Clothing drive aids distant soldiers as Duplin funds arena
The National Clothing Collection campaign asks for garments to clothe the cold and destitute overseas. In Duplin County citizens raise about 26 thousand dollars to build a new rodeo arena with a top and a football field sized area, with much stock already purchased.
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Duplin
Veterans Weigh Postwar Struggles And Local Tax Deadlines
The piece notes January 31 as the last day to pay poll tax for 1946 voters and property tax penalties. It discusses a Rising Star stock company forming a hospital and details a veteran service office salary, with John Robertson to train at Waco. It includes wartime reflections on postwar hardship, a petition to legalize beer sales in Lampasas County, saving versus spending debates, Gustine bank growth from 1940 to now, retirement age questions, and Henry Lytton’s long career at The Hub in Chicago.
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Lampasas County
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Gustine
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J. W. Robinson
Odis Petsick
Chicago
Henry C. Lytton
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Mr. Lytton
America
Henry Lytton
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Edisons
Rockefellers
Firestones
Comanche County
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Higginbotham's
Eros
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Bourdoir
Higginbotham Bros
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