Local Honor Society Membership Reaches Twenty-Two Members
The National Honor Society local chapter, organized in 1925, lists current active members including Robert Davis Virginia Hunt Mary Holley Anna Gertrude Douglas Eloise Best Rose Askew Adelaide Crowell and others. Officers are Mary Elizabeth Harllee president, Robert Davis vice president Eloise Best secretary and Robert Morrow treasurer.
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National Honor Society
Robert Davis
Virginia Hunt
Mary Holley
Anna Gertrude Douglas
Eloise Best
Rose Askew
Adelaide Crowell
David Vareons
Ivan Crissman
Mary Elizabeth Harllee
Thomas Carpenter
Wilma Welborn
Frances Douglas
Sarah Jarrett
Robert Morrow
Robert Hubbard
Mayna Allen
Gladys Culler
Raymond Ritchie
William Coble
Wilbur Hutchins
Marion Williams
Kalopia Antonakas
Elizabeth Brown
Elizabeth Snow Welborn
Alta Mae Osborn
Ruth Farlow
Adelaide McAnally
Nell Adams
Carter Farriss
Billie Hiatt
Lucia Hayes
Mary Elizabeth Perry
Mamie Frances Stamey
Vera Smith
Frank Mitchell
Raymond Osman
Rose Hyman
Gladys Ellington
Ruby Robbins
Lorraine Ellison
Lillian Brown
Alice MacRae Caldwell
Thomas Douglas
Daphne Gentry
Ossie Hussey
Rebecca Jenkins
Louise Jennings
Nell Jones
Bernice Clinard Lee
H. N. Patterson
Wanda Penny
Mary Agnes Rawson
Margaret Silman
Helen Swain
Gracie Cagle
J. van Cashatt
Marvin Cashatt
Virginia McEwen
Leslie Johnson
Sherrod Morrow
Elford York
Emma Fritz
Eleanor Idol
John Clinard
Ralph Spillman
Grace Bulla
Jester Pierce
Vernon Idol
John Easter
Aline Wrenn
Louise Salsbury
Elizabeth Stevens
Cloud partnership in verse about distant lands
A poem by Mary Elizabeth Harllee personifies clouds as shared guardians of children in far lands. It imagines the clouds watching wanderers, inviting them to imagined homes, while critiquing imperial dreams and the idea of ownership across cultures.
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Mary Elizabeth Harllee
League Seeks Union in Austria German League Growth
The Austro German League reports 1 004 311 of Austria s 6 5 million population have joined the organization as it aims at uniting Austria with Germany.
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League
Union
Vienna
Austro-German League
Austria
Germany
Cuban Customs Revenue Surges in First Half 1928 29
Havana reports customs revenue totaling 17 892 567 dollars for the first half of the 1928 29 fiscal year, up 10 319 dollars from the same period a year earlier.
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Havana
Cuba
University Grads Take Jobs With Bell System
Five graduates from Guilford College Asheville Greensboro Roseboro and Tennessee secure positions with Bell Telephone for next year. Burdine will join the Bell Telephone laboratory in New York while Coltrane Grace Sharp Simpson begin work in Atlanta.
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Chapel Hill
Bell Telephone Company
R. F.coltrane
Guilford College
A. L. Grace
Asheville
W. B. Sharp
Greensboro
P. T. Simpson
Roseboro
N. T. Burdine
Tennessee
Burdine
Bell Telephone Laboratory
New York
Atlanta
Chemistry Frat Takes Eight U W N G Students
Chapel Hill June 1 Alpha Chi Sigma the national chemical fraternity announced the pledging of eight University of North Carolina Wilmington? Noted members include F W Grant P C Usher P Gilchrist Jr M M Matthews E O Bryant D S Hartshorn from the freshman class and G H McCormick Frank Thomas from the upper class in Charlotte Asheville Clinton Greensboro Siler City.
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Chapel Hill
Alpha Chi Sigma
National Chemical Fraternity
F. W. Grant
South Carolina
Gilchrist, Jr
Charlotte
M. M. Matthews
Asheville
E. O. Bryant
Clinton
D. S. Hartshorn
Goldsboro
G. H. McCormick
Greensboro
Frank Thomas
Siler City
Auction Sets Prices for Signatures of Famous Writers
Paris auction draws 267 for Marcel Proust signature ahead of items by Pierre Loti Ana tole France d'Annunzio and Georges Clemenceau selling for 11 and 9 dollars respectively.
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Paris
Marcel Proust
Pierre Loti
Anatole France
d'Annunzio
Georges Clemenceau
Wish to Lie Close and Hear Your Laugh Through Time
A narrator longs for a final wish of closeness and comfort from a beloved figure. He seeks to feel the heart and breath, hear laughter and stories, and be cradled while recalling a life of hardship, dice games, and dreams of safety and love. The piece blends intimate affection with remorse and yearning.
Chicago Livestock Market Report and England Divorce Figures
Chicago livestock receipts mixed with price shifts across hogs cattle and sheep. Hogs see lighter weights fetch top around 10.90 with several classes down from Friday while cattle and yearlings show modest gains and losses. England reports nearly 70 marriages last year between previously divorced spouses.
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Chicago
California
England
Home Economics Dept Expands Courses At High School
The home economics department reports a successful year with expanded class access. Freshmen now join cooking and sewing as the program emphasizes real home life skills, child care, meal planning for families, and social activities linked to holidays and family life.
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Owen Repse
Penelope Morgan
Hallowe’en
German Authors Explain Movie Refusal Sordid Industry
Several German authors answered why they did not write for the movies noting the industry was sordid and lacked artistic ideals. Wolfgang Goetz, a popular playwright, said he refrained because he was not qualified for the work.
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Berlin
Wolfgang Goetz
Davidson College to award six honorary degrees at final exercises
Davidson College will grant six honorary degrees, 118 bachelor degrees and one master of arts at the final exercises on June 5. cum laude honors are awarded for the first time in the institution’s history along with degrees in honor courses. The list includes recipients from Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, and beyond, with numerous graduates in arts and science bachelor programs.
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Davidson
Davidson College
J. H. Grey
Bedford
H. A. Love
DeFuniak Springs
Fla
A. R. McQueen
R. T. Coit
Korea
H. Cook
Mount Berry
W.S
L. McCarty
Augusta
C. J. Albright
Norfolk
W. L. Dumas, Jr
Talladega
Ala
M. T. Gilmour
Wilmington
Frank Hall
R. R. Kane
Atlanta
Hickory
D. F. Cannon
Concord
G. W. Crawford
Statesville
Francis Ghiugo
Valdese
H. C. Harrill
Ellenboro
G. E. Herriott
Romney
W. Va
J. TY. Kerr
Meteor Strikes Okuntevka Sparking Fire and Melted Snow
The village of Okuntevka in Shklovsky region requests scientists to visit after a meteor fell nearby. It burned many trees and caused extensive snow melt from the fiery event.
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Moscow
Okuntevka
Shklovsky Region
Census Suspended in Havana Policy Change
President Ger ardo Machado y Morales approves suspending the census planned for next year in Havana. Authorities state the move pauses preparations and alters official demographic data timeline.
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Havana
Gerardo Machado Y Morales
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Cloud Partnership
High Point High School
Bell System
North Carolina Public Service Company
North Carolina Public Service
Chicago Livestock
Home Economics
Maury, Jr
Harrisonburg
J. T. Roddey, Jr
Rock Hill
Abernethy, Jr
Winter Haven
J. A. Alexander
Stony Point
W. C. Archie
Salisbury
R. A. Boggs, Jr
Durant
Okla
J. E. Bradley
China
A. N. Brown, Jr
Mineral Wells
Tex
B. F
Blacksburg
G. Gay
Little Rock
Ark
B. O. Geer
Charleston
R. G. Grady
G. H. Green
Mt. Berry
W. P. Greene, Jr
Abbeville
F. D. Helm
Kenly
J. . Johnson
Wartrace
Tenn
N. Y
C. K. Poole
Troy
W. M. Powell
W. M. Regen
Franklin
J. A. Ricks, Jr
Durham
J. W. Robinson
Kings Mountain
M. F. Rowe
Fredericksburg
R. F. Sloop
Mooresville
S. W. Smith
H. W. Tucker
Ripley
Rose Hill
J. 8. Causey
C. C. Clark
Elizabethtown
R. M. Clifton
Henderson
M. L. Crawford
Sumter
S. C
J. L. Ely, Jr
Jasper
W. W. Flowe, Jr
W. H. Flythe
Laurel Hill
R. M. Gant
O. T. Gibson
Pennington Gap
High Point Steam Laundry
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