Fire protection throughout state greatly improved
Enterprise Bureau reports North Carolina expands forest fire coverage with six new lookout towers and plans to bring seven towers into service this fall. The program, led by State Forester J. S. Holmes and assistants, includes county-level plans, training for wardens, new equipment, and 32 counties already organized for fire control.
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Forest Service
Forestry Division
The
Conservation Department
J. S. Holmes
W. C. McCormick
Wade H. Phillips
W. B. Greeley
U.S. Forester
North Carolina
R. Y. Stuart
National Service
W. K. Beichler
Forester
Asheville
H. M. Sebring
Lenoir
Charles H. Flory
Fayetteville
F. H. Sipe
New Bern
Inn A. Carter
Windsor
North Carolina Intercollegiate Forensic Meet Held at High Point
The second annual meeting of the North Carolina Intercollegiate Forensic Association gathered six colleges including Lenoir Rhyne Guilford Elon Atlantic Christian Davidson and High Point. Duke expressed interest but did not attend. Officers elected: H T Powell Davidson president Thompson Atlantic Christian vice president and Dr Albert Kyser Lenoir Rhyne corresponding secretary. A statewide oratorical contest at Davidson in March was planned with two debate topics proposed.
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North Carolina Intercollegiate Forensic Association
High Point College
Lenoir-Rhyne
Guilford
Elon
Atlantic Christian College
Davidson
High Point
Duke University
H. T. Powell
Davidson College
Thompson
Albert Kyser
Forcs of Arms
United States
Newly Elected Man Known at Lexington
Rev. W. Taylor of Burlington and brother of T. J. Taylor was elected president of the Methodist Protestant church at Asheboro on the first ballot by the largest majority in the conference’s history. The Davidson county native received strong local support as the new leader.
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Lexington
W. Taylor
Burlington
Davidson County
T. J. Taylor
Methodist Protestant Church
Asheboro
Rainbow Revue to Headline Broadhurst Week of Fun
Al Barlow brings the Rainbow Revue to Broadhurst for a seven day engagement starting tomorrow. The show promises colorful scenery fast moving comedy and sensational dancing with eight principals and a swift chorus. A full program change occurs on Monday Wednesday and Friday.
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al Barlow
South
Reverend Taylor Honored as Longtime Methodist Leader
The article notes Rev. Mr. Taylor, son of Mrs. John Taylor of Yadkin College, has served Methodist Protestant churches in Winston-Salem Henderson Burlington and other places over twenty years. It also reports Rev C B Way of this city being chosen conference reporter again after seven years in that role.
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Mr. Taylor
John Taylor
Yadkin College
This County
Winston-Salem
Henderson
Burlington
C. B. Way
Davidson County Woman Resigns From Home Demonstration Role
Miss Elizabeth Cornelius resigns as Davidson county home demonstration agent after four years to take a similar post in Iredell county. She previously worked in Cumberland county and organized farm women and canning clubs in Davidson. Board of county commissioners will vote on accepting the resignation next Monday.
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Lexington
Elizabeth Cornelius
Davidson County
Board of County Commissioners
Miss Cornelius
Iredell County
Celerland County
Board of Commissioners
Heartbeat Pulse From Infancy To Old Age Compared
A newborn infant has a heart rate of 130 to 140 beats per minute while in older age the rate slows to 60 to 75 beats per minute.
Belle Bennett recalls Edith Stella Dallas star role and Jannings aid
Belle Bennett recounts her experience opposite Emil Jannings in Paramount's The Way of All Flesh at the Broadhurst. She describes fear before filming and how Jannings' German dialogue and supportive gaze sparked her memory and calmed her during their first key scene.
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Belle Bennett
Stella Dallas
Emil Jannings
Paramount
Broadhurst
Jannings
The Way of All Flesh Redeems Poor Pictures
Critics praise the film as technically flawless and as redeeming prior weak cinema. The New York American lauds its perfection and impact, calling it a rare achievement in movie making.
The Way of All Flesh Receives Cinematic Praise
The review lauds The Way of All Flesh as one of the finest pictures, noting Jannings surpasses his earlier successes in The Last Laugh and Variety. Victor Fleming is praised for original direction, earning new eminence as a megaphone genius in cinema.
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Jannings
Victor Fleming
The
New York Telegraph
The Way of All Flesh hailed as powerful melodrama star Jannings
The New York Daily News lauds The Way of All Flesh as a potent melodrama proving Emil Jannings as the era’s supreme character actor, a claim anchored in his magnetic performance and the film’s intense emotional reach.
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Jannings
Dramatically Great Performance at Rialto
In his first American made photoplay The Way of All Flesh at the Rialto Emil Jannings delivers a superb performance described as dramatically great by The New York Evening Journal.
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Rialto
Emil Jannings
New York Evening Journal
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