Catawba Farmer Eugene Isenhour Seeks Farm Chance
A feature on Lawrence Eugene Isenhour of Catawba County who stayed on the family farm to care for aging parents. The piece contrasts rural life with urban opportunities, praising modern farm support, magazines, and government aid as a golden chance for rural youths to succeed at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenoir College
Sister
Catawba County
Lawrence Eugene Isenhour
Democrat
Frank A. Clinard
Hickory
Taylorsville
Oxford Ford
Isenhour
Mr. Isenhour
Mrs. Isenhour
Eugene Isenhour
Congressional
Uncle Sam
Eugene
Easy Street
Gene
Catawba
Dolly
Gene Isenhour
HL A.B
Lettie
Sttie Crawford
Walter
Henrietta
Good Roads Argument Wins Local Favor in Catawba
R L Shuford prize article argues taxation as the means to build better roads in Catawba County. It claims good roads boost market access, land values, and local prosperity, linking road quality to investor interest and rural school improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenoir College
The
Democrat
R. L. Shuard
Oakwood Farm
Aricle
Shuford National Bank
Newton
Catawba
Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg
Sharlotte Township
Appreciated welcome for paper in our city
An 1830s letter praises The Democrat for its editor and coverage. The writer says local people are pleased with the paper and its affairs, and hopes the editor's coming to the city will be a good move for all parties involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat
Ics
Women’s Clubs Gather for Round Dozen and Study Notes
The Week in the Women’s Clubs reports Beene R. A. Grimes hosting the Round Dozen Book Club with a festive tea and a Valentine token for each guest. Mrs L R Whitener hosted the Study Club amid rain with Holland topics Alsmaar Zaandam descriptions and songs. News items recount Washington birthday reminders and comments on comets A and Halley, plus a 1874 Piedmont Press archival note about Jupiter comets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beene
R. A. Grimes
Round Dozen
L. R. Whitener
Holland
Washington
Halley
Piedmont Press
The
Democrat
Jupiter
Richmond Enquirer
Bill of Quantities for County Creamery Project
Government prepared bill of quantities lists materials for a proposed county creamery. Items cover cement, sand, stone, lime, plaster, lumber, rafters, studs, walls, floors, roofing, carpentry, windows, doors, hardware and nails with quantities and measurements.
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B. M
B.M
Trio of North Carolina families form Hickory store empire
The Thompson McCartney West Co. launches a new dry goods shoe and furnishing store in Hickory. Families of W. C. Thompson C. K. McCartney and A. M. West arrive together, with McCartneys from Hendersonville joining at the Martin residence. Thompson, a former Stanley merchant, and West, his son in law, partner in an expanded venture eyed across the state and Texas. The Democrat expects strong local success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
W. C. Thompson
C. K. McCartney
A. M. West
Thompson-McCartney-West Co
Democrat
North Carolina
West
Thompson
McCartneys
Hendersonville
Martin
McCart
Beckley
W. Va
Stanley
Gaston County
Texas
Poultry Fever Spreads in Catawba County Farms
A local paper urges farmers to breed high quality poultry rather than mongrels. It highlights Catawba County's egg and poultry production, notes carloads of eggs to northern markets, and promotes starting a Poultry Association and a fall poultry show. It argues for a balanced breed approach combining laying and eating qualities, with emphasis on profitability and standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Leary
Democrat
Hr. Henry
Catawba County
Hickory
Hickory FU
Catawba
Poultry Association
Mr. Henry
Plymouth
Unusual Cloud Seen With Wide Sky Span Saturday Morning
A cloud of peculiar round rolling form appeared early Saturday, stretching from the extreme southwest to the extreme northeast, pure white in color. It resembled the Milky Way but was much larger in size.
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Zugene Isenhour
North Pole
Canaan
R F.D
Durham
Thad
L. Shuford
Mecklen
Burg
Fletcher
Grimes
Sky
U. S
Plaaster Paris
Mayor Wynne
Raleigh
Rector’s
Albert Chester
Marcellus Kennedy
Peter Abernethy
Joe Pearce
Donald Johnson
Glenn Russell
Virginia Bryan
Louise Gilley
Clarissa Abernethy
Reid Poovey
Ollie Wells
William Ballew
Stedman Coureill
Mary Miller
James Whitener
Louis Whiteher
John Springs
Luther Miller
Vernon Long
Moses Kennedy
Harley Chester
Amirarade
Sec. B
Aileen Aiken
Annie Killian
Jessie Patrick
Clinton Cilley
Nelson Harte
Donald A. Shuford
Ernest Swaringer
James Swaringer
Stewart Whitener
Clement Geitener
Ola Deitz
Earl Edwards
Robert Garth
Helen ‘Springs
Harvey McComb
Harry McComb
Charles Menzies
Robert White
Miriam Whitener
Shuford Whitener
Willie Bry
Oscar Deaton
Clara Zerden
Claude Abernethy
Millie Kate McComb
Edgar Lytle
Antha Lytle
Adelyn McComb
Edgar Fox
Kate Elliott
Fannie Chester
Estelle Payne
Grace Patrick
Sam Hawn
Leroy Deaton
Mabel Cooper
Eddie May Michael
William’ olcComb
Henry Whitener
Katie Settlemier
Rollins
Farmer’s Union
James Holand
Orriasr
Eggi
Redwood
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