Washington Precedence Row May Engage Hoover Dinner
President Hoover faces a delicate seating dilemma as British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald visits to discuss peace. The social battle centers on Mrs. Dolly Gann, Mrs. Alice Longworth, and Curtis, with past rulings and buck passing shaping the seating plan for a formal dinner at the White House.
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Rodney Dutcher
NEA
Washington
Ramsay MacDonald
Herbert Hoover
Gann-Longworth
White House
Hoover
Nicholas Longworth
Charles Curtis
United States
Alice Longworth
Dolly Gann
Mr. Curtis
Longworths
Mrs. Hoover
MacDonald
Mr. Hoover
Edward Everett Gann
Mrs. Gann
Mr. Gann
No Easy Seat Plan for Hoover Dinner
The article outlines a dilemma over inviting the Longworth and Gann couples to a MacDonald dinner with Mrs Hoover while keeping balance. It notes the impossibility of inviting one pair without the others, details seating rules, and suggests a sudden illness as the only escape from the predicament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoovers
Longworths
Curtis
Mrs. Gann
MacDonald
Ishbel
Mr. Gann
Edward Everett
When A Second Car Counts Big
A brief fragment notes rain and children at school while the car remains away at home with an adult male. The piece questions what should be done as kids may get wet.
Petrified forest finds near Savage Montana expanded
Several acres of petrified trees have been discovered on Indian Coulee near Savage Montana. The finds include trees up to 10 feet in diameter and more than 100 feet long, expanding knowledge of the area’s ancient forest.
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Indian Coulee
Savage
Montana
Sioux stars lead 101 Ranch show at Greensboro fairgrounds
White Calf the famed Sioux warrior and Eagle Elk, both survivors of Custers Last Stand, head a Sioux contingent with the 101 Ranch Real Wild West. They perform at Greensboro fairgrounds on September 17 at 2 and 8 p.m. The Sioux tribe dominates the troupe this season with two thirds of the riders being Sioux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Calf
Little Big Horn
Eagle Elk
101 Ranch
Real Wild West
Greensboro
Fairgrounds
Federal aid for roads in counties reaches nationwide reach
The federal aid program has spurred county and township road work with about 600 600 miles of surface construction and nearly a million more miles graded and drained. Local projects now total over 750 million annually, while main routes receive the federal share and carry 70 to 80 percent of highway tonnage. Officials warn of wear if main routes lag and urge continued federal support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Highway Educational Bureau
Loyal Americans Organized Here
New certificates of incorporation reveal three firms and a lodge: Supreme Society of Loyal Americans Inc of High Point formed to promote fellowship. Atlantic Engraving Co Inc of Charlotte to engage in printing and engraving with 4000 authorized stock. True Wide Awake Lodge Inc of Asheville to act as custodian for Grand United Order of Odd Fellows property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Supreme Society of Loyal Americans, Inc
High Point
J. C. Abels
J. G. Isenhour
H. F
Abels
South Atlantic Engraving Company, Inc
Charlotte
J. A. Wood
Fred J. Hattersley
O. W. Todd
True Wide Awake Lodge, Inc
Asheville
True Wide Awake Lodge
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
Before My Baby Came Vegetable Compound Advertisement
Mrs A R Smith of St Johns Michigan testifies that Lydia E Pinkham VegeTable Compound revived her energy and nerves during pregnancy and after, helping with work at home and store. She says it makes life feel worth living and gives pep and strength.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. R. Smith
S. Lansing Street
St. Johns, Michigan
Fragmented Educational Note Contains Odd Word Fragments
A garbled list of short words and phrases appears to mix vocabulary clues with stray letters and broken terms. The readable items include body parts, colors, textures, and general nouns, suggesting a printed puzzle or cipher fragment from a bygone page.
X Ray Machine Used To Detect Diamonds In Asheville
Officials in Asheville install an X ray device to search for diamonds carried by suspects amid a South African diamond craze. The non profit district lodge led by John Garves E Z Goodman Monroe Long and associates are involved in the Asheville area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Grand Lodge No
Asheville
John Garves
E. Z. Goodman
Monroe Long
South Africa
Police Chiefs to Meet at North Carolina Convention in Winston-Salem
The fifth annual North Carolina association of chiefs of police opens a three day session in Winston-Salem on September 17 with visitors from across the state and several out-of-state speakers including J F Trazzare Washington DC and T F Cullen Washington DC. The program lists law enforcement leaders from Petersburg Florence and Greensboro among others. Evening recreation is planned with a field day for officers statewide after Tuesday’s business with a pre-convention meeting Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police
J. F. Trazzare
Southern Railway Police
Washington, D. C
T. F. Cullen
Department of Justice
W. W. Jefferson
Petersburg
E. R. McIver
Florence
Charles D. Farmer
State Highway Patrol
Charles H. England
S. L. Harris
State Department of Revenue
E. L. Gavin
Sanford
United States
Middle North Carolina
J. F. Spruill
Lexington
Twelfth Judicial District
J. Winder Bryan
Raleigh
M. L. Pence
Charlotte
W. R. Messer
Asheville
Walter F. Doby
Durham
The
State Association
George P. Crutchfield
Greensboro
Joseph S. Lane
Wilmington
W. H. Blair
W. W. Morrison
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
R. M. Grummen
University of North Carolina Extension Division
E. R. Taw
Goldsboro
J. A. Thomas
J. R. Gurley
Wilson
D. ¢. Brown
Winston- Salem
Freshman Week Set to Begin at UNC
Freshman week activities at the University of North Carolina will start Monday and run through registration day on Thursday September 19. Dr. T J Wilson Jr says enrollment applicants show a class as large or larger than last year. Registration for both new and old students is September 19, with classes beginning September 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
T. J. Wilson, Jr
Temperature to Melt Gold Reaches About 2000 Degrees
A technical note states gold melts at approximately 2000 degrees Fahrenheit. This high heat is needed to overcome the metal’s strong atomic bonds and change it from a solid to a liquid state.
Vinol Claims Boost in Energy and Weight Gain
An advertisement touts Vinol a cod liver peptone iron tonic that allegedly increases weight and energy. Earl Dun reports full days of work and late nights with a five pound gain, claiming Nina gives pep better sleep and appetite.
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Earl Dunlap
Vinci
Mann Drug Co
Adv
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