Fulbright Returns to Informed West Back in Kansas
Mr. M. L. Fulbright of Neo de Sha Kansas visits his birth county after 45 years. He travels to see his ill brother Lawrence Fulbright of Winston-Salem who dies before arrival. Born near Conover, son of William and Regina Fulbright, he moved with his father to Iredell County at 17, joined the army, later moved to Indiana then Kansas where he owns 360 acres with 100 bushels corn per acre prior drought. He notes West stock-raising leads, discusses local gas and oil industries, and mentions distant Fulbright relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Fulbright
Neo de Sha
Kansas
Lawrence Fulbright
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Fulbright
William Fulbright
Regina Sigmon Fulbright
Conover
Iredell County
Indiana
F. P. Moser
Perry Deal
Adeline Cline
Julie Hoke
Watauga County
Democrat
Holy Communion Planned at Reformed Church Next Sunday
The Holy Communion will be administered in this congregation next Sunday during the morning service. A preparatory service will be held Saturday at 3 30 during which children will be baptised and new members received. The usual evening services will be held and on Sunday afternoon at 8 o clock the pastor will preach at the home of Mr Robt Helton in East Hickory. J L Murphy Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Hickory
Robt. Helton
J. L. Murphy
Catawba College Opens Football Season at Davidson
Newton Oct 4 Catawba College football travels to Davidson College for the season opener. The likely starting lineup includes Cress Philins Garrier De Weese Fravel Puler Ingram Rost Bacon and Esperman with Bacon at left half back. Webb Mauney and Warlick to accompany. team aims to show improvement despite inexperience. Davidson won 35 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Davidson College
J. F. Cress
T. Philins
J.P. Garrier
G.S. de Weese
N.H. Fravel
G. C. Puler
W. Ingram
C. A. Rost
E. O.bacon
H. A. Esperman
George F. Webb
Roy Mauney
Warlick
C. C. Turner
Catawba
R. Herbert Corpening
D. R. A. Little
Frances Clapp
Gracilla Shank
Ethel Peeler
Margret Crowell
Bewington
Davidson
Soldier Miles Sherrill's War Story praised in state press
A soldier's memoir "A Soldier's Story" by Miles C. Sherrill, Confederate veteran and state librarian, is acclaimed in North Carolina papers. The pamphlet recounts his Civil War prison ordeals, amputated leg, and prison life comparing Confederate and Federal camps, arguing for a straight historical account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.O. Sherrill
Miles O. Sherrill
A. C. Link
Clapps and Freeze
New
Wilmington Star
The
Star
Miles C. Sherrill
Catawbaounty
Raleigh
Sherrill
R. D. Johnson
Johnny
Wirtz
Bagby and Blackwelder Form New Hickory Partnership
Chas W Bagby and 3 B Blackwelder announce a new Hickory partnership with strong potential. Bagby, Trinity College alumnus and veteran lawyer, is praised for client loyalty. Blackwelder, Lenoir College and University man, has newly licensed to practice. Miss Rose Shuford visits Asheville this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. W. Bagby
3. B. Blackwelder
Hickory
Mr. Bagby
Trinity College
W. A. Self
Lenoir College
Democrat
Bagby & Blackwelder
Rose Shuford
Ashevill
Potomac Synod Comes to Hickory This October
Hickory will welcome the Potomac Synod of the Reformed church in October, hosting delegates from 225 congregations and 66,221 members across eight classes and 191 ministers. Delegates from North Carolina Virginia and as far as Altoona Pennsylvania will attend. Local papers will publish extensive reports and Hickory seeks a generous communal effort to entertain the visitors, with D Murphy directing assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Potomac
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Ohio
Evry
D. Murphy
Europe in a Ferment Warns of Widespread European Upheaval
A New York World overview notes Europe faces broad unrest beyond borders with strikes and political upheaval. Spain and Portugal see organized movements and martial law, Ireland and England suffer rail strikes, Vienna enforces martial law, France endures food riots, and rising prices feed Socialist strength. Economic distress underpins political agitation as 1848 echoes fade into present discontent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Spain
Portugal
England
Ireland
Vienna
Budapest
France
Germany
Austria
Italy
Hungary
Ita
Hickory Car Owners urged to form road sign group
Commentary notes most autos traveling from Hickory to Charlotte got lost on return trips after the play. It calls for sign boards on roads through Hickory and neighboring counties and urges Hickory car-owners to organize to implement the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Charlotte
Reform Synod to Meet Here At Hickory This Month
Local editors urge hospitality as General Synod of the Reformed church gathers with delegates from Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania The piece compares size to the Methodist Conference and calls on residents to open homes and assist Dr Murphy in hosting duties with direct appeals to call him for delegation details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Synod of the Reformed Church
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Methodist Conference
Arger
Hickory
North
Middle West
Murphy
St. Paul’s
Dr. Murphy
Cobb Shake Tops Mor ganton Editor's 31st Anniversary
Cobb celebrates 31 years as journalist next month with Mor ganton Herald. He recalls ups and downs including nights when printer payrolls and bills nearly broke him, yet the paper remains paid and subscriptions owed would help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morganton Herald
Aera von
Cobb
Jacob
Leah
Rachel
News-Herald
Carlton and Hewitt Tie The Knot In Card Township
Carlton and Hewitt wed at J A Adams residence in Card township Surke County on last Sunday evening. John Carlton married Miss Jinnie Hewitt both of Brookord. The ceremony was performed by H A Adams in his usual happy style with many friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Adams
Card Township
Surke County
John Carlton
Jinnie Hewitt
Brookord
H. A. Adams
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria Safe Building & Loan
Public notice urges investors to put small savings into a new Building & Loan series claiming a guaranteed six percent net yield free of taxes. The ad markets absolute safety and opens a new series to attract depositors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building & Loan
Hickory Growth Clue Drawn From Idle Factories
A long letter from L Flagler of Central Bridge New York dated September 30 1911 argues Hickory shows stagnation with many factories idle some with grass at doors and no real growth in three years The writer says few towns display prosperity and a resident leaving Hickory may never return The rest of the excerpt notes a Baptist church missionary program titled The Voices of the Women with Miss Linda White as dreamer and several young women in national costumes presenting oppressive stories A total of 22 86 was collected for foreign missions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickor
Hickory
L. Flagler
Central Bridge
N. Y
The
Baptist Church
Conscience
Linda White
Emma Bell McFall
Adelyn McComb
Mexico
Lucy Sledge
Japan
Susie Slaughter
Catherine Hardin
Rose Martin
China
Frank’ Martin
Korea
Kate Elliot
Mohammedan
Edith Clement
Lena Boatright
Nannie Williams
Bertha Bradshaw
the Holy City
J.D. Harte
J. H. Hatcher
Sunday School Convention Convenes in Hickory
The Catawba County Sunday School Convention met in Hickory at the Presbyterian Church with nearly 200 delegates. Highlights included a welcome address by Dr. J. L. Murphy and responses by Jessie W. Warlick and J. Van Carter of Raleigh, plus a pledge of sixty dollars for ongoing work. Officers elected: President J. W. Warlick, vice president J. Yates Killian, secretary A. K. Joy. The gathering adjourned to meet next at Hope Mills Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catawba ‘County
Hickory
Presbyterian Church
J.G. Garth
J. L. Murphy
Jessie W. Warwick
Our County Association
J. van Carter
Raleigh
I. D. Harte
Menzies
George F. Ivey
van Carter
Hope Mills
Rainy Day Savings Drive Opens at Building and Loan
Join the Building and Loan to start preparing for the Rainy Day. The office is open for members to begin deposits and seek guidance on savings plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Building & Loan
Social Circles Notes and Club Activities
Mrs Roy Abernethy hosted guests at home from four to six to honor her mother Mrs Sourbeer of Harrisburg Pa. Claudia Henderson led the Thursday Study Club on Sept 23 with talks on Irish topics, songs, and stories. Mrs Harte sang Kathleen Mavourneen as refreshments followed. On Sept 27 Chadwick hosted seven tables of bride tome with roses and autumn flowers. E B Menzies won first prize, Simon second. apricot ice cream cakes coffee bonbons and salted nuts served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Abernethy
Sourbeer
Harrisburn
Claudia Henderson
Quota
Tarte
D. T. Fry
Bidey Beadys Baushee
L. R. Whitener
Harte
Kathleen Mavourneen
Geo. Bisoner
Chadwie
E. B. Menzies
Simon
Reflections on Death and Cropping in Rustic Life
An aging meditation on nature and farming frames life as a steady, beautiful crop. The speaker extols simplicity and the seasonal craft of cropping as a humane, organic bond. Walton the angler is cited as a pleasant exemplar of quiet virtue in a pastoral setting. RISDEN TYLER BENNETT. Wadesboro, N. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Sage Walton
Risden Tyler Bennett
Wadesboro
N. C
Hope of Edgemont-Pineola Railway Link Promised
A Charlotte writer urges a nine mile railway link between Edgemont railhead of the Carolina Northwestern and Pineola, terminus of the Linville River Railway. He notes easier access to Raleigh for Avery County residents and tourists, urging local counties to push for the project and the railway to cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgemont
Carolina & Northwestern Railway
Pineola
Linville
Raleigh
Granberry
Tennessee
Asheville
Avery
North Carolina
Carolina Northwestern Railway
Timely Advice Prevents Tragedy in Wisconsin
Mrs. C Will oughby of Merengo Wisconsin credited Dr Kings New Discovery with stopping an awful cough deemed consumption by doctors. After remedies failed, an aunt urged its use and the cough largely disappeared. The medicine also aided her cough along with her son in a bronchial trouble. Price 50c and 1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by local drug firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Willoughby
Merengo
Wis
R. No
C. M
Shuford, Moser & Lutz and
Grimes Drug Co
Rural Graded School at Oak Hill and War Plant Wreck
Granite Falls October 4 report details a peculiar engine accident at Warlick Sherrill plant stoppage for about two weeks, no injuries. Rural Graded School at Oak Hill aims to open a new era with state funds. community leaders like County Superintendent Moore drive progress. Also notes church and civic updates, corporate taxation figures, and tax book handover to sheriff forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granite Falls
Warlick & Sherrill
Fisher
Grant
Oak Hill Academy
Deal’s Store
YD. Moore
E. A. Bain
el Jer
J. L. Hayes
Ernest Moore
Stop That Dandruff Before It Kills Your Air
Coupon style ad touts Zemo and ZemoSoap as the sole cure for dandruff and germ diseases of the scalp. It claims guaranteed results with a refund if unsatisfied from the first bottle and cake, stating one bottle and one cake prove healing qualities. Sold by druggists everywhere, including Moser and Lutz in Hickory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zemo
Hickory
Moser and
Lutz
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Poston
Rod
Tk & Sherr
Corporatio Tecion
Register Gamble
Corporation Commission
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Southern Express
Imont’ Tel. & Tel. Co
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