Rural and City School Value Gap in North Carolina
North Carolina study notes city white and negro school houses are worth more than rural ones. Since 1919 rural school properties rose slowly while city properties jumped, with consolidation and road programs boosting value and reducing number of rural schools. County per capita values vary widely.
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Raleigh
N. C
State Department of Public
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Isue
North Carolina
State Literary Fund
General Assembly
Washington County
Cherokee County
Buncombe
Guilford
Robeson
Rockingham
Chowan County
Wilson County
Dorothy Flexer Sings Tonight at the Metropolitan
Dorothy Flexer, 23, formerly a choir singer from Allentown, makes her Metropolitan Opera debut in Andrea Chenier as an old mother. Her parents, Dr. and Mrs. George A. Flexer, attend with hometown friends traveling by special train. She is the second American girl to debut there within two weeks.
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New York
Dorothy Flexer
Allentown
Marion Talley
Flexer
Andrea Chenier
Boston
George A. Flexer
Memorial Goin Coin Sothe Increased Value at Civic Club Sales
The Stone Mountain Memorial coin bearing the High Point designation rose in value at civic club sales. It began at Civitan for 25 dollars, then Monarch bid 51, Rotary 72, and Kiwanis 90 as bidding continued. The coin will go to auction next for broader bidding. Attendance prize went to H D Perry. Perry-Plywood Corp. supplied silent boots.
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Stone Mountain Memorial
Civic Club
Civitan Club
Monarch
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
H. D. Perry
C. E. Price
Silent Boots
Perry- Plywood Corp
Kiwanis adopt Scout troop at Methodist Protestant orphanage
A Kiwanis committee of J H Jennings W W Idol and Percy Lindley was named to select a scout master and provide for the troop. Miss Virginia Frank a high school Spanish teacher played violin while G G Parker of Salisbury sang selections. Percy Bloxon of Salisbury delivered the principal address. The program committee included C W Perry and C C Prince.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Jennings
W. W. Idol
Percy Lindley
Virginia Frank
G. G. Parker
Salisbury
Percy Bloxon
C. W. Perry
C. C. Prince
Happy Day at Happy Feed Store Draws Local Raisers
The Happy Feed Store announces another Happy Day at its city store this Saturday. Poultry and cattle raisers look forward to the event held every few months. Henry Wolpert of Happy Feed Mills Memphis Tennessee will attend.
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Happy Feed Store
Enterprise
Henry Wolpert
Happy Feed Mills
Memphis
Tenn
Wolpert Renowned for Friendly Visits at High Point
Wolpert is known by thousands of High Pointers and local residents for his genial good will and bright smile. He has made many friends since arriving in High Point years ago and his current visit is eagerly anticipated by his acquaintances.
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Wolpert
High Point
Improved health of R R Blackburn at Burrus clinic
R R Blackburn of the Clinard Mestris Co is reported very much improved after influenza illness at the Burrus clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Blackburn
Clinard Mestris Co
Burrus Clinic
Ocean’s Salt Reserve Would Yield Four and a Half Cubic Miles
Report notes that if the entire ocean were dried, about four and a half cubic miles of salt could be recovered. The estimate emphasizes the vast scale of oceanic mineral content and the potential mineral resources beneath sea water.
J. R. Fletcher Dies At His Brother's Home
J. R. Fletcher of Winston-Salem died suddenly yesterday afternoon at the home of his son Joseph L. Fletcher. He was the father in law of Mrs. J. L. Fletcher, daughter of Mrs. J. G. Lambert of High Point.
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J. R. Fletcher
Winston-Salem
Joseph L. Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher
J. L. Fletcher
J. G. Lambert
High Point
Willing Workers Meet on South Main Street
Willing Workers To Meet The Willing Workers class of South Main street holds its regular monthly meeting tonight at 7:30 o clock with Mrs. G Manley 227 Cable street. All members urged to attend. Visitors cordially invited.
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South Main Street
G. ©. Manley
Cable Street
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Dorothy Fleyer
Allentown, Pa
Metropolitan
Broadway
Pete
Morrison
Lightnin
Wonder Horse
Harold Bell Wright Story
Anderer
Raoul Walsh Saseucris
Ernest Torrence
Greta Nissen
William Colver Jn Wallace Beery
Tyrone Power
Kathlyn Williams
Etsteran
ZUKOR
LASKY
Fietare
re PoaegE _ coy Film
Annapolis
United States Navy
Annapolis Naval Academy
Norman Cordon
Paul Lupo
Leins
Old Beck
Sunbeam
North Wrenn Street
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