Avondale News Highlights Local Visits and Holidays
Miss Rogers a music teacher from Ellenboro visited Avondale. Miss Polly Martin’s sister Miss Jessie Martin underwent appendicitis surgery in Rutherford hospital and is improving. Local residents Roy Corn Lila Freeman and couples Layne traveled to Spartanburg. Teachers Esther Yelton Polly Martin and Lila Freeman will spend holidays with families in Rutherfordton Easley and Shelby.
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Avondale
Rogers
Ellenboro
Jessie Martin
Polly Martin
Rutherfor Hospital
Roy Corn
Lila Freeman
John Layne
Spartanburg
F. S. Hall
Tabernacle
Spindale
Myles Haynes
Crate Haynes
Merril Greene
Beaumont Terrace
Shelby
Esther Yelton
Rutherfordt
J. C. Cowan, Jr
Z. C. Jenkins
Rutherfordton
Vivian Prince
Easley
S. C
Lila Freeman Shelby
Florence Mill News Moves and visits in town
Mr Charlie Owens and family moved from Wadesboro to Florence Mill on Saturday. Mr Arrie Warlick broke his leg Thursday night. Louise Jackson Ruskie Haulk Eugenia Blackburn Robert Jackson and Tom Brady spent Saturday in Shelby. Williant and family of Valley Falls South Carolina visited relatives here. J W Owen of Marion visited Sunday. Mrs Sam Hardin and Dorothy are sick. Mrs William Cochran ill with flu has improved.
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Arrie Warlick
Louise Jackson
Ruskie, Haulk
Eugenia Blackburn
Robert Jackson
Tom Brady
Shelby
Williant
Valley Falls
S. C
J. W. Owen
Marion
Sam Hardin
Dorothy
William Cochran
Medical Society Elects Officers
The Rutherford County Medical Society held its December meeting in Rutherfordton. Officers for 1930 were elected: Dr. C. F. Glenn president, Dr. W. C. Bostic Jr. vice president, Dr. W. C. Bostic Sr. secretary and treasurer. Delegates to the state convention were chosen: Dr. T. C. Lovelace delegate, Dr. P. H. Wiseman alternate. Meeting time changed to 4:30 p.m.
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Rutherfordton
Rutherford County Medical Society
C. F. Glenn
W. C. Bostic
Forest City
State Medical Society
T. C. Lovelace
Henrietta
P. H. Wiseman
Avondale
The
County Medical Society
South Mountain High to Host Christmas Program
South Mountain High School students plan a Christmas entertainment Friday night in the school auditorium. Admission costs ten cents for adults and five cents for children, with proceeds funding a basketball and other equipment. Also noted: Miss Pearl Pewitt and colleagues attended a reading contest in Mars Hill, Miss Dwight Collins left for Kingsport, Tenn, and new student Zeb Settlemyre joined the school.
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Bostic
South Mountain High School
Pearl Pewitt
Carrie Rayburn
M Lard Little
Mars Hill
South Mountain
Dwigh Collins
Kingsport
Tenn
Zeb Settlemyre
Cliffside
Letters to Santa Claus From a Good Little Girl
Dec 17 Avondale a twelve year old girl writes to Santa Claus. She lists wants including a sleepy doll a pair of skates a vase gloves and various nuts fruits and candies. She asks Santa to remember her little friends and bring them something too.
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Avondale
Santa Clause
Santa
New Telephone Cable Network Expands Across the Northeast and South
The new openwire supplement line extending from New York to Greensboro N C advances with 1928 progress adding about 1500 miles of toll cable. The system links Portland Mo to Greensboro N C and Davenport Iowa to St Louis Mo with plans for further north west and southern expansion. Storm proof aerial cables on new pole lines improve reliability in sleet prone northeastern and midwest regions.
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New York
Atlanta
Greensboro
N. C
Portland
Davenport
St. Louis
Middle-West
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Richmond
Petersburg
Durham
North Carolina
New England
Portsmouth
Boston
Providence
Worcester
Springfield
Hartford
New Haven
Bridgeport
Hudson
Mohawk Valley
Buffalo
Toronto
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Toledo
Michigan
Chicago
Reading
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Dayton
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Madison
Wisconsin
Rockford
Peoria
Bell Telephone Growth in New England 1909 to 1929
On January 1 1909 there were 296951 Bell telephones in the New England territory covering Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts and Rhode Island By January 1 1929 the count rose to 1185839 a 300 percent gain The Bell Telephone Laboratories plan a special research studio to study sound production for motion pictures Also an ad notes a seven room brick veneered house for rent Heatrola heating Shas Z Flack Watch the Label on your paper
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Bell
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Bell ‘Telephone Laboratories
For Rent Forest City store near Hall Rudisill Drug Store
Classified note lists a store building for rent at Forest City next to Hall Rudisill's Drug Store with contact Jno W Daniel Lincolnton NC dated 11 21. Also six room house and double garage for rent at 12 50 per month credited to Chas Z Flack dated 11 2 and a weekend visit from Mr Early Hughes of Trinity NC and Mr Lee Phayer of New York to Mr and Mrs F I Barber.
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Forest City
Hall-Rudisill
Jno. W
Chas. Z. Flack
Early Hughes
Trinity, N. C
Lee Phayer
New York
F. I. Barber
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E. Avondale News
Florence Mill News
Charlie Owens
Fami
Wadesboro
Medical Society
Santa Claus
Macy Jane Greene
G. F. Bradley
Forest City, N. C
East
Middle West
NEW England Telephones
Heatrola Heated
Shas. Z. Flack
Couylien
Orn
the Leader
Elizabeth
Great Northern
Dry Goods Department
Horn’s Cash Store
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