Donnaha Deserts: Tragedy Follows Road Improvements
A Greensboro News piece recalls Donnaha in Yadkin county once thriving with a distillery, chair leg factory, and four stores. Decline follows new highways, depopulation, and the suicide of depot agent Goosby whose death seals the village’s collapse.
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Henry Belk
Greensboro News
North Carolina
Yadkin River
Donnaha
Yadkin Valley
Yadkin
East Bend
Boonville
Yadkinville
Goosby
Southern Railroad
Speas
H. C. Metz
Winston-Salem
Forsyth
Winston Salem
How to bud a fruit tree in June Raleigh article
The piece explains shield budding for peaches plums cherries and other fruits in June when bark slips. It covers stock sizes bud placement on inverted T cuts and tying methods plus post union care and top removal timing. It also notes poultry tips and a humidifier innovation for heated rooms.
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Raleigh
N. C
State College
Department of Agriculture
State utility regulation seen as essential in modern government
North Carolina Attorney General James S. Manning argues state regulation of public utilities is essential as demand grows and services expand. He notes widespread adoption since 1906 and urges commissions to remain independent arbiters with capable staff to ensure fair rates, service, and non political operation.
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James S. Manning
State of
North Carolina
United States
North and
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Railroad Commission
Public Service Commissions
Liquor Killing Sparks Outcry In Buncombe County
The Buncombe County deputy sheriff was shot to death by a young bootlegger while officers tried to arrest him. The writer condemns liquor traffic and urges support for officers enforcing prohibition, citing past killings and university discipline cases tied to drinking.
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Statesville Sentinel
Buncombe County
Chey
al Smith
United States
Thrift as Foundation of Success in Home and Business
A quote emphasizes thrift as the simple yet crucial basis of business success and home contentment, linking prudent spending to social standing and personal achievement.
Home economics teachers eyed for district plan
Influence of home demonstration work leads several schools to plan adding home economics teachers next year, says a district agent for the State College extension service.
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State College Extension Service
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Mountain City
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Mtn. City
Boone Trail Transfer CO
Madron Bros. Jr
Rivers Printing Company
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