Wife of Col Earl Holt Passes After Long Illness
Mrs. Mary Eugenia Harris Holt 53 wife of Col Earl Pendleton Holt president of Oak Ridge Military Institute died after a long illness in Charlotte. Born in Raleigh she grew up in Chapel Hill where her father was university registrar. She taught music in Salisbury and at Woman’s College. Survived by her husband and two sons.
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Col
Earl Holt
Charlotte
Mary Eugenia Harris Holt
Earl Pendleton Holt
Oak Ridge Military Institute
Eugene Lewis Harrie
Lena Faust Harris
Holt
Raleigh
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Peace Institute
North Carolina College For Women
Greensboro
Rhode Island Bigger in Population than Alaska by Tenfold
Rhode Island is described as far more populous than Alaska, despite Alaska being much larger in area. The remark highlights Rhode Island’s population relative to Alaska.
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Rhode Island
Alaska
New Teacher Joins Woman's College Home Economics Department
Mrs Mabel G Bowers will join the home economics staff at Woman's College Greensboro beginning September 13 as an Instructor. She will work mainly at Greensboro High School supervising teacher training for college students. A native of Austin Texas she earned both BS and MS at the University of Texas and has taught at Austin High School and UT.
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Greensboro
Mabel G. Bowers
Woman's College
Curry named to board as Presbyterians end annual meeting
The Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina concluded its annual session naming Dr Archibald Curry of Davidson College to a permanent committee on cooperation and union. The vote over Dr C M Boyd was 127 to 92. The synod also designated leaders to represent it at the 150th anniversary celebration of the Carolinas synod. The next meeting is set for East Carolina Teachers College in Greenville.
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Greensboro
Presbyterian Synod of
North Carolina
Archibald Curry
Davidson College
Southern Presbyterian Church
Curry
C. M. Boyd
Charlotte
W. M. Fairl Oy
Linda Gordon’s Racing Yarn Wins Big With Man of War Tale
Linda Gordon, a keen Kentucky journalist turned country woman, lands a splashy feature after interviewing Man o’ War amid a turf clash. She outsprints rival Bruce Bradford in a high stakes race for the best horse yarn, securing a front page with Pompey colt auction details and a photo.
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Linda Gordon
Manhattan
Bruce Bradford
Linda
Sandy
Monte Hill
Bruce
Radford Farm
Free
Lancing
Will Harbutt
Man O' War
Harbutt
Brace
Har
Shoe
Western Union
Moss
Presse
Jake
Brown Donald
Kentucky
Pompey Colt Auction
Linda Takes on Golden Toy Assignment In-Be-Development
A Chicago writer narrator, Linda, pursues a dramatic assignment to wire in material about unique yarns and racing. Bruce Radford urgently requests a meeting about Golden Toy, signaling a tense turn as the scene ends with a cliffhanger.
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Donald
Moss
Uncle Sandy
Edgar Wallace
England
Peter B. Kyne
America
Bruce Radford
Bruce
Linda
Golden Toy
Mr. Brown’s Descendants Puzzle From Cranium Crackers
Mr Brown has remarried and a stepson. He is a father and grandfather with two daughters one son and a stepson. The daughters each have four children and the boys two each. Total descendants counted. Answer on Want Ad Page.
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Mr. Brown
Dinner service etiquette from a maid and hotel porter guidance
In serving, hold the dish in the left hand unless heavy. use both hands to avoid spills. To summon a porter, stop at the desk. Women should wear negligees only in the bedroom or bathroom unless ill.
European Coffee Drinking Emerges in Early Centuries
The record notes that European use of coffee as a beverage traces back to an early century era, highlighting its adoption across continental societies. The detail underscores coffee's integration into social and cultural rituals during the period.
Lessons in English by W. L. Gordon
Language teaching notes outline correct usage and pronunciation. It covers common errors such as understand versus understand you and mispronounced terms like divorcee and sheriff. Emphasizes vocabulary growth with a daily word and defines obloquy as harsh public blame.
How Can I? By Anne Ashley Practical Household Q&As
The piece answers short practical questions. It covers dental mouth care for babies using a boric acid solution with careful cleaning, avoiding cake sticking by fitting heavy paper to the pan, and glove care by washing chamois and doeskin in soapy water and air drying away from heat.
Look and Learn by A. C. Gordon
Answers include Beer Wandering Samuel Johnson in 1755 The Hebrews New York City. The 18th century fans featured carved mother of pearl sticks, jewels, gold and silk or lace decorations by leading artists of the day.
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Beer
Samuel Johnson
the Hebrewea
New York City
English Is Taught In Every Japanese High School
A statement notes that English instruction occurs in all Japanese high schools including rural districts.
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Japan
The Zuider Zee Drainage Project Unfolds in Holland
Uncle Ray outlines how the North Sea inundated Holland creating the Zuider Zee, a 20 mile dam across the water, and the start of modern pumping. Engineer Lely leads plans with costs projected around 400 million dollars. By 1950 pumping should finish, creating four polders and about half a million acres of new land with some water areas remaining as a fresh water lake.
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North Sea
Holland
Zuider Zee
South Sea
L. Lely
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