Commission Finds Urban Children More Advanced Than Rural Pupils
North Carolina tests show urban white students outperform rural peers in most subjects across grades four six nine and twelve. Supervisory programs correlate with higher promotion rates and broader offerings, while art music and shop facilities lag due to funding and staffing limits.
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North Carolina
Office of the
State Education Commission
Commission
Theo. Dalton
Greenboro
Compass
Father and son clash in Memphis park golf finals
In Memphis Tennessee Gene Collier the modelist was favored to win the annual park golf tournament until the finals where he finished second to his father G W Collier.
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Memphis
Tenn
U.P
Gene Collier
G. W. Collier
Waitresses Find People Won't Wait In Lincoln Survey
In Lincoln Nebraska three coin waitresses conducting a street survey from John B. O Meras five day school of waiting found patrons complain about slow service, stained cups, spills, and greasy food. Elderly patrons cite seasoning while a woman notes gender bias and a salesman protests.
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Lincoln, Neb
U.P
John B. O’mera
Local residents visit ties and church service noted
Willie Turnage of Alan Ohio visits Mrs W J Colins and others travelers include Mr and Mrs J B Aycock of arme ae asatin to Amarillo Texas Pvt Howard Dickens of Fort Jackson spent weekend with parents Forest Dickens Mr and Mrs Cohen Parker of Rocky Mowat visited Jessie Collins Mr and Mrs M I Inscoe and children hosted by Dick Collins Burt Butts and family of Raleigh visited J H Collins Miss Saly Ray Bowers and Miss Mauce Elizabeth Wilson return from Fruitland Institute Lee Pridgen regional director led Bear Swamp Church evening service on Sunday August 1.
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Pvt
Howard Dickens
Fort Jackson, S. C
Mrs
Forest Dickens
Gets College Diploma Then High School One
Jerry Duling of Lincoln, Nebraska, earned a university diploma in 1948 after passing entrance exams as a Navy veteran. He later completed high school at Lincoln Central High School four days earlier, despite earlier gaps in English.
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Lincoln, Neb
Jerry Duling
Lincoln Central High School
University of Nebraska
Duling
Navy
Railroad Tunnels Turned Into Mushroom Farms
In Merced California C C Kell oge bought 16 miles of Yo semite Valley railroad rights and converted four concrete tunnels into mushroom farms. Tunnels 24 feet high maintain 58 to 60 degree interior temps with underground seepage sustaining humidity as trays line the floor and later banked shelves rise toward the ceiling. Kellogg leads Mushroom Tunnel Farms using the old tunnels for production. In Worcester Massachusetts three men swimming in a lake witnessed a theft from their automobile as John Law reports a 12 dollar loss.
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Merced
Cal
U.P
C. C. Kelloge
Yosemite Valley
Kelloge
Mushroom Tunnel Farms
Kellogg
Worcester
Mass
John Law
Packet Service Returns to the Mississippi River
The Gorday G Greene replaces the lost Golden Eagle on the Mississippi with home base in Cincinnati. This summer offers three day trips to Hannibal and Cairo, ten day journeys to St Paul and Shatt a Tennessee River, and week long tours to Shiloh in Tennessee and Muscle Shoals Alabama. The steam sternwheeler carries 174 passengers and sails from St Louis era routes revived after a year.
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Shiloh Battle Geld
Tenn
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Arizonans Told Not to Pet Gila Lizards
Tempe Arizona. A P reports three groups most bitten by gila monsters at the Arizona State College laboratory: workers who mishandle lizards visitors who grab bright colored lizards and those who are simply foolish. The lab says head removal is unnecessary to free a bite and offers methods to make the grip loosen. Lizards rarely kill, only the largest venomous enough to kill a person.
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Tempe
Ariz
A.P
Poisonous Animals Research Laboratory
Arizona State College
Arizona
Gaily Colored Play Equipment Linked to Safer Play Areas
Safety experts cite a study by a paint firm showing bright colors can reduce injuries on playgrounds. Green slides calm eyes, yellow edges aid visibility, and blue jungle gyms promote caution. gray trash cans with white stars encourage tidiness while colors entice children away from hazards. In Oklahoma Perry, ex GI Jill Cecil Bartow, 1 of 130 in a veteran farmers course, stands out as the only woman among 130 men. her instructor praises her as a good student.
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Accident Prevention Department
Association of Casualy and
Sarety
Perry
Okla
U.P
Cecil Bartow
Noble Counties
Bartow
WAC
Kenneth Hicks
Boy Captures Skink but Lizard Escapes in Danville
In Danville Virginia eight year old George Lee Hayes boasted of trapping a blue tailed skink by himself but his mother fainted and the skink then hid, leaving George with only the blue tail.
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Danville
U. P
George Lee Hayes
George
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