County Club hears J. P. Lucas on North Carolina progress
J P Lucas, vice-president of Southern Public Utilities and editor of Southern Public Utilities Magazine, spoke at Rutherford County Club about NC growth since 1900. He cited population rise to over 3 million, land and factory value increases, highway expansion, and shifts of industry to the South. Lucas highlighted Duke Power advertising, regional development, and the need to keep money at home by expanding packing plants and other major industries. He also discussed utility work and the company’s plans in Rutherford County towns, with rate details and community cooperation notes.
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Gilkey Consolidated School
J. W. Parker
A. C. Duncan
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Z. C. Jenkins
C.F. Cline
McDowell
Henderson
Polk
Rutherford
Mason quart fruit jars sale at Farmers Hardware Co
Mason quart fruit jars priced at 75 cents per dozen with a note that you must mention seeing the ad. The offer appears from Farmers Hardware Co as a promotional sales item.
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Don't Worry If Your Job Is Final And Your Rewards Are Few
A short reflective verse warns against despair at career end and small pay, urging resilience by recalling growth from humble beginnings and the oak that grew from a nut. It frames perseverance as the core message for readers facing change.
Obie Ellis Dies in Brooklyn New York
Rutherford native and World War I veteran Obie Ellis died July 16 at Naval Hospital Brooklyn and was buried at Cypress Hills. He lived in Cliffside most of life, later resided in Virginia. He leaves siblings in Spartanburg and Brookford. The item mixes local notices with political column quotes and a Cleveland Star editorial fragment.
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Virginia
Bailey Captures Central Spotlight in North Carolina Race
The East and North expect an unusual figure in Josiah W. Bailey, Democratic nominee to succeed Furnifold Simmons. John W. Hester of Durham in the Baltimore Sun hails Bailey as perhaps North Carolina’s strongest backer of prohibition, and predicts Bailey may rival Senator Borah in brains and plausibility.
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Corn Crop Boosted in Onslow County This Season
Onslow county farmers expect a rise of 200000 bushels in the corn harvest this season due to better methods and efforts to reduce the 400000 bushel shortage reported last year.
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