Ellenboro fair set for Oct 11 and 12 on town grounds
Fllenborg announces Colfax Fair events with exhibits in live stock poultry dogs and a baby show. Friday features a school auditoriumaby show mock trial entertainment and dancing. Saturday includes a school musical contest horse shoe tournam ent and speeches by Roy H. Thomas and Clyde A. Erwin. Refreshments by The Woman's Betterment Association. No admission to see exhibits.
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Fllenborg
Ellenboro
Ellenboro Sweet Potato Growers
Roy H. Thomas
Raleigh
Clyde A. Erwin
Rutherford County Superitendent
Colfax
Grade Of Cotton Hurt Over County
The Rutherford County cotton crop suffered damage from recent rains lowering grade due to rain seeping into cracked bolls. Boll weevil invasion and rot reduce yield prospects, with many believing this year’s crop won’t reach last year’s level. Sunshine after rain limits rot but blueing of cracked boll cotton harms quality.
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Rutherford County
Marriages and Divorces in Rutherford County 1928
United States Department of Commerce reports Rutherford County saw 121 marriages in 1928 and 18 divorces. In 1927 Rutherford had 120 marriages and 10 divorces. North Carolina statewide recorded 1,609 divorces in 1928 and 29 marriages annulled, with total marriages 21,373 and divorces 22,204, reflecting declines from 1927.
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United States Department of Commerce
Rutherford County
North Carolina
Census Examinations Announced For Fifteenth Census
The United States Civil Service Commission invites applications until November 2, 1929, for temporary posts in the Bureau of the Census Washington. Positions include junior clerk, junior calculating machine operator, junior tabulating machine operator, and card-punch operator with salaries from 1260 to 1440 dollars. Open to all U.S. citizens meeting requirements. service likely one to two years, not ending before December 31, 1932. Further information available from the Civil Service Commission or local post office and customhouse offices.
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Washington, D. C
United States Civil Service Commission
Bureau of the Census
United States
Secretary of the United States Civil Service Board
Church Building Nears Completion in Alexander
Alexander October 7 Work on the Alexander Baptist church building, started months ago, is rapidly nearing completion. Members are eager to begin services as the Sunday School reorganizes to improve methods. A course on six-point record system was taught this week and plans for further studies were outlined. Departmental superintendents visit other Sunday Schools to gain ideas, with a religious census conducted in Alexander by Baptists and Methodists.
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Alexander
Alexander Baptist Church
Poor cotton seed reduces acre yield
North Carolina Experiment Station agronomist P. H. Kime warns that saving seed from cotton opened during heavy rains yields poor germination and weak plants. He advises selecting seed from bolls that open normally and drying thoroughly, with careful handling after ginning to prevent mixing damaged material.
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P. H. Kime
North Carolina Experiment Station
Kime
Fat hog shipments rise from Onslow County this year
Twenty three fat hogs were shipped this year using the Shay method from Onslow County records.
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Onslow County
Stanly County Farmers Attract Wide Attention
Puzzled residents wonder what is changing Stanly County North Carolina. The county, once backward in crops dairying and livestock, has modernized with soil improving legumes such as lespedeza and red clover, better pastures, a new dairy industry and a growing creamery. 4-H membership and youth progress are highlighted as signs of advancement. Farmers now plan to sell surplus seed and expect higher acre yields statewide.
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North Carolina
Stanly
Stanly County
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