Achievement Test Improves School Attendance Across North Carolina
In Raleigh on May 10, Miss Elizabeth Smith of the state board for charities and public welfare cites achievement tests as a tool to boost daily school attendance. R S Bachman in Chowan County reports better student turnout after standard tests and charted progress. The system records each child’s progress for students and parents, highlighting how distance and lack of bus service influence attendance. A seventh grader, pulled from class for farm work, was kept engaged through assigned lessons mailed home, with plans to retake exams later, illustrating teacher and pupil cooperation.
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Chowan
Smooth Complexion Restored by Karnak Ointment
Mrs T B Walter of Rangeley Maine credits Karnak Ointment with clearing facial blemishes after repeated failures with creams. She reports quick healing and says Karnak benefits her family for burns and cuts. Available at Cecil's Drug Store Matton Drug Co Ingram's Pharmacy Economy Drug Co Mann Drug Co C A Ring and Sons and other druggists.
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T. B. Walter
Aurora day agents target liquor buyers as well as sellers
Kane county reform prosecutor George Carbary launches a campaign to hold liquor buyers liable, citing the case linked to Mrs Lillian De King. Mrs Helen Ambrose of Elgin becomes the first arrested under Illinois law prohibiting liquor buying, taken into custody yesterday.
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Aurora
Ill
George Carbary
Kane County
Lillian de King
Helen Ambrose
Elgin
Illinois
Mars
Earth
Moon
War Over Dinner Seats Sparks Fresh Gossips in Washington
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth challenges social precedence given to Mrs. Edward E. Gann at a Washington dinner. The dispute follows a heated return of controversy over status among elite society. In a separate note, 735,321 babies were born in 1928 across 6,852 U.S. hospitals.
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Washington
Edward E. Gann
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Curtis
United States
pianist Edna Nicholson shines in High Point College recital
Miss Edna Nicholson, junior pianist, performed a varied program in Roberts Hall with sister Miss Elizabeth Nicholson soprano and the High Point College Orchestra. Her Mendelssohn Concerto Op. 25 drew high praise for brilliancy and musicality, while Elizabeth Nicholson’s soprano voice earned admiration.
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Edna Nicholson
Elizabeth Nicholson
Roberts Hall
High Point College
Ernest B. Stimson
Miss Nicholson
Ligdow
Official Bureau Weather Report Refers to Halley Comet Tail Mass
An official weather report discusses Halley’s comet tail estimating a mass of 1,000,000 tons for dust particles and at most 100 tons if the tail were gas molecules. The note contrasts two hypothetical compositions.
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Halkey
Waynesville Grocer Claimed Heir to $350 Million Fortune
A 700 resident Ohio town buzzes as grocer James L. M. Hopkins is described as a presumptive heir to a vast estate. He estimates a $30 million share from a $250 million legacy tied to Mark Hopkins, a forty niner who died in San Francisco in 1878. Sixty claimants across several states also seek portions, while Hopkins plans modest purchases and his wife desires an electric washing machine.
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NEA
Waynesville
Ohio
James L. M. Hopkins
Hopkins
Mark Hopkins
San Francisco
Kentucky
Virginia
Tennessee
North Carolina
Oregon
Timothy Hopkins
Mark
Mack Hopkins
Morrow, C
Steve Hopkins
Wallins Creek
Henry Hopkins
Milton
Ore
Joe
George Hopkins
Crab Orchard
A. A. Hopkins
Barboursville
University of Georgia Favored to Win Southern Conference Golf Crown
ASHEVILLE May 10 The University of Georgia is favored to retain the individual championship in the Southern Conference golf tourney after winning team honors. Florida edged Alabama by one point for second in team scoring 673 to 674. The qualifying round set the field for the championship flight and named contenders such as Oliver Hill Legwen Archibald Duckwall Bryan Wilcox Perry Shipp Pritchett Mullowney Adams Williams Bush. SHADES Valley CC Birmingham Ala chosen for the 1930 tournament. Sam Perry of Alabama elected president with Oliver and Pritchett as officers. CHAPEL HILL May 10 Dr H D Crockford of UNC chem dept in New York for National Exposition. Expected back Sunday.
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Asheville
University of Georgia
Johnny Oliver
Bulldog
Florida
Alabama
Gator Lads
Bama
Horton
Duke University
Georgia
Archibald
Duckwall
Bryan
Wilcox
Oliver
Hill
Legwen
Perry
Shipp
Pritchett
Mullowney
William and Mary Adams
North Carolina
Williams
Sewanee
Bush
Tulane
Shades Valley Country Club
Birmingham
Ala
Sam Perry
University of Alabama
John Oliver
Harry Pritchett
Chapel Hill
H. D. Crockford
University
New York City
Turquoise chiffon dress with blue cream floral cuffs
A turquoise blue printed chiffon dress features long irregular lines and blue and cream floral motifs at both cuffs. The garment highlights a delicate, flowing design and contrasting sleeve details.
England’s minimum marriage age noted as twelve for girls
A historical reference states the legal marriage ages in England, twelve for girls and fourteen for boys, highlighting early-age marriage practices in past legal norms.
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England
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