Telegrapher Banquet Celebrates Brotherhood in Asheville
Fifty-one attendees including operators, wives and daughters gathered for the Old Railroad Telegraphers banquet of Southern Railway Division 59 in Asheville. Sincerity and humor marked the event with speeches praising telegraphers as the company’s personal representatives, while a poetic toast and formal toasts highlighted loyalty, service, and the Southern Railway’s role as a regional co citizen.
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Southern Railway System
Asheville Divis Hotel
Huffry
ider-Kiddle
S. G. Pa
Fellas
Payne
Southern Railway
Noah
Cartier
South
W. A. Self
A. A. Whitener
Hickory and Highland win big share in county event
Newton April 9 Catawba County staged its first public school commencement amid a 7000 strong crowd at the old county court house. The day featured 2000+ students in a Main Street parade, top declamations by eight grade contestants, inspirational speeches by college presidents, and school exhibits praised as new standards. Prizes went to Newton Graded School and Startown, with 60 students receiving certificates to advance to high school.
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Newton
Catawba
Justice Tribunal
Catawba County
Main Street
Feitizens
George E. Long
Delaimers
Percy Hunt
Fred Hahn
Edwin Yoder
Roy Setzer
Cromier Seitz
Roy’ Lawrance
Coyte Barringer
Roy Cornelius
J L. Murphy
Claremont College
J. D. Andrew
Catawba College
R. L. Fritz
Lenoir College
Court Square
Ruth Hyder
Mary Hoover
Ella Yount
Vista Propst
Annie Lawrance
Annie Witherspoon
Mary Carpenter
Vera Erwin
Schiol
Caldwell Township No. 1
Newton Graded Schools
Ransom- Sherrill
Frobert Garth
Hickory
Isabella
Morton
Cloninger
Claremont
Burdett Trott
Craig Killian
Startown High School
L. L. Hunsucker
Thes Schows
Schools of Hickory Township Show Educational Growth
The Hickory township schools reflect fifteen years of rapid progress in Catawba county. Enrollment reaches 2,720 pupils in 65 percent attendance, with 60 teachers and over 500 children not yet enrolled, while local taxes fund nearly all county schooling and exceed $20,000 annually. The report urges universal enrollment and wiser supervision to boost future gains.
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Catawba
Hickory Township
Theounty
North Carolina
Catawba County
Hickory
Newton
Kory Township
Local Declamations Draw 7000 Amid Measles Outbreak
A large crowd of about 7,000 attended events featuring Walter Fe Jr Ione Mebane Robert Garth Isabella Morton Mery Lee Haren Lois Cot ver and Andrew Sigmon Ora Arndt. Measles across the county kept many adults and schoolchildren away, especially in Claremont and southern areas. An advertisement urges homeowners to buy Devoe paint now before price rises, noting a typical job costs about $50 and predicting increases of 5 percent or more.
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Walter Fe Jr
Ione Mebane
Newton
Robert Garth
Isabella Morton
Hickor
Mery Lee Haren
Lois Cotver
Startown
Andrew Sigmon
Ora Arndt
St. James
Claremont
Devoe
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
An old style advertisement offers one hundred dollars for a catarrh cure that fails, touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous medicine, and cites testimonials. includes Toledo Ohio address and Bank of Commerce endorsement, with phrases about trust and internal action.
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J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Jcheney
Rm. Bnatn
Bank OF Commerce
Hall
Battle intensifies on the Meuse and western front
London reports German headquarters describe stronger fighting on the Meuse Moselle front with French losses and hard ground actions near Ailly Flirey and Bois le Pretre. They claim French attacks failed and German defense held, while Russian lines near Bremier Plonsk Kaywya repulsed. An anchored balloon and weather in Vosges affected operations. Public notices mention state taxes and health ads.
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London
Yser Canal
Poesele
Drei Grachten
Avere
Albert
Argonnes
Meuse
Moselle
Combers Heights
Ailly
Flirey
Bois-le-Pretre
Lelouse
Lemartville Woods
Regniville
Vosges
Iampol
Kalwaya
Klimki
Skwa
Bremier
Plonsk
West Hickory Nems of the Week Highlights Local Life
West Hickory reports sprucing up with gardening and social visits as residents welcome newcomers and celebrate small-town activity. The piece compares Hickory Electric Company rates with nearby towns, praising low prices and superior service while noting many speak up when inconvenienced, and commending the firm for courteous operators.
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Hickory Electric Company
Sheville
Sharlotte
Durham
Instonia
Jarlington
Foldsboro
Keensboro
Tendersonville
Forganton
Aleigh
Ville
Jalisbury
Spartanburg
Winston Salem
North Carolina
Hickory
Claremont College Announces May Commencement Schedule
Claremont College releases commencement program from May 7 to 11. Rev A L Stanford will preach the annual sermon before the graduating class on May 9. May 10 features a board of trustees meeting and commencement address by the Music and Expression departments. May 11 presents the graduation address by Mr Wisigee Katherine Kilgore and others.
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Claremont College
A. L. Stanford
First Methodist
Hickory
Methodist Church
Board of Trustees
Wisigee Katherine
T ‘Kilgore
Clara Kilgore
Mattie
McComb
Lucy Killingsworth
Atherine Bost
Treva Liven
Rood
Springtime Pulse Marries News of a Diamond Heist
A Dallas dispatch notes James Williams, 19, jailed for two years for a diamond robbery after reportedly swallowing a gem during capture. Lloyds Insurance offers a $1,000 reward for recovery of the jewel. His lawyers challenge the case while a malaria tonic pitch appears in the same column.
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Dallas
Texas
James Williams
Lloyds Insurance Company
Takers and Assessors For Catawba County
The board of County Commissioners named tax listers and assessors for Catawba County with first names as the assessor and last as the list. North Hickory B. F. Campbell and J. W. Mauser. South Hickory Jonas Abernathy and J. S. Leonard. Newterry C. C. Smith. Satawba J. W. Lawrance and W. W. Ervin. D. A. Yount and C. C. S. Lefevers and l Speay Mountain Creek A. P. Hicks and J. A. Gabriel. York J. A. Whitener.
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Board of County Commissioners
Cuba County
Hickory
B. F. Campbell
J. W. Mauser
South Hickory
Jonas Aberneshy
J. S. Leonard
Newterry
C. C. Smith
Satawba
J. W. Lawrance
W. W. Ervin
D. A. Yount
C.C
S. L. Lefe
Treasury Officials Charged in Bank Conspiracy Case
Secretary of the Treasury Me doo and Comptroller Williams are named defendants in a District of Columbia Supreme Court suit by the National Bank of Washington alleging a conspiracy to wreck the bank. The case seeks temporary and permanent actions to halt alleged conspiratorial activity and to restrain unlawful demands for special reports.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Me‘doo
Carency
Old There Was No Cure for Him Promoted
A 65 year old man from Houston Texas reports that indigestion plagued him for over twenty years. After doctors offered no cure he took a 25 cent bottle of Chamberlain’s Tablets and claims relief and cure within two months. Sold by Menzies Drug Co. and Luta’s Drug Co.
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Chamberlain’s Tabets
Jul
Grobien
Houston
Exas
Menzies Drug Co
Luta’s Drug Co
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Menties Drug Co
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