Illness delays bless of Blair and club notes
Friends report J Winston Blair out after several days illness. Priscilla Club meets Mrs A E Taplin Ardlyn Hills Friday at 3 30. Mrs Clyde Chapman ill with influenza at 1005 Centennial Ave. Junior Musical Art Club postpones meeting due to school exercises. Miss Burnette Brown hosts an evening dance at 707 Scott St with a large group of young guests.
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Priscilla Club
Chapman
Jill
Clyde Chapman
Centennial Avenue
Junoir Musical Art Club
Miss Brown
Burnette Brown
Scott Street
Wilma Hayworth
Bettie Underhill
Venzemeda Ketéhie
Audrey Bain
Louise Hill
Randieman
Marie Bain
Minnie Bain
Edna May Clapp
Frances and
Pearl Pearson
Rockingham
Messrs
Fielding Ke
Mayors recall drives amid campus debate and police dispute
A campus sermon by Dean Elton Trueblood drew student attention as he criticized women in a controversial talk at Guilford College. In Detroit, a citizen committee prepared recall petitions against Mayor Charles Bowles after his dismissal of Police Commissioner Harold Emmons, citing enforcement clashes and gambling raids that followed a Derby weekend.
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Guilford College
Elton Trueblood
Schopenhauer
Dean Trueblood
Detroit
Charles Bowles
Bowles
Polieca
Harold H. Emmons
Emmons
Louisville
Pittsburgh visitor C Gillis hosts relatives in town
About People BR, C. Gillis of Pittsburgh Mississippi is spending a few days here with relatives. Mrs. M. L. Zimmerman and son M. L. Jr. of Asheville are spending with local family.
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Br, C. Gillis
Pittsburgh
Miss
M. L. Zimmerman
M. L. Jr
Asheville
His Way Out Pupil Uses Dots And Dashes
In Tit Bits a pupil explains to a teacher that the trailing string of dots and dashes on a composition are punctuation marks. The boy jokes that they were added to suit himself, highlighting a playful classroom moment.
Examination of Ancient Mummies Reveals Diseases
The examination of Egyptian mummies, some up to four centuries old, shows the presence of gout tuberculosis and pyorrhea in those ancient days.
Singing in Bathtub Anathema to Officer
CHICAGO May 22 Alderman E J Kaindl reports a city water waste concern from bathroom singers. The committee finds bath tub baritones tub tenors and bathing basses contribute to high per capita water use. Mr Kaindl sees no musical gain offsetting the waste and hints at curtailment without direct calls.
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Chicago
E. J. Kaindl
Kaindl
Traveling Salesman Quarrel Cited in Stage Sketch
A brief Passing Show sketch pits an aggressive traveling salesman against an “Important Person” over an implied order. The exchange pivots on a misunderstood directive as the salesman asserts promptitude while the other denies issuing any instruction and demands the man leave.
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T. S
Eir
Census shows US population center near Whitehall Indiana
The 1920 census places the nation’s population center about two miles west of Whitehall in Owen County Indiana.
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The
United States
Whitehall
Owen County
Indiana
Ount Holly
N. C
Mount Holly
Fashion Queen Of High Point Will Be Selected For Show
The Broadhurst theater and local merchants organize a three night Fashion and Beauty Extravaganza at the Broadhurst theater to choose High Point’s Fashion Queen. Local girls compete on ballots cast by civic club members for charm and poise with the winner earning national publicity for the city.
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Amos
Elmwood
Statesville
Ada Byford
North Carolina
Myrtle la Barr
Greensboro
Pat Terry
Reidsville
Raleigh
Glidewell
Business and Professional Women's Club
Hickory
Mesdames Amos and
Terry
High Point
Broadhurst Theater
R. B. Woodyard
Davidson College finals draw record attendance
Invitations to the Davidson College finals suggest an unusually large attendance over the four day period, with early word signaling high interest and crowds expected to gather.
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Avidson
Davidson College
Atlantic Coast Line appoints George W. Lamb general auditor
George W. Lamb will assume the duties of general auditor for the Atlantic Coast Line with headquarters in Wilmington effective June 1. The announcement appears in the North Carolina AP dispatches as part of a regional bulletin.
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Ilmington, N. C
George W. Lamb
Atlantic Coast Line
Wilmington
Kings Mountain Celebration Plans for October Attended by President Hoover
Governor Richards and Governor Gardner will confer on the October Kings Mountain celebration. President and Mrs. Hoover are expected to attend the 150th anniversary events, per AP report.
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Ernor Richards
Gardner
Kings Mountain
Hoover
Ions
Ss. C
District Gathering of Legion Auxiliary District
More than 100 representatives attended the seventh district American Legion Auxiliary meeting in Lexington on May 22. North Wilkesboro and Asheboro earned honorable mention for largest delegation as Mrs. Ed Turner of North Wilkesboro chaired the session. local women led the opening exercises and welcomed attendees with Mrs. R. Grady Shoaf giving the welcome and Mrs. G. P. Pritchard of Asheboro replying.
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Lexington
American Legion Auxiliary
North Wilkesboro
Asheboro
Ed Turner
Woodrow McKay
J. L. Sowers
J. T. Lowe
Lucy Finley
North Wilkes
Julius Caesar and His Three Wives Under Roman Law
The note states Julius Caesar had three wives in accordance with Roman law. It frames marriages as a legal matter under ancient practice, highlighting the historical context of Caesar's unions.
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Julius Caesar
Western Union Plans Record 465 Million Improvement Program
Western Union Telegraph Company will spend 465 million dollars this year on landline construction improvements and other plant expenditures as announced by president Newcomb Carlton. The plan aims to expand nationwide facilities in line with Hoover's construction program and surpasses 1929 in total outlays despite the bulk of the cost for the New York telegraph building having been charged to last year's program.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Newcomb Carlton
Western Union
Carlton
Hoover
Hudson, Worth and Thomas Streets
West Broadway
New York
Infinite Chinese march defies passing due to rising birth rate
A saying claims that even if all Chinese people formed a four abreast column and passed a point, they would never finish as births outpace the marching line. The statement links population growth to endless movement.
Dominia Lays Long Pacific Cable at Record Speed
The Dominia, the world’s largest cable ship, recently laid a 3625 mile Pacific cable at a record speed of nine miles per hour.
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Dominia
Cat Hearing Experiment Binds Room to Room Audio
At Princeton University researchers connected a cat's auditory nerve to an amplifier enabling conversation in one room to be heard in another 100 feet away. The test was presented at the American Otological Society meeting. Senator Glass of Virginia calls dial phones a nuisance and seeks their removal from the capitol, arguing they force senators to act as operators.
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Swampscott
Mass
Princeton University
American Otological Society
Washington
Glass
Virginia
Capitol
Congratulatory Messages for Gustave Lindenthal at 80
New York celebrates Gustave Lindenthal bridge engineer on his 80th birthday with wishes for greater achievements at 96. Known for designing several East River spans he remains active in Hudson River crossing plans.
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New York
Gustave Lindenthal
East River
Hudson
Melchett Says He Gives Half Income to John Bull
London public figure Melchett states he spends at least six months annually working for nothing due to income tax. He told the Society of British Advertisers that the levy eats a sizable portion of his earnings each year.
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London
Loerd Melchett
John Bull
The
Society of British Advertisers
Murphy Memorial committee okays $80,000 flagpole plan
The New York Charles F Murphy Memorial committee wins approval for an $80,000 flagpole to be erected in Union Square near Tammany Hall. The project parameters include location and funding structure as part of the memorial efforts.
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New York
Charles F. Murphy Memorial Committee
Union Square
Tammany Hall
Gender gap grows in San Salvador census figures
The San Salvador area shows a gender imbalance with 50,270 women and 45,422 men, leaving 4,848 more women than men according to the latest census.
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San Salvador
Socialite Laddie Sanford Expected to Become Engaged
New York society eyes indicate Laddie Sanford will follow the example of Jock Whitney and become engaged. Sanford is listed among the ten wealthiest bachelors in society circles.
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New York
Laddie Sanford
Jock Whitney
Sanford
Harvard Students Crash Dartmouth Carriers Ball in White Shorts
Four Cambridge lads in white shorts and tuxedo coats attend the Letter Carriers ball at Dartmouth. Two police escort them to a taxi after the disruption.
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Boston
Harvard
Dartmouth
Cambridge
Hartley Wins New York Banking Adding Machine Contest
R A Hartley wyn Jr wins the annual New York chapter Am erican Institute of Banking adding machine contest after placing 150 checks in 2 minutes 25 seconds. His time beats his own previous record by three seconds.
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New York
R. A. Hartley@wyn, Jr
American Institute of Banking
Old Doctor Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Lifts Elderly Health
In 1885 Dr Caldwell found a harmless laxative that cures biliousness headaches and fatigue without gripe or habit formation. His syrup pepsin became a world famous effective laxative used by women, children and the elderly and sold in many drug stores.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Charge Reduced In Importance by Court
In Davidson county an auto wreck death led Pearlie Crawford and Lawton Fine to have manslaughter downgraded to assault with a deadly weapon. They must pay 750 to the heirs and court costs as suspended judgment. Ray Hepler faces seduction charges with further action deferred to the June term. Judge Cameron McRae presided.
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Lexington
Pearlie Crawford
Lawton Fine
Davidson County
Ed Loflin
Ray Hepler
Superior Court
Cameron McRae
U S Trade With Spain Near Eighty Million in Exports
U S merchants sell about 80 million dollars worth of American goods to Spain each year and import more than 40 million dollars in return. The scale shows a sizable bilateral exchange shaping economic ties and market opportunities for both nations.
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United States
Spain
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