Marriages in U S Showed Decrease in 1928
The department of commerce reported 1928 had 1,182,497 marriages, down 1.6 percent from 1927, while divorces rose 2.0 percent to 195,939. Annulments were 4,226. North Carolina registered 21,373 marriages in 1928, a 3.7 percent drop from 1927, with 13.3 marriages per 1,000 weddings to every divorce statewide.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Continental
North Carolina
Educational Film Truck Expands to Eastern North Carolina
The Department of Conservation and Development tours its forestry education truck across eastern counties after early runs in the west. It will show films on forests and wildlife to remote communities, with a schedule through February across Montgomery Richmond Robeson Columbus Beaufort Warren Edgecombe Washington Hertford Bertie Martin Washington Gates Chowan and Perquimans counties.
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Dunn
Columbus County
Whiteville
Chas. H. Flory
Richmond County
Montgomery County
Robeson County
Beaufort County
Warren
Halifax
Edgecombe
Northampton
Hertford
Bertie
Martin
Washington
Gates
Chowan
Perquimans
Montgomery
Richmond
Columbus
Beaufort
North Carolina
Ruby Harville’s November wedding celebrated by tea
Miss Ruby Harville was treated to a tea hosted by her sister Mrs. William English Tomlinson on Sunrise Avenue. Guests included Mrs. C. H. Newby, Mrs. R. L. Harville, Mrs. J. W. Boyles and several local ladies. The room featured autumn leaves and yellow chrysanthemums with orange tapers.
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W. H. Peace
G. W. Lyles
W. G. Smith
P. D. Hasler
Lois Johnson
Thomasville
Ruby Harville
Alvah Boyles
William English Tomlinson
Sunrise Avenue
Charles F. Lambeth
C. H. Newby
Tomlinson
Miss Harville
Mrée
J. W. Blair
Mackmen Draw Big Crowds in 1929 Athletics Season
Mackmen drew an average crowd of 15 000 per game for the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1929 season and played without Sunday baseball.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Mackmen
A Capella Choir Hosts Guilford College Social
Guilford College hosts an A Capella choir social in the music hall after a glee club meeting. Each choir member invited one guest for a one and a half hour gathering with games and refreshments provided by a committee led by Annie Ray and others.
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Guilford College
Music Hall
Annie Ray
Netella Leach
Ruth Miller
Marvin Lindley
Glenn Robertson
Sinclair Williams
Odd Provisions Highlight Yokeley Will For Estate
Lexington, Oct 31 A H Yokeley Abbotts Creek farmer who died valued his estate at 28000 and named son Ivey C Yokeley as executor to collect debts and settle without lawyer fees He receives 1 commission and the farm cattle and equipment go to him while heirs get 1000 each and tangible property divided equally. beneficiaries limited to seven or their heirs with no objections.
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Lexington
A. H. Yokeley
Abbotts Creek
Ivey C. Yokeley
Horse Racing Costs per Day and Year
The article notes race horses require about seven dollars daily to maintain, totaling roughly two thousand five hundred dollars per year, a sum exceeding the average American family’s income.
Bingham Reflects on Evanson Payroll Move
Before the committee, Bingham said he possibly made a mistake and aimed to subject Evanson to senate discipline by placing him on the government payroll.
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Bingham
Evanson
Senate
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Charles F. Phillips
Robert Rapp
First Baptist Church
R. W. Crews
Charles F. Finch
MissySe Ramsey
Johnson
Moe Shearer
Raymond H. Phillips
West Main Street
Thomas C. Burke
Norfolk
J. C. Green
Burke
Paul Green
Dave Green
E. L. Webb
Harry Lee Lambeth
Vira Clodfelter
Charles Phillips
Jewell Sink
David Long, Jr
Julius Green
Gladys Sw
East
Thomasville Society
Beate Soi Tan Tee Ee Can
Standard
Yokeley’s
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