Blind and deaf girl Willetta Huggins pursues religious life
Willetta Huggins, once hailed as mystic with smelling sight and fingertip reading, has grown to adulthood and plans service in the Christian Science church. Orphaned and partly blind since birth, she was tested by scientists amid controversy, then later pursued religious practice after years of skepticism from Jastrow and medical circles.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Willetta Huggins
Villetta
Christian Science Church
Willetta
Wisconsin School For the Blind
Woman’s partial recovery defies belief in 1920s report
The article notes she faced tests and claimed she could see and hear after a Christmas return to school. Examinations supported her claim, with Professor Jastrow stating the finding undermines the idea she was wholly blind or deaf. Physicians credited improved physical condition for the recovery.
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Jastrow
State dramatic tourney finalists named for Friday through Saturday
Winners of sectional contests in the annual state wide dramatic tournament were announced. Finals will be held at the Playmaker Theatre with city high schools High Point versus Asheville for the championship, county schools Paw Creek versus Seaboard, and eastern Durham against western Charlotte in city and state concurso. College and community titles follow on Saturday night. The Dramatic Institute opens Thursday with a religious drama conference and church presentations.
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Chapel Hill
Mar
High Point
Asheville
Eleanor Idol
Trail
Peggy Ann Williams
Paws Creek
Seaboard
Paw Creek
Margaret Todd
William Long
Playmaker
Durham
Charlotte
Derita
Jackson
Lowries
Fixin’s
Atlantic Christian College
Rehersal
Catawba College
Lincolnton Community Club
Henderson
Dramatic Institute
First Baptist
Small Designs Embroideries Trim Silks with chiffon Flowers
The text notes that small embroidered designs repeat the small motifs from printed silks and serve as the main trimming, with large chiffon shoulder flowers as the main exception.
Public lands open to entry in Nevada arid and irrigation needed
Of the public lands still open to entry, 54,000,000 acres are available in Nevada but are arid and unsuitable to cultivation without irrigation.
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Nevada
Ontario trappers catch 652 wolves in November using new snare
An Ontario trapping report shows 652 wolves captured in November with the aid of a specially designed snare. The count highlights the season's scale and the efficiency gains claimed by trappers employing the device.
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Ontario
Courtroom Drama Reveals Death Timeline and Witness Tug of War
In a tense trial sequence Judge Grimshaw allows questions on the defendant's social life to proceed. Dr. Enos Paxton testifies that Ralph Winston Cluny died from a single blunt blow, with blood on a broken vase supporting the murder theory. Cherry Lane's alibi and timing are probed as Banning links the death to her visit at 8:40 p.m., while Churchill challenges the evidence.
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Bob
Mr. Churchill
Banning
Western Union
Anqg
Faith
Cherry
Enos Paxton
Dr. Paxton
Ralph Winston Cluny
Paxton
Ralph Cluny
Chris Wiley
Georgia eyes North Carolina laws as pattern for state reforms
Governor-Elect L. D. Hardeman and Georgia legislators visit Raleigh to study North Carolina acts on highway administration budget reform and county government. They seek lessons in education and governance, signaling a shift from past resistance to NC models.
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Raleigh
Mar
Georgia
North Carolina
L. D. Hardeman
Tiardeman
McLean
Hardeman
General Assembly
Highway Commission
Georgia General Assembly
Berry crop outlook boosts Chadbourne area labor needs
Raleigh March 23 commission of labor official Frank Grist heads to Chadbourne Wallace Rose Hill Teacheys and nearby areas to assess extra berry picking labor as a large strawberry crop is forecast. Last year about five thousand pickers worked the region and similar or higher numbers are expected this season. The labor service mobilizes workers to where they are most needed.
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Raleigh
Mar
Normandy
Chadbourne
Frank Grist
Berry Belt
Wallace
Rose Hill
Teacheys
Grist
Department of Labor
French Feel At Home In Paris After Anglos Depart
Paris reports reveal French residents feel at home as Anglo-Saxon visitors depart due to high prices. Newspapers note locals can hear their language, secure theater seating, and access preferred dishes and wines in city restaurants.
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Paris
Smoky Mountains Park Status in North Carolina and Tennessee
North Carolina has allocated 32 million for land purchases while Tennessee has acquired 76 000 acres but faces federal conditions and timber rights issues. Officials warn a total 428 000 acres must be donated before park development begins. further funding remains uncertain though Governor Peay supports a new appropriation.
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Raleigh
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
North Carolina
Tennessee
Knoxville
East Tennessee
Little River Lumber Company
Secretary of the Interior
Department of the Interior
Federla
Work
North Carolina Park Commission
Asheville
National Park
Austin Peay
Peay
Florida
National Appalachian Park Commission
Virginia
The
Smoky Mountains National Park
Queen of Fontana Hen Dies After Egg Record
The Fontana California hen that held the world egg laying record for five years and two weeks with 1 174 eggs has died.
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Fontana
Californihen
Chicago liquor graft worth thirty million dollars a year
United States district attorney Edward Olson reports that Chicago pays about thirty million dollars annually in graft money for liquor protection. The estimate highlights widespread corruption tied to liquor interests and enforcement in the city.
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Chicago
Edward Olson
United States District T
Cascara Cascaret Miracle Promises Quick Cleanse
An advertising pitch extols cascara as the ultimate bowel purifier and detox, claiming it cleanses the skin, purges poisons, and ends constipation without medicinal habits. Sold as cascaret candies for children or adults, the ad urges trying tonight with prices of 10c and 25c.
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Joseph Jastrow
University of Wisconsin
Chicago Medical Society
Bellans
Broadhurst
Lon Chaney
William Haines, Carmel Myers and
Eleanor Boardman
Harold Lloyd
Randall’s Pharmacy
Marie Prevost
Broadway
Shirley Mason
Cullen Landis
O'Grady
Anna Q. Nilsson
Lon Ee
Saint Sinner
NPA. Service, Inc
Homorrow
Churchill
VW. Russel St
Strawberry Seasor
Smoky Mountains Park
Quildok
Enterprise Raleigh Bureau
J. ©. Baskervill
Mother Nature
City Fuel CO
Chas
F. Blake
Romo Ghesinine
Sree
Cascarets
Will
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