Emergence of Greek Letter Fraternities in American Colleges
The article traces the rise of Greek letter fraternities starting in the early 19th century with Kappa Alpha Sigma Phi and Delta Phi forming by 1825 to 1827. It notes interruptions during revolutionary conflicts and expropriation of college buildings. Phi Beta Kappa is highlighted as the most distinguished, evolving from secret society to honorary status a century ago.
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Monroe
News-Star
Yale
Harvard
Kappa Alpha
Sigma Phi
Delta Phi
Phi Beta Kappa
Ecclesiastical Tempest Over Catholic Episcopal Marriage
A Protestant Episcopal bishop denounces Catholic officials over a 30 year old marriage. The piece argues lay readers may question clergy, urges forgiveness, and calls for respectful dialogue, avoiding pulpits as forums for quarrel. It insists churches stay sacred and rely on biblical rules for religious disputes.
Film caricatures of ministers prompt church group pushback
A church group objects to frequent caricatures of ministers in motion pictures calling for fair, honest portrayal. The piece notes past South attitudes during Klan activity and urges producers to avoid distortion and respect religious figures while allowing realism.
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South
Klan
Clean It Up Week Promoted For December
The article urges a national Clean-It-Up Week in early December focusing on Christmas shopping, civic duties, and voter registration. It notes citizens should verify registration, poll tax status, and property ownership details ahead of a December 18 registration deadline tied to a local bond issue, to ease the holiday rush.
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Monroe
Shreveport Declared City Football Champion
A southern Louisiana rival claimed a title by season play, but Shreveport was recognized as champion after an executive session governed by rules rather than on field results. Calls grow for a divisional system to decide titles annually across states.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
Northtas
Rayville
Bastrop
Oakee
Delhi
Oldest American Fraternity Celebrates 150th Anniversary
An American organization predating the Constitution marked its 150th anniversary with a November 27 ceremony at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. About 1500 attendees from various regions attended, the time honored event included the dedication of an auditorium and a shrine honoring the oldest American college, with no membership badge required.
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United States
Old of William and Mary
Williamsburg
Couch
Williame and Mary
Memoirs stir Paris as living-person depictions draw fire
French critics clash over Maurice Betz novel The Demon of Impurity which portrays a Prime Minister figure resembling Aristide Briand. Debates touch on ethics of fictionalizing real figures while a separate chamber debate claims Tone Thumb umbrella handles use milk products for buttermilk.
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Paris
A. P
England
United States
France
Aristide Briand
Maurice Betz
Alain Didier
Chamber of Deputies
Admiral Jaures
Grand Climacterie Year 63 Seen as Sacred Life Milestone
In olden days the Grand Climacterie marks sixty three, considered a critical life period as a multiple of seven and nine. It notes that trade and cheating were once viewed as the same for moral judgment.
Getting the Air for Christmas in Wartime Style
Medbury humorously surveys Christmas gift giving and romance as men seek presents and clever schemes. Tales include a man stealing and pawning to fund gifts, a tightfisted suitor wary of gold, and a pair striving to swap Christmas with leap year, all highlighting holiday spending anxieties.
Birthdays for notable figures mark milestone ages today
Allison W. Laird president of the Western Forestry and Conservation Association turns 63. Rear Admiral Roger Welles U S N reaches statutory retirement age and was born in Newington Connecticut 64 years ago. Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes of the Methodist Episcopal Church born in Moundsville West Virginia 60 years ago. William C. Lankford congressman from Georgia's Eleventh District born in Clinch County Georgia 49 years ago.
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Western Forestry and Conservation Association
Rear Adimran Roger Welles
Newington
Conn
Edwin Holt Hughes
Methodist Episcopal Church
Moundsville
W. Va
William C. Lankford
Congress
Georgia
Clinch County
Fifteen Years Ago Weat Side Mission Society Meeting
Yesterday afternoon the Weat Side Home Mission Society met at the church with Mrs. H. D. Catlett presiding. The ladies planned an open holiday meeting with social features and light refreshments. Attendees included Mesdames Catlett Gray Rinehart Kirkpatrick Ethridge Hood Strong Tippit Smith Benson Calvert and others, plus Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Keither who move to Eros.
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Weat Side Home Mission Society
H. D. Catlett
Mesdames
C. P. Gray
R. L. Rinehart
W. S. Kirkpatrick
E. Ethridge
T. L. Hood
W. A. Strong
Monroe Seeks Soft Water From Ouachita River
A local speaker urges a community water solution for Monroe. He cites river water as ideal for drinking and industry, notes rusting artesian tanks, and supports a bond to fund purification and improvements for public use.
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Monroe
Ouachita
Mer Rouge Seeks New Crops After Boll Weevil Loses Ground
The Mer Rouge area laments limited gains from progress aside from roads and gas and seeks profitable agriculture. South Georgia’s boll weevil crisis spurred a railroad led push to diversify crops, introducing tobacco and Jersey sweet potatoes, yielding substantial profits and transforming a small region.
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Louisiana
Mer Rouge
South Georgia
Sea Island
Georgia and Florida Railway
New York
California
Florida
New Jersey
Development Department of the Railroad
Headquartes
New
Christmas Shopping Promise Eases Your Preparations
We shall have them ready for you in plenty of time thus relieving you of all the usual worries that go with Christmas shopping.
Women invade London smoking cafes as men concede
In London a growing number of women enter smoking cafes long considered male strongholds. Officials note mixed smoking spaces may become common, with business girls adopting late evening coffee and cigarette habits as men watch for shifts in social norms.
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London
Associated Press
West End
Yorks diversified farm plan could revive rail line
The article describes York operating large farm acreage with a diversified crop system including cabbage oats watermelons potatoes tobacco cotton corn and hay. Cotton typically accounts for about one eighth of farm income and a program could be started in Met Rouge with capable officers and backing from railroads manufacturers and New York capitalists.
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New York
Europe
That Baby You've Longed For
Mrs. Margaret Burton of Kansas City shares a personal tale of overcoming years of denied motherhood and depression. She now asks married women to write for confidential, free advice on her happiness secret, offering no products or charges.
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Margaret Burton
Kansas City
Massachusetts
Rear Admiral Roger Welles Retired After 40 Years
Day's News notes Rear Admiral Roger Welles retires on reaching age limits. A Connecticut native and 1884 Annapolis graduate, he served on the Wasp and Enterprise during the Spanish American War, saw extensive Far East service, and led naval intelligence in Washington in World War I. He earned campaign medals andDecoration from France Belgium and Japan.
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United States Navy
Admiral Welles
Connecticut
Annapolis
Spain
Wasp
Enterprise
Philippines
Far East
Naval Intelligence
Washington
Stomach Agony Relieved Fast with Mentha Pepsin
Stomach discomfort from gas belching sour food pains and headaches can end in minutes with Dave's Mentha Pepsin. It claims quick lasting relief and a transformed stomach in weeks, available at Chase-Amman Drug Co and druggists nationwide.
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Chase-Amman Drug Co
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