Enrollment opens for Citizens Military Training Camps sum mer
Enrollment for the Citizens Military Training Camps opens nationwide from June 15 to July 14 1927 for men ages 17 to 24 of moral character. Capt J L Connolly at 209 Market St Greensboro NC handles applications. Camps will operate at Fort Barrancas Fort Bragg Fort Oglethorpe Fort Moultrie Fort McPherson Camp McClellan and others with free travel and sustenance provided by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Connolly
West Market Street
Greensboro
N. C
Fourth Corps
Fort Barrancas
Florida
Coast Artillery
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Fort Oglethorpe
Cavalry
Visiting Students Camp Lectures and Services
Visiting students hold lectures on inspiring topics and lead religious services in camp chapels during the Sabbath, as part of church activities at the temporary housing site.
North Carolina Veterans to Honor 40000 Confederate Soldiers
Forty thousand North Carolina men who served with the Confederacy died in the Civil War. A national Confederate veterans convention will honor about 4000 living NC veterans at Tampa Florida April 5 to 8. Efforts are under way to enroll every county with 100 percent representation and to build a living veterans book of memory. Gold star enrollments at five dollars each fund the Stone Mountain Memorial project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
South
Tampa
Fla
Confederate Veterans
Sons of Veterans
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Living Veterans
Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial
WJZ Leads National Radio Popularity Contest
New York's WJZ tops the first ballot count in the national contest for the ten most popular broadcasting stations. KDKA is second, WHRF third, with WEAF and WLS also among the top vote recipients. Over 222 ballots initially counted and more than 5,000 additional ballots collected since opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
WJZ
Pittsburgh
KDKA
WHRAF
National Broadcasting Company
WEAF
WLS
Chicago
WGY
Schenectady
WBM
WPG
Atlantic City
WLW
Cincinnati
WTAM
Cleveland
WBZ
Springfield
Mass
Papooses Bathe in Glacier Park Brook Tradition
In Glacier Park Montana on March 18 the brook is described as the papooses bath tub within the park reservation. Indigenous belief ties the glacier cold waters to health and glowing skin, a practice carried into adulthood by the community.
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Glacier Park
Mont
Mar
Glacier National Park Reservation
X Ray Reveals Historic Korean Needle Treatments
In Pyengyang a Christian hospital x ray shows a man with 43 copper needles embedded in his abdomen. The needles were inserted over four years in groups of two or three as a remedy for indigestion, reflecting old school Korean medical practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyengyang
Korea
Christian Hospital
Skyscraper Material Totals Released for 26 Story Building
In Skyscraper JH YORK CITY on March 17 the article lists the construction inputs for an eight 26 story tower. It cites 4300 tons of elevator steel 1250000 face brick 106 miles of electric cable 40009 feet of elevator cable 2000006 pounds of cement 5000000 pounds of sand 500000 square feet of wire reinforcement and 70000 square feet of glass.
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York City
Treasure hunt for sunken steamer W. M. Beard near Waverly
In Waverly Missouri March 473 another search for the sunken steamer W. M. Beard ends without finding the wreck. The vessel went down sixty five years ago with 400 kegs of whiskey and thousands of dollars in gold. Initial efforts to raise it were baffled by drifting silt burying the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
W. M. Beard
Reading Material Chooses Mother Over Father
A daughter asks a father about a book she gave him. He replies that his wife is reading it and will decide if it is suitable for him to read. The exchange hints at censorship or parental screening within a domestic setting.
Also Mentioned on This Page
No. Mot. C
Fort Moultrie
S. C
Fort McPherson
Fort Screven
Camp McClellan
Ala
Field Artillery
Army of the United States
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Tudor
F.o.h
Detroit
Ford
Wilson Motor CO
Randleman
T National Veterans’ Convention
Rose Furniture Co
Victor
North Side
N. Main St
Lexington Avenue
North Side Motor Co
Herbert R. Jones
Firestone
Lexington Ave
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