Absentee Voting and Entomology Highlight North Carolina News
Absentee ballots loom as a potential deciding factor in several counties with estimates showing over 2 000 in Washington and under 400 in a small 5 000-vote county. The piece also notes efforts to mobilize absentee votes and reflects on insect diversity with Dr. David Wray naming new species like Lepidocyrtus Beaucath eri and Smithistruma Wrayi while stressing the importance of entomology in public health.
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Carla Ortlina Democratic Club
District of Columbia
Washington
Clay County
Everett Jordan
Democratic
North Carolina
Democratic Party
Jordan
David L. Wary
State Department of Agriculture
Dr. Wray
Pathe
Beaucather Mountain
Asheville
Beaucatheri
Roanoke Island
Virginia Dare
Harvard
Smithistruma Wrayi
Matene
Dave Wray
Acers, Cue-Bids, and Slam Concepts in Bridge Hand
A New Orleans reader discusses a bridge hand where a three clubs cue bid signals no club losers and seeks aces in other suits. South must respond with five clubs to show no outside ace. Blackwood ideas guide further slams or grand slams based on the number of aces revealed.
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New Orleans
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South
Tur
Portrait of a Star and a Statesman from a bygone era
This clipping profiles a New York born actress of stage and screen with early 20th century credits and later literary contributions, and a famed American statesman born October 6 1862 on a farm in Ohio detailing his rugged youth and ascent into public life.
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New York City
Barhard College
New York
Leo Carillo
This
American Statesman
Ohio
State Banner HORIZONTAL 57 German city 1 Depicted is the Famous health resort
Evict 39 Poems 40. A compact reference item listing a state flag and a noted health resort, with hints toward a German city and a warm nickname. Provides terse crosswordlike clues and abbreviations for months and wise men.
Trust in Him With Little Proved, Says Lavater
A quotation attributed to John Caspar Lavater cautions that reliance on others should be tempered by evidence. It contrasts trusting without proof with earning trust through demonstrated acts and verifiable credibility.
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John Caspar Lavater
Definition of flatulent used as adjective
The term describes gases from digestion and a pretentious inflated style. It traces to French from Latin Flatus and Flatus Ventris meaning wind and blowing.
Births and milestones of 19th and 20th century figures
The notes mark 1854 as John Philip Sousa birth, 1860 as Ignace Jan Paderewski birth, 1943 when Soviets retook Kiev from Germany, and 1945 when William O Dwyer became New York City mayor and later ambassador to Mexico.
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Ignace Jan Paderewski
Kiev
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William O'Dwyer
New York City
Mexico
Who was he A Indiana Senator and Roosevelt ally
Pauw University Indiana born figure who became United States senator in 1899 serving 1911 and chaired the Senate foreign relations committee. He led the Progressive National Convention in Chicago nominating Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 and wrote several books before dying April 27 1927.
Notable Year Ahead Promises Fresh Horizons and Fortune
The passage urges openness to new opportunities and vistas in the coming year, suggesting a period of favorable fortune. It notes a potentially critical, fault-finding child today but frames this as a minor factor amid overall promise and success to come.
Tony Canzoneri Birthday Celebration Flagged
The report notes Tony Canzoneri a former boxing champion is said to be celebrating a birthday today. No other details are provided in the available text.
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Tony Canzoneri
Creative Writing Contest Opens at Duke
Duke University invites Heel high school students to enter the third annual State-wide writing contest sponsored by the North Carolina English Teachers Association. Prose and verse since Jan 10 1950 are eligible. plays and research papers must be excluded. Entries should reflect personal experience and be 12 to 30 lines long.
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Durham Heel
North Carolina
English Teachers’ Association
Association
Bowman
Department of English
Duke University
Convict Escapes Missouri State Penitentiary
Warden Ralph Edison reports a missing $32 and clothes as a convict believed to be his houseboy fled the Missouri State Penitentiary. Police identify the suspect as a 28 year old male in a burglary case tied to the escape.
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Jefferson City
Missouri State Penitentiary
Ralph Edison
Highway Patrol
John Calvin Mc Series Lecture By Dr. Lewis
Dr Nolan D C Lewis director of the New York State Psychiatric Institute will deliver the annual series of three lectures titled John Calvin Mc. The program highlights advances in psychiatry and ethics with a focus on historical medical figures.
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Nolan D. C. Lewis
New York State Psychiatric Institute
John Calvin Mc
Ambassador Perle Mesta and Madame Bonnet Attend Same Party
Mrs. Perle Mesta, the U S ambassador to Luxembourg, and Madame Bonnet, wife of the French ambassador, arrived at a Washington luncheon wearing identical elephant gray outfits adorned with shell pearls. The two spoke briefly at the event.
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Washington
Perle Mesta
Madame Bonnet
Mesta
U. S
Luxembourg
University Lectures in Hill Music Hall This Week
University of North Carolina schedules lectures in Hill Music Hall on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 8 30 o clock audience expected to attend.
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Hill Music Hall
University of North Carolina
Mississippi Missouri River System Length Noted
The Mississippi Missouri river system is described as about 3 988 miles long. The Taj Mahal at Agra India was built by Shah Jehan as a tomb for his wife.
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Agra
India
Shah Jehan
Shaw Cremation Marks End of an Era for Shaw
The body of George Bernard Shaw was cremated in London in the presence of a few friends and servants. His ashes may lie with wife Charlotte or be placed in Westminster Abbey's poet’s corner after a formal proposal and dean approval. The cremation followed his body transport to Golders Green crematorium.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
Charlotte
Shaw
Westminister Abbey
England
Westminister
Golders Green
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