Doctor Ramseur buys piece of island near plantation
Dr. W. L. Ramseur, Kings Mountain physician, says he did not buy an entire island as radio reports claimed. He explains he purchased a nut on Plantation Island near Geracoke, a former Coast Guard station site, describing the tract as part of a larger, duck and fish rich area reachable by boat in about three hours.
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W. L. Ramseur
Kings Mountain
Ramseur
Plantation Island
Ganke
Geracoke Island
Coast Guard
Aughingly
Harrill Amputee Receives New Auto Under VA Program
Kings Mountain Navy veteran Charles Harrill received a Pontiac through the Veterans Administration as part of a law allowing in service amputees to a government auto gift. The car, delivered via Kineald's Garage in Bessemer City, came with exact color and accessories as Harrill requested. Harrill, wounded in action in the Pacific, praised Ira Kincaid for aiding the effort.
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Charles Harrill
Kings Mountain Navy
Veterans Administration
Kineald
Bessemer City
Harrill
Ira Kincaid
Competition and Labor Freedom in America
Compete and live Americans take pride in ability to do hard jobs well. They favor merit as the guide to handiwork and warn that forced closed shops threaten free economy. This piece argues for competition among labor and management, noting dangers of monopolies in any system and contrasting with Nazi Germany and Soviet union practices.
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America
Americi
Gunnar “Anderson
Federation of Swedish Labor Unions
Nazi Germany
Hitler
Stalin
Divorce Action by Publication in North Carolina
Roy Anderson sues Willie Mae Anderson in Cleveland County Superior Court for divorce on statutory grounds. Defendant must answer within 20 days of service by publication at Shelby courthouse. Dated May 27, 1947. E A Houser Jr Clerk of Superior Court.
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Service BY
North Carolina
Cleveland County
Roy Anderson
Willie Mae Anderson
Superior Court
Shelby
E. A. Houser, Jr
False Teeth May Be Used Soon After Tooth Loss
In Chicago a dental expert reports that nearly everyone can begin using false teeth immediately after tooth removal. The Journal of the American Dental Association notes immediate denture placement is increasingly popular as a standard practice following the last tooth extraction.
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Chicago
Journal of the
American Dental Association
Cucumber downy mildew tipped to Reach North Carolina
Dr D E Ellis research associate pro faneer of ise warns cucumber growers that downy mildew is moving northward and could reach Southeastern North Carolina soon. Northern counties may not need copper dust until June 10. Recommend weekly applications of copper dust with a diluent such as pyror vyilte or talc and caution on weather’s role in outbreak.
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D. E. Ellis
Pro Faneer
Ise
N.C
North Carolina
Dr. Ellis
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