Forest City to vote on sale of electric and water systems
Forest City plans a special election on September 16, 1930 to decide whether to sell the electric transmission and lighting system to Southern Public Utilities Company for 815,000 dollars and the water works for 100,000 dollars. Four ballot options cover For and Against each sale, with registration books opening August 16 and closing September 6. Mayor W. T. Davis ordered the election.
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Forest City
N. C
Southern Public Utilities Company
Southern Public| Utilities Company
North
Powell Street
J. E. Caldwell
Board of Commissioners
W. T. Davis
Card of Thanks From the Jones Family
The Jones family thanks friends for kindness during their mother’s illness and death and for the floral offerings. Mr and Mrs Bud Jones express blessing and gratitude.
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Mrs
Bud Jones
Unclear fragment hints at drug claims and local store
Fragmentary text mentions a drug store and a cream brand with dubious safety claims. Details are garbled, but implies a local pharmacy context and potential consumer concerns about a product's harmlessness. Further readable facts are needed for precise reporting.
Mark Twain on Satan and the European Concert
Mark Twain offers a provocative defense of Satan, arguing for fair treatment and recognition of talents while critiquing religious condemnation. He muses about rehabilitating the figure if a publisher would assist, and compares Satan's executive abilities to popes and politicians in Europe. Turnip and bean seed advertised by Farmers Hardware Co.
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Satan
Mark Twain
Settling Up Time In The Depression Era
Economists say the downturn in business is world wide, not confined to the United States, a war hangover from four years of abnormal activity. Easy money spurred extravagant living and debt. A settling up time has come, and in a few years people will look back at this era as a dream. Beaufort News.
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United States
Beaufort News
Turnip Seed Sale At Farm Bureau Hardware Co
A large assortment of turnip seed is available at Farm ers Hardware Co. The store offers a variety of varieties for fall planting and garden use, with advice from staff on best sowing times and soil prep.
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Tubby
Chester
Huw
Pop
Sleed
C. S. McCall
H. E. Torbert
Bridgen
York County
Forest Iry Hatchery
Hall Rudisill Drug Co
Peoples Drug Store
Spindale Furniture Co
Spindale, N.C
George D. Tate
Courier Office
Frank Wilkins
Chas. S. McCall
National Bank Building
R. R. Howes
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H. L. Robertson
Carolina
E. C. Blair
State College
Blair
Wayne
Duplin
New Hanover
Brunswick
Columbus
Robeson
Cumberland
New Hanover County
Bish
D. M. Morrison
Shelby, N. C
Farmers Bank
Jerner
Malari
Lady Fair Beauty Shop
Fredrics
Mrs. Morrow
Miss Moore
I Peoples Drug Store
Farmers Hardware Co
Big Assortment Turnip Seed
James T. Padgett
Padgett and
King Undertakers
Harrill & King Real Estate
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