South is eager for more parks in several states
A national survey finds rising interest in state park systems across the South led by Texas which donated 30 000 acres in 51 tracts and expects a 25 000 acre addition in the Guadalupe mountains. Governors in Alabama Louisiana Mississippi Georgia and Florida propose plans and commissions to expand park lands and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South
National Conference On State Parks
Raymond H. Torrey
Texas
Guadalupe Mountains
Brandon
Alabama
Fuqua
Louisiana
Whitfield
Mississippi
Walker
Georgia
Forestry Board
Florida
State Federation of Woman's Clubs
Tennessee
Great Smokies
Reelfoot Lake
North Carolina
Beaufort
United States War Department
Atlantic Coast
Gulf States
War Department
Iowa Turtle Farm Found to Be Paying Venture
Ninety percent of the turtles shipped to hotels come from the only turtle farm in Iowa near Fertile in Worth county. Hanson Johnson and his helpers run the underground stockades with thousands of turtles for winter and spring markets. They catch turtles from streams in northern Iowa, haul them to Fertile, and ship about 2400 pounds weekly to Des Moines Chicago and eastern cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Fertile
Worth County
Hanson Johnson
Johnson
Chicago
128 Miles an Hour by 9-Ton Flying Boat
In Philadelphia the PN-9 naval flying boat rose from the Delaware river, reaching 128 mph for 50 minutes, then landed at 52 mph. A 72 foot wing, 50 foot hull, two 470 horsepower motors, and a crew of five powered the craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Blind Football Star Invents Improved Kite
Perry Hale, once a Yale All American tackle, was blinded by an explosion on his thirty fifth birthday while experimenting with chemicals. He now demonstrates a kite he designed and has brought happiness to hundreds of children through toy making at the hospital for the blind in Evergreen Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Perry Hale
Yale
Hale
Hospital For the
Evergreen
Nottinghams Legends and Forest Threats Stir Protest
A Washington National Geographic bulletin warns against a coal rail line through Sherwood forest home to Robin Hood. It details the old woodlands limits, Nottingham's history, castles, robber tales, and 18th century industrial growth shaping the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nottingham
Sherwood Forest
Robin Hood
Little John
Maid Mariaa
National Geographic Society
Chesterfield
Worksop
Newark
Old Forest
Papplewick
William
Nurses Told to Let Hair Grow in Ontario Hospitals
Ottawa reports a wave of regressive hair rules as Ontario student nurses face bans on bobbed styles. Hospitals enforce long curls, sparking suspensions and a budding revolt among nurses seeking shorter hair. Some seek new fields or legal guidance while others plan to resist.
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Ottawa
Ontario
General Hospitals
Bank hidden in a small basement serves seamen worldwide
In New York at 25 South Street a tiny basement bank handles wages for seamen from sixty seven foreign countries. W. E. Bunce runs the Seamen's Church institute depository, reporting deposits of $1,250,000 in 1919-20 and growing deposits despite lower wages and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harbor
South Street
W. E. Bunce
Seamen’s Church Institute
55 Billion Cups of Coffee Drank in U S in 1924
The Commerce Department estimates U S coffee consumption in 1924 at 1 381 787 285 pounds equal to 55 billion cups or about 500 per person. Per capita use was 12 33 pounds, slightly down from 1928. Imports reached 1 419 152 000 pounds valued at 249 524 170 dollars, much of which was re exported. Prices remained high throughout the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Milady Carries Vanity Box in Umbrella Handle
London fashions introduce flat pancake umbrellas carried on the arm by a heavy silk cord. The design dispenses with a vanity case as the flat handle conceals a powder box lipstick eyelash crayon perfume comb mirror and hairpins for hours of touch ups.
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London
Farmers Organize to Combat Wolves in Frontenac County
In northern Frontenac county farmers declare war on raiding wolves amid heavy winter activity. Wolf killing clubs operate in several townships and have bagged many pelts. Robertsville reports 12 deer slain by wolves, and a county council member shows a six foot wolf pelt from a farmer near his home.
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Kingston
Ont
Frontenac County
Robertsville
Plight of the South in Modern Political Currents
Editorial notes South's political fragility in 1924 as Europe shifts left and right. Calls for national program and leadership, questions who will speak for the South, and urges discussion to shape a new regional path amid rising labor, radical, and conservative forces. Includes unrelated clerical anecdote and a classified ad about Whitmer remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Robert Latham
Charleston
Europe
Notice of Mortgage Sale in Boone Watauga County NC
By virtue of a 1924 mortgage deed Perry Killian and Lilly Killian mortgaged land to Harston Coffey. The mortgagees will sell at public auction for cash at Boone courthouse on Saturday June 13 1925 between 10 am and 2 pm. Property covers 40 acres and 140 square rods described from a chestnut corner along Hodges line. Mortgagee Harston Coffey Brown and Bingham, Attorneys.
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Perry Killian
Lilly Killian
Harston Coffey
Court House
Boone
Watauga County
North Carolina
Office of the Register of Deeds
W. D. Farthings
P. H. Hodges
W. D. Farthing
County Singing at Pleasant Grove Church May 1925
The County Singing event will take place at Pleasant Grove Church Silverstone on the fifth Sunday in May 1925. Committee members include John Cook Stuart Hayes and J. M. Burkett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Grove
Silverstone
John Cook Stuart Hayes
J. M. Burkett
Brussels Sprout Riddle Fuses Food Joke in Father Son Exchange
A playful dialogue features a child asking about a Brussels sprout and a father replying that it is a cabbage gone wrong. The quip captures a lighthearted kitchen moment.
Notice of Dissolution of S. C. Eggers and Company
I certify I have sold my entire interest in the firm of S. C. Eggers and Company to S. C. Eggers and A. E. South. All accounts will be paid by them and all amounts owed to the firm will be paid to them. Date April 9, 1925. CHAS. L. YOUNCE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Eggers and Company
S. C. Eggers
A. E. South
Chas. L. Younce
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Thoresby
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Turkey
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Lord Bristol
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Earl of Bristol
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