One Store Handles All Local Produce in Buncombe
May 13. In the Sandy Mush section of Buncombe county a single local store buys all farm produce for the community. County Agent L D Thrash says the store, 25 miles from Asheville, calls Asheville daily to learn current prices and buys farmers output at city prices. This creates a ready market for surplus products.
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Asheville
Sandy Mush
Buncombe County
L. D. Thrash
Thrash
Efird
No Alarm Doctor Madam
A brittle courtroom style exchange shows a wife and judge reacting to a dramatic line about a husband harming himself with smoking and the implied medical risk. The dialogue tone hints at a satirical or theatrical piece.
Industry growth revolutionizes social order in the state
Dr. E C Brooks, head of North Carolina State College, tells textile makers in Atlantic City that industry reshapes government and society. He warns that industry and civic policy must stay aligned as laboratories of machines and social life advance, stressing research must improve human welfare and unity.
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Atlantic City
N. J
E. C. Brooks
North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering
National Association of Textile Manufacturers
New England
Dr. Brooks
Brooks
Cooperation and progress amid discord in industrial society
The text argues that rapid industrial progress outpaces social development, urging broadened research to align both. It notes private inquiry into human emotions, calls for farm and factory cooperation, and highlights the textile industry as a link needing collaboration across raw production, mills, and finished goods to ensure steady fiber supply.
Children of Old Carolina Pageant Draws Hundreds
In Greensburg on May 1 a pageant titled Children of Old Carolina drew several hundred schoolchildren to Memorial Stadium for a 4 39 pm start. The event, a historical review of the state's life, was arranged and coached by Miss Barbara T Rockwell of the UNC extension division.
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Greensbury
Old Carolina
Memorial Stadium
Barbara T. Rockwell
University of North Carolina
Southern asserts Moores accident due to careless driving
In Greensboro on May 12 the Southern railroad argues in district court that the death of J A Morrow at a crossing on June 12 1926 in Rowan county resulted from his own carelessness not railroad negligence. The brief claims the crossing is unobscured and the engineer blew his whistle and that Morrow failed to stop his car due to brakes being absent.
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Greensboro
G. C. Moore
J. A. Morrow
Southern Railroad
Morrow
Rowan County
Cleveland
Bear Poplar
New Barracks to Rise at Fort Bragg
The War Department announced awards for the Fort Bragg project with general construction to Charles W. Noble and R. J. Rasmussen of LaCrosse Wisconsin for 25147 dollars. Plumbing goes to Palmer-Spivey of Charlotte 16400 dollars and heating to W. W. Dick of Greensboro 15249 dollars. Construction must start by June 1 and finish by June 1 1928. The complex will house 1147 men of the field artillery garrison.
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Washington
Charles W. Noble
R. J. Rasmussen
LaCrosse
Wis
Fort Bragg
N. C
War Department
Palmer-Spivey
Charlotte
W. W. Dick
Greensboro
Sure Of It Traveler Train Stop Exchange
Dialogue captures a traveler asking if a train will pause for a drink and the conductor confirming the stop and urging the traveler to join. The scene reflects a passing show dynamic with brief, humorous exchange.
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