Davidson Commencement Closes at Davidson College
Davidson College held its 1931 commencement with exercises in Chambers Building and a flag-lowering ceremony at noon. Dr. W. L. Lingle conferred degrees including Summa Cum Laude honors to four, and honorary doctorates to six distinguished figures. Funds and gifts totaling over 85 thousand dollars were announced, with 20 thousand dollars remaining as debt secured by pledges.
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Davidson
Davidson College
W. L. Lingle
Chambers Building
Chambers
James Bell Black, Jr
Red Springs
Algeron Sydney Sullivan
Lingle
Cameron Morrison
Charlotte
Carolinas
A. B. McGlure
Rabun Gap
Davidson Mill Chapel
Dr. Lingle
Ernest Kiiker Emurian
Suffolk
Kenneth McDonald Jackson
Birmingham
Ala
Henry Stokes Munroe, Jr
James Atwell Alexander
Stony Point
Alexander Hurlburt Shepard, Jr
Wilmington
Herbert Spaugh
L. R. Scott
Valdosta
First Presbyterian Church
E. W. Way
Jacksonville
Fla
W. H. Lingle
China
J. A. Tillinghast
Converse College
Spartanburg
D. C
George G. Allen
James B. Duke
Duke Foundation
Frank P. Graham
University of North Carolina
H. Stokes Munroe, Jr
Munroe
Richardson Stadium
Sons and Daughters of Liberty Convene in Salisbury
The 25th annual state convention of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty will be held in Salisbury June 10 and 11 with headquarters at the Yadkin hotel. About 200 delegates are expected as 19 Salisbury district councils host visitors from across North Carolina.
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H. ©. Stanley
Kentucky
Parker
Duryham
showdown nears in fight on Horton impeachment
In Nashville Tennessee the long battle over Governor Henry H Horton continues as the House opens debate on one impeachment article. Debates expected to stretch beyond adjournment with a roll call possible this afternoon or tomorrow as testimony closes on the first article alleging a conspiracy for political favors and bond promotion.
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Nashville
Tenn
Henry H. Horton
House of Representatives
House
Horton
Luke Lea
Rogers Caldwell
Investment House of Caldwell and Company
Lea-Caldwell
The Lesser Eve Recipe Remark
A humorous Passing Show item features a husband refusing to eat leftover food and a wife promising tasty reuse with new recipes, turning a domestic quarrel into a light joke. The exchange centers on practical kitchen improvisation and shared domestic life.
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Usband
National Guardsmen to Reenact Guilford Battle on July 4
Greensboro hosts a sesquicentennial Guilford Courthouse reenactment with about 700 guardsmen from companies in Concord Albemarle Reidsville Greensboro and High Point. Some 1500 participants will portray British and American units in the national park event.
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National Guardsmen
Guilford
Greensboro
Concord
Albemarle
Reidsville
120Th Infantry
252Nd Coast Artillery
Guilford Courthouse
National Guard
New York Tests New High Speed Flying Fort Plane
The air corps tested a single high speed all metal four gun bomber plane in New York. The low wing aircraft carries a crew of two and a quarter ton of bombs with six machine guns. It reportedly reaches 200 miles per hour.
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New York
Air Corps
Two Fathers Guide Sons Across a Summer Ford Trip
Two boys begin a months long road trip in a Ford roadster to learn practical life skills. They visit industrial sites and farms, study raw materials and manufacturing, and report each night. Their parents hope the voyage builds self reliance and real world knowledge beyond books.
Appalachian Summer Term Opens June 9 at ASU
Boone June 3 Appalachian State Teachers college prepares for summer classes starting June 9. Laboratories are improved, new equipment added, library space expanded, shelves built for new books, a teachers' rest room is under construction, and shrubbery enhancements include hemlock rhododendron balsam arbor vitae and Canadian spruce.
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Boone
Appalachian State Teachers College
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Davidson Commencement
A. B. McClure
Sullivan
Salisbury
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Tennessee
Aete
Ford
Appalachian
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