State highway patrol to protect motorists in North Carolina
Enterprise Bureau reports that starting July 1 a 37-man state highway patrol will enforce motor vehicle laws to protect life and property on North Carolina roads. Chairman R A Doughton says the aim is safety not harassment, with emphasis on lighting, weekend drunk driving, and cooperation with revenue agents.
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Doughton
Highway Commission
General Assembly
State Highway Patrol
Washington Airport Sold to Corporation
The Washington airport in Virginia and the Washington New York Airline serving Newark were bought by the Washington Air Terminals corporation. The purchase places control with the Federal Aviation corporation of New York, led by Howard Sutherland as president with C Bascom Slemp as director. The deal includes a 1000 acre airport two miles south of Alexandria Virginia.
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Washington
Virginia
Potomac River
Capital
Names of ships reflect planetary and mythic ties
London reports sailors favor celestial names for vessels. Many ships over 190 tons carry Jupiter, with 28 merchant ves sels named after him. A bark registered in Ceylon bears the lengthy name Ven avyagasonpakial techemy, the longest seen.
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London
Ceylon
Two Illinois students plead not guilty to disorderly conduct
Champaign police report E. I. Serlin and I. W. Zeiger, transfer students at the University of Illinois, charged with exposing themselves in a nude condition to public view. They were arrested after police observed them undressing at their home, without drawing blinds, at night.
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Champaign
Fil
E. I. Serlin
I. W. Zeiger
University of Illinois
Local court awards damages in contested school game case
Mrs Harriet Grube and Leora Weise played in a femin ine contest in WAUKESHA. Grube won the battle and lost $20. She accused Weise of unfairness to her child who Weise taught. The judge gave the teacher $20 in damages. The piece notes that one eightieth of all gold minted historically came from the Black Hills.
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Waukesha
Harriet Grube
Leora Weise
Grube
Black Hills
South Dakota
Mothers Club To Protect Children Organized In High Point
Mrs. Henry Downey national organizer for the Child Conservation League of America arrived in High Point to launch a local mothers club for the league. The movement emphasizes educational motherhood and cites Dr Winfield Scott Hall and other educators on the league advisory board.
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Child Conservation League of America
High Point
Henry Downey
Winfield Scott Hall
Northwestern University
Chicago
W.A. McKeever
Herman Brindison
Chicago Daily News
Lena K. Sadler
Downey
Texas
America Losing Lure in Irish Free State
Dublin reports the U S emigration quota from the Irish Free State may drop from 28 857 to 17 857 in July with a possible further reduction next year. Consul General Cornelius Ferris says Irish born people are not seeking to go to America, reversing earlier long waiting lists.
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Dublin
United States
Slow minds learn best by hearing, study suggests
Reading and hearing were nearly equally effective for memorization in tests at the University of Michigan. Dr. Edward Greene reported two groups of college men. high intelligence favored reading slightly, lower intelligence favored hearing, but differences were not conclusive.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Edward Greene
University of Michigan
American Association For Advancement of Science
Women talk more than men at Albion College study
A Albion college report finds co ed social conversation totals about 10 hours weekly versus 8.5 hours for men. One female student reportedly uses up to 40 hours weekly in conversation, while male students average 54 hours in bed and female students about 56 hours.
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Albion
Mich
Albion College
Avera
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