What a Dish to Set Before the King
The McNary-Haugen farm relief bill nears the President's desk with a sweeping plan to stabilize agriculture. A $400 million revolving fund would aid cooperatives, while a federal farm board and advisory councils oversee crop prices, production, and marketing. A veto or signature hinges on Coolidge's outlook and farmer cooperation.
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Federal Farm Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Federal Land Bank
Calvin Coolidge
North Carolina Dem Primary Debate Over Turlington Proposal
Raleigh dispatch notes the clash over a voluntary North Carolina presidential primary proposed by Hull's state manager Turlington. Supporters say it could reveal mood and leaders, while opponents warn legality is moot after abolition of the NC primary. The piece hints the public may learn who Cordell Hull is.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Turlington
Hull
North Carolina
Raleigh
Smith
New Yorker
Cordell Hull
Leap to Fame of Young Liam in Chautauqua Circuit
The piece notes young speaker Liam, recently spotlighted after a presidential visit, will appear in High Point as part of a broader chautauqua program including dramas, music, and lectures. It argues for balanced funding, honors to heroes, and caution about bronze eagles and governmental regulation, with broader reflections on Arlington, customs, and railroads.
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President Coolidge
Black Hills
Coolidges
Rolf Liam
Liam
High Point
Eastern Star
Memorial Bridge plaque sparks eagle debate at Arlington
Bruce Catton notes a dispute over a bronze plaque at Arlington National Cemetery. Lieut.-Col. Thomas J. Dickson argues the eagle on the memorial looks left, claiming it resembles a Mexican eagle, while the piece is intended to honor American iconography.
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Bruce Catton
National Cemetery
Arlington
Thomas J. Dickson
Dickson
Chamber backs ethics stand amid Teapot Dome fallout
The United States chamber of commerce passed a resolution repudiating corruption in business and politics, signaling a clear stance after Teapot Dome fallout. President Coolidge approves the McNary Woodruff forest bill funding 8 million dollars to acquire national forest lands in the east south and lake region over three years.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Teapot Dome
Sinclair
Stewart
Coolidge
American Forestry Association
Congress
Junior High Honor Roll Includes 70 Students
Seventy students at the junior high earned places on the honor roll for the past month. Seventh graders lead with 42 honorees, followed by 28 sixth grade students, including Mary Frances Parker and George Armfield among others.
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Mary Frances Parker
Esther Murphy
Doris Hedgecock
Lois Hedgecock
Lena Bell Grant
Doris Pope
Virginia Thayer
Iris Welch
Colin Hedrick
Austin Watson
Hortense McDonald
Emily Ingram
Jane Franklin
Mozelle Frazier
Sally Baynes
Albert Bell
Winnie Cassell
Virginia Greenwood
Margaret Briggs
Elizabeth Clinard
Maxine Kennedy
Margaret Sears
Mary Whitley
Frances Lewis
Norman Pierce
Mary Elizabeth Bennett
Nick Antonakos
Ruth Spicer Clark
Elizabeth Ellis
Wilma Hayworth
Leone Stout
Sherman Robertson
Myra Crevenstan
Annie Comer
Louise Evans
Ruby Kidd
Bonnie Stutts
Margaret Davis
Neil Liles
Margaret Dixon
Helen Stephens
John Thomas
Dorothy Deligney
Daisy Brown
Martha Ford
Herman Swain
Craven Speaks to High Point Rotary Club
Dr. J. B. Craven of Greensboro and former Davenport College president spoke at the High Point Rotary Club luncheon at the country club. He warned that idleness and theft are the two main unethical actions, defining idleness as unprofitable work and theft as exploiting others or taking value without contribution. Oscar Kearns supervised the program, and an appeal was made for volunteers for the upcoming Community Chest campaign next Tuesday.
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J. B. Craven
Greensboro
Guilford
Methodist Episcopal Church
North Carolina
Davenport College
Lenoir
High Point Rotary Club
Country Club
Craven
Rotary
Oscar Kearns
Observe Swimming Week At Y M C A Next Week
A annual swimming week is planned at the Y M C A for boys aged 10 and over who have not learned to swim. W F Bailey, the physical director, will lead daily classes with assistants John Douglas Chet Smith Carl Smith and Bill Coble. Boys should meet at the Y M C A Saturday morning to receive cards and be assigned to classes. About 150 boys attended last year and similar participation is expected.
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W. F. Bailey
Mr. Bailey
John Douglas
Chet Smith
Carl Smith
Bill Coble
Timeline of American History Dates Highlight Key Events
Notable events include Joliet and party beginning Mississippi exploration on May 17 1672. Rhode Island proposes a general congress in 1774. In 1776 Washington learns of 17000 Hessian troops landing in Canada. 1838 pro slavery mobs destroy Pennsylvania Hall in Philadelphia.
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Joliet
Mississippi River
Rhode Island
Washington
Canada
Pennsylvania Hall
Philadelphia
Y. W. G. A. Directors Meet Tonight
The May meeting of the High Point Young Women's Christian Association board of directors will be held at association headquarters on East Commerce street tonight at 7 o clock instead of 7 30 the usual hour announced by Miss Vivian Matson General secretary. All members are requested to be present.
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High Point Young Women’s Christian Association
East Commerce Street
Vivian Matson
Promises and Promises Broken in a Gambler's Tale
Ed Buyres, a government worker and habitual gambler, lives in a maze of aces and bets. He makes four promises to his red headed boys to pay for moving wood, then reneges each time. When the wood ends up back in the yard the sons discard trust.
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Ed Buyres
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Arlington Cemetery
America
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Uncle Sam
Interstate Commerce Commission
Business and Politics
New York
Presiding Elder
Methodist Church
Paris
Langley
Lindy
George Clark
Europe
Bessey
Britain
Sir Edwin Landseer
England
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Book of Knowledge
Grolier Society
Atlantic
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