Superstition Sway in Minds of Future Teachers
Prof. F B Dresslar reports 45 percent of 875 college students preparing to teach believe in about 3000 superstitions. He details 104 specimens showing belief levels, notes fear and animistic thinking drive superstition, and cites examples from broken mirrors to lunar signs and the number 13.
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F. B. Dresslar
University of Alabama At Tuscaloosa
American Medico-Psychological Association
Washington
Dresslar
Babylon
Missouri to sue packers over anti trust breach
Missouri Attorney General Elliott W. Major said he would file a quo warranto suit against certain meat packers for violation of state anti trust laws. Evidence was gathered after Major sought a Special Examiner from the Supreme Court in January. Former Judge Daniel Dillon of St. Louis conducted hearings.
Printers Elect Officers In Typographical Union
Official ballot tally announced in Indianapolis shows J. M. Lynch winning the presidency with 22,000 votes over W. M. Reilly and other officers. Results list first vice president candidates G. A. Tracy and C. H. Govan, and secretary candidates J. W. Hays and R. C. Allsook among others.
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Indianapolis
Ind
International Typographical Union
J. M. Lynch
W. M. Reilly
Dallas
Texas
G. A. Tracy
San Francisco
C. H. Govan
New York
J. W. Hays
Inceme Oat
R. C. Allsook
Denver
National Hotel Clerks Rename To Greeters of America
In Denver on June 4 the National Hotel Clerks Association voted to rename itself the Greeters of America. Delegates largely worked on adopting a new constitution and by laws during the convention.
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Denver
National Hotel Clerks’ Association
Amercia
San Francisco
San Rafael
Bay
Alcatraz Island
Grand Central Demolished as New Terminal Rises
The Grand Central Station in New York, opened in 1871, ends with the last trains departing to Boston and Buffalo. Demolition begins as the new terminal, planned to be the world’s finest, will be built with upgraded facilities and Lexington Avenue temporary operations handling all lines.
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Boston
Grand Central Station
America
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Buffalo
New York Central
Grand Central
New Haven Road
Lexington Avenue
Harlem
Twentieth Century Limited
Commodore Vanderbilt
New York New Haven
Madison Square Garden
Hudson River
Lexington Avenue Terminal
Gerrit Fort
New York Central Lines
Lexington Avenue Station
Forty-third Street
Forty-fourth Street
Vanderbilt Avenue
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Borg Fish Ads
Monte Carlo
Missouri
Packers
Typographical Union
Fifth Ave
47Th St
Paris
Lingerie Francaise
Kollam
Old Central Station
Forty-second Street
Com
Modore Vanderbilt
Mlsnery
Fourth Avenue
Best & Co
Eton
L. P. Hollander & Co
46Th St
Coats
GB. AlMan. & CO
5Th Avenue
34Th and
357Th Streets
Batiste
Scotch
Wiltons
Brussels
Fifth Avenue
35Th Streets
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