Lake Lure dam to be operated by electricity
An electrical engineer stationed six miles from Lake Lure will remotely operate the dam via electrical controls. The project, already over 65 percent complete, features automatic operation and a turner shoals control link. Two power units will generate about 18.5 million kilowatt hours yearly with a plan for a third unit later.
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Lake Lure
Mammoth Lake Lure
Mees and Mees
Charlotte
Mr. Mees
Paul L. Holland
Ersepower
Mees
Blue Ridge Power Company
Lake Luke
Meese
Turner Shoals
Lake Lure Lure
Perrhaps
North Carolina
Farm convention to stress community building
Raleigh June 25 The State Farmers Convention at State College July 27 28 and 29 will feature Dr Andrew M Soule president of the State College of Agriculture Ath ens Ga speaking on Community Building His talk likely July 28. Dr A G Glover editor Hoards Dairyman will discuss Dairying as a Supplement to a Cash Crop.
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Raleigh
State Farmers’ Convention
State College
Andrew M. Soule
State College of Agriculture
Athens
Soule
South
A. G. Glover
Hoard’s Dairyman
Gray
Earl Hostetler
W. W. Shay
Ise
Jeter
School of Agriculture
Clarence Poe
The
Progressive Farmer
Overland Courier Ad Promotes Long Life and Savings
An Overland company ad urges readers to “drive on long life and help swell the pocket.” It promotes subscription to the Courier and credits W. I. Horn Overland Co as the seller of the advert.
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America
New York
Hudson River
American Tobacco Company
Durham
Fae Ae Coan P.S
W. I. Horn Overland CO
Summerless Year Forecast for 1927 Warns of Famine
Chicago June 21 1927 forecast by Herbert Browne weather forecaster before 500 students at College of Scientific Forecasting predicts 1927 will resemble 1816 a year without a growing season with market failures across the northern hemisphere nations must use war powers to conserve food Browne cites sun heat loss and oceanic changes as the basis indicating a severe 1926 27 winter and continued cold from Arctic waters threatening US regions and Canada with food shortages and colder climate next year
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Chicago
Herbert Browne
College of Scientific
North American
America
Ocean
Northern Pacific
Canadian Northwest
United States
Arcti and
Behring Seas
California
Hsiian Islands
Valdesian Nurseries Underwent Major Improvements
Mr G W Jones proprietor of Valdesian Nurseries at Bostic is expanding his nursery business with a new watering plant and an enlarged shelter. He recently bought land from David Har gate for about $10 000 and has added many new plants and shrubbery to the offerings.
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G. W. Jones
Valdesian Nurseries
Bostic
David Hargate
Why a man quit using a Ford He died
A brief obituary noting the death of B. B. Doggett, reflecting on the man quitting a Ford, with focus on the fatal end of life. The item presents a succinct memorial nod and identifies the deceased by initials within a compact notice.
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B. B. Doggett
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Exide Batteries
Forest City
N.C
Recaster
Morse
R. N. Holmes Forest City
N. C
Flack Hardware Co
Fairbanks-Morse Products
E. Huntley
J. Harrill
G.C. King
B. H. Wilkins Miz
Janie H. Stainback
Notary Public
Public Stenog
Cyclone Auction Company
General Real Estate Auction Sales
N. Vu
J. A. Wilkie
H. Lee Smith
Magnolia
Spartanburg
Southern Railway System
Southern Railwayay System
Ue Southern
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