Debates on actresses pay and college fashion trends
The piece reflects on Sarah Bernhardt earning $600 per performance a half century ago, contrasts it with chic college fashion from Fifth Avenue shops, and notes a Dr Wingate M Johnson study in the Journal of the American Medical Association debunking smoking’s weight loss myth and its effects on health.
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Broadway
Hollywood
Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah
Wingate M. Johnson
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Johnson
Thomasville area to open short term schools mid October
Thomasville records show county term schools with Denton the largest, employing 19 teachers. Short term schools will begin around mid October though the exact date remains unannounced. The New York note mentions ten or fewer real bridge experts, cited by Wilbur C White to a conventions of instructors.
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Denton
New York
Wilbur C. Whitehead
Rainbow Assembly and many community events at night
Local clubs and families schedule meetings and gatherings across High Point. Rainbow Assembly meets at Masonic Hall at seven. Luther League, Stevens Bible class, and Susannah Wesley tea planned. numerous births, parties, and social notices highlight a bustling community scene with local venues and hosts.
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Rainbow Assembly
Masonic Hall
Society Notes: Local Visits Highlight Week
Mrs. W. H. Slane returned from a visit to New York and Philadelphia. Mrs. Andrew Lindsay came back from relatives in Farmville Virginia. Mrs. Alexander Rankin Jr. is
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Andrew Lindsay
Farmville
Police commends detective Tunney amid city arts clash
New York detectives praised by the police commissioner for meritorious conduct include Thomas P. Tunney brother of Gene. In Boston Eugene O Neill’s The Strange Interlude is barred by Mayor Nichols, drawing civic dispute.
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New York
Thomas P. Tunney
Gene
Boston
Eugene O'Neill
New York Debut Planned for Young Violinist Ricci
New York bound 8 year old violinist New York Ruegiero Ricci of San Francisco will debut on October 20 as a soloist with the Manhattan Orchestral Society in a program featuring a young prodigy.
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New York
Ruegiero Ricci
San Francisco
Manhattan Orchestral Society
Wesleyan Student Steege Takes Up Swimming
Middletown Conn Wesleyan University requires swimming for all students Steege trains to regain eligibility by learning to swim to play end again on the varsity team despite a lingering condition from last year.
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Middletown
Conn
Wesleyan
Steege
Roberta Wynne Testifies in Taxi Crash Suit
Eight year old Roberta Wynne took the stand in a suit against a taxi driver for injuries from a collision. The judge asked what would happen if she lied and she answered that the devil would get her, and she was permitted to testify.
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New York
Roberta Lee Wynne
Roberta
Vaulted Bolivia to Chile Gold Shipment Moves Under Guard
Stacks of $20 gold pieces totaling 3 750 000 were shipped from La Paz to Arica in a freight car with one watcher. The treasure arrived in Brooklyn aboard the Santa Maria and was guarded in the ship’s strong box. Armed guards and armored trucks transferred the haul to a bank two miles from the pier.
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New York
la Paz
Bolivia
Arica
Chile
Brooklyn
Santa Maria
Strongman Hitches to Planes in Airport Feat
Hasbrouck Heights resident William Schaeffer proved remarkable strength by tying to two airplanes, starting the motors and keeping the planes from moving, a display befitting his reputation as a professional strongman.
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Hasbrouck Heights
N. J
William Schaeffer
Theater Manager Moved to Concord Theatre
Miller Meriwether, longtime manager of The Lexington Theatre, has been transferred to a Concord theatre in the same chain. R. G. Hill, the chain’s general manager, and R. G. Hill Jr., will oversee the Lexington venue going forward.
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Lexington
Miller Meriwether
Concord
R. G. Hill
Chain of Theatres
R. G. Hill, Jr
Rockefeller Jr Wins Tax Refund Overlay Dispute
In North Tarrytown New York surveyors found a building line error placing the Aigs building beyond village limits. John D Rockefeller Jr wins a contest for 11000 dollars in back taxes with the village ordered to refund.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
North Tarrytown
Aigs
Lieutenant Early Visits Asheboro
Lieut. T. A. Early head of the fifth district highway patrol spoke in Asheboro recounting last month’s conditions. Six deaths and 11 injuries were reported. one stolen car was recovered. Fines totaled 385 dollars with sentences totaling 25 months. Patrols are praised for courtesy and firm but polite enforcement as safe highways remain the goal.
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Asheboro
T. A. Early
Fifth District Highway Patrol
Sunday Night Thomasville Choral Club Delights Parish
The Thomasville Choral Club of 20 men performed at the Methodist Protestant church. The program featured choruses quartets and double quartets with a brief talk by R L Pope on Music and the origins of church hymnody. A Homer Ragan introduced the program and Rev J E Pritchard closed with thanks. an offering supported an orphanage.
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Thomasville
Methodist Protestant Church
R. L. Pope
J. E. Pritchard
Week-end drunks and arrests in Asheboro
Two week-end drunks were the total in Asheboro this time. Ernest Phillips and Gurney Thompson were charged with drunkenness. Ninnebo Siler was arrested Sunday on possession of stolen property and is in Randolph county jail. Yokley, once of Asheboro, was arrested by Chief Gaddis and taken to High Point for a larceny hearing.
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Asheboro
Ernest Phillips
Gurney Thompson
Ninnebo
Siler
Randolph County
Will Yakley
Gaddis Sunday
Yokley
High Point
September marriage licenses in Asheboro area
The first 14 days of September saw about one license issued per day, totaling 12 from Register of Deeds Frazier's office in Asheboro. Sara Bailiff and Wm Crownstream of Ramseur were among those licensed, business remained steady until Saturday when four weddings occurred. Seven applications were filed and licenses likely soon.
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Office of Register of Deeds
Frazier
Asheboro
Sara Bailiff
Wm. Crownstream
Ramseur
Steam assisting locomotive trial on English line
An English railway experiments with a steam start and helper system on a locomotive while an internal combustion engine handles the main propulsion.
Pinkney Rankin and Family Guests of Harville Kin
Mr and Mrs Pinkney Rankin and Pinkney Jr spent the weekend as guests of Mr and Mrs Reece Harville, the Rankins’ relatives.
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Pinkney Rankin and
Pinkney, Jr
Reece Harville
Whichard Family Spends Weekend at Roper
Mr and Mrs Tom Whichard and their children spent the weekend at Roper enjoying a family trip and leisure time together.
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Tom Whichard
Roper
Saunders Family To Visit Town Guests At Tudor Home
Mr and Mrs Roy Saunders and their young son Roy Jr are expected to arrive Friday for a short stay as guests of Mr and Mrs W H Tudor at their residence on West Lexington avenue.
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Thomasville
Ept
Eeliss Mae Shearer
Esberra Club
J. R Blair
Salem Street
Marian Crider
Mrs. W. Hi. Hicks
Peggy Ione
Asheboro Street
Stevens
Clyde Ellison
West Bay Street
Roy Saunders
Roy, Jr
W. H. Tudor
West
Lexington Avenue
Miss Elizabeth Tudor Enters State Teachers College
Elizabeth Tudor leaves Saturday for Harrisonburg Virginia to enter the State Teachers College for the fall term. She will be accompanied by her mother Mrs W H Tudor who will return Monday.
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Elizabeth Tudor
Harrisonburg
State Teachers’ College
W. H. Tudor
Miss Elizabeth Tudor Visits Greensboro College Guest
Miss Elizabeth Tudor spent Sunday at Greensboro College in North Carolina as a guest of student Miss Virginia Pearce.
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Elizabeth Tudor
North Carolina College
Greensboro
Virginia Pearce
Stone Leaves for Chapel Hill to Start Commercial Studies
Will Stone departs for Chapel Hill to continue his studies as a commercial student at the university, embarking a new academic chapter.
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Will Stone
Chapel Hill
Social Roundup of Local Residents Travels and Visits
Clark Kinney of Washington visits relatives here while Hubert J. Swaim is on a business trip in New York City. Mrs W W Rankin Jr leaves Durham for Washington to visit her brother Rev Will E Lambeth. Eleanor Rankin stays with grandparents in Asheboro as Lucille Philips of Greensboro visits Mr and Mrs M S Stone. Mrs Ray Hoover returns from Newton after a week with her mother. Marion Phillips departs Tuesday for Duke University to resume studies.
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Hubert J. Swaim
New York City
W. W. Rankin, Jr
Durham
F. S. Lambeth
Washington, D. C
Rev
Will E. Lambeth
Eleanor Rankin
Marion Phillips
Duke University
Mount Airy Residents Return After Visit
Mrs Harston Williamson and her son Ben came back to their Mount Airy home on Sunday after a week with Mrs Williamson's mother Mrs Mollie Snell.
Miss Kinney Spends Monday in High Point
Miss Malissa Kinney spent Monday in High Point visiting local officials and attending community events. The outing highlighted Kinney’s engagement with the region during the weekday stop.
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Malissa Kinney
High Point
Hargett Family Visits Relative in Town
Mr and Mrs Edgar Hargett of Kinston and Mrs W Hargett with children of High Point spent Sunday with relatives here in a family gathering noted in local society circles.
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Edgar Hargett
Kinston
High Point
Long Term Schools in Davidson Begin Term in County
Lexington Sept 17 with the opening of Churchland and Arcadia rural high schools all long term schools in Davidson county are in session. A total of 163 principals and teachers operate 15 schools. The Churchland staff will raise the overall teaching force beyond the cited number.
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Lexington
Churchland
Arcadia
Davidson County
Churchland School
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South Wrenn Street
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Curtis Davis
Wilmington
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Burlington
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T. P. McPherson
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Moffitt’s
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the Daintiest
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Eugene
Marcel
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Georgia
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W. P. Stone
Lucille Phillips
M. S. Stone
Ray Hoover
Frank Raeder
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the Ladies’ Store
Brown Hilt Shoe Store
Buster Brown
South Main Street
J. B. Johnson
High Point Welch Field
Ring Drug CO
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