Surprise Birthday Party to Camp Commander
A large Confederate veterans party in High Point celebrated Col. Tom Wood’s 77th birthday after the monthly meeting. Notables attended including Col. W. Penn Wood and Brig. Gen. A. H. Boyden. A ceremonial bugle call preceded a parade of scouts and young girls bearing flags and a grand cake. Gifts included a gold walking stick, ties, and a gold coin, with the event funded by local patrons and the Soldiers’ Home group.
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Tom Wood
High Point
Col. W. Penn Wood
Raleigh
A. H. Boyden
Salisbury
North Carolina
D. H. Milton
Gen. Boyden
Col. Wood
Col. Milton
Liggett- Myers Tobacco Company
R. B. Terry
Winston
G. A. Matton
W. A. Smith
Ansonville
Stone and Barringer
Charlotte
Frank Wood
Paul Stamey
Bobby Boyden
Sherrod Morrow
Carter Farriss
Dorothy Field
Nancy Carr Terry
Lucy Neal Carr
A. T. Wishart
Commander Wood
Col. Penn Wood
Edwin D. Steele
Better Teachers For Rural Schools
A historical overview traces early American teacher training from Harvard and colonial colleges to the first normal schools. It highlights Rev. Samuel Hall’s Concord Vermont school founded 1832, the emergence of Lexington Massachusetts 1839 as a state normal, and the argument that public schooling relies on trained teachers. The piece notes key figures like Charles Brooks Daniel Webster and John Quincy Adams, and asserts the state bears responsibility to found and support normal schools to elevate education for all children.
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J. L. McBrien
U U. S. Bureau of Education
Department of the Interior
Europe
Searson
Kansas Agricultural College
Harvard College
University of Pennsylvania
America
Samuel R. Hall
Concord Corner
Vermont
New York State
Lexington
Mass
Hall
Hemenway
New York
Henry Barnard
Rev
New England
Massachusetts
Charles Brooks
Medford
Brooks
Plymouth
Plymouth County
Daniel Webster
John Quincy Adams
Timent
Webster
Adams
State Normal School
Women to discuss health and civics at federation meeting
New Orleans hosts the General Federation of Women’s Clubs council April 9 to 13 with 2 000 delegates planned. Noted speakers include Ella Flagg Young and Mary Wood. topics cover education needs conservation civil service and social conditions.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Josiah Evans Cowles
Los Angeles
Ella Flagg Young
Chicago
Bessie Leach Priddy
Yvusilanti
Mich
Joseph C. Gawler
Denver
Elmer Blair
Albany
N. Y
John Dickinson Sherman
John B. Webb
Glenn Ridge
N. J
Mary Wood
Cyrus E. Perkins
Grand Rapids
Tru Worthy White
Arlington Heights
Mass
W. D. Steele
Sedalia
New Orleans Federation of Women’s Clubs
Council of Jewish Women
Louisiana Federation of Women’s Clubs
Colonial Dames
Daughters of the American Revolution
United States Daughters
Notable names assist sponsor in local event
Carroll, Carter Dalton, H. B. Hiatt, Miss Madge Field with Mesdames Robert Morrow, Bert Field, J. J Farriss and Misses Zillah Smith, Avery Kirkman among others helping the sponsor.
Glycerine From Army Camp Waste Surges Supplies
Waste from army camp kitchens now yields glycerine enough for ten million 18 pound shells yearly. Sold to the army at 60 pounds per ton when market price is 240. Profits partly fund mess departments. system expanded from camps to France bases and navy waste recovery.
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Associated Press
London
France
Navy
Berlin New Baby Premiums Pay $12.50 First Child
Schoneberg officials approve cash baby bonuses of 12.50 dollars for the first child and 2.50 dollars for each additional child. The municipal council will make direct payments for births in Schoneberg near Berlin.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Schoneberg
Kidney strain from March heat prompts remedy pick
A reader from Reading, Pa., notes March between seasons raises kidney strain as people sweat less and pores fail to remove waste. The writer recommends Foley Kidney Pills from Mann Drug Co. as a helpful remedy for overworked kidneys.
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B. H. Stone
Reading
Foley Kidney
Mann Drug Co
Lines Worth Remembering Franklin Quote Echoes in Paper
The High Point Enterprise features an Associated Press roundup and carries daily home delivery six days a week for ten cents a day, reflecting its traditional service and publication cadence.
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High Point Enterprise
Associated Press
Enterprise
High Point
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