From hill cabin to Fifth Avenue star in Helen Mundy tale
Helen Mundy, a 17 year old from Tennessee hills, rises from poor white life to potential movie stardom in a project titled Stark Love. Cameramen Karl Brown and Paul Wing discovered her after years in the mountains and she will debut at Paramount's Astoria studio in small roles as she adapts to city life and fashion. The piece notes the pull of glamour and the fading of rustic roots.
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Gene Cohn
New York
Helen Mundy
Smoky Mountains
Tennessee
Fifth Avenue
Smokies
Sierras
Karl Brown
Paul Wing
Georgia
North Carolina
Kentucky
West Virginia
Dayton
Tenn
Helen
Paramount
Astoria
Bees Signal By Scent And Direction Finding
Berlin reports experiments show bees use scent and a directional cue to locate their hive. If a hive is moved, scout bees emit a smell signal to guide followers back to the new location, highlighting their keen sense of sight.
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Berlin
Brothers quarrel in county courts over small tract
In Franklin North Carolina, brothers Charlie and Sam Kinsland fought over a mill dam on a tract valued under 15 dollars. The case, long and costly, has seen three Supreme Court reviews and multiple trials, with boundary lines still unsettled and potential for a third appeal.
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Franklin
N. C
Charlie Kinsland
Sam
Macon County Superior Court
Supreme Court of
Macon County
Frank Murray
Sam Kinsland
Supreme Court
Y M C A Workers Hold Meet in Chapel Hill
Y M C A workers from 26 associations gather in Chapel Hill for the annual statewide conference. About 75 delegates are expected, with G Frank Warner of Durham presiding. Reports will cover Helsingfors World Conference, Carolina Program for Boys, and state membership drives.
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Chapel Hill
G. Frank Warner
Durham Y. M. C. A
Associated
Carolina
Telephone numbers rise by nearly a million yearly in U S
The article notes a steady rise in United States telephone subscriptions with the total increasing by about one million each year. It highlights rapid growth in public and private networks and signals broader communication expansion during the period.
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United States
Peggy Bosza 18 Wins as Gentlemen Prefer Brunets Quip
The report notes Peggy Bosza, 18, daughter of a coal miner, described as a “little mother” to eight children, after a quip by Flo Ziegfeld about brunets. Pittsburgh is mentioned in connection with the event.
Sunflower Fiber Hat Straw Substitute Invented in England
An English inventor develops a material from sunflower stalk fiber to replace straw in hat weaving. The new fiber is light, flexible, and airy, offering an alternative for traditional straw hats.
State Orthopedic Hospital Dismissed 237 Improved Cases
Fifth annual report shows 329 children cared for at the State Orthopedic hospital ending July 1 1926 with 237 dismissed improved and only two unimproved in the year one death and six admissions not treated. The hospital averaged $2.89 per day per child and logged 24546 hospital days alongside 469 X rays and 562 operations. Examinations reached 858 children across 10 regional clinics with 534 seen locally.
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Raleigh
Board of Trustees
Oscar L. Miller
Hospital
Children’s Bureau
The
State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
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