Gibson Speaks To T ville Rotary On NC History In Schools
Thomasville High School faculty member W. H. Gibson was guest speaker at the Thomasville Rotary Club meeting in the Woman's Club building. He urged making North Carolina history an elective in high schools and highlighted the state's heritage, farming diversity, education system, and a rise in school appropriations from 100000 in 1900 to 27500000 in 1941, noting 8000 rural schools as “Citadels of Democracy.”
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Thomasville
W. H. Gibson
Thomasine High School
Rotary Club
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J. Gibson
Arles F. Lambeth
North Carolina
Oldest English House Claim Tied to King Egbert Era
On the Isle of Thanet near Margate England the Abbey Minister House is claimed as the oldest in the country dating to the ninth century during the reign of King Egbert of Kent.
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Isle of
Thanet
Margate
England
Egbert of
Kent
Former pugilist and naval athlete crossword clues misprinted
A jumble of crossword style clues for both horizontal and vertical entries appears. It lists former champion pugilist related hints and mixed terms for various numbers and word lengths, including references to naval athletic figures and assorted common nouns, verbs, and objects.
Capital Shorts Capital Shorts Raleigh
The writer laments rising highway fatalities in North Carolina with a skeptical view of safety efforts. He reviews possible causes from drunken driving to more vehicles and trucks, argues the worst threat is inattentive drivers, and predicts May will set a new high in deaths. Also notes London Port Authority size and lobster catch value.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Tar Heel
London
England
Highway Safety Division
Ronald Hocutt
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