Mrs Johnsons Work for Negroes Gets Recognition
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh March 29. The State Department of Charities and Public Welfare honors Mrs Kate Burr Johnson for establishing a sustained negro welfare program since 1925 with Rosenwald Foundation support. A farewell gift, a silver bowl, was presented by state negro leaders, with Dr S G Atkins and Mrs W T Best in attendance. The article notes continued expansion of negro welfare in 26 counties and a planned survey of negro child welfare funded jointly by Rosenwald and local subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Rosenwad
School of Public Welfare
University of North Carolina
Lawrence A. Oxley
Rosenwald
Rosenwald Fund
General Assembly
Welfare Department
S. G. Atkins
Teachers’ College For
Winston-Salem
W. T. Best
Don’t Go To Extremes To End Constipation
Ad promotes Cascarets as a mild, pleasant laxative to relieve constipation without violent purgatives. Claims cascara strengthens bowel muscles and suits elderly, children, and anyone needing regularity. Ten cents a box at drug stores.
Publisher Borg Fights Graft Row From New Jersey Town
John Borg, publisher of the Bergen Evening Record, lives in Hackensack and fights county graft while facing threats and bribe offers. His paper exposed Bergen county politics and a sewer contract, drawing editorials and help from major papers. Borg recalls Wall Street days and notes the paper’s rise to profitability with his son Donald as a reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackensack
N. J
John Borg
Wall Street
New Jersey
Bergen County
Borgie
Wetters
Borg
Bergen Evening Record
Ralph W. Chandless
Lodi Township
Evening Record
Bar Association
Chandlers
New York
Santa Claus
Midas
Bergen
Donald G. Borg
Yale
Record
Lenoir-Rhyne To Graduate 83 At June Commencement
Lenoir-Rhyne college will hold commencement on June 14 with 83 degrees and certificates awarded. Baccalaureate services are on June 1 with Rev. W. C. Schaeffer delivering the sermon, and an annual sermon by Rev. M. L. Stirewald of Salisbury before religious organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Lenoir-Rhyne College
W. C. Schaeffer
D.D
Allentown
H. Brent Schaeffer
M. L. Stirewalt
Salisbury
Los Angeles Area Consumes 60000 Carloads Fruit Vegtable Yearly
The report notes that Los Angeles and surrounding counties consume about 60 thousand carloads of fruits nuts and vegetables each year guiding local markets and distribution networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Chicago Seminary to Mark 100th Anniversary This Fall
The Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Chicago will celebrate its centennial this fall, marking a century of religious education, scholarship, and clergy training. The milestone highlights ongoing traditions and future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Chicago
Prison-Born Baby May Escape Stigma Of Unlawful Acts
Georgia Ruth, born Jan 25 to Sarah McMillan, a state inmate serving 25 years for murder, faces law restricting prison residency once six months old. Her father George McMillan seeks custody and marriage approval within the prison to legitimize the child. Executive Counsel Mull reviews the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Little Georgia
Ruth
Sarah McMillan
St. Agnes Hospital
Sarah
Winston-Salem
Raleigh Colored Hospital
Virginia
George McMillan
George
George Ross Pou
Georges
Pou
Odus M. Mull
Mull
Reward offer for cures by Dr McCrary in Alabama
A bold advertisement promises a $35 reward if Dr McCrary's celebrated remedies fail to provide complete satisfaction in any Pellagra or Hookworm case. The offer includes a 50 page book and full details free, from Dr W J McCrary Inc Dept A-20 Carbon Hill Alabama.
New Bern Plans Addition and New Negro School Building
Plans to add to the big school and to erect a needed negro school building have been adopted by the New Bern school trustees. The proposals will go to the county board of education and the city board of aldermen for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Negro School
New Bern
Mar
County Board of Education
City Board of Aldermen
Industry and Engineering Preserve Human Survival
A concise assertion claims industry and engineering serve to preserve the physical existence of humankind, framing technological progress as essential to human life and safety.
Lotteries Funded Early American Public Works and Cities
The National Association of Real Estate Boards argues that early Americans used lotteries to finance public works and roads, with figures like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin participating. Lotteries supported churches, bridges, canals, and the federal city’s buildings, becoming a de facto voluntary tax and a popular funding method in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Real Estate Association
Congress
Washington
Jeremy Bellknapp
Boston
Hamilton
the Times
Turin
Frame
Philadelphia
New
York State
American Historical Society
Andrew Bradford
Mercury
Third
Pennsylvania
Benjamin Franklin
Delaware
Common Council of
Capitol City
District of Columbia
Samuel Blodgett
Heonomia
Madison
Maryland
U. S
George Washington
Conceress
Col. Wm. Byrd
James River
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Addrest
Paul Harrison
NEA
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
DR. W. J. McCrary, Inc
Carbon Hill
Alabama
NEW Motors
InDustrial Electric & Machine Co
East Russell Street
American Service Company
W. A. Davis Ice and Coal
Arctic Ice and Coal CO
Pittsburg Monarch
Pittsburg
North Carolina Public Service Co
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