Visions New Era for Education in North Carolina
President Clyde A. Erwin of the North Carolina Education Association opened the convention in Raleigh with a call for a patriotic, fiscally responsible education program. He urged maintaining child opportunity despite government cuts, arguing schools must share in reductions while protecting the next generation.
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Clyde A. Erwin
State Association
North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina Education Association
Erwin
Mellon Back at Home Seeks Quiet After Return
Andrew W. Mellon arrived in New York on his 78th birthday aboard a ship returning from abroad. He avoided discussion of banking, politics, or the nation’s future, saying he had lost contact with such matters. He planned to stay in New York overnight, then visit Pittsburgh and Washington in the coming days.
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New York
Andrew W. Mellon
America
Sermon Prompted Soprano To Choose Solo
A Presbyterian preacher in a Western town faced a soprano who urged him to reveal his subject so she could pick a fitting piece. He hesitated and she answered she would listen closely and have a song ready before he finished. After the sermon she sang Sometime Somewhere We’ll Understand.
Rutherfordton Negro Ephriam McGill Celebrates 109th Birthday
Ephriam McGill a Rutherford County home resident turned 109 last Saturday. Born in 1824 near the North South Carolina line he was once enslaved in South Carolina and later held at Sulivan's Island and Fort Sumter. Now a frequent shouter and singer at the county home he reads little but talks scripture and shares stories with fellow inmates.
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Rutherfordton
N. C
Ephriam McGill
Rutherford County
Ephriam
North-South Carolina
Kings Mountain
Sullivan’s Island
S. C
Fort Sumter
Palmetto
Billy McGill
Jesus
Malinda Bradley
Bruce Bradley
Malissa Lee
Matthew Leeper
Gaston County
Jane Smith
Ben Logan
Valle Crucis Social Roundup and Farm News
Miss Nancy Taylor returned home from Florida. Local residents spent time with relatives and hosted clubs and guests at dinners and bridge parties. The Valle Crucis School held a play titled Magic Land. Farm news notes North Carolina farmers urging fertilizer makers to replace inert sand with limestone to boost soil conditioning and plant food value.
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Nancy Taylor
Florida
D. F. Mast
Claude Mast
Patterson
T. W. Taylor
R. O Glenn
Naomi K. Johnson
Nina Church
Ralph Church
Dora Dean Sherwood
Jake Hagaman
Edwin Dougherty
Clint Baird
Hopkins
W. W. Mast
J. M. Shull
R. O. Glenn
T. C. Baird
D. C. Mast
Dave Mast
Pat
J. L. Glenn
Doughton Green
Ned Glenn
Tester
Matney
North Carolina
Vinol Ad Promises Weight Gain From Iron Tonic
A testimonial advert promotes Vinol iron tonic with claims of improved sleep and energy and a 10 pound gain. The copy cites R A Cromberg and credits Watauga Drug Store as seller. The ad emphasizes Vinol as delicious and suitable for tired thin individuals.
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R. A. Cromberg
Watauga Drug Store
Roosevelt Day Routine Shows Relentless Schedule
Washington crash course in leadership unfolds as Franklin D. Roosevelt works through lunch, dinner, and late-night conferences. He handles mail during meals, keeps four definite weekly appointments, and averages 15 to 20 calls daily while balancing few leisure moments.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Roosevelt to Receive First Case of 3.2 Beer
In St. Louis August A. Busch Jr. announced that President Roosevelt will receive the first case of 3.2 per cent beer produced by Anheuser Busch Inc under the new beer law.
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Roosevelt
Anheuser- Busch, Inc
August A. Busch Jr
Three Cases Planned for Air Transit to New York and Washington
The second case heads to Vice President Garner and the third to former Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York. All three cases will be started toward New York and Washington by airplane at 12:01 a.m. on April 7.
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Garner
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Washington
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Dons Walsh Toga
John E. Erickson
Montana
Thomas H. Walsh
Rutherford
Valle Crucis
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court
Capial
Mrs. Roosevelt
Diplomatic Corps
Atlantic Monthly
the Atlantic
Arlington St
Boston
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Watauga Building
L. A. Greene
W.h.gragg
R. H. Hardin
R. L. Bingham
W. D. Farthing
W. L. Holshouser
H. G. Farthing
A. W. Smith
G. P. Hagaman
C. M. Critcher
W. H. Gragg
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