Duplin cucumber crop called a boon for farmers
Enterprise Bureau report from Raleigh notes Duplin county near Faison yields a bumper cucumber crop praised by Frank D. Grist, labor and printing commissioner. High rain and rising prices boosted profits to about 250 to 400 per hamper with costs around 75 cents, lifting truckers and local businessmen after years of lean crops. Other eastern counties report good results, especially potato farmers.
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Duplin
Faison
Grist
Mr. Grist
Famous harpist heard by U N C audience Chapel Hill
Al berto Salvi world renowned harpist appeared in Memorial hall before a large audience of university summer students and townspeople. The program featured Debussy Prelude and 12 more classical works plus Salvi compositions and arrangements. The next show will feature the South Sea Islanders orchestra on July 9.
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Chapel Hill
Alberto Salvi
Memorial Hall
Debussy
Lake Rose
Martucci
Zabel
Bach
Dizi
Chopin
Offennach
Serrao
Saint-Saens
Salvi
Cobra serum saves woman bitten at Siam dinner
Dr. Al fons Bacon reports in Chicago that a king cobra bite was treated with a new snake serum in Siam. The American financial adviser's wife was bitten but recovered within hours and attended a formal dinner four hours later.
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Chicago
Alfons Bacon
Siam
Mind Your Own Business Penny Found in Debris
A 1787 Fugio penny minted under Continental Congress authority is found by Frank Gervasso among rubbish in Hartford Connecticut. The obverse features the sun with the motto Mind Your Own Business and the date 1787, while the reverse shows We are one United States and 13 interlocking circles.
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Hartford
Conn
Continental Congress
Frank Gervasso
United States
California Rabbits Meet Surging Demand For Meat
California imported 250 tons of rabbit meat last year while 3 900 tons were butchered within the state reflecting strong consumer demand and production activity.
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California
Radio Station Schedule Fragment With Many Networks
A dense listing outlines June Friday radio programs across multiple stations. It lists WABC New York WJZ and others with hour by hour content from dance hours to orchestras and scores, including hotel dance orchestras and concerts across cities like New York Philadelphia Baltimore Rochester and more.
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WABC
New York
WCAU
WNAC
WEAN
WFBL
WJAS
WEAF
WRC
WWJ
WCAE
Viola Philo
Weaf Twins
WTAG
WCSH
WGY
WTAM
WTIC
WJAR
Gladys Rice
Dark Town Wanderers
Cavaliers
Merle Johnston
WEE
WLIT
WGR
KYW
Gus
Louie
WWS
WEEI
WSAI
the Gossipers
WBAL
WHAM
KDKA
WLW
Jncl
Bob Sherwood
WBZ
WJR
WHAS
WSM
WSR
WRT
Mildred Hunt & Orch
WRAL
WIR
Salon Singers
Billie Jones
Ernie Hare
WSB
WBT
WJAX
Wapi Wiod
Ew White
Wiz
WIOD
WOR
Newark
WKBW
WCAO
WLBW
WMAL
WADC
WCAT
WGHP
WMAQ
WLAW
WAIU
WMAK
Sen. Love
Charles W. Hamp
Chain Key Station
WLWL
WPG
Atlantic City
Ocean Studio
Rotary Club
Baltimore
WJZ
Wbal Wind Ensemble
Philadelphia
Symphony Orchestra
Pittsburgh
Viviano
Bestor
Orchestra
Rochester
Prohibition Deception by Dry Agents and Equal Rights Debate
A column surveys covert tactics by government dry agents using decoy women in night spots to push liquor sales. It also discusses the Equal Rights amendment pushed by Senator Nye amid reflections on laws, enforcement, and gender equality.
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Gerald Nye
North Dakota
Senate
Nye
Venus the universal beauty debate spans borders
The piece notes a mockery of Venus in the Louvre and in Paris as artists joke that she weighs 165 pounds and has a strong press agent. It argues radio and film speed up trends, rendering Venus both outlawed and celebrated as standards of beauty shift across countries.
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Louvre
Venus
Raymond Duncan
France
Wallace 10 Perform for Carolina Students
Wallace the Magician will perform for university summer school students in Memorial hall Chapel Hill at 8 30 Saturday night The show is under the university Y M C A auspices He is a popular Durham performer with a long standing presence in the south.
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Chapel Hill
Wallace
University Y. M. C. A
Memorial Hall
Durham
South
Wallace the Clever Magician Delights Audiences
Wallace has built a reputation as one of the cleverest magicians on stage. He carries extensive paraphernalia including live birds and animals, and his droll wit enhances the enjoyment of his uncanny tricks.
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Wallace
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Thaner
South Main Street
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Leviton’s Orchestra
Central and Southern
Cincinnatii
Theis Orchestra
Cameron
WCX
Detroit
WJIZ
Radloet
the Grocers
Soldiers
Amos
Atlanta
Harry Pomar
NBC
WAPI
Birmingham
University of the Afr
Fensemble
Auburn
Charlotte
Louisville
Bard's Orchestra
Amos-Andy
WSM Nashville
WRVA
Richmond
Wdiz
Wwma Lance
WGY Schenectady
WBZ Springfield
Aces
Lowe's
Allene Sumner
Raymond Woodward
Law
Carl Miles
Grottoes
Mary Ware Dennett
Carolina
J.c.penney
South Main
High Point, N. C
Dimity
Batiste
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