Local H. S. Girls May Win Meat Story Scholarship
High school girls can win university scholarships or cash awards by submitting meat story papers. The Fifth National Meat Story contest, sponsored by the National Live Stock and Meat Board, closes March 15 with judging by college home economics directors. Miss Rose Gertrude Schmidt of Moorestown, N J, was last year’s national champion.
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United States
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Rose Gertrude Schmidt
Moorestown
N. J
Georgia Masons Plan Children’s Sanitarium
Atlanta editors report the Georgia Masons aim to raise 100000 for a children’s cottage at Alto State Tubercular Sanitarium. Health officials note current Alto facilities treat adults only and 80 percent of tubercular infections occur in children under ten. Dr. J P Bowdoin, deputy health commissioner and Past Grand Master, advocates the project.
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Alto
Georgia Masons
Georgia
State Board of Health
J. P. Bowdoin
Adairsville
Grand Lodge
England Church Squabble Grows Into Bitter Fight
Archbishops of Canterbury and York publish changes in the revised Book of Common Prayer aiming to clarify intentions and resolve objections. The move heightens tension between high and low church factions as Parliament debates approval amid concurrent religious developments.
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London
Church of England
Canterbury
York
House of Commons
England
Pyromaniac Admits Firing Sixty Buildings
Washington. John Joseph Fisher confessed to police that he set two of seven fires Monday night. He later told authorities at a hospital where he is being observed that he had started more than sixty fires in his lifetime. Dr. D Percy Hickling, a District of Columbia alienist, said Fisher is a confirmed pyromaniac and can hear fire sirens long before normal people.
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John Joseph Fisher
D. Percy Hickling
District of Columbia
Fisher
Disgruntled Guest Refuses Hotel View Sharing
A hotel manager asks if the guest wants to send views of the establishment to friends. The guest, in a curt reply, says he prefers to keep his views about the place to himself.
Jed Adams Opposes Smith for President at Houston Convention Site
Dallas Democrat Jed C. Adams declares opposition to Gov. Al Smith for president and backs Arkansas Senator Joe T. Robinson for president with Jesse Jones of Houston for vice president. He cites two paths for the party and praises Houston as the convention site, saying Jesse Jones helped secure the selection and noting Dan Moody’s favorable reception at the Jackson Day dinner.
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al Smith
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Joe T. Robinson
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Jesse Jones
Houston
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Texas
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Hull
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George
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Heflin
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San Francisco
Dan Moody
Child Falls in Well Finds Marbles Before Rescue
Eugene Davis, a boy of about five, fell into a 35 foot dry well in Yoakum. His parents lowered a garden hose with a loop to lift him. He chose to retrieve his marbles first, then allowed himself to be pulled up. He sustained slight cuts but was otherwise unharmed.
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P. J. Davis
Eugene
Mrs C C Langford Seeks Grayson County Clerk Post
Mrs C C Langford announces her candidacy for county clerk of Grayson County in the 1928 primaries. A Grayson native and widow of Clarence C Langford she cites civil service experience and notes four of seven current employees are women. She pledges courteous efficient service.
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Bill Everheart
Clarence C. Langford
Langford Lumber Company
Sherman School Board
United States
C. C
Alice) Langford
New British Innovations Prompt Quick Headlines
A machine to blow a million bottles weekly. locomotives with higher steam pressures and combined power methods. a gas irritant under development for harmful use. garbage processing yielding materials for guncotton and acetic acid. Washington DC water department installs a device to answer calls and measure reservoir water. new locomotives blend steam and internal combustion.
Pie Cracker Banter in Pantry Case Catches Coroner's Eye
A humorous exchange from a historical record features a couple discussing a pantry visitor and a pie while a coroner's case looms. The lighthearted dialogue hints at domestic life amid a grim backdrop.
Duel in the Air A 1808 balloon duel in Paris ends in death
A French writer claims an aerial duel occurred in 1808 when Granpre and Le Pique shot at each other’s balloons above the Tuilleries in Paris. Le Pique’s balloon was punctured and he died, while Granpre landed seven miles away and won the lady. This tale may have inspired the saying about a poor marksman.
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le Pique
Tuilleries Palace
Paris
Cost Of The Act Cited In Texas Welfare Data
A Washington correspondent notes Texas mothers and children cost the government 35350.53 last year under the federal maternity and infancy act. He asserts the subsidy improves home care for mothers and babies, while contrasting higher costs in Texas livestock counties for better care of steers rams and hogs.
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Washington
Texas
Futhermore
Wichita Falls
Early Texas cotton farming starts near San Antonio
Cotton, the state’s key crop, originated near the old Spanish missions by San Antonio around 1775. Texas now grows about a third of the U.S. cotton crop and accounts for 20 to 25 percent of world cotton production.
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Texas
San Antonio
United States
American Hold Up Men and Their Perceived Fortunes
A Virginian Pilot quote notes that American hold up men seem to get most things they want except what fate has in store for them, reflecting a sardonic view of crime and consequence.
Production of Autos Low for December
The Commerce Department said U S automobile production in December fell to 135 178 vehicles the lowest since 1922. For all of 1927 output totaled 3 393 887 vehicles, down from 4 298 799 in 1926.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy Promises Guaranteed Results
Bow-Wright Drug Co advertises Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy for sore or bleeding gums and pyorrhea with a money back guarantee. Claims the product is unlike anything used before and promises certain results. Prices or dates not specified.
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Bow-Wright Drug Co
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