Motion pictures to be made at Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock Nov 15 motion picture plans announced by Douglas D. Rothacker head of Rothacker Film Manufacturing Company. He notes Western North Carolina scenery as ideal for future productions and cites Lake Lure dam site as promising for exterior shoots. Rothacker praises local hosts and expects repeated visits to the region.
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Chimney Rock
Esmeralda Inn
Douglas D. Rothacker
Rothacker Film Man
Ufacturing Company
Chicago
New York
Hollywood
Screen Association of America
Motion Picture Chamber of Commerce
Tom Turner
Rocky Broad
Lois Wilson
Charlotte
Chimney Rock Mountains, Inc
Rothacker
North Carolina
California
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Charles Chaplin
Milton Sills
Jackie Coogan
Rothacker Film Manufacturing Company
America
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L. B. Morse
Hickory Nut Gap
Lure
Lake Lure
J. Rothacker
Funding debt mistaken for paying by foreign nations
The piece ridicules funding debt as a delay tactic by foreign nations, compares it to debts being paid later, and notes fears of more wars while linking the idea to Prohibition and a joke about "Bull" Durham without Durham. It preserves a pointed, era voice with named figures and broad political teasing.
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America
Harris News Highlights Local Social and Music Benefit
Harris, Nov. 17. Mrs. B. F. Wilkie is on a business trip to Florida this week. Mr. and Mrs. Cooke visited Mrs. W. G. Harris Tuesday evening. The Hicks orchestra performed a concert at the school auditorium Friday evening to a large crowd, with twenty five dollars of proceeds benefiting Harris school. Mrs. D. C. Stewart and Mrs. Richard Harris shopped in Rutherfordton Saturday. Guests at Mrs. D. C. Stewart’s Wednesday evening included Misses Julia Grayson and Emma Dalton and Messrs. Jewell Gray Elmer Hollifield Jim Hall Clock Stewart Huckabee from Mayo S. C.
Avondale News Highlights School Activities and Basketball
The Workers council of Haynes Memorial Baptist Sunday school met at Rev W B Jenkins home to discuss council work and benefits for the Sunday school. Jr Baraca class led Sunday morning heat with notable music. Avondale school beat Cliffside 15 to 14 in the first basketball game of the season, amid strong school spirit.
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Avondale
Workers’ Council
Haynes Memorial Baptist Sunday School
W. B. Jenkins
Jenkins
Messrs
F. S. Hall
J. Y. Cantrell
Cliffside Boys
Pete De Paolo Likes Buick Wins and Purchases
Pete De Paolo, champion racer of 1926, buys a Buick after winning the Memorial Day 500 at Indianapolis. He tows with Bill Alexander’s Buick tests, resists other tow cars, and later orders another Buick for himself. De Paolo’s choice favors the standard valve-in-head racing engine and a racy touring model, fitting his California travels.
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Peg
Winung
Indianapolis
Pete
Bill Alexander
Marvel
Ds Paolo
Tne
Bill
Buick
Pees Delo
Alexander
Ion Aeemnah Tee i
Flint
de Proto
Fatate
Dé Paolo
California
Innocent Desperado at Round Hill Academy
Senior class of Round Hill Academy presents a three act comedy An Innocent Desperado at the Auditorium Saturday night November 21 cast includes Hal Winston Fritz Hemphill Henry Simpkins Hugh Hemphill Lying Jim Dobbs Sheriff In doubt Percival Fudgetop Jerusha Simpkins Miss Price Tilda Helen Glover Dorothy Kirby and more. Time listed as two hours with a note urging attendance and a closing quote about progress and happiness.
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Round Hill ‘Academy
Hal Winston
Fritz Hemphill
Henry Simpkins
Hugh Hemphill
Jim
Dobbs
Wright Jaynes
Dobb
James Smart Percival Fudgetop
Yates Kendrick
Atlee Buchanan
Jerusha Simpkins
Henry
Bess Bridges
Mrs. Glover
Glen
Percival
Miss Price
Tilda
Grace McBrayer
Helen Glover
Dorothy Kirby
Armistice Day Observance and Local Visits Noted
The report covers Armistice Day events with scripture readings, patriotic songs, and explanations by Miss Edwards Miss West and Mr Hall. It mentions a fifth grade health program and notes Rev W B Jenkins and Miss Bess Jackson attending a public debate at Boiling Springs High School where Jenkins served as a judge. Also, Mr Gent ry and family returning to town and Miss Edith Jenkins visiting Rutherfordton with her sister.
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Edwards
Miss West
America
Hall
France
W. B. Jenkins
Bess Jackson
Athenean Literary Society
Boiling Springs High School
Jenkins
Gentry
Edith Jenkins
Rutherfordton
Andrew Harrill
Passing of Autumn Poetry and a Hardware Ad
A poem laments the passing of autumn with vivid imagery of russet leaves, November skies, and migrating geese, contrasting with a longing to preserve nature’s beauty. The page includes a sales note for Flack Hardware Co in Forest City urging customers to buy lime and cement at low prices, claiming a full line and best quality.
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Flack Hardware Co
Forest City
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Harris News
Avondale News
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J. W. Sanders
Forest City, N. C
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M. J. Harrill
G. C. King
Cyclone Auction Company
J. A. Wilk
Chevrolet
Chrome Vanadiem S
Chevro Tatien
Vinglepine
Sorina
Cing One
Fisher
Forest City Motor Co
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