Rutherford county bonds dispute exposed by records
Stover P. Dunagan chair of the Democratic Executive Committee claims Republicans misled Rutherford County voters about a 1927 bond issue. He cites a July 21 1927 Rutherfordton Sun article and a county resolution showing $80 000 in road and bridge funds set aside for 1928 29 to reduce debt, arguing the Republican chairman and county attorney pro tem ignored taxpayer interests and connected actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherford County
Fred D. Hamrick
R. M. Twitty
Rutherfordton
Ed Thompson
Forest City
Will K. McDowell
Harris
Republican Party
Board of County Commissioners
Ees
Stover P. Dunagan
Chm
Democratic Executive Committee
Western District Music Clubs Meet in Waynesville
The fourth annual meeting of the Western District federation of Music Clubs met in Waynesville Saturday with strong Forest City turnout. Bennie Washburn missed the program. Virginia Magness and Sarah Duncan sang in his place, plus soloist John Washburn performing Volga Boat Song. Forest City attendees included many listed members and junior chair Katherine Goggans led the afternoon junior program.
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North Caro Federation of Music Clubs
Waynesville
Forest City
Bennie Washburn
Virginia Magness
Sarah Duncan
Rational Club
Cora Cox Lucas
Crosby Adams
A. W. Honeycutt
Katherine Goggans
John Washburn
Mesdames J. F. Alexander
R. E. Biggerstaff
R. R. Blanton
Ernest Robinson
Broadus Moore
J. D. Ledbetter
Margaret Young
Doris
Frances Ledbetter
Johnnie Washburn
Marjorie Padgett
Martha Green
Government cotton ginning report released
The Department of commerce through the Bureau of the Census releases a preliminary report on cotton ginned before October 1. North Carolina shows 198,454 bales ginned to date, up from 50,189 last year. Rutherford county reports 5,144 bales ginned, compared with 632 a year ago.
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Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
North Carolina
Rutherford County
Golden Valley Notes on Birthdays and a Wedding
Rev Joe Melton preached at Golden Valley Methodist church. Mrs Melton turned 76 with a large yard feast hosted by Mr and Mrs J R Melton. Many relatives from Spindale Ellenboro Forest City Glen Alpine attended. Miss Mildred Grayson married Mr Paul Smawley, both well known locally and educated at South Mountain school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostie
Joe Melton
Golden Valley Methodist Church
C. Long
Forest City
James C. Melton
Katherine
Euzela
Ellenboro
Dan Melton
James A. Gurley
Blaine Melton
Glen Alpine
Claude Melton
Nannie
Mary Melton
Dorothy Melton
Charles Self
Clyde Brand
Joe Smawley
South Mountain School
Oak Grove News Week in Brief at Oak Grove
Rev J E Hipp will hold a regular appointment Sunday night at Oak Grove with Epworth League at 6 30 PM. Local visits include Mrs J R Smith Miss Edith Biggerstaff and others. Miss Mae Harrill hospital bound with appendicitis. Several families visited at Morganton Rehobeth Spin dale and Ellenboro. Community notes mention a fair trip and local sales at Farmers Hardware Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Hawkins
Morganton
Attie Bailey
Ethel Ravelery
Ollierea Randall
Messrs
Huston
Hermon Biggerstaff
Raleigh
S.C. Crawley
Rehobeth
Odell Harrill
Bobo
Martha Jean
Kathleen Harrill
Spindale
Delia Randalls
Dewey Blanton
Little Son
Hester Carpenter
Cliffside
W. T. Harrills
J. S. Bedford
S. T. Hamrick
Fami
K. M. Randalls
Ellenboro
Theron Ledbetter
Buster and
Betty Lou
Gertrude Ledbetter
Union Mills
W. T. Harrill
Borrowed Wives at Horns Theatre October 15 16
A staged farce melodra ma Borrowed Wives runs at Horns Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday October 15 and 16. Peter Foley must produce a wife before midnight to inherit a million, with Mr Parker Penny pinching and a web of deceit involving Juli and a jealous motorcycle cop Bull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horn’s Theatre
Peter
Mr. Parker
Juli
Julia
Parker
Bull
Unclear text fragment from midais in Peter's Inherit story
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a stormy scene with a house and money not materializing. The language is garbled and lacks clear events, people, or places to form a coherent summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midais
Peter
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Rutherfordton Sun
Erford County
W. G. Harris
G. W. Rollins
G. E. Morgan
Geer
Register of Deeds
Bard's
Tryon ‘Street
Charlotte
N.C
Carolinas
Eng
Carolina
Spindale, N. C
Skeets Gallagher
Mitl Green
Stuart Erwin
Stanley Smith
Clara
Montana
Moon
Ing Daugh
Ters
Joan Rawford
Robert Montgomery
Anitarage Dorothy Sebasta In
Golden Valley
OAK Grove News
Mae Harrill
Rutherford Hospital
Farmers Hardware Co
Horn’s
Peter Foley
Ole Fon Swteed
Brown Lizard Vamp
Fox
Nana
Prado Brown
Almers Brown
Spartanburg
O. R. Coffield
Rutherford
Democratic
Legislatur
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