Grubb Freed Over Church Burning Charge
Lexington May 15 Dock Grubb a Con rad Hill township farmer was freed when Judge Stack ordered the case non suited involving the burning of a church building. The town’s citizens contended the building was for church use only and ownership caused the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grubb
Conrad Hill Township
Stack
John Glover
Jackson Hill
Davidson Courts
Glover
Watt Davis
Olive
Lexington
Recorder
Kady Johnson
California Fig Syrup Ad Encourages Parents to Use
A vintage notice promotes California Fig Syrup as a reliable laxative for children and babies. It urges mothers to request the genuine product by brand name to avoid imitations and notes directions are printed on the bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klurry
California
Mountcastle Knitting Company to Rise in Lexington
Ground broken for Mountcastle Knitting Company building in Lexington covering 50 by 140 feet with two stories in one half and three in the other. The 20 000 square foot brick and steel plant will house fifty knitting machines including a Banner Jacquard type and will employ initial capital of 400 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Mountcastle Knitting Company
G. W. Mountcastle
Kenneth Mountcastle
Winston-Salem
Holland E. Shoaf
Jacquard
Forests in the British Isles Grow With New Plantings
England and Wales now have 62 forests and Scotland 50. Many trees remain small but about 15 new forests are established by the Forestry Commission each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Wales
Scotland
Forestry Commission
Patents Do Not Give Monopoly in Glue Patent Case
The U S Supreme Court ruled that the Perkins Glue Company patent for starch glue used in wood veneering did not sustain a substantial monopoly. The decision was handed down in Washington and involved Holland Furniture Company of Holland Michigan as the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Perkins Glue Company
Lansdale
Holland Furniture Company
Holland, Mich
Battery Park Arcade Corpora tion Chartered in Asheville
A state charter was granted today to Battery Park Arcade Corporation of Asheville to conduct a real estate business with authorized capital of one million dollars and ten thousand dollars subscribed by Walter P. Taylor Haywood Parker and Ruffner Campbell all of Asheville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Battery Park Arcade Corporation of
Asheville
Walter P. Taylor
Haywood Parker
Ruffner Campbell
Evening column debates modern work shifts and fashion
A social column discusses women paying ten dollars weekly to work in exclusive tea shops, tipping dynamics, and poor working conditions. It also follows Lena Wilson and James Stillman Jr in a budding romance and critiques fashion harms from high heels to sedentary life, praising honest critics and tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinderella
North Woods
Lena Wilson
James Stillman, Jr
America
Bud
Lena
Europe
Charles Mayo
Summer silk suits prefer link buttons for closing
The piece notes summer silk suits favor link buttons for closure and mention color accents.
Lexington Hosts North Carolina's First Remote Radio Station
Lexington plans the state's first remote control broadcasting station through the Lexington Chamber of Commerce. The inaugural program airs Friday at 10 PM featuring the Lexington Radio Quartette, with members Charles E. LeFevre Howard A. Graut Wat McCain and August Ruof Jr. The station links to Greensboro's WNRC for regular Friday night broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
North Carolina
C. M. Starkey
Lexington Chamber of Commerce
Lexington Radio Quartette
Charles E. LeFevre
Howard A. Graut
Wat McCain
August Ruof, Jr
WNRC
Greensboro
All Of Them Rub Words From Too Much Useless Talk
A researcher compiles a playful list of redundant and silly terms from a broad corpus. The note suggests curiosity about language and the habit of collecting odd phrases for humor or study.
Good Apple Crop in Western North Carolina May 15
Enterprise Bureau reports a first rate apple crop expected in Western North Carolina this year with prospects for a good average harvest. Last year’s production was nearly wiped out by unfavorable weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Agriculture
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Norfolk
Charleston
Savannah
Brunswick
Jacksonville
Mobile
New Orleans
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Helen T. Bailie
Mary Miller
Iowa
Mary
Gordon Denmark
Etta Collier
Fla
Denmark
Etha Denmark
Lexington Goes ON Radio
Davidson City
Dub
Congressional
Fime
Mothers of America
A&p
Tetley’s
Sunnyville Bacon
Kelloggs Sunny Field Post
Daize
Maize
Paunas
Belle Isle
Maslin
Baty
Abbas
Florida
Via
Southern Rail
High Point
N. C
Savannah, Ga
Miami
Tampa
Havana
Cuba
Southern Railway
H. D. Saunders
High Point, N. C
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