Communist-led Negro Riots Draw Attention In The South
A Forest City Courier column notes The Outlook on Communist agitation among blacks in America, citing incidents in Charlotte and Chicago. It argues Reds seek black support, claim backlash from whites, and warn against turning civil rights issues into a factional Negro movement.
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Charlotte
Observer
Chicago
America
Carolina
Harlem
Alabama
Moscow
Charlotte Observer
Christmas Shopping In Summer Boosts Local Business
A columnist riffs on off season shopping and quirky urban scenes, noting public interest in fairs, church meetings, and a fire truck misadventure on Powell Street. The piece blends humor about patience, fashion, and modest observations of daily life with reflections on budget and bills.
Soviet Plan To Employ 800000 Women In Industry
A Rutherford county paper cites a Soviet report that 800000 women would be mobilized to work in industry and shifted into agriculture. The move aims to free other workers for factory jobs, signaling a broader expansion of state labor. The notice contrasts Soviet policy with American norms and cites concerns from a writer about bureaucratic reach.
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Russia
America
Floover
Indiana
Tribune
Hendersonville
Rutherford County
Gastonia
Industry Locates in Smaller Centers and Expands
A brighter side emerges as new industries arise and plans for expansion unfold. A major public utility reported in 1930 across 26 states 150 new manufacturing enterprises and 268 plant expansions. Early 1931 indicators suggest similar growth, with many new plants moving from metropolitan hubs to smaller cities and towns.
The Preacher and His Gas
A Monroe Journal reflection urges fair reimbursement for gas costs when ministers travel to officiate funerals outside their home parishes. It notes ministers traditionally receive no fee for such services and argues that travelers should at least be compensated for gas used on lengthy trips, to support pastoral duties.
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Nothcing
Monroe Journal
Red Cross Seeds Benefit Buncombe Gardens County Agent Reports
The Red Cross distributed about 800 packages of garden seed in Buncombe County this spring, valued at around $40,000 to recipients after Dale Thrash, the county agent, checked returns from numerous gardens.
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The
Red Cross
Buntombe County
Dale Thrash
Are the People Interested in Railroads
The speaker argues the public relies on railroads for livelihoods and investment safety. Eight million workers depend on railways, savings banks and insurers hold large railroad bonds, railroads buy six billion dollars of goods, and the service is vital day and night. A 15 percent freight rate rise would devastate industry and family budgets. Public cooperation is urged to avert a transportation crisis caused by rail service failures and car shortages.
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United States
Brevard News Editor Sees Underestimation of Local Paper
Historian B A Lowrance asked publishers to report changes for a North Carolina historical report. The Brevard News editor complained that the paper is overestimated by its editor and undervalued by the community.
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B. A. Lowrance
North Carolina Press Association
Brevard News
County Newspaper's Endless Self Praise and Scandals
A fragment critiques a local paper for self serving boosterism, swollen with praise of community figures, while suppressing scandal and sensational life events. The passage condemns the paper for portraying births, weddings, and deaths as grand, while ignoring honest reporting and reform, portraying journalism as a tedious, corrupt endless grind.
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Agun
Forest City Office Opens for Security Life & Trust Co
Opened an office in room 308 Union Trust Co Building Forest City as agents for Security Life & Trust Co Winston Salem for Rutherford and Cleveland counties. Invites old policyholders to visit and discuss life insurance. Offers to discuss loans and services. Contact X L McCardwell and Claude H Grose by telephone 105.
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Union Trust Co
Forest City
Security Life & Trust Co
Winston- Salem
N. C
Rutherford
Gleveland
Mr E C Hovey Dies Tuesday in Greenville
B C Hovey, 80, former Charlotte resident and Greenville, South Carolina citizen, died there Tuesday night from a heart attack. Brother in law A W Smith of Charlotte was informed. He had lived in Charlotte earlier and Forest City, and was once an auditor for Floren Mill. Burial is planned in Spartanburg.
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B. C. Hovey
Charlotte
Greenville
S. C
A. W. Smith
Boston
Spartanburg
Hovey
Forest City
Floren, Mill
Washington farmers sell thirty nine green tom toes cars
Thirty nine green tom toes cars were sold by Washington farmers last week, wrapped with protective coverings.
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Washington
Government Workforce in Washington D C Counts Nineteen Million
The United States Government employs 587,665 men with 63,904 stationed in Washington D C. This snapshot highlights the distribution of federal workers across the capital and surrounding region, underscoring the city’s role as a central hub for federal administration.
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United States
W. Ton, D.C
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By Ted Alcock
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Germany
X. L. McCardwell
Claude H. Grose
E. C. Hovey
Pender
Clark
D. P
Atesville
Statesville
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