King Ranch Empire Rises From Texas Brush to Global Scale
Kingsville Texas July 30 NEA Service Special Correspondent George Turrentine recounts Richard King’s rise from steamboat captain to founder of the King ranch. From 1852 land buys to 80 years later Santa Gertrudis and a sprawling empire spanning 37 counties, the ranch forged towns, fences, and a private power in Texas.
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Kingsville
Tex
Richard King
Texas
Santa Gertrudis
Captain King
King Ranch
Santa Gertrudis “Palace
Corpus Christi
Licensing Of Rural Establishments To Start Soon
Guilford county will begin licensing roadhouses dance halls tourist camps and similar venues under a 1937 act. License forms will be issued in a few days with approval required from the sheriff for moral turpitude and from the county health officer for sanitary conditions. Denied applications may appeal in High Point Municipal Court.
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Greensboro
General Assembly
Guilford County
D. L. Donnell
High Point
Meat and Macaroni Salad For Sunday Dinner Menu
Recipe notes detail a meat and macaroni salad with diced meat, elbow macaroni, celery and pickles, served on lettuce with olives. Suggested dessert combo features vanilla ice cream with chocolate topping, whipped cream, and butter for a rich finish.
Simple Oven Baked Potatoes and Apple Crisp Recipe
Instructions describe baking large or small sweet potatoes with salt pepper and butter then mashing and rebaking in shells. Also included is an Apple Crisp using apples nutmeg water flour brown sugar and butter baked until tender. Market note mentions Leconte pears seedless grapes and new sweet potatoes offering menu variety.
Dinner Menu Highlights for Today
A luncheon menu lists Melon Balls Fried Chicken with Cream Gravy. Side dishes include Sweet Potatoes Corn on the Cob Grilled Tomatoes Hot Buttered Rolls and Apple Crisp. Coffee and Tea accompany the meal.
Guilford Furniture Relocates to Remodeled Quarters
Guilford Furniture Company moves from 113 115 East Commerce to 209 North Main into a remodeled building formerly occupied by W F Austin Furniture. The new location features updated fixtures and improved storefronts aligned with the company’s expanding operations.
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Guilford Furniture Company
East Commerce Street
North Main Street
W. F. Austin Furniture Company
Congressman Shannon to Quit House Seat
Representative Joseph B. Shannon of Missouri says he will not seek re election. He laments Congress is stagnant noting eight men draft all bills while the rest just sit. The veteran Democrat signals a political exit amid frustration with legislative pace.
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Joseph B. Shannon
Dem. Mo
Congress
Bossong to Expand Mills With $100000 Unit
The Southeastern Construction Co of Charlotte has won a $100000 contract to extend Bossong Hosiery mills in Asheboro. Work starts next week and will move quickly to completion. Groundwork has begun. Bossong cites rising business and optimistic outlook for the expansion. Alterations to the existing plant will also be made.
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Asheboro
Southeastern Construction Company
Charlotte
Bossong
Charles G. Bossong
Old Age Pension Checks Received
Sixteen old age pension checks totaling 319.50 passed to Mrs. Blanche Carr Sterne, Guilford County welfare officer, for distribution to beneficiaries. Checks ranged from seven to 30 dollars as part of a new assistance program. Guilford county provides 109671.50 of the annual total.
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Greensboro
Blanche Carr Sterne
Guilford County
Ill guests fall ill after Pleasant Garden ice cream party
In Asheboro 17 people became ill after consuming contaminated ice cream at a Pleasant Garden party last Saturday. Mrs E Odis Bulla of Asheboro remains most seriously ill in Randolph County Hospital with a 103 fever. Mr and Mrs John Rayle also of Asheboro are in serious condition at home. Dr Charles Sumner sent ice cream specimens to the Raleigh state lab for analysis.
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Richard King
Orange County
N. J
Mobile
King
Rio Grande
Brownsville
Henrietta Chamberlain
Miss Henrieta
Robert E. Lee
Asheboro
Spe‘al
Pleasant Garden
E. Odis Bulla
Ran
Dolph County Hospital
John Rayle
Charles Sumner
Randolph County
State Laboratory
Raleigh
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George Turrentine
NEA Service
Mise Henrieta
Nueces River
Mifflin Kenedy
Empire
Kenedy County
el Sauz
Henrietta King
Henrietta, King
Great King Ranch
King Domain
Kenedy Ranch
Kleberg
Ae PY
United Market Fresh Fish and Meats
North Main ST
Shannon
Miles
Ano
Lyles
Chevrolet
Ford
Essex
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