Primitive Art Traced Through Age Of Giotto
A detailed two part history explains art from Aurignacian cave paintings to Byzantine and Graeco Roman traditions, then centers on Giotto. It covers early two dimensional art, Greek vase painting, and the shift to depth under Giotto. It notes his Assisi frescoes, Arena Chapel works, and his role shaping the Florentine school with lasting influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Munyan
Giotto
Altimira
Spain
Egypt
Sir Arthur Evans
Knossos
Isle of
Crete
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Massac
Italy
Florence
Cimabue
Assisi
St. Francis
Masaccio
Titian
Giovanni
Arena
Padua
Church of the Holy Cross
Dante
Petrarch
Tuscany
Dentists? Never! Boy Runs Away to Escape Visit
A 14 year-old Houston boy fled home rather than go to the dentist. His mother warned of a visit, and after she left the room he packed his clothes and disappeared. Police assistance was sought to locate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
North Carolina seeks new fish hatcheries in Piedmont and East
J S Hargett assistant director of the Department of Conservation and Development says a Piedmont hatchery is justified to serve central North Carolina and that another in the east is needed to complete the state system. He notes current hatchery capacity and funding through fishing license revenues hinder expansion. eastern hatchery near Fayetteville and federal Edenton distribution support exist but two new stations are required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
North Carolina
Fayetteville
Edenton
Hargett
Pastor and Wife Reconciled on Progressive Policy Fees
A pastor and his wife reconciled amid concerns that fees prove inadequate to fund progressive policy. Local fishing licenses are collected in about 20 counties and from non residents fishing outside their home counties. Mr Hargett says until state funds allow more hatcheries, sportsmen groups and other agencies can help by starting local hatcheries and rearing ponds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hargett
Smallpox cases in US rise to about six hundred thousand in ten years
From 1920 through 1930 the United States reported about 600,000 smallpox cases, reflecting a decade of persistent outbreaks and public health challenges across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Colored Glee Club to Sing at Cherry Street church
The Florence colored high school glee club will present a musical program at Cherry Street Colored Presbyterian church on Tuesday evening October 27. The concert, open to the public, starts at 8 30. Also noted, two U S forest service planes guard Michigan forests, patrolling the four national forests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Colored High School
Cherry Street Colored Presbyterian Church
U. S. Forest Service
Michigan
Saint Francis of Assisi Life and Legacy Highlighted
MISS BLANCHE BURGESS recounts the life of St. Francis of Assisi born in 1182 in Assisi. The piece outlines his early piety turning to poverty, the founding of the Franciscan order and Clare’s Hermits, his stigmata on Mount Alverno, and his role as a preacher to reform morals and convert Muslims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Burgess
Giotto
St. Francis of
Assisi
St. Francis
Italy
Bernandone
Giovanni
John
Francis
Bourlemonts
Provensi
Order of the Franciscans
Gray Friars
Rome
Dominis
Mt. Alverno
St. Clare
Out Glass Window Marketed As Privacy Feature
An opaque glass set for vehicles lets the driver see outward clearly while the interior appears as a mirror when viewed from inside. Marketed as a privacy and visibility aid, the glass blocks inward view but preserves exterior acuity.
The Little Sundew of Newfoundland Digesting Insect Prey
The sundew plant of Newfoundland traps insects with red hairs and sticky liquid. An insect lands on the flower and is captured as hairs roll inward. The insect dies at the center, then is digested by the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
Asheboro Society Delights With Pre Nuptial Gatherings
In Asheboro Oct last, the wedding party for the Wood Robertson nuptials enjoyed stag dinners, suppers, and a luncheon. James M Burns and T A Burns hosted 6:30 pm stag dinner at the Burns home on Salisbury Street with guests from Oxford and Richmond including Yancey Hagerman Robertson and Charles Booth. Fred Page hosted a Saturday noon luncheon for the Wood Robertson party and out of town guests at Mrs Neely Hunters home on Old Main Street. elaborate fall arrangements in green and white greens, with guests from Asheboro and nearby cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bossong
W. A. Underwood, Jr
W. J. Armfield
O. L. Presnell
John K. "Wood
Asheboro
Fred Page
Park Street
Wood-Robertson
Neely Hunter
Old Main Street
Marriage Unites Pauline Smith and Alton W Dail in Danville
Miss Pauline Smith, youngest daughter of Captain and Mrs. John W. Smith of Asheboro, wed Alton W. Dail in Danville Va on Sunday October 4. Dail, son of Mr. and Mrs. J F Dail of Smithfield, recently worked with a local Asheboro merchant. The couple resides at the Scott Apartments on Church Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Danville
Pauline Smith
Alton W. Dail
John W. Smith
Scott
Church Street
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Art Club
Clara Boyd
Dr.c.m.simpson Co
Cleveland
Stewart Brand
S & B Cleanser
Painter Contractors
ICF
High Point Ice and Coal CO
West Broad
Ellen M. Noe
Dean Israel H. Noe
St. Mary's Cathedral
Episcopal
Memphis
Tenn
Colored Glee Club
St. Francis of Assissi
Barbarossa
CREPE
National
National Bellas Hess Co
South Main ST
Asheboro Society
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