Red Cross drive to open now in Rutherfordton and Ellenboro
Rutherfordton officials meet at the courthouse September 29 to plan the annual Roll Call November 11 to Thanksgiving, aiming to fund a school nurse for at least four months. The Ellenboro Sweet Potato Storage Company shareholders approve ten cents per bushel storage and discuss space, grading, and storage timing for potatoes.
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RED Cross
Ellenboro
Court House
Rutherfordton
Rutherford County Red Cross Association
Ellenboro Sweet Po'esto Storage Company
Teacher of Agriculture
As We Grow Older As We Grow Older
As we grow older the body slows and kidney function declines. Sluggish kidneys fail to thoroughly cleanse the blood of wastes, causing fatigue and aches. Common symptoms include backache, headaches, dizziness, and scanty, burning urination.
Barley Proves Highly Profitable Crop In Ellenboro
Ellenboro farmers report barley yields good grain hay and pasture. J L Hamrick says barley oat and vetch mix produced thirty two loads on 1 1/2 acres with rich hay. E G Summey notes dairy cows gained two gallons milk daily. C B Harrill praises winter green cover. A J Allen sows for winter pasture then spring grain. local growers push barley as a leading crop with recommended sowing rates and hay mix of barley oats and winter vetch.
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J. L. Hamrick
Ellenboro
Racepath
C. B. Harrill
Oak Grove
J. S. Allen
A. L
Inney
Charles Walker
A. M. Greene
Mark Bridges
Leyton Ledford
George Jenkins
Robert Bigger
Poultry Man A S Harrill Prepares for State Fairs
Ellenboro reports poultryman A S Harrill, a merchant, again prepares White and Partridge Wyandottes for Rutherford and Cleveland County fairs. He won twenty firsts and twelve second prizes at those fairs last year, plus eighty five dollars in prizes at three fairs. He holds hundreds of ribbons from years of showing his birds.
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Ellenboro
A. S. Harrill
Mrs. Minish Named Music Chair in Fourth District Clubs
Mrs. R. W. Minish of Forest City is appointed chairman of the Music Department of the Woman's Clubs of the Fourth District. The district includes Rutherford Cleveland Gaston Lincoln and Polk counties. Officials praised the selection as a deserved recognition of talent.
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R. W. Minish
Forest City
Woman's Clubs
Cnites
Rutherford
Cleveland
Gaston
Lincoln
Polk
Run Over by Car in Forest City
Mr C B Harrill, at the new potato plant opposite the oil mill, was accidentally run over by a motorist while crossing the road last week. He was taken to Rutherford Hospital, then home after x rays showed no serious injuries. He had a bruised and sore body and one starred rib. He lives near Ellenboro.
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C. B. Harrill
Forest City
Rutherford Hospital
Mr. Harrill
Ellenboro
Administrator Notice of Paris Estate Rutherford NC
Qualified as administrator of I. D. Paris estate in Rutherford County North Carolina all persons with claims must exhibit them by September 20 1928 or be barred. Creditors must make immediate payment. Dated September 20 1928.
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I. D. Paris
Rutherford County
North Carolina
Grocers robbed by guns or credit in matrimony
Reading about crime and marriage alike shows haste leads to waste. Robberies target grocers with guns while wedding vows echo the same impulse to perform quickly. The contrast underscores prudence in daily life and relationships.
Barley Oat Vetch Mix Boosts Spring Hay Yields
In Ellenboro last year good hay yields encouraged sowing oats and vetch together for spring hay. Barley offers higher grain and cold resistance, suggesting a barley oat vetch mix as the better practice to guard against oats winter kill. If vetch hasn't thrived before, inoculate soil or seed at planting time. Barley straw is soft and palatable to most farm animals.
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Ellenboro
Farmers Hardware Co Ad Promotes Lime and Cement
Local hardware shop touts lime and cement quality and low prices. Claims best value for builders seeking reliable materials. Emphasizes affordability and availability for quick projects.
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Farmers Hardware Co
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