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Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1929

Page

2

Cure for Cancer in Animals Found

Discovery of a compound named ferroll that cures cancer in animals within days by triggering oxidation in cancer cells. Boris Sokoloff of the Russian University of Prague, guest at Columbia, reports effective results in rats and mice across four cancer types with about 70 percent apparent cures.

Bioton Harvard Medical School Howard W. Blakeslee Associated Press Congress W. H. Howell Johns Hopkins University Boris Sokoloff Russian University of Prague Czecho-Slovakia Institute of Cancer Research Columbia University Sokoloff

Ezra the Scribe Leads Temple Reform in Jerusalem

Ezra the scribe returns from Persia in 458 B C with royal support to reform temple rites. He confronts mixed marriages among Jews, calls for repentance, and oversees a three month inquiry leading to expulsion of heathen wives. His actions spark opposition but lay groundwork for future Jewish scholarship.

Ezra Judea Xerxes Artaxerxes Persia Holy Land Aaron Ahava Jerusalem Temple Babylonia Palestine Jeroem

State High School Enrollment Tops 110000

Raleigh reports over 110000 pupils enrolled in public high schools statewide for the just completed session. White students number 96739 or 88 percent of enrollments. 13236 are Black. Rural schools hold more than 61000 white pupils while urban counts exceed 35000.

Raleigh

Rural high schools expand. city students rise

Attendance figures show 000 attendees in city schools and 58 784 rural and urban students seeking high school education in 1923 24. Rural students increased 89 percent, reflecting growing attraction to rural high schools as more children progress through eighth to eleventh grade.

Grateful hens present seven eggs to Kansas City detectives

In Kansas City Missouri on August 27 seven eggs were left for detectives Ralph Highley and Hugh Dougherty by a flock of hens rescued from a band of chicken thieves, marking a quirky tribute to lawmen.

Kansas City Ralph Highley Hugh Dougherty

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