Value of a Good Name and Hints of Modern Industry
The piece argues a strong name can drive value far beyond assets in Dodge and Hart Shaffner and Marx, notes rust costs and copper’s rust resistance, recalls Oscar Palmquist’s Titanic survival, questions predestination vs free will, and exhorts Americans to embrace autos as prosperity grows from two and a half billion in travel spending. It ends with a tale of Daniel Clancy and a moral on freedom.
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Dodge
Able Brothers
Palmquist
Allah
Mohammed
United States
America
Auto Cure for Divorce From Judge Ashley in Woodbridge
Judge Martin C. Ashley preaches that family trips by car restore harmony. He notes a stale home life breeds irritability and quarrels, and he uses car outings to reunite parents and children with nature. The 57 year old bachelor marriages and patching up disputes, rarely endorsing divorce.
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Watauga Democrat
Dirk de Young
Martin C. Ashley
Woodbridge N. J
Ashley
Woodbridge
Judge Ashley
Solomon
Cupid
Diggens and Bilkens Discuss White Collar Laundry Work
Diggens remarks on a white collar job while Bilkens confirms starting work at the laundry on Monday. The exchange highlights a shift to service work and the everyday tasks tied to laundry labor.
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Diggens
Bill
Better Still A City Sky Writing and Moon Essay
A playful dialogue features a husband recalling a sky writing airplane sighting in the city and a wife claiming she penned an essay on the moon during his absence. The exchange turns on clever wordplay and domestic humor.
Noted plural births and parental celebrations in custody wisdom
A reflective remark contrasts paternal and maternal celebrations around large families. The text suggests fathers celebrate for many children while mothers, though deserving, act as calm exemplars regardless of being well above or below twenty.
Why Do You Like North Carolina Tar Heel Pride Letter
Winston-Salem Journal notes the Know Your Own State campaign highlights North Carolina’s virtues. The Colliers essay by M. B. Andrews praises the state for scenery climate governance education roads safety and friendly people, concluding with Tar Heel pride and identity.
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Winston-Salem Journal
Tar Heels
North Carolina
Union
Commonwealth
Colliers
M. B. Andrews
America
New York
Texas
Illinois
Georgia
California
Mount Vernon
Sleepy Hollow
Great Lakes Region
Pike’s Peak
Royal Gorge
Golden Gate
Dr. Dula Expands Kent Property Holdings in Lenoir
Dr. Alfred W. Dula bought five and a quarter acres to bring his Kentwood total to 13 acres and secured an option on 75 more at 50 000. He has crews digging sewer lines on the bought land and plans rapid development into Lenoir’s largest residential district with 150 public lots available. The Kentwood property is served by water, sewer, electricity, and modern conveniences.
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Lenoir
Alfred W. Dula
Kent Wood
A. A. Kent
Dr. Dula
Kentwood
Dula
Appalachian State Normal School
Normal College
W. A. Harper
Eton College
Normal
Appalachian State Normal
My Kingdom for a Horse
Poem extols a carefree horse as a perfect auto substitute. It contrasts simplicity with modern cars and laments costly upkeep. The speaker praises the horse for no licensing, no plates, no gas bills, consistent performance, and enduring form.
Methodist Notes Soaring Sunday School Growth At Boone
The home coming Sunday School drew 184 attenders with some no shows on Mother’s Day. Blowing Rock conference reports praise church work, Miss Lily Fentress leads Blowing Rock Sunday School, and Rev. G C Brinkman visits Boone. Boone services listed with times and events.
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Blowing Rock
Lily Fentress
Miss Fentress
G. C. Brinkman
Boone
Brother Brinkman
Biewing Rock
Epworth League
Mother's Day Every Day Observance Grew Popular
R. R. Clark writes from Greensboro News that Mother's Day has expanded beyond a single observance to a year round appreciation. He notes the need to express kindness and speak kind words to mothers before it is too late, hoping the sentiment endures beyond one day.
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Mother
R. R. Clark
Greensboro
Proud Dad and Plain Guy Debate Nightly Sacrifices
A humorous exchange features Proud Dad vowing nightly kisses to his children while Plain Guy dismisses the idea of waiting up. The dialogue plays on parental devotion versus practical indifference in a lighthearted contrast.
Montague Is Sentenced to Die for Deed at School
Morganton May 12 The jury found Arthur Montague guilty of the April 24 assault at the school for the Deaf. Judge Dunn sentenced him to die June 19 and Montague was moved to the state prison in Raleigh. Defense witnesses testified to his wit while prosecutors detailed the crime and medical testimony supported conviction.
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Williamston
Henry Griffin
Julian Bullock
F. W. Sparrow, Sr
Clare Heath
Martin County
Joseph A. Needleman
Heath
Griffin
Bullek
J. W. Sparrow Sr
Don Gilliam
Martin
Dunn
Montague
Raleigh
Hoffman
Lucius Tate
Joe Leatherwood
L. R. Levine
E. M. Goodwin
Schol
J. L. Sparks
E. W. Phifer
W. H. Kibler
Catherine Sherbert
Carrie Whisnenant
Cove Creek High Accredited and Listed in Group II Class A
Dr. J Henry Highsmith reports Cove Creek High School is on the accredited list in group II Class A. This boosts graduates to Elementary B certificates after summer school. Rev M A Adams visited the Cove Creek community on Tuesday.
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J. Henry Highsmith
S. F. Horton
Cove Creek High School
Friends of the School
M. A. Adams
Cove Creek
Blanche Horton
A. R. Barlow
Lenoir
Ed Preston
Henson’s Chapel
William T. Payne
Ashe
Wimmen Rights Debate Stirs in Dunn Dispatch
The Dunn Dispatch chronicles a clash over marital naming, noting a 28 year old female lawyer and feminist refuses to take her husband to be's name. The writer questions the paradigm and argues the age old custom should stand while recognizing feminist tensions.
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Dunn Dispatch
A Rare Bird Whiskers Declares Old Fashioned Doctor Ethos
Whiskers proclaims he is an old fashioned doctor noting he seeks the patient’s issue directly rather than consulting many colleagues. The patient asks what that means and Whiskers explains his approach to diagnosing without a committee.
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Hart Shaffner
Marx
Oscar Palmquist
Connecticut
Daniel Clancy
Kent
O. K
Needleman
Methodist Notes
Morganton Negro
Cove Creek High
Wimmen
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