Rhododendron Festival Opens in Asheville With Pageantry
Western North Carolina prepares for the seventh annual Rhododendron festival beginning June 12. A royal procession, military ball, grand parade, rhododendron pageant, baby parade, mutt dog parade, and a carnival finale will unfold as ambassadors from ten Southern states visit to honor the mountain flower kingdom.
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Asheville
North Carolina
Rhododendron Brigade of Guards
Kenley
Alabama
Mary Harmon Black
Birmingham
University of Alabama
Florida
Carolina de Montigna
Jacksonville
University of Florida
Georgia
Dorothy Rachel Woodall
Woodland
Brenau College
Kentucky
Jean Dawson
Crestwood
University of Kentucky
Louisiana
Virginia Logan
New Orleans
Tulane
Mississippi
Margie Ivy
West Point
Mississippi State College
Adelaide Fortune
Greensboro
N. C
State College For Women
South Carolina
Julia Elizabeth McLaurin
Lancaster
Converse College
Tennessee
Spitting Fish Shoots Water To Snare Prey
The spitting fish ejects a jet of water with enough force to knock an insect or small lizard into the water, where the fish can quickly consume it.
The Nicest Laxative Feena-mint Chewing Gum
An advertisement touts Feena-mint chewing gum as a new quick acting laxative with a physician approved ingredient. It claims gentleness, full action, and no interference with daily duties, promising relief from constipation headaches and sluggishness.
Irish Taxes Rise Cited by O'Duffy in Trim Speech
General O Duffy head of the Irish Free State Blue Shirts told a Trim audience that taxation will be at least 40 million dollars higher this year than before Fianna Fail came to power. He noted that more than 10 million in land annuities is being withheld.
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Irish Free State
Fiana Fail
General O'Duffy
Blue Shirts
Trim
Dickens Higham memorial seeks 1,000,000 shillings world appeal
Memorial in Dickens home town of Higham England plans a Charles Dickens Institute with collegiate buildings and a large campus. It will include a running track swimming pool and facilities for games as part of the project aiming to raise about 1,000,000 shillings (roughly $250,000).
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Dickens
Nevada Land Use Shows Small Farm Share
Nevada covers 70,185,440 acres of land and only about 5.8 percent is used for farming. The figure highlights limited agricultural development in the state amid broader land use patterns.
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Nevada
Historic Shrines Of Virginia Monticello Travel Guide
Charlottesville invites readers to tour Monticello and nearby sites. The piece highlights Jefferson's library, Honeymoon Lodge, slave quarters, and the relationship with Madison and Monroe. It notes Monticello’s architecture, its connection to Virginia figures, and urges a day trip including Ashlawn and Montpelier with picturesque views and educational aims.
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Jefferson
Charlottesville
America
Farmington
Monticello
University
Thomas Jefferson
Mrs. Roosevelt
Edgar Allan Poe
Woodrow Wilson
University of Virginia
France
Honeymoon Lodge
Europe
Madison
Monroe
Monticello Association
Mount Vernon
Tarleton
United States
Ashlawn
Washington
Orange Court House
Montpelier
James Madison
Virginia
Dolly Madison
White House
Washington Letter on summer in Washington and politics
Rodney Dutcher notes the old summer Washington faded with the New Deal as Congress stays home less while presidents and agencies keep moving. People flee to Maryland Virginia for relief and leisure, with 8 to 3:30 hours giving workers daytime freedom. juleps dominate the heat as crowds discuss weather and outings, while the Weather Man remains unpopular for misjudged Memorial Day forecast.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
New Deal
Congress
Capitol Hill
U.S. Ocean Vessels Surpass Ten Million Tons Value
The United States vessels total over ten million gross tons, placing the nation second to Britain which has about nineteen million tons. A separate London fashion show featured necklets made of large bead beads on display.
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United States
Great Britain
London
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Thomasville
Wilmington
North Carolina Building and Loan League
Elizabeth City
State League
W. A. Fonvielle
the Mutual
Charlotte
The
Mechanics
L. D. Coltrane
Cabarrus County Association
Concord
J. C. Braswell
Citizens
Rocky Mount
C. A. Johnson
Edgecombe
Taraboro
E. K. Bishop
New Bern Association
New Bern
J. H. Hinton
Co-operative
Frank H. Steadman
Cross Creek Association
Fayetteville
Claywell
Perpetual
Lenoir
Rutherfordton
Edgecombe Homestead and Loan
Tarboro
Anson
Wadesboro
Wilson Home
Wilson
Winson-Salem
Winston Salem
First
Hickory
Cabarrus County
High Point
Albemarle
Rocky Mount Homestead and Loan
Home
Lexington
Gate City
Mooresville
Morganton
North Wilkesboro
Piedmont Mutual
People’s
Asheboro
Elkin
Joseph W. Harriman
New York
Harriman National Bank & Trust Company
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Australia
Maryland
Board of Trade
Potomac
South River
Chesapeake Bay
Ickes
Interior Department
PWA
United
High Point Hardware Co
South Main Street
General Electric
General
General Electrics
Eemence
Flapper
Fanny
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