Edwards Construction Co Organizes in Hickory with 25000 Capital
The Edwards Construction Co was organized in Hickory with 25000 capital stock and plans municipal work such as streets water and sewerage. Officers elected are J M Edwards president E W Myers vice president L Lanier secretary treasurer and E B Cline attorney. Myers will serve as engineer and the board will include another director. The firm will operate from an office and warehouse on Tenth avenue, serving the Catawba valley with projects elsewhere in North and South Carolina.
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Hickory
Edwards Construction Co
E. B. Cline
J. M. Edwards
FE. Myers
L. Lanier
Pany
Edwards
Maxton
Fayetteville
N. C
Bennettsville
D. C
Rockingham
Lexington
Se. Myers
West
Milk River
Marias
Hondo
Carlsbad
New Mexico
South Dakota
Tenth Avenue
Should Our Farmers Keep a Pure-bred Poultry?
A farmer oriented essay urges Southern growers to pursue pure bred poultry to boost income. It argues that pure-bred stock yields uniform offspring, higher egg production, and better meat quality, contrasting with mongrels. The piece advises selecting a single recognized line like S C White Leghorns, securing pure males, and selling breeding eggs or fattened birds to maximize profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Piedmont
S.C. Wat
S.C
B.C. H
Cilley Joins Wanamaker's Advertising Office in Philadelphia
Worgon H Lilley of the Philadelphia Record reports Mr Cilley has accepted a responsible role as assistant advertising manager at John Wanamaker's department store in Philadelphia. The vacancy arose when the previous ad manager resigned to move to Chicago. Cilley, praised as brilliant and rapid, is expected to advance well, with Hickory friends following his career and anticipating great things.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worgon H. Lilley
Philadelphia Record
John Wanamaker
Mammoth
Quaker City
Hickory
A. A. Shuford, Sr
Wanamaker
Chicago
Cilley
Selecting Seed Corn From The Grain Of Corn Benfits
Maj W A Graham explains in a North Carolina Agriculture bulletin how to pick seed corn. Focus on grain soundness uniformity germ viability and composition to maximize starch gluten oil and protein. He advocates testing ears by cross examining grains and sprouting seeds to judge viability and advises keeping local variety trials and preserving proven types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Commissioner of Agriculture
W. A. Graham
North Carolina
Corn Growers’ Association
Ohio
Changes in Educational Ideas To the Visitor of The Demoer
Fifteen or twenty years ago education shifted toward radical reform with more subjects and modern methods. A reaction favors thorough mastery of essential skills such as spelling, writing, and arithmetic. Durham educators advocate simplifying the course, returning to classic texts like Webster's speller, Reed and Kellogg's grammar, and the slant system, a view echoed by Hickory schools. Leaders anticipate a future simplification of study across schools.
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Durham
Hickory
North Carolina
Webster
Sanford
Reed and Kelogg
C. M.S
Hickory Sprouts and Susie Define Leper Leopard Tale
A fragment from a Hickory Sprouts column recounts a church sermon comparing Naaman the leper and a leopard, sparked by a Southward visitor. Susie the Black Walnut explains the difference in simple terms, while a school note laments shifting focus away from essential subjects to broader reading and spelling.
Grain & Provision Co Announces Tax Status Change
The Democrat this week prints a notice stating the company aims to terminate its corporation status. The business will continue at the same stand under the same name, but not as a corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Encireament Grain & Provision Co
Democrat
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E. W. Myers
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Ces
Gordon H. Gilley Bezomes
Fletcher
Maj. W. A. Graham
Agricultural Department
Corn Club Boys
Reston
Cocke
T. W. Wood& Sons
Richmond
N. C. Department of Agriculture
Coco
Aunt Suse
the Democrat
Hickory Grove
Miss Sprout
Grove
Susie
Chile
Sprouts
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