Old Time Train At Thomasville Draws Large Crowd
More than a thousand townspeople gathered at the depot to view the antique 99 year old train on the Southern tracks. Children teachers and city officials observed the spectacle while Rev E C Gregory preached a graduation sermon on The Art of Making A Life to a full high school audience.
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Charleston
Rev
E. C. Gregory
Thomasville
Great Southern
Andrews
Col
A. B. Andrews
J. E. Lambeth
William A. Lambeth
Washington, D. C
First Presbyterian Church
Morganton
Gregory
Romance Fades at Gretna Green as Heiress Elopes
An heiress and a Cambridge undergraduate eloped to Gretna Green by car. They were greeted not by the blacksmith at his anvil but by his wife who gave a form to record their Scotland residence. Weddings at the forge are waning, with Carlisle authorities once inviting seven couples to marry there during a civic week.
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Cambridge
Gretna Green
Scotland
Carlisle
Archaeologist Finds Navarre Kings Tombs at Lescar Cathedral
Canon Du barrat, an archaeologist, locates the lost tombs of the Kings of Navarre in the Lescar cathedral in the Pyrenees village. The eldest part dates to the twelfth century. a roof collapse in 1599 led to the tombs losing their location. The cathedral is to be restored.
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Navarre
Dubarrat
Spirited Bids Arrive for State Printing Contract
In Raleigh on June 4, officials report 26 bids for the state's 300000 printing contract for two years. Seventeen NC firms bid on printing, six on photoengraving, two on copper plate engraving, with Fort Wayne Printing Co. as the only out of state bidder. Previous Raleigh printers bid again after changes to specs, with outside printers winning and saving nearly 30 percent.
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North Carolina
Fort Wayne Printing Co
Fort Wayne
Ind
Supreme Court
Raleigh
Printing Commission
Radium Prices Poised to Fall with New Portuguese Mines
Radium prices may ease as Portuga l new mines come online. Present quotation runs about $60,000 per gram or roughly $1,700,000 per ounce, with current supply from Kantaga mines in the Belgian Congo operated by a Belgian company.
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Portugal
Kantaga
Belgian Congo
Nine American Motor Boats Arrive in Guatemala
Nine American motor boats were introduced into Guatemala last year as part of a broader transfer of equipment. The move signals continued U.S. assistance and regional usage of motorized craft for transportation or patrol roles.
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Guatamala
Actress Lilyan Tashman Praises Lux Soap for Skin
Hollywood opinion favors Lux Toilet Soap as essential for screen glamour. Directors like Alan Dwan applaud smooth rose petal skin, and Tashman credits Lux with keeping her complexion blooming. The soap, used by nine of ten stars and adopted by studios, is made by a famed French method.
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Hollywood
Calif
Alan Dwan
Lilyan Tashman
Henderson Reaffirms Shaw as Dramatist in New Book
Archibald Henderson Bernard Shaw’s official biographer releases Is Bernard Shaw a Dramatist a humorous imaginary symposium on Shaw’s theatrical stature. The volume argues Shaw as greatest living dramatist while engaging Ibsen Archer Walkley and others in critique. Lectures in New York Town Hall and Martin Beck Theatre inspired this limited deluxe edition for England and America.
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Chapel Hill
Archibald Henderson
Bernard Shaw
Henderson
Shaw
Henrik Ibsen
William Archer
Arthur Bingham Walkley
Town Hall
Martin Beck Theatre
New York City
England
America
Worth Pavers Long Skirt Says Women Stay Conservative
Paris designer Worth, visiting London, notes French dressmakers battle to reintroduce the long skirt after promoting short styles. He says women remain conservative and cling to one fashion, making it hard to shift preferences.
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Worth
Paris
London
Beauty doctors of Europe stage shows with cocktails
Beautician reports European beauty doctors hosting shows like dressmakers with complexion mannequins. They offer cocktails and sandwiches, not tea and cakes. A cocktail named Bright Eyes and another Wrinkle Remover are served. The drinks are claimed harmless to the skin despite the “kick.”
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Beauty Doctors
Europe
Alumni honor Washington and Lee president with silver service
Alumni faculty and friends presented Dr. Henry Louis Smith, president of Washington and Lee University, with a six piece silver service and waiter. The gift came as appreciation for his long service. he agreed to stay until January 1935 and plans to return to Greensboro, North Carolina after retirement. The presentation was made by Hon. Richard C. Stokes, a 1905 graduate.
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Lexington
Henry Louis Smith
Washington and Lee University
Doctor Smith
Richard C. Stokes
Covington
Washington and Lee
Board of
Greensboro
N. C
Ancient Mexican mines reopened by modern mining science
Mexican Chamber of Mines reports that ancient mines in Mexico, long deserted after slaves mined for tribute under Montezuma, are becoming profitable again through new techniques. Early methods lacked ventilation and used oil lights, with ore hauled on backs. when unprofitable they were abandoned in favor of new sites.
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Mexico
Mexican Chamber of Mines
America
Mexico Spends Nearly 10 Million on Irrigation Projects
Mexico reports spending close to ten million dollars on irrigation projects in the past year. The outlay reflects investments by government agencies and related programs to improve water management for agriculture.
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Mexico
North Carolina copper mining gains momentum state wide
North Carolina sees renewed activity as old copper properties are reconditioned and surveys by major copper firms occur. Fontana mine in Swain county remains the only large operator, employing about 300 people, while the state ranks eleventh nationwide in copper production. Total 1928 output reached 8,207,000 pounds valued at about $1.18 million, with a 1927 comparison showing gains.
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North Carolina
Fontana
Swain County
Frank D. Grist
Labor and Printing
U. S. Bureau of Mines
United States
Alaska
Division of Minor Resources
Department of Conservation and Development
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