Paris New York fliers feared lost in Atlantic
Rescue hopes for Capt Nunguesser and Francois Coli fade as fresh reports suggest they may have been picked up by Newfoundland fishermen or a coastwise vessel off Ireland. Wireless messages seek passing ships to search the Atlantic for the White Bird and its daring crew.
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Nun-guesser
Francois Coli
Ireland
New York
Paris
Labrador
Mes
L- Bourget
Washington
Mass Education Movement in China Awakens Nationwide Change
MISS MOLLIE E. TOWNSEND describes a Chinese Renaissance centered on a vast mass education push. The movement, led by returned students, expands colleges, opens Western-style study, and seeks citizenship, unity, new literature, and world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie E. Townsend
China
Y. Cc. Yen
Ready Cut Head Bill Lumber Joke
A brief exchange revolves around Jack switching careers to lumber. Bill compliments Jack's head for lumber, praising his capacity to succeed in the trade. The dialogue highlights a lighthearted pun on head and lumber skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Jack
Chinaman slur provokes tense classroom remark
A heated exchange erupts as a student uses a racial insult about Chinese people and a voice from the back suggests a harmful remedy. The incident underscores persistent prejudice in the setting and prompts questions about disciplinary response and inclusion efforts.
Corinth Canal Begun by Nero Restored and Finished in 1893
The Corinth Canal began under Nero about two thousand years ago. It was abandoned and later resumed, with completion in 1893. The waterway stretches about four miles in length and seventy feet in width.
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Corinth
Nero
New Town Board Holds Initial Meeting
The new town board met for the first time since sworn in May 9. Little business was completed as members plan to study municipal affairs. A mayoral appointment for police chief faced opposition after ten applications were narrowed to one. Deputy Wyke serves as temporary chief while selection continues.
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Board of Town Aldermen
A. Lee Gross
Gragg
Poly Wyke
City Water
State News Briefs From North Carolina Areas
Miss Mary Payne dies at her Taylorsville home after years of illness. W D Guire is re elected mayor of Le Noir for the sixth time with a group of commissioners. North Carolina cigarette tax receipts lead the state with 117 470 066 and a total 203 526 701 for the year. A fire on Main street Kinston causes 65 000 to 75 000 dollars in damage destroying a press ing club a shoe store and another business. Henry Troutman Albemarle police chief dies after being accidentally shot by officer Dan Speight during a attempted arrest of three Negro suspects.
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Mary Payne
Kinston
Henry Troutman
Albemarle
Dan Speight
Speight
Old Maid Joke Reflects Life Hope and Gender Roles
In a light exchange from a 19th or early 20th century humor column a grandma tells a hopeful line about finding a husband while the girl laments gender constraints. The dialect hints at traditional views and enduring optimism in the face of social limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Maid
Legion and Auxiliary Call Meeting for July Celebration
The American Legion and Auxiliary announce a meeting at the Legion hall on Monday night May 16 to plan and finalize activities for the Fourth of July celebration. If support is not offered, the undertaking may be canceled. All eligible county members are urged to attend, join, and assist in the Legion’s efforts. L. S. Isaacs Post Commander and C. S. Stevenson Adjutant.
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Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
American Legion
Legion of Auxiliary
L. S. Isaacs
C. S. Stevenson
Appalachian State Normal Plans New Girls Dormitory
An executive session of Appalachian State Normal School trustees in Boone discussed a new girls dormitory. Benton and Benton of Statesville were hired to design the dormitory and a powerhouse with a heating system. A board meeting to decide on the erection is expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian State Normal School
Boone
T. H. Coffey
Blowing Rock
B. B. Dougherty
J. M. Bernhardt
Benton and Benton
Statesville
Board of Trustees
Next Congress May Approve Significantly Larger Tax Cut
Washington reports the next Congress is likely to enact a large tax cut the greatest since 1921. Revenue exceeds estimates with a 1927 surplus expected as the nation returns to normalcy. Income tax receipts rise to post 1921 highs while debt reductions may top $900 million and reach $1 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Valle Crucis Happenings in Casual Local Notes
A Valle Crucis column notes attendances at the Robert Dula funeral in Lenoir with Mrs T H Taylor Miss Alice Taylor Mrs T W Taylor Mr J M Shull and Clint Baird. Other items mention visits from Yanceyville residents and updates on illness travel and homecomings including the Normal school students William Mast Henry and Gilbert Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Townsend
Lucinda Mast
Greene
Boone
Milta Mast
Floy Cottrell
FE. K. Snodgrass
W. H. Wagner
C. T. Baird
Auburn Farthing
Lee Stout
J. M. Shull
Woman’s Missionary Society
William Mast
Henry and
Gilbert Taylor
School Board Calls Budget Session for 1927 28
The board of education will meet on Tuesday May 17 to prepare the 1927 28 budget. Committee members are urged to present district needs as no additional appropriations can be made outside this budget. W F Sherwood chair Ed Smith Hagaman secretary.
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Board of Education
W. F. Sherwood
Smith Hagaman
Federal Court Jurors Summoned From Watauga County
Watauga county jurors are summoned to appear for federal court in Wilkesboro on May 23. Presiding is Judge Johnson J. Hayes. List includes Roby Ward Sugar Grove J S Flannery Vilas Clyde Mast Sugar Grove J A Castle Zionville P H Hodges Boone R D Hodges Boone Thomas Hampton Blowing Rock W M Thomas Mabel W B Cheek Zionville H B Cook Zionville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watauga County
Wilkesboro
Johnson J. Hayes
Roby Ward
Sugar Grove
J. S. Flannery
Vilas
Clyde Mast
J. A. Castle
Zionville
P. H. Hodges
Boone
R. D. Hodges
Thomas Hampton
Blowing Rock
W. M. Thomas
Mabel
W. B. Cheek
H. B. Cook
Sheriff Farthing Reports County Tax Take Near 200000
Up to last Saturday Sheriff L. M. Farthing had collected about 200000 in county taxes for 1925 26. He expects another 50000 to 60000 may be collected by the end of the thirty day grace period. About 115000 still awaits collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Farthing
Morgue Mirth and Undertaker’s Candid Comments
Quote from an undertaker on morgue business and working conditions highlights industry humor amid grim work. Proceedings reveal a lighter view of funeral trade and staffing.
Blowing Rock Contemplates Consolidation Funding
Happenings in Blowing Rock address the county school fund for consolidation. Smith Hagaman seeks a $32,000 share with three districts likely to accept. opponents cite reduced funds and gymnasium omission. Local travel, housing, and staff changes accompany a week of community activity and several notable visitors.
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Blowing
Smith Hageman
Blowing Rock
Underdown
Sandy Flat
Collins
The Widow’s Right in Burial Dispute
A widow faces a grave question as she and others decide where to bury her deceased husband. The article centers on local burial rights and family decisions in the aftermath.
Fifth Sunday Meeting at Union Church May 2
The Three Forks Baptist Association holds its fifth Sunday meeting at Union Church in Mabel starting May 28. The schedule lists singing by the Union choir, sermons by Roy Dotson and L. A. Hurst, plus sessions on church amusements, country church issues, and duties of pastors, ending with closing exercises.
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Union Church
The
Three Forks Baptist Association
Mabel
Union Choir
Roy Dot
A. J. Greene
I. G. Greer
W. F. Shood
L. A. Hurst
W. T. Vandyke
Smith Hagaman
L. C. Wilson
Toll of Mid Western Tornadoes Mounts Across Eight States
Scourged by tornadoes and storms over three days the middle west tallies 233 dead and about a thousand injured. Hundreds are homeless and property losses run into millions across eight states from the Rockies to the east and southeast. Casualties include Arkansas Illinois Iowa Kansas Louisiana and Wyoming.
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Kansas City
Middle West
Rocky Mountain
Arkanas
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
South
Wyoming
Colonel Robert Bingham Dies at Asheville Home
Colonel Robert Bingham longtime headmaster of the Bingham Military School died at his Asheville home after a relapse. He was 89. Funeral services were held yesterday at the First Presbyterian Church of Asheville. Bingham, a third generation operator of the historic school founded by his grandfather in 1793 at Mebane.
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Robert Bingham
Bingham Military School
Asheville
First Presbyterian Church of
Bingham
Mebane
Rominger News Briefs Include Illness and Injury
May 11 report notes Mr. Dewey Rominger's family ill with influenza while Mr Coy Rominger sustains a broken leg from work near Spruce Pine and lies in Grace hospital Banner Elk. Elder D. A. Greene visits Zion Hill Baptist church member’s home, and J. W. Harmon plans timber boundary work near F. M. Harmon home as farmers plant corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coy Rominger
Spruce Pine
Grace Hospital
Banner Elk
D. A. Greene
Zion Hill Baptist Church
M. P. Trivett
J. W. Harmon
F. M. Harmon
The One Exception Dialogue Sparks Debate on Belief
Jones urges seeing is believing but Johnson counters that perception can be unreliable. Johnson argues familiarity does not guarantee truth, noting that daily sight of Jones does not prove reality.
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Jones
Johnson
Special School Tax Carried in Cove Creek
Cove Creek township voters approved a special school tax for a new high school building by 110 votes. Of 312 ballots cast 282 were yes and 30 no. The measure limits tax to 12 cents per $100 valuation and 36 cents per poll for the specified purpose.
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Cove Creek Township
Commencement at the State Normal Ends With Funds Raised
The Appalachian State Normal commencement featured a late week sequence with a senior class play for loan funds raising over 150 dollars. Dr. N W Walker gave the literary address on post graduate work and training.
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Appalachian State Normal
N. W. Walker
Unive Y
North Carolna
J. D. Rankin
Annie Dula Beverly
Ruth Blair
Billy Bollinger
Rean Cloninger
Mary Culbreth
Betty Ruth Duncan
Jane S Howell
Nancy E. Hunter
Ethel Brown Johnson
Naomi Lowery
Nannie Rose Moore
Verda Bernice Morgan
Leola Margaret Plyler
Flora Mae McFadyen
Eva Miller
Ruth Nester
May Pittman
Ollie Ray
Cynthia Pearl Reeves
Annie Belle Regan
Mary Louise Regan
Luther Robinson
Mary Eugenia Short
Mildred Virginia Spencer
Alta McSwain
Gladys Rose Swift
Carrye
Ida Warden
John W. Warden
Kathryn Wylie
Ethel Marie Zimmerman
Elizabeth Batts Wiggins
Alma Hoffman
Mrs
Levi Teague
Ruth Hunter
Geneva Winecoff
Fay McIntosh
Rene W. Hovis
Mary Raper
Hosie McNeill
Cornelia Crump
Esther Beam
Mary E. Horton
Evelyn Mosteller
Jane O. Osborme
Elizabeth Quinn
Willie Mae Robinson
Paul Donnelly
Wendell Par
Louise Coffey
Jay Curtis
Charles Farthing
Howard Goodnight
Paul Gourley
Frank Logan
Alvin Outlaw
Troy Regan
Roy Robinson
Grady Tester
Howard Ashley
J. M. Downan
Colege
Downam
Allen Ashley
United States Calls in Liberty Bonds
Washington May 8 The treasury will call in the 1.7 billion dollars of the second liberty loan using a massive publicity campaign. The bonds mature November 15 on the tenth anniversary of issue and bear no interest after that date. If weighed they would total 222 tons and spread over about one square mile of the earth.
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Washington
Treasury
Oyster pearls spark guest’s curious remark
A humorous line plays on provenance of pearls asked by a guest and the hostess’s witty reply that the pearls came from oysters. The piece also notes E. A. Poe of Lenoir visiting the city on Tuesday as a business visitor.
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E. A. Poe of
Lenoir
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Valle Crucis
Federal Court
the Reformed Church
Clyde Hartley
Estie Blankenship
Johnson City
Fannie Teague
H. C. Martin
Green Park
Ingle House
E. S. Draper
Charlotte
Draper
W. Z. Simpson
Rock Hill
S. C
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Mayview Park
J. Lee Hayes
J. C. Huff
Evansville
Ind
H. B. Fowner
C. B. Fowner
C. B. Audson
P. Milcarek
Pinehurst
E. Preston Harrill
Wilmington
Alice Beckett
M. P. Kirkman
Greensboro
Lillian B. Parsons
Bogota
N. J
Joe L. Harrison
Helen Coffey
Davis Hospital
Statesvile
R. B. Scales
H.R. Grayson
Baptist House
E. C. Hodges
W. S. Farthing
Union
Rominger
Mr. Dewey Rominger
Cove Creek
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