Preservation of windmills and fast sea travel notes
An essay discusses France's windmill preservation in Brittany and Normandy while windmills across Europe fade with gasoline engines. It recalls Rex's record Atlantic crossing at 28.92 knots, 3,181 miles in four days thirteen hours, and hints at Conte di Savoia potentially beating the Rex. It also argues for stronger federal crime powers and a tougher stance on criminals, favoring whipping posts as deterrence.
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France
Brittany
Normandy
Holland
Cape Cod
Middle West
Rex
Francesco Tarabotto
Atlantic
Gibraltar
Ambrose
Italy
Tarabotto
America
England
Delaware
Competence and Thrift in a Village Household
A family headed by Tony Baldasarri runs a handyman household with eight children who contribute to home labor. Son John aims to study law yet works for neighbors. the piece highlights industrious youth and practical thrift lessons from an aging narrator. It contrasts Tony’s thrifty approach with general poor finances.
Appreciating George Preston Sherrill Pioneer Builder of Beaver Dam
George Preston Sherrill died at Beaver Dam on August 31 at 83. Born in Caldwell County in 1850, he married Mary Gryder in 1869 and raised six children. A wagon maker and house contractor, he funded churches and Sunday Schools, contributing to county life and revival work, earning a lasting reputation as a devout layman and community builder.
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George Preston Sherrill
Beaver Dam
Caldwell County
Mary Gryder
Jane
Roby Wilson
Blanche
Smith Hagaman
Dora
Lee Swift
Maggie
George P. Hagaman
John
Sweet Water
Tenn
George Jr
Clemson College
S. C
Sherrill
Lemuel Greene
Busi Sea
Mountain City
Forest Grove
Born to Mr and Mrs Wiley Mast a daughter at Cove Creek
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Mast of Lenoir on August 27. The Masts were former Sugar Grove residents. Mr. and Mrs. Vance McGuire and their little daughter Ruby visited J. R. Mast recently. Frances Mast, a Cove Creek High School graduate, has entered the Teachers College at Boone. Korean lespedeza leads in Madison County farmer plantings as many plan to double acreage next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cove Creek News
Wiley Mast
Lenoir
Masts
Sugar Grove
Vance McGuire
Ruby
J. R. Mast
Frances Mast
Cove Creek High School
Boone
Madison County
Proposal for 10 percent withholdings to fund endowment plan
The speaker argues for a new social order with government supervised endowment insurance funded by withholding ten percent of workers salaries. He claims this sacrifices individual initiative but is necessary for the system to be fair and manageable.
Raleigh Bank Liquidation Clash Over Sullivan Act
The article notes Commissioner of Banks Gurney P. Hood, liquidating agent for Central, opposed the Sullivan act as unconstitutional, yet must appeal Superior Court ruling to the Supreme Court to seek constitutionality, amid conflict in the liquidation case.
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Gurney P. Hood
Central
Superior Court
Supreme Court
North Carolina Gets August Federal Relief Allocations
Federal relief to 100 North Carolina counties totals 411000 for August, down from a March peak above a million. May and June allotments were 866000 and 651300 respectively with July at 417700. Some counties receive little or nothing in August due to previous funds or bank closures. Mecklenburg 45000 Buncombe 25000 Forsyth 20000, Cleveland others none. Watauga 2000.
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North Carolina
Government Office of Relief
Thomas O’berry
Mecklenburg County
Buncombe
Forsyth
Cleveland
Effort to Place Grandfather Mountain and Linville Gorge Under Forest Service
A western North Carolina committee chaired by Rufus L. Gwyn aims to unite interests for public protection and use by transferring Grandfather Mountain and Linville Gorge to the Forest Service. The initial meeting in Linville included Congressman R L Doughton and leaders from Lenoir Morganton Marion Blowing Rock and Boone with Forest Service officials.
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Rufus Gwyn
Grandfather
Congressman Doughton
Linville
R. L. Doughton
North Carolina
Rufus L. Gwyn
Lenoir
Grandfaisier Mountain
Forest Service
F. H. Coffey
J. Q. Gilkey
Marion
Fred Kistler
Morganton
Beatrice Cobb
Forest Service Takes Grandfather Mountain Area
The Linville Improvement Company has sold spruce and balsam timber on Grandfather Mountain to Champion Fibre Company. Officials regret the sale but affirm neither party is at fault and note the property has been held at great expense for about forty years.
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Grandfather Mountain
Linville Improvement Company
Champion Fibre Company
Linville Improvement Co
Heaven Bound to Be Shown Again in Boone
The all Negro cast of Heaven Bound will perform at Boone Methodist Church on Saturday September 9 with an afternoon show at 3:00 and an evening show at 8:00. Presented by the Women Missionary Society and church ladies who handle ticket sales with parsonage day-of-sales. A reserved space is provided for colored residents.
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Heaven Bound
Boone
Boone Methodist Church
Woman’s Missionary Society
Pinnacle Inn to Close September 5 at Banner Elk
Pinnacle Inn owned by Lees McRae College will close September 5. Manager Edgar H. Tufts says the inn had its best season to date with near capacity business in July and August, attracting guests both weekends and weekdays.
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Pinnacle Inn
Banner Elk
Lees-McRae College
Edgar H. Tufts
Tide Kills Thousands of River Fish Near New Bern
After a tide shift killed thousands of small fish in the river near New Bern, the county agent called on former friends to haul the carcasses for fertilizer. Motor trucks operated for several days to remove the haul.
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New Bern
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Stockbridge
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Baldasarris
Davey Jones Locker
Cape Charles Va
S. S.merida
Salvor
Merida
Raleigh
Skull’s Mills
Blowing Rock
Canton
B. B. Dougherty
Gwyn
Liccerr & Myans Tobacco Co
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