World traveler notes on romance abroad and stereotypes
The author, recounting conversations with American bachelors across about 50 countries, surveys perceived romance abroad. He suggests English and Scandinavian women are flirtatious yet controlling post marriage, German women may scold late dates under occupation, and Arab state women wear veils with fathers bearing daggers, all painting a provocative cross cultural portrait.
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New York
Palestine
Beans
Milord
Trade winds and wives from distant shores
A satirical travelogue extols brides from many nations billing them as ideal partners. It jokes about Turkish, Indian, Australian, Chinese, Japanese, Balinese women and ends with an exhortation to marry a Bali beauty, grow rice, and wed multiple wives.
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Bali
Radio Program Schedule Corrections Due to Late Network Edits
A long list shows PM eastern times with corrections for network edits not yet reflected. Times shift to CST by subtracting one hour and to maintain standard subtract two hours. relay times may vary by local stations.
Wings of Tomorrow The Story of Aviation
Aviation editor outlines a future of space travel and moon exploration. Rocket societies advocate step rockets and high altitude probes to study conditions above the atmosphere and plan a moon landing method for a return rocket. The article frames interplanetary horizons and compares lunar distance to Columbus era voyages.
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Moon
United States Rocket Society
Earth
Treatment of Toxic Goitre and Eye Symptoms
Doctors now view toxic goitre as part of a broader hormonal disturbance affecting multiple glands. Eye problems may dominate symptoms, with bulging eyes and vision issues linked to pituitary factors. Treatments include thyroid extract, X rays, and radioactive iodine, plus eye care and raised head precautions, under ongoing medical supervision.
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Means
Two CAP officers killed in PT-26 crash near Charlotte
Col. Frank E. Dawson seventy four and Capt. W Ed Merck forty one both of the Civil Air Patrol died when their Fairchild PT-26 crashed west of Charlotte after returning from a state CAP meeting in Rocky Mount. An aeronautical inspector suggested a stall in a turn may have left insufficient altitude to recover. Dawson had flown since 1937 and led a patrol squadron in Beaufort during the war.
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Charlotte
Frank E. Dawson
North Carolina
Civil Air Patrol
W. Edwin Merck
CAP
Col. Dawson
Beaufort
Local Students Enroll at Brigham Young University
Three residents of High Point travel to Provo Utah to study at Brigham Young University. Hilda and Edna Fulghum, graduates of Goldsboro High School, are freshmen in Arts and Sciences. James Bryant, a Randallman High School graduate and WWII navy veteran, also attends BYU in the pre medical track.
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Utah
Brigham Young University
Provo
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Edna Fulghum
S. B. Fulghum
James Bryant
W. E. B. Bryant
Goldsboro High School
College of Arts and Sciences
Bryant
Randleman High School
F.F.A
United States
Local Navy Office Recruits Two Men In North Carolina
Local navy office announced two men enlisted at the High Point recruiting station John Roy Thornton of 802 Carrick Avenue and Robert Lee Carter Rt. 3 Reidsville. In the Greensboro area about 110000 was appropriated for a naval reserve armory construction with 150 for training equipment including radio radar and navigation gear. Limited numbers are allowed in this organization.
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High Point
John Roy Thornton
Carrick Avenue
Robert Lee Carter
Rt. 3
Reidsville
Naval Reserve
Greensboro
Movie Lengths in 1912 Largely One or Two Reels
As late as 1912 most films were limited to one or two reels. This reflects early cinema's short format and rapid production pace before longer features became standard.
327 Children Put In Jail In North Carolina
The North Carolina welfare board reports 327 children were jailed in the fiscal year ending July 30, 40 more than the previous year’s 287. The state law bans jailing children, yet the figure represents the year’s total.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Welfare Board
Fallen Man Subject of Christian Science Lesson Sermon
The weekly Christian Science lesson for Sunday November 10 centers on Adam and Fallen Man with Romans 5 17 as the Golden Text. Citations include the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures noting that the Adam dream signifies the fall of man and the absence of God and is not begotten of the Father.
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Christian Science
Jesus Christ
Mary Baker Eddy
God
Father
Chinese Classics Printed in 130 Volumes by 953 AD
By 953 AD the Chinese had produced a major printing effort that serialized the classics into 130 volumes, reflecting early advances in book production and dissemination in imperial China.
Gauguin Gives Up Stock Exchange Seat to Paint
In a bold career shift the artist Gauguin relinquished his seat on the stock exchange to pursue full time painting, choosing artistic pursuit over financial duties and public life.
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Gauguin
The
Stock Exchange
Mechanized fox hunt ends in collision in Weldon
Farmer Mike Seal used his car for fox hunting when the fox fled onto a state highway. He chased the animal until it collided with another car after being headlight blinded. Seal recovered the pelt and collected the county bounty.
East Carolina Teachers College Graduate Club Formed
Greenville Nov 11 Graduate students at East Carolina Teachers College formed a 26 member club. Mildred Laxton Andrews Enfield was named president with Mary Lois Staton Bethel as in service representative J C Shepherd Lexington on campus representative and Dorothy Lewis Farmville as secretary treasurer. The group aims to sponsor academic and social activities for graduate students and plans to invite guests from various study areas during the year.
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Greenville
East Carolina Teachers College
Mildred Laxton Andrews
Enfield
Mary Lois Staton
Bethel
J. C. Shepherd
Lex
Ington
Dorothy Lewis
Farmville
Kilroy Becomes New Metric Monster in Lane Class
Chemistry instructor C. H. Thuermer at Lane Technical School explains metric equivalents to students. A new entry on the board reads 1,000 Roys equal one Kilroy, humorously redefining the metric table through a Kilroy joke.
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C. H. Thuermer
Lane Technical School
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