St Mary's School President Resigns After 14 Years
Dr Warren W Way rector of St Mary's school for girls in Raleigh resigns effective at end of current year to re enter parochial work in the Episcopal church. Trustees accept resignation reluctantly with no successor named. The school, large among Episcopal girls schools, grew under Way. He previously served as rector of St Luke's Church Salisbury before coming from New York diocese.
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Warren W. Way
Episcopal School For Girls
Raleigh
Way
St. Luke’s Church
Salisbury
Diocese of
New York
Junk dealer buys discarded Kankaker car line stock
A junk dealer purchased the Kankaker car line stock after a public utility filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission to substitute motor buses. The discarded cars were sold recently as junk at an average price of 25 dollars each, with units noted as in good mechanical condition.
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Teen Street
Illinois Commerce Commission
Spring Accessories Step Through Outfit Trends
A New York style note highlights spring accessories for the Easter outfit, including a baronduki cape, bambino cloche, blue patent opera pumps, suede gloves, a scarlet and blue handkerchief, and a blue underarm purse. It features Paquin blouse, shallow felt cloche, punch work pump, vivid handkerchief, over-stitched gauntlets, and peccari calfskin flat pouch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Thorpe
New York
Milan
Arnold Constable and Co
Second Hand Dealer Acquires Trolley Cars And Rails
A dealer bought surplus streetcar cars rails and copper wire used for trolley lines. He plans to run his own street car line if he can secure electric power. The dealer is undecided whether to junk the cars and sell parts or seek a community to purchase them.
Crooks Proposes Federal Department of Fine Arts
American tenor Richard Crooks urged creation of a federal department for fine arts with a cabinet head in Asbury Park New Jersey. He argued music and the arts deserve more federal aid citing European nations maintaining opera and conservatories and comparing U S support to that for pigs.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Department of Fine Arts
Richard Crooks
America
Europe
Prohibition Poll Shows 33 States Favor Repeal Over 2 to 1
The Literary Digest reports 3,040,036 ballots from 33 states with 74.9 percent wet and 26.1 percent dry. Idaho and Nevada show extreme outcomes while North Carolina nears dry majority as Kansas remains completely dry.
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Literary Digest
Kansas
North Carolina
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Arizona
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Borah
New York
District of Columbia
William Seaver Woods
House of Representatives
N. C
Swedish Bible 310 Years Old Passed Through Family
A Swedish Bible, printed in Europe about 310 years ago, was handed down through generations and is now owned by Peter Pearson in Ashland Wisconsin. The artifact reflects Scandinavian script and heritage preserved within a single family.
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Ashland
Wis
Europe
Peter Pearson
Goose Zenas Follows Chilmark Man and Rides Front Seat
Leo Volemuth from Chilmark Massachusetts says his pet goose Zenas is as faithful as a dog. The bird follows him around, performs tricks, and enjoys riding in the front seat of the family car.
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Chilmark
Mass
Leo Volemuth
Zenas
Beer Leads Hard Liquor Shift in British Columbia
In Victoria BC a United Press report notes a consumer shift from hard liquor to beer as a mood downturn hits. Beer sales totalled 8 million dollars while liquor sales fell from 7,847,961 in 1989 to 6,382.55 in six months of 1931 versus 1930.
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Victoria
B. C
Allied Line Stiffens Across Picardy Front
British and French forces resisted the German drive on March 26 1918 as Von Hindenburg s troops advanced to take Roye and Lihons and push the front 60 miles. German claims of victory faded as losses mounted French American forces held trenches in Toul sector and repelled counter attacks with heavy losses.
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Picardy
von Hindenburg
Roye
Lihons
Tercee
Toul
Rangers Consider Use of Radio Sets in Texas Frontier
Texas Rangers tracking thieves and brigands along the Rio Grande may be equipped with radios in addition to firearms. San Antonio police plan to boost their transmitting power and invite officers to install receiving sets to receive crime alerts. The Federal Radio Commission indicated a favorable stance. GERMAN TO PAY DEBT NEARLY 75 YEARS OLD
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Texas Rangers
Rio Grande
Phil Wright
Texas
Federal Radio Commission
Germany
Ralph Kober
Forreston
Kober
United States
Stable Foreign Auto Market Foreseen by Commerce
The Department of Commerce predicts a stable foreign market for American automobile parts over the next decade. More than 200 Michigan manufacturers are expected to share in the trade.
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Detroit
Department of Commerce
Michigan
Secret distillery found behind hidden door in Fort Worth house
Police discover a secret vault behind a wall in Fort Worth. Officers Walter Dews and Joe Johnston uncover a concealed room with a ladder leading to a small distillery storing 34 gallons of whisky and 24 pints of beer.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Walter Dews
Joe Johnston
Johnston
Trout Stock Distributes Legal-Size Fish Ahead of Opening
Trout of legal size were distributed in many Pennsylvania streams by the State Fish Commission in anticipation of the opening of the season on April 15. Most trout measured seven to nine inches and were 22 to 24 months old.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Fish Commission
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Sadle Buster
Harding
Adolph Menjou
Melvyn Douglas
Buck Jones
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Broadhurst
Spring’s Gay Accessories
Thorpe
Jay
Federal Department For Fine Arts
John and
Lionel Barrymore
Metro
Talking Screen
George Arliss
Bette Davis
Violet Heming
Donald Cook
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Col
Delaware
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Massachusetts
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New Jersey
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Ohio
Carolina
Washington
Virginia
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Azor Free
Durham
Rele
High
Oany
High Point Enterprise
Reta Gee
Teai
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