Graham
W. N. Butt
L. B. McBrayer
Jane McKimmon
Man Wilted by Women's Styles Laughing Quote
A brief quip notes that many men mock women’s fashion, wryly commenting on the ease of dismissing changing styles. The line reflects social attitudes toward dress and gender taste in the era.
State orchestra to be dissolved in New South Wales
Sydney June 14 The government announced the impending dissolution of the State orchestra and gave musicians three months notice. The deficit last year was about 250 000 with annual expenses over 100 000 dollars. Music lovers pleas for reversal have not succeeded.
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Sydney
N.S. W
New South Wales
Man with a line of talk hints at fishing for something
Congress views the speaker as an ex veteran while noting the current rhetoric. The remark suggests a political maneuver tied to veteran status and public discourse.
Norfolk and Western Trackmen Still Out
Bluefield West Virginia July 28 Norfolk and Western prepares a statement on July car movements to compare with last July showing improvement despite the strike. None of the 400 trackmen who walked out last week have returned to work and the assistant chairman of the maintenance of way men was arrested yesterday.
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Norfolk & Western 1
Noneidon
Wrk
Strikebreakers and labor conflict tied to Norfolk and Western travel
A concealed gun was found on a strikebreaker working as a stationary fireman. An agent aiding strikebreaking was arrested for operating without a license. The maintenance of way chairman, pushing to resubmit wage and overtime questions to the Labor Board, faced boos from his own crew during stops along the Clinch Valley division of the Norfolk and Western yesterday.
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Maintenance of Way
Labor Board
Visiting Parent Frank Weedon Arrives in High Point
Frank Weedon from New Orleans arrived in High Point to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Weedon on Hamilton Street today.
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Frank Weedon
High Point
New Orleans
Mrs
C. F. Weedon
Hamilton Street
Governor McCray vows mine takeovers if strike not ended
Indiana Governor Warren T. McCray says in a public statement that if the strike is not settled within five days from July 27, he will take over one or more mines to supply the people of Indiana with fuel. The remark was made in Indianapolis.
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Asheville
Robert Phillips
Ruth O'Shaughnessy
Asheville Kiwanis Club
Frank E. Miller
Caruso
Miller
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
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