Industrial Review of State During Past Week
State leaders warn against further government cost growth amid signs of stagnation. Reports show Asheboro peach harvest, tobacco sales in Chadbourn, new bridges, filling stations, highways, and plant expansions across multiple counties. Highlights include $400,000 church in Charlotte, tobacco warehousing, and ongoing road, bridge, and industrial projects statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littleton
Smithfield
Charlotte
Asheboro
High Point
Greensboro
Mebane—Furniture
Siler City
Lumberton
Fayetteville
Louisburg
Louiisburg
Elizabeth City Edits and New Construction Projects
Elizabeth City reports progress on a central high school nearing completion and work on a new Carolina theatre costing 150000 dollars. Currituck county ships large sweet potatoes. Building costs show labor rising faster than materials since 1914 with July 1926 material 39.8 labor 60.2. The National Board of Fire Underwriters Building Code boosts public fire safety. About 1,200000 customers own 10,451,843 shares of public utilities stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
North Carolina
Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Martin County
Salisbury
North Carolina Federation of Labor
Hendersonville
Raleigh
Mount Tabor
Morehead City
North Carolina Forestry Association
Annua
Elizabeth City
New Central High School
Currituck County
New Carolina Theatre
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Consolidation Driven by Efficiency and Cost Reduction
The merger aims at economy in production and distribution. It focuses on increasing efficiency to lower overall costs and improve business performance.
Railway official retires after fifty years of service
DERBY England Sept 3 Mr T Bellington an official of the London Midland and Scottish railway has retired after fifty years in service. He traveled over 500 000 miles on daily journeys to his home in Matlock spending three years aboard trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
Eng
T. Bellington
London, Midland and Stottich Railway
Matlock
American Railway Committee Meets September Tenth
The Southeast Shippers Advisory board schedules its 15th regular meeting at the Read House in Chattanooga on Sept 10. W C Kendall will summarize national transport trends ahead of J B Hill's address, with reports from 23 commodity committees and southeastern railroads detailing October to December 1926 car needs and loading practices. Over 500 industry and railroad reps are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
United States
W. C. Kendall
American RailWay Association
Washington, D. C
J. B. Hill
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
Southeast Shippers’ Advisory Board
Read House
Chattanooga
Tenn
Southeastern
A. G. T. Moore
Southern Pine Association
Charlotte
N. C
Lakeland
Fla
Heart All Wrong A Worcestershire Schoolboy Case
A schoolboy from Oldbury Worcestershire is found to have all internal organs on the opposite side from normal. The remarkable medical case concerns situs inversus and prompts examination by doctors at the local hospital. Further details on prognosis and treatment are to be reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Oldbury
Worcestershire
Transposition of the Sternal Viscera Confirmed by X Ray
A school medical officer identified a rare condition known as transposition of the s ternal viscera and confirmed the diagnosis through X ray examination.
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Sion
Calvin Coolidge
Frazier Park
Chadbourn
Ramseur
Wilson—Morehead Island, Inc
Corinth
Wade
Norlina
Palmer Springs
Warrenton
Carolina Power and Light Company
Williamston
Caldwell
Catawba
Hickory
Lenoir
Wilson Motor CO
Sa ‘ cd
Wilson
Motor Company
Easy Terms North State Insurance & Loan Co
Commercial Bank
Siceloff Ice
American Railway Committee
Piggly Wiggly Ocally Owned and Operated
Libby
Avalon Br
van Camp
Yone
North Main St
J. L. Darr
Cement Contractor
Starr Motor Co
Hamilton Street
Philadelphia
Southern Railway System
Southern Railway
Baltimore
R. H. Graham
D. P
FISK
Fisk Balloons
Tire
City Tire and
Vulcanizing Co
Washington St
Carolina Motor Club
Jackson Springs
Moore County, N.C
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