Building Boom Persists in North Carolina April Activity
The North Carolina Real Estate and Building Record reports a continued construction boom with April 1927 investment rising versus April 1926. It notes $380,653 in ten leading North Carolina cities and emphasizes a shift from a slump mentality to increased sales effort.
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North Carolina
Asheville
Charlotte
Durham
Gastonia
Greensboro
High Point
Raleigh
Salisbury
Wilmington
Winston-Salem
Clash of ambitions endangering world order without law
The quote asserts that without an international legal framework against war backed by force, conflicts will persist as long as competing ambitions drive nations to act. It emphasizes the need for enforceable rules to curb aggression.
Brewing More Wars and the Rising Tide of Conflict
The article warns that global tension intensifies with Mussolini’s patriotism and expansionist aims. It argues war is likely to recur and possibly escalate beyond 1918 levels, noting repeated human folly across generations despite some recognizing the folly.
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Italy
Lindbergh’s restraint proves he is not money minded
The text argues that Charles Lindbergh's refusal to capitalize on offers after his Paris flight shows his self control and lack of primary urge for wealth. It notes the high bids he spurned, the admiration abroad, and his status as a pleasing American figure despite fame and danger.
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Lindbergh
New York
Paris
M. Orteig
Europe
Uncle Sam
Federal aid urged for Mississippi flood relief and history projects
The Manufacturers Record from Baltimore presses for a special congressional session to fund flood relief in the Mississippi valley and urges active local history programs. It notes broad appropriations by Congress, argues timely federal help is crucial, and suggests appointing county historians with North Carolina Historical Commission aid. The piece weighs historians as bank or debenture, asking whether romanticist or realist perspectives should guide appointment.
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Congress
Mississippi Valley
Manufacturers’ Record
Baltimore
Congressional
North Carolina
Cooper
The
North Carolina Historical Commission
Historical Commission
Commission
Move to Put Historians in Every North Carolina County
Secretary Newsome urges county boards of education chairs to appoint local historians. He cites North Carolina’s rich history and urges systematic local history promotion, referencing New York’s law as a model. He warns that counties hold vital historical material at risk of destruction without preservation.
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The
Historical Commission
Newsome
North Carolina
New York
Fort Bragg CMTC Camp Showcases Civic Training Value
A Fort Bragg Citizens Military Training Camp preview highlights new facilities and voluntary military style schooling designed to foster self discipline respect for authority and moral courage. The program aims to build good citizens rather than soldiers with full War Department support including transportation uniforms food and medical care.
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Citizens Military
Fort Bragg
Carolinas
War Department
Army
CMTC
Fort Bragg Camp Aims to Teach Every Boy to Swim
The camp will devote afternoons to healthful athletics and recreation with ample sports equipment and instructors. MacFayden's Pond, half a mile away, offers swimming instruction and safeguards to make it an ideal pool for training.
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MacFayden
Sykes Occupies Pulpit at Central Friends Church
Tom Alderman Sykes will preach at Central Friends Church in two services today. Morning sermon titled The Helplessness of Man Without God. Evening sermon titled The Church and Our Period of Spiritual Slackness. Beatrice Crouch to sing Evening and Morning in morning service.
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Tom Alderman Sykes
Central Friends Church
Beatrice Crouch
Allegretio Rogers
The Light That Never Fails by Miss Mary Frazier
A historical essay honoring resilience and the enduring light of love through civilizations. It contrasts Rome and the church with modern equality, arguing wealth, birth, and race should not define worth. The piece urges hope and faith amid doubt, asserting love as the ultimate, lasting force.
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Greece
Sparta
Alexander the Great
Alexander
Rome
Europe
The Power of Divine Love and True Human Nature
Miss May Frazier argues that wealth and land poison human relations while people crave personal gain. She extols motherly sacrifice and a higher love surpassing romantic ties, urging pursuit of Divine Love as the only solution to all difficulties and world problems.
Examinations for Civil Service Announced
The United States civil service commission announces open competitive examinations to fill vacancies in positions of automobile mechanic cabinetmaker electrician painter plumber steamfitter and timer in the department service at Washington. Salaries range from 1500 to 1680 dollars a year with a six month probationary period and promotion based on efficiency. Applicants must be between 20 and 49 on examination day. Full details available from the U S civil service commission Washington DC or from the local board secretary at the post office or custom house in any city.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Department
Washington
Washington, D. C
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Millis Named Temporary City Manager in High Point
By a council special enactment HH. A. Millis, councilman, was named temporary city manager to fill the vacancy after the death of R. L. Pickett. Millis assumed the post to sign payroll checks and will hold it until a city manager is officially appointed by the council.
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High Point City
HH. A. Millis
R. L. Pickett
Millis
Temorary
Ice Exhibit Stuns at Hart's Drug Store
An exhibit at Hart's Drug Store last night featured ice frozen at 145 degrees below zero. The ice felt burning to touch and caused a portion placed in water to appear to boil, drawing curiosity from patrons.
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Hart’s Drug Store
Prazier's Valedictory Address at High Point College
The first High Point College graduation marks the end of the inaugural senior class journey. The address reflects on the tough road from ignorance to knowledge and the lasting bonds formed through education, praising founders and the mission of the college.
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High Point College
Praizer
Davis
Grateful Seniors Thank High Point College Leaders
A farewell address from seniors honors founders and trustees of High Point College for guidance shaping their growth. They acknowledge faculty dedication and alumni support, vow to pursue the college’s ideals, and cite Browning and Tennyson lines urging forward movement beyond campus life.
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High Point College
Browning
Tennyson
Funeral for Mrs. A. Manguin in Memorial Methodist
Funeral services for Mrs. A. Manguin who died after hospitalization for an operation will be held tomorrow afternoon at Spencer Memorial Methodist Church. She was 48 and had long illness.
Straw hats reclaim fashion in hand crafted detail
Fashion notes describe crowns fading in importance as brims and hand crafted decorations rise. Design elements include hand painted motifs open work lace inserts and ribbon appliques on straw and felt hats.
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Aigo
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National
Frost, Landis and Kohn
Brunswick
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People’s Gas
Michigan Boulevard
Chicago
Luke
Mom
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Windsor, N. C
Mussolini
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Miss Mary Frazier
Miss May Frazier
National Commission
Aly Improyees
Hart's Drug Store
Miss Prazier
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