Drama students present series of studio plays at Chapel Hill
At Chapel Hill on March 11 the Carolina Playmakers closed four nights of studio theater with five one act plays directed and acted entirely by university students. More than 90 on technical staff and 15 casts collaborated. standout actors included Elledge, Jones Winburn, Bissell, Jess, and Brickman. Original plays by Loy, Griffith, Edwards, and Peace featured alongside works by St John Hawkins, Flanner, Houghton, Gregory, King, Glaspell, Bangs, Welty, Chekhov, and Moeller.
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Chapel Hill
Mar
Carolina Playmakers
Frederick H. Koch
Playmakers
Koch
Charles Elledge
Champion
Bess Jones Winburn
Midville
Georgia
Whitner Bissell
New York
Everett Jess
Haddon Heights
N. J
Evelyn Brickman
Professor Koch
Tom Loy
Hagerstown
Mary Griffith
Ruffin
John Edwards
St. Louis
Roanoke Rapids
St. John Hawkins
Hildegarde Flanner
Stanley Houghton
Deep River News Roundup From Oak Hill Meeting and Local Visits
A Deep River news note highlights a quarterly Oak Hill meeting last Saturday and numerous local visits. It mentions Reuben Jordan hosts, Bertha White visiting John Weir, Nellie Frazier with Blanche Pridmore, Beulah Skeen wintering at Guilford College, Allie Williams at church, W F Wheeler returning from Raleigh, Oriana Gossett staying with Elmo Welch, and the death of Mrs Eugene Coltraine of Salisbury. Also reported are T J Jones's illness, and Velma Joan Kelley birth to Bill and Velma Kelley of Raleigh, with Velma Wheeler as the prior name.
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Oak Hill
Reuben Jordan
Greensboro
Bethel Thrift
Bertha White
John Weir
Weir
Nellie Frazier
Blanche Pridmore
Beulah Skeen
Guilford College
J. L. Skeen
Allie Williams
Eugene Coltraine
Salisbury
Coltraine
Jamestown
T. J. Jones
Bill Kelley
Raleigh
Velma Joan
Kelley
Velma Wheeler
Deep River
Bids Received On Highway Projects In North Carolina
North Carolina announced 22 highway projects totaling 143.37 miles and three bridges at about 2.26 million dollars. More than 200 bids were submitted yesterday with low bids reported as competitive, per state highway engineer John D. Hbyn.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
John D. Hb Yens
Will ragged overalls be 1932 emblem for Democrats
Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma wears ragged overalls sent by a penniless farmer constituent to symbolize the farmers’ plight and persuade party chiefs that the garment could serve as the 1932 emblem for the Democratic Party.
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Democratic Party
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Probe widens as love bazaar charges touch Pantages
In San Diego on March 11 investigators expanded the love bazaar probe tied to theater magnate Alexander Pantages. A complaint names Pantages and several others including Jesse H. Shreve Mills Jobellmann and Olive Day alleging involvement with underage girls for wealthy men. Miss Livingston and Miss Nitto, both 17 and 16, were brought from Los Angeles with Mills Shreve and Day assisting, while hotel staff corroborated disturbances on October 30.
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San Diego
Alexander Pantages
Eunice Pringle
Jesse H. Shreve
John P. Mills
Los Angeles
William Jobelmann
Wheeler Speaks To College Students at Guilford College
H N Wheeler chief lecturer of the United States forest service spoke to a good audience at Guilford College on government forest work and national resources. He used stereopticon slides to show parks and the link to wildlife and warned repeatedly about the threat of forest fires.
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Guilford College
H. N. Wheeler
United States Forest Service
Washington
Forest Service
Lenten Services At First Reformed Attract Large Crowds
In Lexington on March 11 crowds attended the Lenten evangelistic services at First Reformed Church led by Dr. Alfred L. Stanford formerly of the First Methodist. Dr J C Leonard praised city wide interest as many from other churches joined the meetings. The note adds an unrelated estimate of the earth’s age at 1.5 billion years.
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Lexington
Mar
First Reformed
Alfred L. Stanford
Hickory
First Methodist Church
J. C. Leonard
Thyroid Overactivity and Blood Pressure Link Examined
Dr. L M Hurxthal studied patients before and after thyroid removal, finding blood pressure rises with age and that thyroid overactivity raises pulse and metabolic rates. The study suggests hyperthyroidism is serious and may warrant modern surgical treatment despite variable blood pressure effects.
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Morris Fishbeln
Journal of the American Medical Association
Hygeia
Health Magazine
L. M. Hurxthal
Boston
English Taught in Every Japanese High School
A statement asserts that English education is provided in all Japanese high schools including rural districts, underscoring nationwide language instruction policy.
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Japan
Camel Blends Draw on Turkish and Domestic Tobaccos
The Camels blend combines Turkish and domestic tobaccos to create a balanced flavor profile. The mix emphasizes aromatic Turkish leaf with smooth domestic stem, aiming for a distinctive, mild finish.
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U.N. C
Deep River News
Wheeler
Thoxine Fann Drug Company
Kresh
Pittsburgh
Cee
Aeal Testing Laboratory
Aes Bee
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
Hir
Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory
Reynolds Teraces Company
Winston-Salem
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