Jamestown Female Academy Commemorated By Marker
A granite marker on the High Point College campus honors Jamestown Female Academy, opened in 1859 and destroyed by fire after a student accident. The piece notes the school’s Civil War era growth, its founders, and how its legacy fed the later Methodist Protestant college at High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown Female Academy
High Point College
Southland
High Point
Jamestown
Carolina
A&b
Scientific
North Carolina
Alexander Robbins
Andrew Gamble
Alson Gray
A. Nicholson
John F. Speight
L. W. Batchelor
Calvin Johnson
George C. Mendenhall
Jonathan W. Field
Calvin H. Wiley
Alexander Robbins C. F. Harriss
John C. Rankin
Isaac Thacker
Cyrus Wheeler
Sam Donnell
G. W. Hege
Blaine M. Madison
Nikanthan
Thalean
Jamestown Female Academy Legacy and Marker Unveiling
The article recalls Jamestown Female Academy later renamed and its fire and debt history. It notes war conditions, lost assets, and guarantor losses. bricks from the old building were used for a marker by Nikanthean and Thalean societies. It details the 1850s site choices, trustees, and church control, ending with a commemorative poem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikanthean and
Thalean
Methodist Protestant College
Jamestown
Geo. C. Mendenhall
Tales of children, mothers, and a blamed man in a changing era
A magazine column surveys a string of vivid images from current life. It contrasts two fallen children in New York apartments with a missing Ohio father, then mocks celebrity mothers and celebrates a young Caesarian mother, before predicting an acquittal for Eva Cofer in a Tennessee murder case as old fashioned norms glare at modern gender dynamics.
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Ohio
Amy Hoffman
New York
Amy
Eva Cofer
Lee Ashley
Georgetown
Tenn
Watermelon Cubes and Cantaloupe Centers Dish
Chilled watermelon cubes serve as a refreshing filler for cantaloupe centers. A dash of powdered ginger and lime juice adds bright herbal warmth and citrus brightness.
Italy Sees US as Major Source of Imports
Nearly one fifth of Italy's imports in the previous year came from the United States, highlighting a strong bilateral trade link. The report notes continued US supply of goods across sectors and a broad value of shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
The
United States
Jamestown to Dedicate New Methodist Church Next Sunday
Jamestown will dedicate its new Methodist Episcopal church next Sunday morning led by Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe former pastor of Wesley Memorial church. The church rebuilt after a January 1926 fire sits on Highway 10 and traces its history to 1843 with prior congregations dating back to about 1830.
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Dr. Rowe
New Methodist Church
Jamestown
New Methodist Episcopal Church
Gilbert T. Rowe
Wesley Memorial Church
R. E. Hunt
Old Jamestown
Deep River
Guilford
North Carolina
Flint Hill School House
O. M. Bundy
Presbyterian Church
W. G. Ragsdale
Warning Against Short Pay Mail Across Seas
Washington reports widespread short payment of letters sent abroad by U S firms. C Grant Isaacs of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce cites complaints from Consul General Thomas H Beavans at Oslo. He notes Norwegian firms refuse mail with penalty postage, causing confusion and extra costs monthly. Countries vary postage. many require 2 cent or 5 cent first ounce rates with 3 cents per additional ounce. A complete list of foreign nations follows.
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Washington
Departments of State and Commerce
United States
C. Grant Isaacs
Carolinas
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
First National Bank
Charlotte
Thomas H. Beavans
Oslo
Norway
France Plans Big Ship to Keep Up With Times
France accelerates a plan to build a large vessel to match rival ship sizes as nine ships larger than any French vessel are under construction abroad. Saint Nazaire in focus as the project aims to close the gap with international shipyards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Saint Nazaire
Saint Nazaire Aims To Build World Class Ship Center
France plans a new ocean liner line for 1931 and develops Saint Nazaire into a major shipbuilding hub. The port, visited by over 1,060,000 American visitors in WWI, now receives German labor and technical input valued at more than $3,000,000 as in kind reparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Ocean Palace
Saint Nazaire
Chicago Span Saves Thousands of Steps Daily
A new pedestrian bridge at North Western station links the train level to Daily News plaza. It spans about 100 feet and eliminates a dangerous street crossing, saving about 1,040,000 steps and 140,000 minutes daily for commuters entering the Chicago Loop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Loop
North Western
Daily News
Portable smithy brings mobile shoer to Kansas City area
Jess Wallace has shifted from a fixed horseshoeing shop to a portable smithy. The outfit serves a 15 mile radius around Kansas City with over 300 saddle horses and polo ponies as clients. His barnyard shop now functions mainly as a booking headquarters with appointments only.
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Kansas City
Jess Wallace
Wallace
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Academy
Gladesboro
Mr. Robbins
Methodist Protestant Conference
Masonic Hall
John S. Ray
New School
Methodist Protestant Church
Ray
Elizabeth ~Arden
Flizabeth Arden
Evizapetu Arpen
Hart Drug Company
Evizasetu Arven
Fifth Avenue
London
Old Bond Street
Paris
Allene Sumner
Paul Whiteman
Leontine Berry
Branchville
S. C
Miss Berry
Winthrop College
South Carolina
M. E. Church
Anguilla
Antigua
Argentina
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Barbuda
Balearic Islands
Bermuda
Bolivia
Bonaire
Brazil
British Guiana
British Honduras
Caicos Islands
Canada
Canary Islands
Cayman Islands
Chile
Colombia
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cuba
Aracao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
England
Grenadines
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Northern Ireland
Irish Free State
Jamaica
Labrador
Seward Islands
Mexico
Montserrat
Nevis
Netherland West Indies
Newfoundland
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Redonda
Saba
St. Christopher
St. Eustatius
St. Kitts
St. Lucia
St. Martins
Netherland
St. Vincent
el Salvador
Western Samoa
Scotland
Spain
Tobago
Trinidad
Turks Island
Uruguay
Venezuela
Virgin Islands
Wales
Windward Islands
Post Office Department
Isaacs
Wachovia Bank & Trust CO
Williams
Remington
Burroughs Portable
Oil City Boiler
New
Bohn
Nuway
Sun Parlor
Oil-O-Matic Sales Co., Inc
P. O. Box
Lexington, N. C
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