Rural electricity usage hits record in 1448 year
Rural areas report the highest level of electric power use for more purposes in 1448, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
26 Jan 1949
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Newspaper
Tabor City Tribune
Location
Tabor City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1949
Page
1
Rural areas report the highest level of electric power use for more purposes in 1448, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
A collection of humorous notes and snippets from the Taber City Tribune. Includes Mrs. Blanche Hyman recalling Christmas Eve chewing tobacco at Western Auto, a call to Operator 16 in Wilmington, jokes about the Loris police, parking lines, and playful quips from local residents like Pod Spivey Carlton Westmoreland and Rotarians hearers.
The piece confirms the European orphan is a boy and questions adoption precedent. Jack Strickland reports a Richmond letter with his name only, prompting praise for postal accuracy. Jimmy Husham and Ben Nesmith are praised for teaching Tabor citizens to spot counterfeit money.
Eldred Prince of Sons presented a history program at the Tabor City Rotary Club Supper Club. It showcased 1933 to WWII surrender recordings with voices including Roosevelt during the 1944 campaign, Eisenhower on D Day, and MacArthur at Japan’s surrender. Howard Wooten chaired. guest Paul Mashburn of Chadbourn Rotary attended.
Mrs Edward Dmytryk, ex wife of the producer, says he did not disclose a $30,000 bonus from a 1947 property settlement. She asks the court to hold him in contempt and seeks half the bonus plus payment of costs.
The writer discusses using Waccamaw bank counter checks for jotting down notes. Ben Nesmith remarks that such practice is common and jokes about staff expansion if all checks issued returned as actual checks.
A mother seeks enforcement of alimony and child support for her seven year old son Michael, alleging payments are overdue by a year. The filing details the amounts claimed and requests court action to collect the support.
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