Bright Prospect for Western North Carolina 1929
Western North Carolina banks and business leaders foresee a stronger 1929. Bankers from Rutherfordton Forest City and surrounding counties report improving conditions, rising real estate activity, and renewed consumer confidence. Optimism centers on steady industry growth, prudent spending, and expanded markets across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankers
Clay County
McDowell
Ashe
Rutherford
North Carolina
Rutherfordton
J. L. Taylor
Rutherford County Bank and Trust Company
H. Thomas
Farmers Bank
Courier
G. B. Harrill
F. B. Harrill
Industrial Bank
W. L. Brown
Forest City Building & Loan Association
Brown
Forest City topple Gastonia in tight 22 21 clash
Forest City High boys defeated Gastonia 22 to 21 on the local court Friday night in a close defensive battle. McKeithan led Forest City with 11 points, while Gastonia’s Smith scored 8. Henrietta girls beat Forest City 36 to 11 on their home court with Blanton and Wilson starring, and Forest City’s McKeithan sidelined by illness. Forest City girls meet Shelby Thursday January 10 at 7 30 p m to close the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Tornado
Forest City
Gastonia Quint
McKeithan
Forest Cit
Smith
Gastonia
Henrietta
Forest City High Girls
Henrietta Court
Blanton
Wilson
Shelby Girls
Irls
A and P opens cash and carry store in Rutherfordton
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. opened a cash and carry grocery on Main Street in Rutherfordton Friday January 4. It offers a full line of fancy groceries and fresh produce with no delivery or charges. Manager is J A Mobley of Marion. Local staff will handle operations. Headquarters are in Charlotte with daily bread service from Charlotte. Bealer Jr. of Asheville is division superintendent and Fant of Henderson oversees the local stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherfordton
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Rexall Drug Store
Main Street
J. A. Mobley
Marion
Carolinas
Keeping Leftover Paint Fresh With Melted Paraffin
A simple method suggests covering the top of a can of left over paint with melted paraffin to keep the paint soft and usable indefinitely. The paraffin forms a seal, protecting the surface from air exposure and drying.
Bale Per Acre Banquet Honors Top Charlotte Farmers
At Hotel Charlotte on Friday January 4th a first of its kind Bale Per Acre banquet honored Cool Springs High School vocational and evening class students along with 187 farmers and farm boys. They produced 780 acres averaging 530 pounds of lint per acre, beating the state average by 18 pounds. Attendees included 25 agricultural teachers and local leaders. Cool Springs guests were W. L. Hunt J. W. Matheney George Blanton and W. E. Lewis and the boys Russell Bailey Arthur Blanton Albert Blanton Forest Hunt J. P. Lewis Ralph Dycus Clark Matheney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Sutton
Cool Springs High School
Hotel Charlotte
Charlotte
State Department of Vocational Agricultural Education
Chilean Nitrate of Soda Educational Bureau
Cool Springs
W. L. Hunt
J. W. Matheney
George Blanton
W. E. Lewis
Russell Bailey
Arthur
Albert Blanton
Forest Hunt
J. P. Lewis
Ralph Dycus
Clark Matheney
Executor's Notice for Margaret Wilson Estate in North Carolina
W L Robbins named executor of Margaret Wilson estate in Rutherford County. Creditors urged to file claims with tended attorney Ridings in Spindale NC by January 9 1930 or risk loss. Debts owed to the estate should be paid promptly. This notice dated January 7 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Wilson
Rutherford County
North Carolina
Spindale
N. C
W. L. Robbins
Ridings, Atty
Chimney Rock Head Looks to 1929 Hopeful
Chimney Rock, Jan. 7 indicates at the start of 1929 a large influx of visitors to the Chimney Rock area. Dr. Lucius B. Morse, president of Chimney Rock Mountains, Inc., reviewed the past year and projected the next 12 months. The 1928 season was solid until August when floods disrupted highways, but the fall season was strong and Morse expects excellent prospects for 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chimney Rock
Lucius B. Morse
Chimney Rock Mountains, Inc
Morse
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Japan
Ashefile Times
Times
W. B. Walker
H. B. Long
First Industrial Bank of
Stork
T. Randall
Proy
Forest City, N. C
City
N. Cc
Cool Springs High
D. M. Morrison
Duncan
J. R. Jordan, Marble & Granite Co
Brown Insurance Agency
Building & Loan
Orrie
Hightower & Matheny Funeral Directors
North Henrietta, N. C
Hightower
Matheny
Buick
Fisher
Brey Vale
Petaway
Omaskson
Forest City Motor Co
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