Pritchard Predicts Smathers Election in North Carolina
Republican National Chairman Geo M Pritchard predicts Captain Kenneth Smathers will defeat incumbent Zebulon Weaver for Congress in November. He cites Smathers campaign vigor, supportive Asheville editorial, and promises of federal building funds, parks, forests, and highways as reasons for a Republican win and continued federal aid to Western North Carolina.
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Zebulon Weaver
Congress
Kenneth Smathers
Geo. M. Pritchard
Pritchard
Weaver
Washington
Asheville
Citizen
Tenth District
Theodore Roosevelt
Smathers
Captain Smathers
North Carolina
National Park
Movie Program Oct 28 To Nov 3 At First National
The program runs Oct 28 to Nov 3 with Thursday Oct 28 showing The Only Woman in a First National picture. Comedies Crowning The Count and Last Man. Friday Oct 29 features Reginald Denny in Where Was I plus The Universal Jewels at Horns Theatre hailed as his funniest work. Bachelors should wear rings to prove love. Comedy Faint Heart.
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INC
First National
Reginald Denny
Universal Jewels
Horn’s Theatre
Denny
Forbidden Waters and a Week of Screen Hot Picks
Saturday schedule features Priscilla Dean in Forbidden Waters with a plot blending marriage drama and sharp wit. Cast includes Austin Bell, Walter McGrail, Nugget Pete, Dan Mason, Sylvester Casson, Ferguson, Ruby De Lucia and Moore. Also on bill are Who's Boss comedy and a sequence of films from Monday to Wednesday with titles like Time the Comedian and The Last Edition.
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Priscilla Dean
Forest City ordinance limits public cars and taxis parking
An act approved by the Mayor and Board of Commissioners prohibits parking public transfer vehicles on the town square and principal streets after November 22 1926. Vehicles may stand for ten minutes to load or discharge passengers. East Main street north side is set as a designated parking district from Sinkoe's to Powell extension. Violators face a five dollar fine and possible license revocation. Enacted October 22 1926 by Mayor L C Lowrance with Clerk J E Caldwell and Attorney T J Moss.
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Forest City
Mayor and Board of Commissioners
East Main Street
Sinkoe
Powell Street
L. C. Lowrance
J. E. Caldwell
T. J. Moss
Rutherford County Financial Statement Report 1926
Annual audit of Rutherford County Board of County Commissioners and County Board of Education under law requires publication of liabilities. The financial statement details bond accounts and liabilities as of June 30, 1926, submitted by the respective boards.
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Rutherford County
County Board of County Commissioners
Rutherford Board of Education
Statement of Bonds Outstanding for Board of Education
The public is told school bonds are not county obligations but are issued by special tax districts electing their own bonds. Districts levy taxes within their territories to pay these bonds. When a district requests issuing such bonds, neither board may deny the district’s right to bond itself. Plato Gettys Mrs C B Wiseman W W Nanney.
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Plato Gettys
C. B. Wiseman
W. W. Nanney
Textile Club Meets at Forest City in Kiwanis Hall
The Rutherford County Textile Club gathered in Kiwanis Hall Forest City last Saturday with a bountiful meal. Members planned a ladies night for November 27 and discussed suspending meetings for December January and February. Community figures including R E Price and E F Carter spoke on child welfare and labor laws amid notes of recent inspections and improvements at local mills.
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Rutherford County Textile Club
Kiwanis
Forest City
R. E. Price
E. F. Carter
State Child Welfare Commission
Cotton Ginning Totals in Rutherford County 1926
1167 bales ginned in Rutherford county by October 1, 1926 compared with 4497 for the same period last year. State totals show 240,329 bales ginned by October 1, 1926 against 329,089 in 1925.
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Rutherford County
Snowy visit as Harrills travel to Asheville
Mr and Mrs B L Harrill of Bostic Route 2 traveled to Asheville Monday to visit their daughter Nora a student at the Normal College They report snow falling Monday morning between Bat Cave and Asheville with winter weather conditions noted.
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B. £. Harrill
Bostic
Route 2
Asheville
Nora
the Normal College
Bath Cave
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