State course aims to let fourteen-year-olds finish seven grades
A citizen letter recalls Mississippi and North Carolina debates on grade progression. It cites 9187 students retarded in urban areas and 64269 in rural districts, notes rural schools have six month terms, and urges a state outlined eight month course per grade to allow passing seventh grade at fourteen.
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Citizen
Winston-Salem Journal
The
State
Smith Hagaman
Watauga County
Hagaman
Watauga
Mississippi
Miss Jeffcoat Attends International Foreign Mission Conference
Miss Cora Pearl Jeffcoat, parish helper in the Watauga Lutheran Mission, traveled to Washington DC for the International Foreign Mission Conference of the United States and Canada. She reported a large gathering of about five thousand delegates from sixty two denominations with notable speeches by Robert E. Speer and Rev. E. Stanley Jones.
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Miss Jeffcoat
Foreign Mission Conference
United States
Canada
Cora Pearl Jeffcoat
Watauga Lutheran Mission
Washington, D. C
International Foreign Mission Conference
United Lutheran Church In America
Jeffcoat
St. Albans
England
Robert E. Speer
E. Stanley Jones
India
Greece
Body of Floyd Collins Found After 17 Days
In Cave City Kentucky on February 16 the body of Floyd Collins was found after 17 days trapped in Sand Cave. Miners and rescue workers, led by Carmichael and with doctors Hazlett and Francis, confirmed Collins had died over 24 hours earlier. The rescue efforts, fueled by state support, culminated when a 60 foot shaft was breached and the body was recovered, to be laid to rest at Crystal Cave amid ceremonies.
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Cave City
Mother Earth
Floyd Collins
Sand
Collins
Lee Collins
Sand Cave
Edward Brennar
Cincinnati
Carmichael
William Hazlett
Chicago
C. E. Francis
Bowling Green
Ave
Iteer Funer Services
High Me
Crystal Cave
Mr. Carmichael
Consig
Kentucky Rock Asphalt Company
Kyrock
W. J. Fields
Nature
Births and visits noted in local news column
SANDS Born to Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Williams a girl. Miss Louise Hodges visited her cousin, Mrs. D. W. Cook. Mr. Herbert Foster visited his sister, Mrs. Finley Hodges. Saturday night Mr. Robert Norris visited at the home of his sister, Mrs. C. C. Green. Death reported for Mrs. Bettie Greene of Meat Camp section. D. W. Cook and H. C. Hodges and J. C. Norris work at Boone. J. H. Jones near ready to begin sawmilling near B. B. Green. A. FE. Hodges trip to Boone. Miners continue digging. a victim revealed.
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Raleigh Williams
Louise Hodges
D. W. Cook
Herbert Foster
Finley Hodges
Robert Norris
C. C. Green
Bettie Greene
Boone
H. C. Hodges
J. C. Norris
J. H. Jones
B. B. Green
Hodges
Local notes from Blue Ridge and Boone area
Community news recounts Mrs. Cline Church undergoing surgery at Boone hospital. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Storie with Mrs. M. M. Moore and Mary Ashley visiting Mr. Tom Triplett. Mr. Underwood recovering from road work. Greene and Company formed by Henry Green and Dewey Crow in the truck trade. Ruth Ashley and Junie Coffey visited Cling Miller. R. C. Crow moved to the white house at Aho.
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Henry Green
Dewey Crow
Greene and Company
Ruth Ashley
Junie Coffey
Cling
Ford offers to run Muscle Shoals nitrate plant for farmers
Henry Ford calls Muscle Shoals a nitrate and fertilizer plant serving farmers and war needs. He offers to cooperate with the government to develop air nitrogen fixation, turning over research and providing technical help cost free, urging President Coolidge to decide on the plant’s future public or private control.
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FORD
War Department
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Army
Navy
Ford Company
Coolidge
Congress
Uncle J John Poem About Labor of Love and Family
A poem extols labor of love over toil driven by self interest. It argues the happiest work arises from care for a dear one and the heart’s ties, noting blessings from above arrive through loving effort and communal care.
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Keer
Family Jar Reveals Selfishness Amid Mystery Skeleton
The article suggests a family mystery involving a skeleton and highlights selfish behavior within the household. Details focus on the jar and the unusual discovery fueling speculation about motives and relationships among family members.
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Tlatanga
Rivers Printing Company
R.C. Rivers
Rob. Rivers, Jr
Rome
Kentucky
Great Cave
Blue Ridge
R. C. Crow
White House
Aho
George Washington
Saiterfield
Lexington Mass
Will
By Arthur Brisbz
Washington
South
Tienry Ford
W. R. Hearst
J John
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