Typhoid Battle Aimed at Negro Churches in North Carolina
Dr. A B McCreary reported before the American Medical association that Richmond county reduced typhoid cases from 35 with ten deaths in 1925 to five cases and two deaths by 1929. Health workers preached health gospel in negro churches and implemented organized campaigns.
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Detroit
Mich
Richmond County
North Carolina
American Medical Association
A. B. McCreary
Raleigh
N. C
McCreary
Mid-Western Romeo Seeks North Carolina Aid
Eddie Rule Lovekelly, claiming Midwest aristocratic roots, wrote Governor McLean seeking a North Carolina wife years ago. A new letter routed through an intermediary to the secretary of state reports Lovekelly lost work at a piano factory and cites five strict provisions in his mother’s will.
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Raleigh
Eddie Rule Lovekelly
McLean
North Carolina
Lovekelly
Secretary of State
Health drive extends vaccination into colored churches
Dr. McCreary describes a typhoid immunization effort in Richmond County reaching white rural communities with ministers and welfare leaders while converting the negro community through church talks. The campaign expanded to vaccinate children against typhoid serum toxin antitoxin and smallpox, turning a typhoid drive into a broader public health effort.
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Richmond County
McCreary
Health measures reach fifteen hundred colored children
Fifteen hundred colored children received toxin antitoxin during the last six months of 1929 and an equal number were given to white children in the same period. Dr McCreary presented the paper to the public health division. discussion featured Dr Charles Laughinghouse and Dr John Ferrell of the Rockefeller Foundation.
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McCreary
Public Health Division
The
Medical Association
Charles O’h. Laughinghouse
North Carolina
John A. Ferrell
New York
International Health Division
Rockefeller Foundation
Tomlinson Chair Team Edges Ragan Nine 4 3
Tomlinson Chair team defeated the Ragan nine by 4 to 3. After trailing 3 to 1 in the ninth, four straight hits with none out overturned the game. Hepler and D. Stout led Tomlinson’s offense while Younts paced the losers.
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Ragan
Hepler
D. Stout
Younts
E Smith
O' B
Nheimer
Thomas
Beasley
P Shipwash
Rf Sarver
Har’ton
Ah Tomlinson
QO. Stout
If Hayworth
Pendry
B. Stout
Hepler. Hawkins
Howerton
Rf Cox
Inings
A Raganeh Ee Ey
B Stout
A Youts
Hayworth Pendry
Hawkins
Coz
British Empire's Vast Global Reach Noted
The article notes the empire controls about a quarter of Earth's habitable land and counts roughly a quarter of humanity within its population, underscoring its vast global influence and demographic reach.
State Supreme Court Behind With Work Ahead of Summer Recess
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh June 26 No opinions were handed down this week and none will be filed until Wednesday July 2 when the court adjourns for the summer. About 60 cases remain undecided many of them important to the public. Among the cases awaiting decision is the Gastonia murder appeal of the chief of police Aderholt during last summer’s communist troubles.
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Gastonia
Aderholt
Two Fast Clubs Meet Friday at Thomas Mills Field
Rube Eldridge's ball team will meet the Stehli club on Friday at 4 15 at Thomas Mills field. Stehli is tied with the Amos nine for the first half leadership.
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Rube Eldridge
Stehli
Thomas Mill
Amos
British Experts Use Captive Balloon as Radio Tower
British radio experts have succeeded in using a captive balloon as a transmitting tower. The balloon offers adjustable height providing flexible signal reach and easier deployment than fixed towers.
Massive hail stone found near Thomasville Davidson County
A 24 by 8 by 6 inch hail stone formed from thousands of frozen stones fell near Charlie Shuler’s home south of Thomasville during a Tuesday wind and hail storm that damaged crops across Davidson County. Shuler and neighbors measured the chunk, noting it could demolish a car or harm an animal if it struck.
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Thomasville
Charlie Shuler
Davidson County
Mr. Shuler
Will Everhart
Paul Everhart
Raymond Rothrock
John W. Lambeth
Cedar Lodge
William CC. Harris
Randolph Street
William C. Harris
Belva
Lessie Harris
W. L. Baker
Albert B. Shuford
L. P. Shuford
Reuben Westmoreland
Nettie Peace
High Point
J. F. Kirk
Main Street
Fred Craven
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