You Cannot Rent A Home Essay Prize Winner
Miss Georgia Arnett of Greensboro wins first prize in a contest sponsored by the North Carolina Building and Loan Association and the Keesler Memorial Fund. The essay argues that home ownership provides permanence, stability, and pride, contrasting it with rental living and stressing community ties and better outcomes for children.
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Georgia Arnett
Greensboro
North Carolina Building and Loan Association
Keesler
America
Prize Winning Essay Highlights Home Ownership Value
Miss Georgia Arnett of Greensboro won a state contest with the essay You Cannot Rent a Home. The piece argues that a real home shapes character and community stability, citing Chicago delinquency figures and a North Carolina farm survey favoring owners over tenants.
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Chicago
North Carolina
Federal
Departments of Agriculture
Don’t Give Up Restoring Vitality With 5.5.5 Co
The reader is advised that tiredness may stem from colds or overwork and weakened blood. The ad promotes toning with 5.5.5 Co, claiming improved appetite, color, skin, strength, and energy with continued use. It emphasizes time-tested efficacy and modern appraisal.
Man Urges Self Test To Prove Motor Fuel Worth
A speaker says knowledge comes from personal testing, claiming only firsthand use reveals a motor fuel's value. He encourages individuals to try the fuel themselves to verify its performance and benefits.
Home Ownership The Path To Financial Security
The author argues that ownership stabilizes both individuals and communities, noting illiteracy and crime link to movable populations. It explains financing a $6,000 home via a building and loan, with a down payment, monthly payments, and eventual ownership after about eleven years. The piece praises thrift, permanence, and long term value.
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Building and Loan Association
Brantley Attacks Special Election To Fill Polls Office
Brantley of Spring Hope Republican nominee for Congress calls the July 7 special election to fill the Poll vacancy unnecessary and unjustified. He notes Congress is in recess until January and argues the election wastes public funds while voters would pay for registrar and poll worker salaries and about five thousand dollars for six months with little to do. Cooley, the Democratic candidate, opposes Brantley’s view.
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Raleigh
Hobart Bratley
Spring Hope
Congress
Edward W. Poll
Harold D. Cooley
Nashville
Brantley
Clark City Clerk Mourned by Family and Colleagues
Clark, city clerk for 23 years, is survived by his widow and seven children. The obituary notes his long service and family ties.
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Clark
Two Bids For North Carolina Ferry Routes
The North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission received only two bids for operating three ferries in Eastern NC. T. A. Baum offered 275 dollars per ferry, 550 dollars monthly for the pair across Alligator River and Croatan Sound. The Edenton to Mackeys route received no bids, and the commission will decide whether to run service itself or seek private arrangements.
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Raleigh
State Highway and Public Works Commission
North Carolina
E. B. Jeffress
Edenton
Mackeys
T. A. Baum
Alligator River
Croatan Sound
U S Currency Printing Process Details
The description notes U S currency uses eight pounds of ink per hundred pounds of paper. Each money sheet is counted multiple times: 118 by hand and three by machine.
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U. S
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Roanoke Rapids
S. L. Clark
Rinso
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PABST
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