Second North Carolina District contest Overshadows State Races
Raleigh June 2 The second congressional district battle among Kerr Robertson and Dickinson draws national attention and may signal Smith forces gains or anti Smith setback. Voters may back Kerr for his record despite Smith ties, while anti Smith rivals capitalize on Kerr remarks.
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Raleigh
John H. Kerr
H. G. Robertson
Greene County
O. P. Dickinson
Wilson
House of Representatives
Kerr
Smith
Washington
New York
Smith Papers
North Carolina
O the Smith
Congress
al Smith
George Gordon Battle
Hull
Edgecombe County
Davidson Co holds June free vaccination clinics countywide
Dr. G. C. Gambrell health officer announces free clinics in Davidson County for typhoid diphtheria and smallpox vaccines. Dispensaries operate weekly June 4 through 28 at multiple sites with times ranging 9 to 2 regional locations. Special Tuesday sessions run 2 to 4 pm at Thomasville health office and Saturdays 8:30 am to 5 pm at Lexington Warner building office.
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Lexington
G. C. Gambrell
Davidson County
Southmont
Jackson Hill
Denton
Silver Hill
Tysinger
Hepler
Emmons Township
Linwood
Raper
Churchland
Tyre
Reed’s
Arcadia
Zimmerman’s
Midway
Dog Catcher Seeks Higher Pay With Skill Rating
Cleveland on June 2. K H Ferry superintendent of the Animal Protective League argues a dog catcher deserves more money due to great diligence and peculiar skill. A sliding scale of pay was proposed and classified by ability but county commissioners did not agree. A skeptical commissioner asked if they should test on dogs in the courthouse.
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Cleveland
K. H. Ferry
Animal TF Protective League
Court House
Not a Pipe Dream in Dayton Fire Save
Dayton girl Miss Lillian Grateh awoke from a dream of her neighbor’s house burning and alarmed the fire department. Firemen arrived quickly and saved both structures, preventing spread of the blaze.
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Dayton
Lillian Grateh
Fire Department
Three Golf Records Set in Week at Richmond
Richmond golf professionals posted three course records in one week as they prepare for the national open qualifying at Olympia Fields Chicago. Entries for the June 11 Middle Atlantic qualifier at the Country Club of Virginia include eight Richmond pros plus Mel Shorey Washington, Roland Hancock Wilmington NC, J P Javis Charleston WV, and Herman Atkins Rocky Mount NC.
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Richmond
Olympia Fields
Chicago
Virginia
North Carolina
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Middle Atlantic
Country Club of
Charlie Isaacs
Westwood Pro
Bill Auchterlonie
Glenwood
Bill’ Mehlhorn
Ramon Atkins
Laurel
Mel Shorey
Washington
Roland Hancock
Wilmington
N. C
J. P. Javiis
Charleston
W. Va
Herman Atkins
Rocky Mount
Olympic Try Outs In Atlanta Today
Track and field stars from the southeast gathered at Grant field in Atlanta for Olympic final test trials at Boston next month. Sixteen events spanned sprints to distance races and all field events. Noted athletes Ed Hamm, Eull Snider, Galen Elliott, Pritchett, George Barnes and others competed. The program also hosted the Southeastern Amateur Athletic Union meet as part of a combined carnival.
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Atlanta
Southeast
Grant Field
Boston
Ed Hamm
Georgia Tech
Eull Snider
Auburn
Galen Elliott
Pritchett
North Carolina
George Barnes
University of Ilinois
Ripley
Tenn
Southeastern Amateur Athletic Union
Bloomfield Adopts Pay-As-You-Go Plan
Bloomfield Nebraska, population 1500, shifts to cash only commerce. Thirty merchants and professionals form an association to curb bad accounts and chain store competition. Members sign an agreement with a $100 penalty for violations and a committee enforces the rules. Cash is the watchword in Bloomfield.
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NEA
Bloomfield
Neb
Women of Lapland Among World’s Shortest
Report notes Lapland women as among the smallest globally with an average height of about four feet nine inches. Local observers point to historical and environmental factors shaping this stature.
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Lapland
Fourth and Fifth Grades Host Chapel and Fair
Fourth and fifth graders welcomed a chapel visitor and enjoyed performances on the orthophonic Victrola played by Mr. Andrews and a program by Miss Flora B. Canady’s music pupils. The PTA planned follow up for the pre school clinic. attendance awards were given to many. A note of Mrs. Mitchell’s fifth grade is made for high perfect attendance. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Griff W. Smith in Lexington with interment in the city cemetery. she was 50 and survived by her husband and four children.
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Hamlin
Blanche Wagner
Guilford County
Guilford County Sanatorium
Beatrice George
Victrola Records
Ada Blair
Mrs. Mitchell
Annie Laura Shelton
Ruth Helen Devor
John Skeen
Wallace Skeen
Jefferson Echard
Richel Emerson
Maurice Grimes
Edward Holder
Ruth Grissom
Grace Kirkman
Louise Surrett
Naomi Rutledge
Dorsey Willoughby
Frances Sloop
Leland Gregory
Harry Kirkman
Helen
Colorful Pudding With Nuts and Pink Drops
Readers are invited to make a rice pudding variation using nuts and cinnamon drops. The result reddens in pink streaks, a playful surprise expected to delight children.
President Grover Cleveland, Two Nonconsecutive Terms
The President of the United States who served two nonconsecutive terms was Grover Cleveland.
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United States
Grover Cleveland
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