State Building Commission forms and early actions outlined
The State Building Commission met in Raleigh and elected Col Ashley Horne of Clayton as chairman and William E. Springer of Wilmington as secretary. They plan to appoint a clerk and set up an office in Raleigh. A sub-commission was formed to study site selection for the $250,000 administration building. The commission discussed advertising for bonds and attracted several architects seeking the post.
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Raleigh
State Building Commission
Ashley Horne
Clayton
William E. Springer
Wilmington
Kitchin
Council of State
Colone Horne
Mr. Springer
Long
Cox
Col
J. S. Cary
Durham
J. A. Long
Roxboro
A. S. Rascoe
Bertie County
Commission
Elizabeth City
Washington
Frank P. Crane
United States
Charlotte
George Fort
Georgia
Senate
Greensboro
J. C. Hemphill
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Supreme Court of the United Stttes
Winston-Salem
Old College
North ‘Carolina
Assistant Postmasters’ Association
John Bynum
W. D. Carmichael
Middle West
State plowing contest planned with premiums and expert judges
Raleigh reports Director C B Williams plans a plowing match later in the year in connection with the state fair or the state Farmers convention. Liberal premiums will reward deep soil prep and labor-saving double-horse plows. Eligible are North Carolinians aged 15 to 100 actually engaged in farming.
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Raleigh
C. B. Williams
Williams
Regional News Highlights From North Carolina Towns
Reports from Lumberton Statesville Salisbury Greensboro High Point and other cities summarize Memorial Day observances court house work community projects hospital funding road work and a senate confirmation. Notable items include a major hospital donation in Goldsboro a new bank population studies in Statesville and a college and university scholarship winners list.
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North Carolina
Charlotte
Salisbury
Gastonia
Shelby
Statesville
Greensboro
Lumberton
Glenn
Pope Camp
Barber’s Junction
Lee S. Overman
Guilford County Court House
High Point
Edward K. Graham
University of North Carolina
Goldsboro
Goldboro
New Bern
Craven County
Raleigh
Lincoln Farmers’ Union Warehouse Company
Farmers’ Union
Concord
Trinity College
Albert Norman
William Glass
Trinity
Durham
W. W Hamlin
Winston-Salem
A. H. Walls
Fragmented Advice on Strawberries and Hospitality
A proverb warns against flaunting the cost of a meal inviting guests to feel the price. The speaker decries inviting friends to dine for profit, urging guests to perceive meals as simple and peasant in tone.
Strawberries Make Elegant Molded Desserts
Simple strawberry desserts shown with molds and contrasting fillings. Recipes include bombes with sherbet lining and charlotte russe centers, strawberry ice, strawberry hearts, tarts, and a strawberry sponge mold with whipped cream garnish.
Commonplace Beauty and Common People
A reflective piece on how ordinary things and ordinary people shape life. It notes the sun, moon, flowers, and birds as commonplace yet find meaning in divine attention to each soul. Also cites Abraham Lincoln on common people and warns against over-specialization diluting effort.
Household Hints From Mrs Moth Miller Reigns Queen
Household hints advise using leftovers to thicken chocolate with corn starch and milk then mold. Pastry dough scraps become tarts and coffee should be ground sparingly for aroma. Veal meat pie simmers in cream before baking with crust. grape tapioca dessert uses tapioca grape juice sugar lemon and egg whites served cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moth Miller
One Idea Developed Browning-How Club Progress
Dialogue notes Browning-How’s new club for idea exchange and development. Greening says progress is slower than expected as each member believes only his ideas are worthwhile.
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Browning
Greening
How Ridiculous Dinner Tease Sparks Wife’s Humor
A husband jokes that his wife is in a bad mood, saying she thinks he invited the guest to dinner. The playful exchange highlights domestic humor and light banter between spouses.
Vanishing Shorebirds Threaten North American Populations
W L McAtee notes shorebirds of the Limicolae order are thinning across the eastern United States. Many large species suffer heavy declines from overhunting and habitat loss, with declines in breeding grounds and winter ranges. Protection has begun with a few seasonal closures through 1915, but experts urge stronger action due to ecological value including mosquito control and pest suppression.
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Harnett County
North Carolina
Newbern
Harnett
W. L. McAtee
Bureau of Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
North America
United States
Atlantic
Atlantic Seaboard
Great Plains
Louisiana
Canada
South America
New Jersey
Aughey
Nebraska
W. A. Clark
Corpus Christi
Tex
Massachusetts
Vermont
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W. E. Springer
Bonds—Architects
State Building Law
Woman's Home Missions Society of the
Weldon
R. B. Johns
Fayetteville
B. N. Mann
N. E. Edgerton
Selma
John C. Angier
Barrow
Duke
Ida T. Wilkins
R. O. Burton
J. G. Feiring
T. W. Costen
Gates
John Doub
Jones- Doro
Mengel Box Company
Wake
Wake County Good Roads Improvement Council
Wake Commission
Tar Heels
Congress
Johnston
Alabama
Dixon
Montana
Overman
Simmons
Union
Old North
House
Joseph G. Cannon
Pou
Tuskegee
Director Williams
Durham Colored Hospital
Washington Duke
S. A. Ashe
R. T. Gray
Captain Ashe
J. P. H. Adams
Johnston County
Ray
State School For the Blind
John EB. Ray
Meeting Waterways Association
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Richmond
Penetra
God
Susan Coolidge
Abraham Lincoln
WS Hlam
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