State Highway Plans Expand Rural Roads As Funds Grow
The article details completed and planned highway and secondary road projects, noting a total authorized spend around 47.5 million and nearly 1200 miles of road built or contracted since 1924. It cites State Highway Commission plans, remaining funds, and a shift to finish remaining system within three years, plus a Wake Forest College arbitration-related suit for 200,000 dollars.
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Atelst Wien
Famurastare
Flue General Arsembly
Evn
Peter Ald Tunis
Was Law Matlon
Higley
Frank
Eamsitoren
Serait
Amying
State Highway Commission
Piutoral
Champa Page
Contra Highway
Charlotte
Asheville
Payne
Negro Training School Plans Move Forward in Richmond County
The State Training School for Negro youths, praised by the general assembly, nears reality after three years of delays. Trustees bought a 400 acre farm in Richmond County, with $10,000 spent of a $50,000 permanent improvement appropriation and a further $10,000 annual maintenance allotment. W A Hart chairs the board and calls a December 7 meeting to discuss building plans. Kate Burr Johnson, public welfare commissioner, to confer on construction with the board. The Oxford Negro Colored Orphanage stands as the race’s sole reform institution, amid calls for a Stonewall Jackson Training School equivalent for juvenile offenders. Humphrey Gets Another Trial In Mocksburg Supreme Court granted a new trial for Roy Humphrey, punished 12 months on the roads for whipping his child. The court reversed due to solicitor’s delay and comment on Humphrey’s failure to testify and alleged bad character, excluding the solicitor’s remarks on testimony.
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Wake Forest College
Bostwick
Frank Karte Parham
New
Tt West
Speen Court of
New York
W. N. Jones
Ratwish
Romney
Ow York
Will Fleatt
Tara
Johns
Jabez A. Tostieick
Wineh
Ituamie Dival
Uguter
Parthia
Taylor
Wxsumea
Dallas
Collegs
Warham
Wigatian
Partiers
Loaf
Bostwick Puram
General Assembly
Richmond County
W. A Hart
Kate Burr Johson
Heard
Negro Colored Orphanage
Oxford
Stonewall Jackson Training School
Humphrey
Roy Humphrey
Mocksenburg
Supreme Court
Nin Wn
Mumphrey
Labor market outlook steady with skilled help in demand
Weekly report by Director M. L. Shipman notes that 600 workers were sought yet 583 sought aid locating jobs. Demand remains higher for skilled trades with 137 placements this week. Court opinions listed include Wallace v West Coast and Gale v Oxford Savings Bank with various outcomes. State v Humphrey results mention a new trial in Mecklenburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Shipman
Supreme Court
Wallace Vs
West Costs Company
Lenoir
West Coast Company
Officer Makes Talk On Mental Detective Misconceptions
A superintendent argues many so called mental detectives are physical detectives and that sound physical condition is essential. He cites schoolroom physicals showing weight and health issues among children and warns misdiagnosis harms students. The talk stresses proper diagnosis, treatment, and free clinic access in schools across towns.
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AC Bull
Watch
Wake County
Almaming
Irenel Shilton
Ars Vanteus
Tvo
New Corporations Formed In Elizabeth City And Farmville
Two new companies are chartered incorporating South Atlantic Construction Company of Elizabeth City with capital of 100000 and 5000 subscribed by local residents, and Fermville Land Company of Farmville with capital 40000 and 300 subscribed by HW Turnage Jones and Horton. Lucy Wright Recaptured After Escape from Caledonia Prison Farm Halifax County. authorities in Baltimore confirm holding Wright and plan return by state prison guard.
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South Atlantic Construction Company
Elizabeth City
Aed Capital
W. H. Thomas
W. T. Culpenper
Willian McQueen
W. J. Bryzon
Jacksonville
Fla
Fermville Land Company
Farmville
HW. Turnage
P.M Jones
McD. Horton
Lucy Wright
Caledonia
Halifax County
George Ross Poll
State Prison
Baltimore
Wright
Juan
County
Christmas Day Across the Americas and Old World Faith
A sweeping reminiscence traces Christmas traditions from Virginia to New England and England. It recalls Christmastide, carols, and the universal spirit of goodwill, linking Pilgrims, Christians, and modern observances with notes on holiday rituals and cultural memory.
A Mother for Christmas Presents and Delightful Doll
A Christmas scene unfolds as a mother watches twins open stockings to reveal a beautiful golden haired blue eyed doll. The mother, tired from holiday strains, receives a warm, soft topaz dress doll as Santa’s gift story concludes with a gentle nod to a mother’s sacrifice and joy.
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Santa
Christmas Day Hymn in Historic Verse
Fragmentary Christmas poem recalls wandering Jewish exile and the manger scene with Joseph and Jesus. Vivid archaic phrasing evokes salvation themes and angels singing on Christmas day at Calvary, ending with a lullaby to the world’s shame and a gift to the scapegoat.
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Christman
Josue
Calvary Boat Angels Cave
Holiday Spirit and Stoic Calm Across the Ages
A fragmented reflection links Ania M1 and Chandos on happiness and beauty, noting the holiday spirit as a modest aid. Marcus Aurelius and other sages are cited urging self recognition and tranquility, while a nautical metaphor recalls sailors weathering gales and loss.
Christmas Benedictions From Long Ago
A garbled holiday verse begins with festive and affectionate language. It names Christman and a wish for merriment, mentions friends and brothers, and includes the pen name Agnes Meser Hicks as a possible author or reader. The passage reads as a nostalgic, prayerful toast to lasting friendship and forgiveness during Christmas.
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Agnes Meser Hicks
Find Snow Baby at Their Door by Laura Elaine Cameron
A lonely couple, the Tuckers, find a baby abandoned at their door on a snowy Christmas Eve. They take in the child, hoping the infant fills the emptiness of their home, and wonder if Providence sent the baby to them.
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Snow Baby
Laura Elaine Cameron
Jose
Christin
Warren
Wentern Neserpaper Ulu
A Message From Santa Claus In Christmas Time
A garbled excerpt presents Father Santa Claus speaking of near Christmas and urging heed to wise words. The fragmented lines mention America, sorrow, and boys, with Nephenson referenced in a dubious OCR fragment.
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Christman
Father Santa Claus
Little Miss Frances Presents to Santa Claus at Home
A Christmas memory from a small town story where Frances hides a nut cake in the ashes by the hearth and leaves a gift for Santa. The minister investigates the scene as Frances explains her act and Santa is imagined to have appreciated the thoughtful present at Christmastide.
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Storkinss
Gratua's
Christi Hive
Childeen
Father
Mathier
Frances
Invest Gate
Santa
Old Yaletide Hymn Favorite Everywhere
A excerpted reminiscence on the Christmas carol O come all ye faithful also known as Adeste Fideles Its long history traces to a fifteenth century Fransiscan monk and English translator Canon Frederick Oakley The piece notes its worldwide popularity and continued appeal across languages while praising its English rendering by Oakley and its enduring musical beauty
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Frederick Oakley
Katherine Edelman
Western Newspaper Union
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