Spainhours Celebrate Their Golden Wedding in Morganton
Hon Joseph F. Spainhour and Sue Parks of Morganton marked their Golden Wedding on September 26 1883 in Mouth of Wilson Virginia. The couple, long active in North Carolina public life and Baptist work, hosted a family dinner with eight children and several grandchildren present. A second note mentions Wilkes County farmers coping with silo filling amid scarce silage cutters.
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Morganton
E. S. Coffey
Boone
J. L. Hemphill
North Wilkesboro
Cynthia Greer
Grant, Va
Spainhour
North Carolina
County Recorder's Court
The
Baptist Church
Spainhours
China
P. W. Hamlett
Wusih
I. G. Greer
Thomasville
C. M. Spainhour
Chicago
Earnest Walker
Joe Spainhour
Ralph Spainhour
Sugar Grove
Hal Teague
Walter Spainhour
Lenoir
Paul Spainhour
Ernest Walker
Anderson Street
F. M. Parks
Mary Jane
Gordon
Bobby Parks
Pittsburgh
Penn
Joseph Spainhour
Paul
Greatest Circus on Golden Jubilee Tour Heads to Winston-Salem
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Combined Circus marks its Golden Jubilee with a Delhi Durbar reproduction opening in Winston-Salem on October 13. The gala features 2000 personnel, 50 elephants, exotic acts from Burma and Europe, and a four stage five ring program with over 800 performers and 100 clowns.
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Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey
Ringling Brothres
Winston- Salem
Delhi
India
Orient
Burma
Don Colleano
Alfredo Cadona
Vabanque
Marcellus
Ageno
Yacopi
Danwill
Rubio
Ben Hamid
Zacchini
Human Projectile
Lucita Leers
Aerial Star
al Powell
Flying Bowknot
Conservation Camp Planned for Avery County
A Citizens Conservation Camp will be established near Linville Falls serving Avery and Burke Counties. Efforts by Congressman A L Bulwinkle secured the camp for Avery County in the Tenth North Carolina District. The opening date is not set but may begin soon per a letter to R W Wall, attorney of Newland from Avery Advocate.
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A. L. Bulwinkle
Congress
North Carolina
Avery County
Citizens Conservation
Linville Falls
Avery
Burke
Bulwinkle
R. W. Wall
Newland
Avery Advocate
Capons and Caponizing Bulletin Free From State College
State College poultry department releases Experiment Station Bulletin 290 Capons and Caponizing offering free to North Carolina poultry growers. It promises a guaranteed income of 1000 dollars a year for life and 500 dollars a year for life plus eight other large cash annuity awards in the Baltimore Sunday American contest. Order from newsboy or news dealer.
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Poultry Department
State College
North Carolina
Life
Baltimore Sunday American
Newland Likely to Get Public Works Water System
Newland expects a government financed water works and fire protection under the national recovery act. Local labor would be used, paid 45 cents per hour for a 30 hour week, skilled workers at 1.10 per hour. Mayor A W Ray and aldermen met in Asheville about the project seeking $25 000 for construction with favorable indications of funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery
Newland
Public Works Division
A. W. Ray
B. B. McGuire
T. E. Moore
C. L. Jesse
Asheville
Battery Park Hotel
Frank Page
State Public Works Board
Obituary of Roy Franklin Williams
Roy Franklin Williams born November 11 1888 married Connie Hayes November 29 1914. He leaves five living children five children and a devoted wife plus an aged mother three sisters and two brothers. He joined Poplar Grove Baptist Church February 5 1921 and was a devoted churchman and neighbor respected for kindness and leadership. He passed away leaving a community grieving his loss.
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Roy Franklin Williams
Connie Hayes
Spirit Land
Williams
Poplar Grove Baptist Church
Brother Williams
Belief Spreads on Loss Turned Spiritual Gain
Readers reflect on the idea that a personal loss may be seen as another’s eternal gain. The sentiment appears in sermons and letters discussing faith, consolation, and the afterlife.
Newland Named Caldwell County Drys Candidate
Governor W. C. Newland a prominent attorney is named as the Caldwell county drys candidate for the repeal election on November 7. Over two hundred names signed the petition as wets delay naming a candidate while circulating for J. K. Moore with a goal of 1 000 signatures.
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Wilkes County
Chambray
Wolverine
Keplar’s Style
New City
T. C. Hodges
B. T. Robertson
Newland Day
Miller’s Floral Shoppe
East Main Street
Icarolina Stores
Laurel Valley
Maxwell House
Arette Ciga
Chesterfield Way
Chesterfield
Liccerr & Myers Tosacco Co
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