Forest City Press Oct 1 1931 local notice and staff
Forest City newspaper issue introduction lists editor owner E Alcock and Clarence Griffin, news editor RS, society editor Royal Alcock, assistant manager Rval Alcock. Subscription rates shown as one year one dollar, six months, outside Rutherford County outside rates. Publication date Thursday October 1 1931.
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Alcock
Clarence Griffin
RS. C. E
Alcock Society
Rval Alcock Asst
Rutherford County
Man's Greatest Prerogative Work
Sidney A. Weltmer discusses work as a personal prerogative and joy. He argues true love of work comes from hope and successful results rather than money or time spent, urging work as a labor of love rather than drudgery.
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Sidney A. Weltmer
Naming the Issues in Hoover Campaign Debate
The Courier-Journal asks Democrats to name the issues for next year’s presidential race and argues the choice will center on the Hoover administration. It condemns the Republican claims of sole custody of prosperity and recalls Hoover’s promises of jobs and better living, noting the resulting economic instability.
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Courier- Journal
Pety
United
Democratic Party
Hoover
Congress
Republican Party
Hoover years blamed for economic collapse in Elizabethtown column
An Elizabethtown Kentucky opinion piece argues that daily breadlines, mass unemployment, and collapsing farm prices in 1931 reflect failed Hoover policies. The writer condemns Hoover as inept, cites 6,000,000 jobless in January, tariff excesses, bank and mercantile failures, and GOP control of Congress as cause.
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Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Republican Party
Congress
Elizabethtown
New
Former Senator Simmons Talks About Agriculture
New Bern North Carolina September 28 Former Senator F M Simmons says now is a great time to start farming in this region He plans to move to a farm near the city and says Eastern North Carolina has the resources to become a leading agricultural area He believes the small farmer can achieve independence by home living hard work and thrift as economic conditions improve.
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New Bern
N. C
F. M. Simmons
Ins
Ut Harvelled
Mrs. Simmons
Omcy
North Carolina Poultry Pioneer Builds Profitable Operation
Kenneth F. Howard, once an automobile salesman, now runs a major North Carolina poultry breeding and producing business. Starting in 1925 near Dunn, he invested in pedigree stock from California, paid up to 250 per breeder, and keeps progeny records. He now ships 50 60 thousand baby chicks annually and markets most chicks and breeder cockerels within the state.
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North Carolina
Edigree
California
Huey Long
Louisana
Senate
North Carolina Poultry Project Proves Viable to Scale
Mr. Howard argues that chickens and eggs can be produced in North Carolina as cheaply as anywhere with good stock and proper methods. He notes that a general farm should maintain a flock of several hundred hens, and reveals his own operation now has about 8,500 birds with a plant valued over $25,000.
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Howard
North Carolina
More Tomatoes Before Season Closes
Family urged to can at least nine quarts each for winter use. Miss Mary Thomas notes ripe tomatoes supply vitamin C A B and G and support growth and immunity. She warns that every member including babies should have nine quarts canned, and plan ahead before the season ends.
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Mary Thomas
State College
Miss Thom
Miss Thomas
Double Feed Money By Selling To Cows
A dairy expert states fourteen dollars of farm grown feed fed to good average cows yields 100 pounds of butterfat and about 1,600 pounds of skimmilk worth 5.60, with plant nutrients returned as manure, offering steady monthly cream income and better prices for grain than selling raw.
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A. C. Kimrey
State College
Mr. Kimrey
Governor Roosevelt Plan Divides States on Prohibition
The plan envisions some states remaining wet while others legalize oil operations, reducing bootlegger territory and reshaping enforcement. The proposal signals a shift in liquor policy and regional control, with implications for lawmen, merchants, and organized crime networks adapting to a new map of restrictions.
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Roosevelt
Record crowds at Cleveland fair draw huge attendance
Between 35 000 and 40 000 fans filled the eighth Cleveland county fair on opening day. The pageant featured horse races greyhound and foxhound events drawing large crowds. school day admissions boosted turnout. Aerial excitement centered on an electrically controlled half mile track and extensive exhibits in the agricultural and livestock halls. Tuesday saw Macaroon Patchen win the 2 20 trot and Mister Nap take the 2 17 pace while Dan gers Fancy, champion foxhound, led the greyhound show and foxhound events continued through the day.
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Cleveland County
South
Manufacturers
America
Forest City
Macaroon Patchen
Gene Cannon
Concord
Dick Rogers
Mister Nap
Dr. Fuqua
Radford
Sheriff Irvin M. Allen
Coolidge Declines Presidential Candidacy Shift to Hoover Support
Washington report notes Coolidge will not run but backs Hoover for a second nomination. The piece argues for party unity and a solid front behind the president amid global and domestic unrest. It contends that former presidents should not split party support or provoke factional conflict while in office.
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Washington
Relative importance of relatives in administration compared
The sentence argues that comparing such factors, the relatives success or failure of an administration is not very important. It reflects a view prioritizing policy over kinship influences in governance and suggests a critical stance on nepotism.
Ten Tons of Hay From Small Ellenboro Plot
Ellenboro farmer J I Hamrick Jr harvests ten tons of barley, oat and vetch hay from 1 1/4 acres this spring. He used two bushels oats, one bushel barley, 30 pounds winter vetch, and six tons manure. The yield could be worth about 175 to 200 dollars and supports sowing a winter hay crop next month for spring harvest.
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Ellenboro
J. I. Hamrick, Jr
Hamrick
Notice of Real Estate Sale in Rutherfordton Court House
Public auction to settle J C Powell and Bessie Powell debt under a deed of trust dated March 31 1931. Property Lot 11 comprising 33 acres on plat by M Lovelace dated Sept 28 1928 in Rutherford County North Carolina records. Sale at Rutherfordton Court House on November 9 1931 at 12 noon. G B Harrill trustee.
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J. C. Powell
Bessie Powell
Office of Register of Deeds
Ruth
North Carolina
Court Ho
Rutherfordton
N. C
G. C. Haynes
M. Lovelace
Stember
Rutherford County
Calina
G. B. Harrill
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Cleveland Fair
Coolidge
Forest City, N. C
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