Homesteaders to Have Chance to Get Homes On U. S. Owned Acres
Washington reports that the interior department will revive homesteading on public land under new rules. The maximum claim will be 320 acres with a requirement of fertile, well watered land. Existing 1934 and 1935 orders remain in force while amendments to the Taylor grazing act are considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interior Department
Ickes
Grazing Division
Department Division of Investigation
Secretary of the Interior
Farmer Recalls Forgiveness Request for 35-Year-Old Chicken Theft
Orangeburg South Carolina July 31 David Dantzler a farmer reports receiving one hundred dollars and a plea for forgiveness from a woman who stole a brood of chickens from him 35 years ago The woman now lives in New York and says The Lord has forgiven me and now I want your forgiveness without which I cannot rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangeburg
S. C
David Dantzler
Here
Dantzler
New York
Spotted Fever Victim Reported in High Point
County health officer Dr. R M Buie said Clifton Anderson 11 of route 1 was ill with Rocky Mountain spotted fever the first victim reported this year The disease is contracted from a tick carrying the germ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
R. M. Buie
Clifton Anderson
Route 1
Rocky Mountain
Doctor Injured While Aiding Auto Crash Victims
In Roanoke on July 31 Dr. Joseph T. Graham gave first aid to two car crash victims and assisted their ambulance transfer. He then broke his knee cap as he reentered his car to depart the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Joseph T. Graham
Missionary Brooks to Speak at Pentecostal Church
Rev. J. W. Brooks, a returned missionary from Africa, will address the Pentecostal Holiness church Tuesday night August 4 at 7 45 showing a moving picture of work in Africa. He will be in town for one night only and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Brooks
Africa
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Mr. Brooks
Skunk Stuffing Brings Divorce in Wichita
Mrs. Margaret L. Jones testified before District Judge Robert Nesmith that her husband William J. Jones forced her to stuff skunks, a task she deemed intolerable and led to her divorce. The Wichita case ends with the judge granting the divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kans
Margaret L. Jones
Robert Nesmith
William J. Jones
Middlewest Watches Rapid Advances In Prices Of Food
The drought enters its third month as the Midwest faces higher farm and food costs. Wheat feed grain and hay rise, milk up at least a cent a quart with another penny in Lincoln. Fires devastate Seneca and Crosby areas while rains give brief relief in Montana and Dakota regions. Air patrols to curb new outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Midwest
Lincoln
Neb
Tnderdry
Seneca
S. D
Crosby
Minn
Dr. Abernethy Dies in Asheville at 45
Dr George Abernethy of Hickory brother of Mrs J L Thompson died Friday night in Asheville from a throat hemorrhage. He was born November 1 1890 in Hickory and practiced dentistry in Liberty South Carolina. Survived by his father stepmother sister and four brothers including L F and J L Abernethy of Asheville and A E Abernethy of Hickory. He served as assistant deputy marshal under U S Marshal Charles Price in Asheville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Abernethy
Hickory
J. L. Thompson
Asheville
Corinth Reformed Church
Abernethy
Liberty
S. C
Julius F. Abernethy
Mary Aice Whitener Abernethy
Thompson
L. F. Abernethy
J. L. Abernethy
A. E. Abernethy
J. W. Abernethy
Newton
Mr. Abernethy
Charles Price
North Brook School enrolls record start of term
North Brook No. 2 began school Monday July 27 with the largest starting enrollment in the school's history. Fourth grade teacher Ralph Beam is the only new staffer, replacing Kohn Baker who moves to Crouse. Other faculty include Principal W. A. Hull and teachers Luther Houser Karl Beam Minnie Mull Sara Hovis Juanita Mull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Brook No. 2
Ralph Beam
Kohn Baker
Crouse
W. A. Hull
Luther Houser
Karl Beam
Minnie Mull
Sara Hovis
Juanita Mull
Mechanical Soldiers Hit Tough Trial in Army War Game
Chicago dispatch says U S army's mechanized force the enemy in a large Midwest mock battle. The test unit includes cavalry, artillery, tanks, armored cars and air support moving from Fort Knox to Camp Custer for maneuvers after August 8 under Maj. Gen. Kilbourne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States Army
Midwest
Camp Custer
Michigan
C. E. Kilbourne
Second Army
General Headquarters Air Forces
Aimy
1St Cavalry
68Th Field Artillery
19Th Field Artillery
Air Corps
Kelbourne
Fort Knox
Kilbourne
Deputy Gowens Fatally Shot in Graham During Arrest
Lawrence G. Gowens deputy sheriff and jailer died at Rainey Hospital after being shot by Robert S Campbell who had earlier wounded his wife Bertha Campbell. Campbell fled as a posse formed and Graham police and county officers pursued him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Lawrence G. Gowens
Alamance County
Rainey Hospital
Robert S. Campbell
Bertha
Graham
Gowens
Campbell
Green and McClure
H. J. Stockard
Hallie Moore
Revival Meeting At Pentecostal Church On Rhynes Heights
A revival will begin at the Pentecostal Holiness church on Rhynes Heights Sunday August 9 at 7 45 PM and continue for two weeks or longer. Services each evening at 7 45 led by Rev. W J Noble of Kinston NC and all are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Rhynes Heights
W. J. Noble
Kinston
N. C
Chevrolet Dealers Enthusiastic Over Lubrication Clinic
L O Rector manager of the Marshall Chevrolet Company Lincolnton expresses enthusiasm after a Lubrication Clinic held Thursday and Friday July 30 and 31. A Guaker State Refinery lubrication expert led clinics across eastern and southeastern cities and set records for cars serviced at the Lincolnton event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. O. Rector
Marshall Chevrolet Company
Chevrolet
Lincolnton
Guaker
Hoyle Clan Will Meet August 30 At Kadesh Church
The Petter Hoyl reunion with the Belwood Hoyles will be held at Kadesh church twelve miles north of Shelby on Thursday afternoon August 30. Mrs. Elizabeth Hoyle Rucker of Charlotte announces the gathering and says a program will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petter Hoyl
Peter Hoyle
Belwood Hoyles
Kadesh Church
Shelby
Elizabeth Hoyle Rucker
Charlotte
Comet Peltier Nears Earth As Astronomers Track Orbit
Amateur discoverer Leslie C. Peltier of Delphos Ohio reports the newly found Peltier comet is approaching Earth at about 50 million miles now and will be 16 million miles away by August 4 as Harvard University astronomers at Cambridge predict.
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Peltier
Earth
Leslie C. Peltier
Delphos
Ohio
Garageman
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Legion Auxiliary Wins Award In Asheville
The Lincolnton Auxiliary unit of the American Legion earned a state convention award in Asheville for outstanding community service. It also received recognition for the largest representation at the meeting. The protracted meeting will start at Gainesville Baptist church on the second Sunday in August at 11 o’clock, announced by Rev. L. A. Bangle. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincolnton
American Legion
Asheville
Gainesville Baptist Church
Rev. L. A. Bangle
Mrs Joe R Nixon Dies After Illness in Lincolnton
Obituary notes the death of Audrey Pruden Nixon wife of Prof Toe R Nixon superintendent of county schools. Born August 23 1890 she taught in Northampton Durham and Gaston counties and was active in the Methodist church Woman's Missionary Society Sorosis club and local literary work. Survived by husband and two sons George had died in 1934 and Kemp and Joe Jr. remain with siblings and Pruden family listed. Funeral Tuesday at 11 from First Methodist Church.
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Audrey Pruden Nixon
Toe. R. Nixon
Nixon
Lincoln Hospital
Joe
R., Jr
Kemp Nixon
George
Verona Hoggard
David Ss. Barnes
Wallace Watson
George Robert Stephenson
Hilda Pruden
Severn
N. C
Gordon Pruden
Stanley Pruden
Raleigh
George Pruden
North Carolina College For Women
Woman’s College
Greensboro
Northampton
Durham
Gaston
Methodist Church
Woman's Missionary Society
Gastonia
Sorosis
Lincolnton
First Methodist Church
A. L. Stanford
Claude Moser
Knox Accepts Place On Ticket Of Party And Flays New Deal
Chicago dispatch reports Col. Frank Knox accepting the Republican nomination for vice president beside Alf Landon. Knox defends free enterprise and condemns Roosevelt era “hysterical experiments,” urging voters to choose the American Way and self-reliance over a paternalistic state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Chicago
Frank Knox
United States
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Chicago Daily News
Roosevelt
America
Chicago Stadium
Alf Landon
Lincolnton Youth Nominated for West Point Exam
Washington July 31 designation of William L Aycock 204 South Apple street Lincolnton as candidate for examinations next March for admission to the Military academy at West Point on July 1 1937 announced by the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William L. Aycock
Aspen Street
Lincolnton
Military Academy
West Point
War Department
Landon Hosts Political Talks Ahead of Kansas Primary
Gov. Alf M. Landon meets with a slate of callers in Topeka as the Kansas primary nears. Leaders of the senatorial campaign and Townsend movement visit, while Dr. Francis Townsend plans an address supporting endorsed candidates. Landon votes Tuesday in Independence.
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Topeka
Kas
Alf M. Landon
Estes Park
Colo
Summer Ranch
John G. Townsend, Jr
Delaware
Frederick Steiner
Oregon
Francis E. Townsend
Townsend
Landon
Kansas
Independence
Will G. West
Jonathan Davis
Walter Huxman
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue
Failures In Death By Own Action At Jail
Asheville July 31 Craig Styles jailed on a larceny charge cut his arms with a sharpened belt buckle in a death by own action attempt. Hours later he tried to hang himself with knotted clothes but officers intervened. He was sentenced in court to four months for attempting death by own action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Craig Styles
Rhodes Reunion Set for August 4 at St Pauls Church
Rhodes reunion moves from Mrs. Eliza Lineberger home near Dallas to St. Pauls Lutheran church on August 4. Program includes music, invocations by Rev. Spengle, president Jesse C. Sigman address, family history, Hon. C A Jonas speech, memorials, picnic dinner, minutes reading, business session and closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Lineberger
Dallas
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
F. M. Spengle
Jesse C. Sigman
C. A Jonas
Method In His Madness Gunbusta
Dillpick asks why you sit by the window at meals. Gunbusta replies that window patrons get the largest helpings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunbusta
Dillpick
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U. S
Census Bureau
General Land Office
Congress
Beene
Pentecostal Church
Middlewest
DR. Abernethy
North Brook
Ileas
Budstun
Eric O. Wendelin
Quincy
Madrid
Spain
Sailing Atlantic At
Marin
Atlantic
France
L. G. Gowens
Graham Man
Hoyle
Legion Auxiliary
Joe. R. Nixon
FLAYS
Ameri
Col
Executive Mansion
Rhodes
Joe Gish
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