Duke to Hold 77th Commencement
Duke University prepares for its 77th commencement with a large graduating class. Bishop Francis J. McConnell will preach the sermon on June 4 and an alumni address by Arthur Bradsher of the class of 1904 is planned for June 4. Reunions span classes from 1874 to 1928 with 57 years covered and 15 living members from the oldest cohort.
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Durham
Duke University
Francis J. McConnell
New York
Methodist Episcopal Church
McConnell
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
DePauw University
Suffolk
John Coope
Atlanta
Arthur Bradsher
Bradsher
Duke
Richard E. Thigpen
Ohio Wool Growers Coop Sells 3 Million Pounds
The Ohio Wool Growers Cooperatives says 3,000,000 pounds of wool were marketed in 1928, the smallest since 1922, with 1921 peak at 6,227,000 pounds. Ohio wool is praised for quality on the domestic market. The cooperative, started in 1918, reports about 6,000 members and notes Ohio wool often exceeds state production on the Boston market.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Wool Growers’ Cooperative Association
Boston
Porous Rock Tested for Soundproof Rooms in Florida
A porous Florida rock with small cavities is being tested for creating sound proof rooms. Its cavities absorb and dampen sound waves, preventing reflections and reducing harsh noises.
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Miami
Fla
Davis Johnson contest at polls hottest of Sechrest's elections
J L Sechrest a veteran High Point registrar presides over a heated Ward 2 race as W A Davis edges T C Johnson 596 to 595 in a contest being challenged. Sechrest, a lifelong Democrat, is famed for strict rules at the polling place and decades of service in city elections.
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Davis-Johnson
Sechrest
J. L. Sechrest
W. A. Davis
T. C. Johnson
Davis
Johnson
Jake
High Point
South Main Streets
Local Society Notes Honor Greensboro Guests In May Socials
Thomasville society reports an informal evening at Sunrise Avenue hosted by Mrs. W. E. Tomlinson in honor of Mrs. Cora Cox Lucas Mrs. H E Stanley and Mrs. Minor Marsh of Greensboro with National Music Week committee members present The event featured pink and white peonies and a three course service for twelve Mrs Paul Green hosted a Wednesday club tea honoring her mother Mrs R Howie of Mocksville with pink white decor and a book swap The Esherra club hosted Miss Margaret Turner of Louisburg for bridge and social gathering with prizes awarded to Miss Mae Shearer and Ervin Barnhardt
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Thomasville
N. C
Cora Cox Lucas
H. FE. Stanley
Minor Marsh
Greensboro
W. E. Tomlinson
Sunrise Avenue
National Music Week Committee
Tomlinson
Lucas
Stanley
Marsh
H. E. Stanley
R. M. Cooksey
W. G. Hazel
Margaret Newell
Highland Avenue
Howie
Mocksville
Mesdames
Robert Rapp
Paul Hasler
Grady Hazel
James Lambeth
Dave Long, Jr
E. F. Pepper
Ralph Wilson
Raymond Phillips
John R., Myers
J. W. Boyles
W. G. Smith
Zed Griffith
Dennis Maynard
Susie Crowell
Esherra Club
Glenaana Road
Margaret Turner
Louisburg
Mae Shearer
Ervin Barnhardt
Lavish Social Gatherings Highlight Local Happenings
Crowell hosted guests with lavender sachet gifts and a multi course salad and dessert. Mrs Raymond H Phillips hosted a third party with roses snapdragons and a competitive card game where Vira Clodfelter won highest and Evelyn Ray got consolation. The Parent Teacher association held its final meeting of the year in the high school auditorium with prizes and talks and the new president appointed a program committee. Susie Crowell and Margaret Turner attended a Winston Salem recital and Virginia Windle of Martinsville visited locals.
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Highland Avenue
Raymond H. Phillips
Rock
Vira Clodfelter
Evelyn Ray
Stella Wagner
Zandal Myers
Gladys Swaim
Susie Myers
Dallas Eliott
Cynthia File
Laura File
Ila Leach
John Myers
Parent-Teacher Association
J. W. Boyles
H. W. Maier
Lillian Yow
Jeyne W Hendrick
Covington
Susie Crowell
Margaret Turner
Winston-Salem
Julia Daniels
Salem College
Cornell Track Coach Trains Many Winners
Fort Wayne, Ind. Fran kie Mason once America's top flyweight, now seriously ill with tuberculosis after years out of boxing. The 1920 clash with Jimmy Wilde in New York crowned his early success as he battled brittle hands and uneven purses that hampered his career.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Frankie Mason
America
Mason
Jimmy Wilde
New York
Wilde
Wild Rose Tops Nation as Favorite Flower Vote
About thirty states have cast 121 159 votes for the wild rose as America's national flower. The columbine is second with 40 736 votes, led in Ohio by 19 513 for the wild rose. The American Nature association reports heavy voter support nationwide with Colorado Florida Idaho and Utah also favoring the wild rose.
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Washington
America
American Nature Association
Colorado
Florida
Idaho
Utah
Texas
Ohio
Force Of Habit Quote From Lustige Blaeiter
A witty exchange from Lustige Blaeiter in Berlin features a waiter and a diner miscommunicating over wafers and ice. The humor hinges on a mistaken order as the patron asks for ice without wafers.
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Lustige Blaeiter
Belin
Davidson County Adopts County Manager Plan Leaders in Reform
The Davidson County pioneer in the county manager plan, CC C Hargrave, led a 1927 reform to run county government on a business basis. New manager C H B Leonard, appointed by the board, faces debates over appointment powers and road funds amid county political divides.
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Davidson County
North Carolina
Paul W. Wager
University Department of Rural-Social Economics
United States
C. Hargrave
Davidson
Board of Commissioners
C. H. B. Leonard
Smile Girl Miss Lula Bruton Crowned Ozark Contest Queen
Miss Lula Bruton of Fort Smith Arkansas won the 1929 Smile Girl title after defeating 162 contestants in the Ozark Playgrounds Association event. She will preside at social functions across Missouri and Arkansas summer resorts. An unrelated county controversy over road funds and a 1925 road law dispute is noted.
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Lula Bruton
Fort Smith
Ark
Ozark Playgrounds Association
Visitors surpass Munich population in 1928 figures
Munich welcomed over 870000 visitors in 1928 while the city population stood around 750000. Of the visitors, 124836 came from foreign countries as tourists and travelers populated the city at record levels.
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Munich
Miss Jo Paul Gives Senior Voice Recital at Guilford College
Miss Josephine Paul of Elkin presented a senior voice recital in Memorial Hall Guilford College May 11 before a large audience with pianist Miss Josephine Kimery of Mebane. Paul has studied four years at Guilford and serves as Euphonian glee club president. honorary marshals included Miss Virginia Ragsdale Jamestown Miss Nancy White Franklin Va Miss Margaret Reich Elkin and Miss Martha Armfield High Point.
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Guilford College
Josephine Paul
Elkin
Memorial Hall
Paul
Josephine Kimery
Mebane
Euphonian Glee Club
Virginia Ragsdale
Jamestown
Nancy White
Franklin
Margaret Reich
Martha Armfield
High Point
Batti
Beethoven
Handel the Lark
Parker
Reichardt
Pune
Baleen Palmgren
Tschaikowsky Czardas
MacDowell the
Fairy Pipers
Brewer SR
Ware the
Scott
European Producers Plan Language Pact for Talkies
Reports say a European motion picture group forms an international body to tackle the talkie language barrier. Leading producers discuss cooperation with branches in London Paris Berlin Rome and Vienna to broaden prospective distribution of films.
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Hollywood
Ty Weading
London
Paris
Berlin
Rome
Vienna
Lily’s Hair Sparked The Quick Decision Debate
A short quip from Moustique Charleroi notes Lily’s hair as notably fair and she reportedly made a swift choice a week earlier, reflecting a playful contemporary remark on style decisions.
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Lily
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