Marion District Conference Set for July 9 10
The Ifavian district conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South will meet July 9 and 10 at Pleasant Grove church in Rutherford, with delegates from Rutherford McDowell Polk Burke and Yancey counties. Twenty charges including Forest City Morganton Old Fort Marion and Spindale will be represented. The Marion District, part of Western North Carolina Conference, has about 10 631 members.
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Foret City
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Pleasant Grove Church
Rutherford County
Rutherford
McDowell
Polk
Burke
Yancey Counties
Bostic
Broad River
Burnsville
Cliffside
Avondale
Cross
Morganton
North Morganton
Oak Forest
Old Fort
Pleasant Grove
Rutherfordton
Rutherford College
Spindale-Alexander
Spruce Pine
Table Rock
Marion
Change and Rest in West Palm Beach
A traveler jokes about going to West Palm Beach for a change and rest. He notes bell hops took the change and hotels the rest, illustrating the era’s humor about travel, service, and prices as grocers claim low costs and high quality with specials to aid table needs.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Death summons T L McBrayer of Rutherfordton dies at 59
Thomas L McBrayer a prominent Rutherfordson merchant aged 59 died at his Oakland home Friday afternoon after a years long illness. Funeral at Shiloh Baptist Church followed by interment in Shiloh cemetery. He leaves a widow and eleven children, twelve grandchildren, two brothers and eight sisters. He had operated stores in Shiloh and Oakland for about 26 years and recently retired. He was a longtime Shiloh Baptist Church member and official.
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Rutherfordton
Thomas L. McBrayer
Oakland
D. J. Hunt
W. A. Ayers
Forest City
Shiloh
McBrayer
G. C
W. L. McBrayer
M. N. McBrayer
Winston-Salem
B. L. McBrayer
Charlotte
Glenn Smanley
Gordon Yelton
Westminster
This County
Vesta
Carrie
Virginia
Juanita McBrayer
R. B. McBrayer
J. C. McBrayer
Raleigh
N. C
G. N. McBrayer
R-1
Mesdames
J. A. Owens
A. G. Hamrick
Stella Culbreth
G. B. Henderson
H. M. Champion
V.A. Ruppe
R. D. Gray
Wilson, N. C
Grant Allen
Union Mills
Messrs
C. B. Culbreth
W. C. Culbreth
Roy McBrayer
Sewell McBrayer
McKinley Ruppe
Foter
N. B. McBrayer
Scouts to Camp Piedmont Camp Near Tryon
Ten Forest City Boy Scouts of America left Monday for a week at Piedmont Boy Scout camp on Lake Lanier near Tryon. Scouts include Kenneth Bostic Howard King Louis Doggett Carter Thomas Farmer Thomas George Gillespie Forrest Barber Jimmie Stainback Frances Price William Sanders. Scoutmaster C. P. Parks accompanied the group, with W. L. Stallings to relieve him during the week.
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Forest City
Boy Scouts of America
Piedmont
Lake Lanier
Tryon
Kenneth Bostic
Howard King
Louis Doggett
Carter Thomas Farmer Thomas
George Gillespie Forrest Barber
Jimmie Stainback
Frances Price
William Sanders
C. P. Parks
W. L. Stallings
Mr. Parks
Work hard and save money myth debunked by Ford
Henry Ford argues saving is not essential for success, praising work and purposeful spending to fund self improvement. He notes Edison saved little until wealth grew, while frugality remains his personal habit. The piece links ambition, community service and education to money as a tool, not a goal. Twelve botanists from Washington toured eastern Carolina with Dr. B W Wells guiding, exploring plant life. Advertising is deemed the oil of business.
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Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
Ford
Washington, D. C
North Carolina
Carolina
B. W. Wells
Department of Botany
State College
Buncombe County Posts Record Pure Bred Dairy Bulls
Buncombe county reports 183 pure bred dairy bulls in its latest campaign, claiming the largest number of pure bred dairy sires of any county in the state. Local breeders tout the milestone as a sign of strong dairy genetics and future production.
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Buncombe County
Forest City Needs Paint On Homes Not Faces
A local columnist urges residents to focus on painting houses rather than people’s appearances, calling for practical community improvement over social vanity.
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Forest City
Extinct byways of the house to house peddler
A brief piece notes the decline of house to house peddlers due to license laws and rising standards of established merchants. It argues that housewives view peddlers as nuisances and prefer reliable local merchants, while a group of Asheboro business men fund a calf club to aid farm youth, sharing profits.
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Asheboro
Randolph County
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Forest City, N. C
Rutherford County Laundry
Forest City, N.C
T. L. Wbrayer
Sues Tunney
Katherine King Fogarty
Fort
Re Erie
Siachal
Charley Curtis
Predeich
Chattancoen
Petty’s
Gwen Lee
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Herbert
City
Buick
Uick Motor Company
Flint, Michigan
Cononal
Mopore
Thlin
Oshawa, Ont
Ck Factory
Forest City Motor Co
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