Sunday Bible School To Hold Vacation School
The First Baptist church Sunday School sponsors a Daily Vacation Bible School for children aged five to sixteen from June 26 to 30. Rev H W Baucom Jr directs with games handiwork stories and a graduation service open to the public Friday night. Registration is Saturday June 24 from 9 to 12 A M. non Baptist children are welcome but asked to bring 25 cents to cover materials.
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Sunday School
The
First Baptist Church
H. W. Baucom
Durant Scheduled as Speaker at East Carolina Commencement
Dr Will Durant delivered the commencement address at East Carolina Teachers College on Monday June 5 as 103 graduates received the normal school diploma and 75 women and 2 men earned degrees. President Wright announced gifts to the Student Loan Fund totaling 1178.42 and noted an enrollment of 1290. Tuition will be 12.50 per quarter, totaling 77.50 per student.
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East Carolina Teachers College
Will Durant
Wright
Board of Trustees
Printing in newspapers proves best for mass ads
A Detroit electric company with 500000 customers in almost 200 cities used local newspapers exclusively to deliver a series of letters. The first letter, signed by the company president, argues newspapers reach customers more economically and effectively than door circulars or radio broadcasts.
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Detroit Electric Company
Moran admits prior jail stints after purse theft attempt
John Moran, arrested for attempting to steal a New York policeman’s purse, confessed to having spent 53 prior stints in jail for pocket picking.
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John Moran
New York
Funeral Services For Chas H Pulley On Wed Afternoon
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon for Charles H Pulley a 67 year old Roanoke Rapids resident who died Monday night at 7 30 at the County Sanatorium He is survived by two daughters Mrs Lizzie Hilton of Roanoke Rapids and Mrs Lou Conwell of near Emporia Virginia and one son Graham Pulley He was widowed three years.
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Goldsboro
Elizabeth Smith
H. H. Turner
Raleigh
Vita Bond
Rocky Mount
W. A. Simmons
Greenville
Clara Davis
Washington
Wright
Charles H. Pulley
Roanoke Rapids
Pulley
Lizzie Hilton
Lou Conwell
Emporia
Virginia
Graham Pulley
Meanest thieves steal four of Mrs Rose Samuels’s baby buggies
Mrs Rose Samuels of Chicago complains four of her baby buggies were stolen, highlighting a spree of small property thefts in the city.
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Rose Samuels
Chicago
Emporia to Host Bathing Beauty Pageant and Benefit Dance
Emporia announces a Bathing Beauty Pageant followed by a charity dance at Slagle's Lake on Wednesday June 21 to benefit the Crippled Children's Clinic. The gala event includes a water carnival with diving swimming and aquatic sports and awards cash prizes based on spectator voting. Local Roanoke Rapids merchants will send entrants to compete in the sister city in Virginia.
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Emporia
Slagle’s Lake
Crippled Children’s Clinic
Roanoke Rapids
Virginia
Pasture Fertilization Boosts Cattle Gain in Test Run
In a pasture test by E. E. Bell of Pollocksville cattle on fertilized pasture gained 1520 pounds in 28 days versus 814 pounds on unfertilized pasture. The only difference was fertilization last March 4 with 400 pounds per acre of an 8-4-4 mix.
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E. E. Bell
Pollocksville
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad From 1901
An old advertisement promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills to relieve digestive issues and bile buildup. It claims the product gently opens bile flow, improves appetite, and boosts energy, urging readers to find the red labeled bottles in stores.
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Carter
C.m.co
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New Orleans
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Sylvia
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Flor
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Bayer
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