Beam Named One of Senate's Outstanding Men
The Raleigh News and Observer notes Hon Amos R Beam of North Carolina as an outstanding Senate member. Beam aided nine bills while peers like Biggerstaff and Carr led in bill introductions. colleagues praise his quiet, good humored style and progressive stance in legislative work.
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Amos R. Beam
Senate
Raleigh News and Observer
Biggerstaff
Carr
Craigmiles
Ewing
Mull
Cleveland
Spencer
Williamson
Young
Buncomb
Winston
Beam
Amos Beam
News and Observer
Farmers Will Try Porto Rico Sweet Potatoes
Ellenboro April 1 The Agricultural Department of the Ellenboro school received a shipment of Porto Rico sweet potato seed to test yield against red potatoes. Officials at Coastal Plain Experiment Station say the new strain yielded 30 percent more than competing Porto Rico varieties. If it performs well locally, Rutherford county growers may adopt the strain to boost profits.
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Ellenboro
Agricultural Department
Ellenboro School
Porto Rico
Coastal Plain Experiment Station
Rutherford County
There's No Excuse There's No Excuse Grocer Ad
A vintage advert promotes economical shopping at a local grocery store. It urges neighbors to buy dependable staples such as salt sugar coffee tea flour and also offers fancy and package goods to suit tastes, emphasizing thrift and reliability.
Rutherford County Club Industrial Committee Formed
President C F Cline announced an industrial committee with F D Hamrick as chairman F E Patton Z C Jenkins R E Price and S E Elmore. The club discussed co operating with the Rutherford County Poultry Association to publish an industrial survey booklet and consider a full time industrial secretary model.
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C. F. Cline
F.D. Hamrick
F. E. Patton
Z. C. Jenkins
R. E. Price
S. E. Elmore
Rutherford County Poultry Association
Cherokee County
S.C
Cline
Poultry Shipment Nets Rutherford Men 6700
Rutherfordton April 1 A total of 26000 pounds of poultry was loaded last week 18000 at Rutherfordton and 8000 at Ellenboro netting farmers 6700. About 500 farmers patronized the car. A car and a half were loaded here and one car of choice hens made up at Ellenboro and sent to New York for Easter. Reported as the best poultry from this section. Charles Warner of New York handled the shipment.
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Rutherfordton
Ellenboro
Rutherford County
New York
Charles Warner
Forest City HIs easy win over Lincolnton
Kendricks held Lincolnton to three hits in his first baseball game as Forest City won 7 to 4. Baker led Forest City with two doubles a triple and a single in four at bats while Gurley and Leonard stood out on defense and offense for Lincolnton.
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Kendricks
Lincolnton
Forest City
Baker
Gurley
Leonard
Moss
Beam
Broome
Johnson
Some Work of Past Legislature Meritorious
CORN CRACKER reflects on the Raleigh legislature at history’s end, praising the Australian ballot as just but noting “markers” at polls and illiteracy fears. The writer lauds eight month school ideals, condemns political opportunism, and argues longer terms aid Black progress and civic virtue.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Shelby
Judas Iscariot
Judas
Prom Shoes Stir Dalton Bros. Shoe Dept Remark
A shopper asks for comfortable yet stylish prom shoes, while Dock Dalton explains the need for footwear that is large inside yet small outside, highlighting shop talk in the Dalton Bros. shoe department.
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Dock
Dalton Bros. Shoe Department
Dalton
1929 Legislature statistics and Rutherford funding
Rutherford county will receive 101641.55 dollars from the State Equalization Fund to support schools, plus 35160 from the 3 million road fund and the extra one cent gas tax starting April 1. The 10 week session set records for length but not for bills passed, with 2069 new measures introduced and only 1111 approved, while mortality of bills ran high. Representative Biggerstaff chaired key committees while Senator Beam and Biggerstaff contributed multiple measures.
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Rutherford County
Raleigh
Rutherford
General Assembly
Senate
House
George Biggerstaff
Amos R. Beam
Biggerstaff
Agriculture
Commerce
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Rutherford County Laundry
Forest City, N.C
Rutherford County Club Industrial Committee
Rutherford Men
Geo. Carpenter
Gus Thomas
Hoover
Secretary of War
Chicago
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
City
Farmers: Bank & Trust Co
Thrifty
Forest City and
Caroleen
J. H. Thomas
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