17 Jul 1930
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Newspaper
Old Fort News
Location
Old Fort, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1930
Page
1
Verse prompts a prayer for pride in work and duty read in the Old Fort News weekly page connected to the Marion Progress. The editor and business manager is named as Miss Gertrude Dula. The poem extols striving, useful labor, and helping others through daily toil.
The July 27 marker ceremony at Old Fort recalls frontier life with stories from James A. Dalton the towns oldest citizen and T Y Lytle a Confederate veteran. Dalton recounts Indian raids removal of stockade rocks and a draft line memory while Lytle shares Jack Lytle’s rifle hat tale.
The miniature golf course opened Monday afternoon with six arc lights and a crowd seen on Saturday night. Master Marley and Ike Caplan Jr. handed out coupons for a free game on Monday or Tuesday afternoon. Guests included Mrs Hattie Cline visiting from Texas for the Dula family reunion in August. Mrs Cline and Mr Theodore Cline later returned home.
Church notes list services at Old Fort group led by Minister E Hansel Sabbath School 10 a m Junior Christian Endeavor 6 30 p m Young People 7 15 p m Public worship 8 p m Prayer Meeting Wednesday 8 p m Sabbath School Communion 11 a m Oakdale 10 a m
A brief note on using a small amount of sugar to mitigate harsh tastes, similar to salt and pepper. It enhances flavors in meat sauces and gravies, binds components, and improves color.
President John G. Lonsdale argues the individual remains essential in large corporations. He cites leadership, accountability to the public via stock ownership, and the growing welfare measures for workers including education, hospital service, insurance, and retirement pensions as a humanitarian move benefiting both workers and institutions.
American Bankers Association argues that promotion depends on constant preparedness to take on larger duties. Real advancement means taking on harder tasks, not easier ones, and education should prepare employees in advance for higher responsibilities within the organization.
Mortgagee Lonon Brothers will sell at public auction for cash the 25 acre tract in North Cove Township McDowell County North Carolina. The sale follows a December 20 1929 mortgage by C A Medford and Sadie Medford recorded in Mortgage Book 41 page 144. Auction at Marion Court House July 4 1930 at 12 noon.
A brief reminder urges readers to renew The Progress subscription before expiration to avoid gaps in delivery and ensure continued access to the newspaper’s local coverage.
Old Fort readers should send news items for the Old Fort News page to Miss Gertrude Dula editor rather than directly to the Progress office. Mailing boxes are at Old Fort Drug Store and Bradley Drug Store. Postoffice Box 191 Old Fort NC.
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