Southern Baptists Fight Tuberculosis With New El Paso Sanatorium
The Southern Baptist Convention expands health outreach through a 142 acre El Paso sanatorium funded by the 75 Million Campaign. Dr. H. F. Vermillion oversees the facility, with plans for future clinics, dormitories, and occupational therapy. The effort aims to reduce the high regional death toll and educate the public on prevention. The church also runs 17 hospitals, seven more planned, and 19 orphanages serving thousands.
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America
Southern Baptists
Home Mission Board
Southern Baptist Convention
el Paso
Texas
Southern Baptist Sanatorium
Mt. Franklin
New Mexico
Old Mexico
H. F. Vermillion
South
Small Talk Skills and the Dance Floor Dialogues
A discussion on how men fail or succeed in small talk with women at dances. It contrasts the dull listener with the quick laugh getter and notes how playful remarks and color cues influence attention and perception. It offers examples of awkward lines and the impact of timing.
Giant Kelp Uses Highlight Inuit Industry and Folklore
Aboriginal communities in British Columbia and Alaska harvest giant kelp for alcohol distillation using hollow stems. The 100 foot plants anchor with holdfasts and produce a 50 foot hollow stem with a bladder like bulb. Sailors use kelp parts as bottles fish oil containers and toy wagon wheels.
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British Columbia
Alaska
Puget Sound
San Diego Bay
Debate Over Defining Poetry Challenges New Academy
The American Academy of Poetry and Song project stalls amid friction and controversy. Advocates clash over what constitutes poetry with a large faction supporting verse without rhyme while others demand stricter criteria.
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American Academy of Poetry and Song
Truth and integrity warned against deceit and lies
A quotation from Thomas Jefferson stressing that escaping trouble through intrigue and dishonesty only worsens it. It urges resolving to never tell an untruth, arguing habitual lying corrupts both speech and character and makes future dishonesty easier.
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Thomas Jefferson
Aerial Railway Ride Across Tokyo Bay
Popular Science Monthly describes a Japanese amusement ride where cars hang from cable across Tokyo bay. A motorman stands in front to operate the floating cars, presenting a gentler thrill than loop the loop or shoot the chutes.
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Japan
Tokyo Bay
Popular Science Monthly
Quinine Product Promoted as Non Nervous Tonic
An advertisement touts Laxa Tiv eh Bromo Quinine as superior to ordinary quinine, claiming it does not cause nervousness or head ringing. It instructs readers to remember the full name for EK. W. Grove's signature.
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EK. W. Grove
Old Maid's Convention Draws Local Crowd Friday
Miss Ina Peterson visits sister Mrs Henry Wilkes. W L Morris travels to Savannah for surgery. Hugh Taylors daughter Helen ill. Ada Currie visits from Riley. Wilma Gibson from Nicholls visits cousins Thelma and Marila Gibson. Sunday school hosts 3 30 at local church led by Prof Millard Townsend and Miss Eudine Meadows. Public invited.
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Ina Peterson
Sadie
Henry Wilkes
W. L
Morris
Savannah
Helen
Hugh Taylor
Haseen
Ada Currie
Riley
Wilma Gibson
Nicholls
Thelma
Marila Gibson
Millard C. Townsend
Bay City
Eudine Meadows
Vidalia
Morris Named County Game Warden at Vidalia
L. D Morris of Vidalia is appointed county game warden succeeding M A McQueen who was often away from the county. Morris vows vigorous enforcement and plans to prosecute all hunters who operate outside their militia districts without proper licenses.
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D. Morris
Vidalia
M. A. McQueen
Morris
Ragan Chosen President of Local Bible Class
Mr J T Ragan was named president of the Men's Class of the Methodist Sunday school at the class meeting Sunday morning. Dr F F L Hyie was named vice president while Chester Shuman was secretary and treasurer. The class plans a stronger year in Sunday school work with Mr M A Russell teaching, unanimously re elected to continue.
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J. T. Ragan
Methodist Sunday School
FF. L. Hyie
Chester Shuman
Vidalia Faculty Organizes Holiday Club Activities
Vidalia school faculty forms a recreation club with meetings at host homes. Members bake welsh rarebit and play Rock. Scouts hike Pendleton Creek overnight, build fires, tell stories, and sleep near moss beds. Teachers travel for Thanksgiving and Christmas. school closes December 23 and opens January 9.
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Vidalia School
W. L. Darby
Brown
Johnson
Williams
Morgan
Miss Williams
Weedbury
Miss Denham
Fronton
Miss Foster
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Bryant
Longfellow
Los Angeles Times
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Aimwell
L. D- Morris
the High School
Tattler
Girl Scout Meeting
Walker
Miss Walker
Downs
Pendleton Creek
W. E. Walker
Vidlaia
Georgia
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