October fires show larger losses than year before
North Carolina fire losses increased in October 1937 to 493 243 from 429 782 in October 1936. There were 172 fires this October versus 170 last year with rural and town fire breakdowns and several large losses including Gilmer's Department Store and a chair factory in Staley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Insurance
Dan C. Beney
Winston- Salem
Gilmer’s
Gilmer
Staley
Morrisville
Charlotte
Greensboro
Asheville
Durham
Goldsboro
Kinston
Henderson
Monroe
Statesville
Rocky Mount
Elizabeth City
Nashville
Washington
New Bern
Salisbury
Concord
Southern Pines
Fairmont
Pine Bluff
Oxford
Ayden
Pinehurst
Shelby
Pinetops
Franklin
Elm City
Graham
Smithfield
Plymouth
Southport
Aberdeen
Sanford
Williamston
Burnsville
Farmville
Raeford
Musterole Relieves Congestion and Colds Without Plaster
Grandmother swore by mustard for colds but Musterole offers relief like mustard plasters without blistering. The white ointment soothes sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck pleurisy rheumatic pains lumbago and back or joint pains. It may prevent pneumonia and is applied to chest or throat for cold symptoms.
Junior Orphanage to Open at Lexington in 1928
The Junior Order United American Mechanics announces the Lexington South Lexington orphanage will open March 1 1928 to receive North Carolina orphans. Delays in building and funding pushed back the start. superintendent W M Shuford plans staff and operations as the farm reports substantial hay, corn, and potato production since June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
United American Mechanics
North Carolina
South Lexington
National Junior Orphans Home
Tiffin
Ohio
W. M. Shuford
Shuford
Lexington Observes Thanksgiving Day Across County
Lexington and Davidson county plan a Thanksgiving with most stores closed and manufacturing plants pausing operations. Miss Mary Trice of the Lexington Retail Merchants association announces the closures. A union service at First Lutheran Church led by Rev. Dwight Ware opens the day, with Rev. W. S. Holmes directing under the ministerial association. Rural churches across Davidson county also hold services on Thanksgiving day or Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Davidson County
Mary Trice
Lexington Retail Merchants Association
Dwight Ware
Lexington Ministerial Association
Episcopal Church
Ministerial Associaton
Ice age relics noted by North Carolina geologist
Raleigh reports state geologist H. J. Bryson explains North Carolina bears glacier scars from earlier ice sheets. He cites U shaped Chimney Rock valley, moraines, potholes, and boulders carried from distant regions, with ice depths up to 1 300 feet locally and 2 800 feet in the Adirondacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Dixie
H. J. Bryson
Bryson
North Carolina
Chimney Rock
United States
Adirondacks
New York
Greensboro
New England Flood Damage Estimated At 25 to 30 Million
Estimates in the hands of Secretary Hoover place the New England flood damage at between 25 million and 30 million dollars. The figures were compiled from state reports chambers of commerce and railroad assessments across the affected region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
New England
Chambers of Commerce
Special Thanksgiving Service at St Marys Tomorrow
Rev H Norwood Bowne of St Marys Episcopal announces a special Thanksgiving service at the church tomorrow morning at 9 15 conducted at the corner of North Main Street and West Farriss Avenue by the rector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
North Main Street
West Farriss Avenue
H. Norwood Bowne
Lexing ton Retail Merchants Banquet Attended by Leaders
A large crowd gathered at the First Reformed church dining room in Lexington for a Monday night banquet of the Lexington Retail Merchants association. Eugene Newsome of Durham, president of the North Carolina Retail Merchants association, and Willard L. Dowell of Raleigh, secretary of the State Merchants association, were principal speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Lexington Retail Merchants’ Association
First Reformed Church
Eugene Newsome
Durham
North Carolina Retail Merchants Association
Willard L. Dowell
Raleigh
State Merchants Association
Thanksgiving Day Program Presented at High School
The freshman class under Miss Elsie Dale Hunter presented a two part Thanksgiving program at the high school. Devotional exercises led by Marie Payne featured reading prayer and a review of Thanksgiving history. The play Scotch Grace with Mabel Mary Drew Dalton and cast members Cecila Hill Frank Sizemore Dorothy Bowen and others concluded with the Burns score and the student body singing a Thanksgiving song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Dale Hunter
Marie Payne
Coolidge
Mabel
Mary Drew Dalton
Cecilia Hill
Frank Sizemore
Dorothy Bowen
Dora Lamet
Mildred Yates
Ruth Poole
Danderine Promises To Neutralize Hair Acidity
If your hair fails to hold a simple wave for days excess acidity may be to blame. The remedy Danderine neutralizes the acid dissolves dandruff scales and leaves hair soft shiny and healthy. A bottle costs thirty five cents and lasts weeks with a few drops on a comb or towel.
Desert feast offered at Stove Pipe Wells station
Death Valley Calif November 23 A Thanksgiving dinner featuring local flora and fauna will be offered by a Stove Pipe Wells establishment. The menu reportedly includes cactus cocktails edible lizards and chuckwallas as part of a regional food showcase for visitors and residents alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stove Pipe Wells
Death Valley
Calif
Thanksgiving Menu From Death Valley Dinner Page
The read menu includes Cholla cactus cocktail, Filet of chuckwalla, soup nectar of wild turnip, Death Valley crackers in the sun, Miners lettuce and cactus hearts salad, Fried antelope valley steak, Sweet tack cactus shaped cookies, pumpkin pie and ice cream. Feasts typical of Thanksgiving are noted in the offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Death Valley
Thanksgiving Dinner for A. M. E. Zios Church Benefit
A Thanksgiving dinner will be held tomorrow at the Odd Fellows hall on Washington street to benefit the A. M. E. Zios church. All friends of the church are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Washington Street
A. M. E. Zios Church
Church
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N.Y
Bon-Opto
Gure
Arlington Hotel
Cairo
Fairfax
Martinique
Tren Hall
Maddux, Marshall, Moss & Mallory
Wwe
OUR
Columbia
S. C
Dr. Pierce
J. B. Carter
Bull St
High Point Grain & Feed Company
High Point, N
Queen Olives
George Washington
Windsor
Turkey
Western
New
India
Macaroniau Gratin
Mlice
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