University Observes 137th Anniversary in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill NC Oct 11 Sunday Oct 12 marks the 137th birthday of the University of North Carolina the oldest state university in America. The article traces its 1795 matriculation 1798 cornerstone 1859 growth and 1871 closing then reopening notes 1920 enrollment rise and 1922 inclusion in the executive association of American Universities citing leadership in southern higher education.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
University of North Carolina
Buchanan
University Board of Trustees
University
Frebuilding
E. P. Battle
Law School
University Station
Carrboro
Battle
Memorial Hall
America
South
Executive Association of American Universities
Frederic A. Ogg
American Council of Learned Societies
Laura Spelman Rockfeller Memorial Foundation
Edwin Mims
North Carolina Scene Echoes Hard Names for Villain
Excerpt shows local dialogue praising and rebuking a controversial figure. Kit chin defends the person while acknowledging the label of scoundrel, signaling tension in a North Carolina setting. Dialogue highlights moral conflict and communal stance.
Not Taking Any Chances By The Hon. Mark Lanier
Not taking chances. the Hon. Mark Lanier of Oxford is noted as a leading state lawyer. He frequently argued before the North Carolina Supreme Court and once was cut off by the Chief Justice who reminded him the court knew the common law. Lanier replied in his drawl that he had already credited the court and lost the case.
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Mark Lanier
Oxford
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Lanier
Broadhurst Theatre
North Main Street
Elm
English Streets
Main Street
English
Washington Streets
Washington Street
Sheraton Hotel
Question of pay sparks old North Carolina session tale
A fragment from an early 1870s North Carolina assembly recounts Col L C Edwards opposing a sanitary job bill for the capitol. Cuffey Mayo, a Black legislator, asks if it could have been done for less prompting Edwards to sit down without further remark.
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Chic Sale
General Assembly of
North Carolina
Raleigh
Cuffey Mayo
Capitol
Col. L. C. Edwards
Granville
Chesterfield
Cuffey
Col. Edwards
Honeymooning Alone
A Greensboro man, dressed in new clothes and grinning, announces at Charlotte kinfolk’s home that he was married this morning and is taking a solo honeymoon. When asked about the bride, he says she didn’t come because her white employer wouldn’t release her, so he travels alone.
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Charlotte
Black preacher Mose Jones and the watch that ran down
The piece profiles Mose Jones a backwoods preacher who preached with raw emotion in a small Alabama church. Deacons complain as his sermons grow long and the crowd swelters in pews. He explains the late hours and a busted watch caused delays.
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Octavus Roy Cohen
Birmingham
Mose Jones
Mose
Pious Fundraiser Funds Watch Then Sells It For Gun
The preacher’s collection raised enough money to buy Mose a silver-case watch, but he soon traded it for a second-hand shotgun to equip himself for hunting in the coming fall and winter, revealing a shift from pious aid to practical pursuit.
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Mose
Spring Has Come A Bucolic Verse Noted For Vernal Imagery
A county correspondent recalls a poem titled Spring Has Come that evokes spring with vivid rural imagery. The piece, previously printed in an Oxford weekly, is praised for originality and its surprising humor about a cow and onions.
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Oxford
Frank Gould Letter Highlights Keystone Developments
A concise closing note from Frank Gould as president emphasizes keystones in south and national developments. The text stresses ongoing progress and leadership in broader growth initiatives.
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Frank Gould
Parking woes on Main Street draw citizen letter
A High Point citizen laments chaotic downtown parking amid chalked markings ignored by drivers. He cites limited spaces, long walks, and weekend traffic police focus, urging stricter forty five minute rules and better enforcement to revive shopping for locals and visitors.
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High Point
N. C
the Enterprise
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Commerce
Main
Main Street
Arnold Retains National Auto Racing Title at Tipton Bowl
In Altoona on October 11 Billy Arnold defeated Deacon Litz of Duboise in two of three heats to win the speed duel and hold his national automobile racing championship title at Tipton Bowl.
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Altoona
Billy Arnold
Deacon Litz
Duboise
Tipton Bowl
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