Chapel Hill Scout Troop Sets National Record in 1925
Chapel Hill Boy Scout troop set a national record under Scoutmaster Vernon Kyser in 1925. The unit grew from 36 active scouts to 91 in five years, earning 497 merit badges with 91 scouts named in state history. The effort involved University of North Carolina faculty and led scouting expansion across North Carolina and beyond.
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Chapel Hill
Vernon Kyser
School of Pharmacy
University of North Carolina
North Carolina
Kyser
United States
South
University Village
C. Walter Johnson
University Y. M. Cy. A
Tennessee
Johnson
W. R. Wunsch
Asheville
Francis R. Bradshaw
H. D. Farrell
Wake County
Harry F. Comer
Comer
Harold D. Meyer
University Extension Division
Meyer
M. F. Vining
Russell Grumman
University
Boy Scouts
Tar Heelia
university Y. M./C. A
Chapel Hill 4
Hill
Reidsville
American Legion
Chuarter
Nathan Walker
Hubert Stuckey
Wilson
Commodore Longfellow
American Red Cross
Harry W. Chase
Court of Honor
George Henry
C. K. G Henry
Young Henry
Veteran Scout Association
R. B. House
Howard Manning
Isaac H. Manning
John Manning
Chapel Hill Scout Troop Pioneered State Scouting
The Chapel Hill Troop led state scouting growth since 1912 with University backing. Scoutmaster Kyser and Y M C A leaders expanded training, camps, and councils, earning a five year state record and producing multiple Eagle Scouts.
University Y M C A Scouting Network Expands Across Triangle
French air inventor assists in removing highway signs near Chapel Hill Durham and replaces bridges in Battle Creek park. University Y M C A sponsors four scout groups in Chapel Hill Carrboro and Durham with deputation work across North Carolina. Programs emphasize clean living and Christian standards.
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Chapel Hill-Durham
Battle Creek Park
University
Knights of King Arthur
Pioneer Club
Knights
Noah Goodridge
Carrboro
Durham
Chapel Hill
Whitted, 40 Continues As Dixie Pilot Manager
Durham Bulls name former major leaguer George Whitted as manager for the Piedmont league season and he will play first base regularly. Whitted broke in with the 1914 Boston Braves pennant drive, left the National League in 1922, and at age 40 expects to contribute as a player-manager despite reduced speed.
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Durham
George Whitted
Boston Braves
Durham Bulls
Whitted
Truth and Cruelty in a Crises Essay
A woman's reflection argues honesty amid crisis can harm the innocent and notes the social sting of blunt truths. She questions whether telling the truth about weight, dress, and manners serves virtue or merely wounds, suggesting blanket punitive measures would be more general than targeted.
Power of suggestion in social wear and truth telling
The passage argues people resist blunt truth about appearances. A cosmetician or dressmaker can offer honest fixes while partners or strangers may wound with criticism. It advocates tactful praise, warns four compliments can boost confidence, and notes four blunt reminders can ruin mood, urging gentler, more flattering social discourse.
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Helen Troy
Anyoe
Cure Pellagra through Dr McCrary’s free book offer
Advertisement from Dr W J McCrary of Ina Department Alabama offering a 50 page book mailed free in plain sealed wrapper about Pellagra cures. It lists symptoms such as tiredness headaches depression skin eruptions sore mouth throat mucus indigestion memory loss and digestive upsets. The offer invites readers to write for the information.
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W. J. McCrary
Carbon Hill
Ala
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Industrial Electric & Machine Co
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Cavalier
Murray M. White
West Commerce Street
Bear Commercial National Bank
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