Duke University Restores Four Primitive Men Busts
Professor J Howard McGregor creates life size replicas of four primitive humans for Duke University through Duke sociology head Charlies Ellwood. The busts depict Pithecanthropus erectus Piltdown man Neanderthal and Cro Magnon figures with notes on dates and features. Public display is pending a suitable venue for exhibit to the public.
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J. Howard McGregor
Columbia
University
Charlies A. Ellwood
Duke
McGregor
Java
Sussex
England
Europe
Ellwood
Popular farmer praises Natex remedy for gastric ulcers and gall bladder
Mr. A. E. King of Greensboro North Carolina credits Natex with dramatic health recovery after three years of stomach ulcers gall bladder problems and indigestion. He reports weight gain improved sleep regular appetite and better bowel and liver function after starting Natex recommended by a local Mann Drug Co representative.
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Natex
A. E. King
Route No. 4
Greensboro
N. C
Mann Drug Co
The
A Tough Break For Michael's Ghost
Wilkes Barre judge assigns life imprisonment for murder to Michael Vladyka and adds a 10 to 20 year term for bank robbery. Judge Jones notes parole denial, imposes a $5000 fine. The double sentence keeps Vladyka jailed long after death.
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NEA Service
Wilkes-Barre
Michael Vladyka
William C. Thomas
Michael
B. R. Jones
Jones
Thief Ant Infestation Plagues Mexican Farms
In Mexico City reporters note that thief ants invade granaries and strip crops of corn wheat oats and more. Farmers report colonies with tiny passageways and at least one case of an entire store being carried off to the ants city.
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Mexico City
Mexico
No Zoo For Him: Orangutan Stays In Paris Apartment
A six foot orangutan escaped from the Paris zoo and settled in an apartment, banging piano keys and tossing wall pictures. Despite the keeper's offerings the animal refused to leave, remaining inside the residence.
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Paris
Gardner Secures Notable Legislative Wins in Midterm
Governor O Max Gardner gains several key successes in North Carolina's midterm session. He backs ten percent state employee pay cuts, highway system centralization, higher tax and prison changes, a central purchasing agency, and consolidation of higher education with UNC. Also praised are local government finance reforms and jail and hospital consolidations.
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Raleigh
Max Gardner
General Assembly
North Carolina
North Carolina State College
North Carolina College For Women
University of North Carolina
Brookings Report
State Board of Health
Department of Labor
The
Park Commission
Local Government Finance Commission
Evangelist 10 Starts Campaign in Lexington
Final preparations are being made for a city wide Bible teaching and evangelism campaign led by Dr. M. F. Ham. The event begins June 7 at 3 p.m. in a pine tabernacle on Hast Third Avenue with services on Sundays and weekdays and a large mixed chorus noted as a key feature.
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Cateorage
Lexington
M. F. Ham
Davidson County
Third Avenue
W. J. Rameau
Ham
Mecklenburg Schools Face 10 Teacher Loss From Load Increase
County Superintendent of Schools Frank Edmonson estimates Mecklenburg High schools must drop 10 teachers due to the general assembly raising the teacher load.
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Charlotte
Frank Edmonson
Mecklenburg
General Assembly
Record Kiss Sent 3000 Miles For Emma Myers Wedding
A phonograph record from Emma Myers’s sister Betty in America conveyed heartfelt congratulations and a virtual kiss to the bride and groom. The recording arrived from England where Betty served as a nurse, prompting the bride’s mother to break down thinking a surprise visit had arrived.
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NEA
London
Emma Myers
Betty
America
Bride
England
Emma
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