Orgain Chevrolet Co Shows Big Increase In Wilson
W B Orgain, manager, reports Orgain Chevrolet Co has grown fast in Wilson over the past year. He notes Chevrolet sales lead all but Ford, praises business results, and says facilities for display, sales, and parts have expanded with a shipment on hand of popular models.
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Orgain- Chevrolet Co
Wilson
Orgain-Chevrolet Company
W. B. Orgain
W. B. Orgala
The
Mirror
Uidi
Chevrolet
Orgain
Neil O
Tommy Lazear
Towy
Sugarfoot
Jazzola
Spaniola
Thomas Bullock
Walter Anderson
Barardi
Beedie
Sally
Paul Phillips
Efird's Store Sees Prosperity with Year of Improvements
Efird's Department Store reports a fine year with major reorganizations including moving the entire street goods department to the third floor and adding a lingerie corsets millinery section on the same level. The second floor now hosts ready to wear and a thriving millinery under Mrs. Farmer with further service improvements planned by Mr. Perry. The store emphasizes continued progress and anticipates even greater success in 1925.
Aged Woman Claims Civil War Service and Navy Enlistment
Mary Ann Murphys, born 1840 in Plattsburg, tells Red Cross investigators she served in the U S Navy after the Civil War, posing as a man to accompany her fiancé Tom Hill to Camp Groton. She recalls a difficult upbringing, disguise, and her long life near a century, with family tragedy and relocation.
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Pere B
Saul Hill
Johnson
American Red Cross
United States Navy
Johson
Red Cross
Mary Ann Murphys
Plattsburg
Tae City
Westminister
Masse
Keysville
N.Y
General Mills
Tom Hill
Camp Groton
Ayer
Mass
Camp Devens
Tom
Groton
Walom Marines
Whalém Park
Sto See
Glonel
Davis
Pratt
Cees
Civil War veteran recalls service and travels with Dane husband
An elderly widow recounts enlistment in Company B Fifty third Massachusetts Regiment and service in Missouri. She recalls receiving 110 dollars at enlistment and discharge, mentions Captain Corey, travels through Westvale Orange and Bennington, and notes later joining the U R Navy at Key West. She claims a ship landed in Quebec and she forced ashore a royal party, disobeying orders.
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Massachussetts Regiment
Missouri
Corey
Mrs. Johnson
Westvale
Orange
Mass
South Vernon
Mt. Vernon
Bennington
Montreal
Quebec
Peter Johnson
New Year Party at Wilson Theatre
A unique late night show by Lester Richards's Wilson's Favorites follows the regular performance at Wilson Theatre beginning at 11 50 and lasting past midnight. Many local residents are expected to attend this New Year celebration.
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Wilson Theatre
Wilson Theater
Lester Richard
Wilson
Atidhdali
Arter Reid land tract in Wilson County sale notice
Tract in Sdratoga Township Wilson County begins at Ruffin Hyman and Wiley Webb corner and runs east then south then west to Ruffin Hyman line. Known as Arter Reid land sold by Reid to Joe Webb to satisfy indebtedness secured by mortgage. Dated December 24 1924. Gardner Co. and John Hill Paylor, attorney.
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Wilson
Sdratoga Township
Ruffin Hyman
Wiley Webb
Clayton Harrell
Harrell
J. T. Webb
Tom Webb
Lewis Brothers
Lewis
Hyman
Arter Reid
Reid
Joe Webb
R. A. Gardner & Co
Public Auction of Mortgaged Land in Greenville
By power of sale in a 1921 mortgage Joe W Webb and Maline Webb defaulted on payment R A Gardner Co will sell at public auction the described tract at Greenville Court House door Pitt County N C on Monday January 26 at 12 07 oclock noon for cash following thirty days advertising in a Pitt County newspaper.
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Joe W. Webb
Maline Webb
R. A. Gardner & Co
Wilson County
North Carolina
Pitt County
Court House
Greenville
Pit County
N.C
Nowa Carolina
Berlin Hosts Major Radio Exhibit Show
Berlin draws large crowds to a major radio exhibit with about 250 firms displaying receivers and accessories. exhibitors promote listening to musical broadcasts as a new form of entertainment attracting thousands.
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Berlin
Dee
Sony
Uni
Nocturnal broadcasts hint at European time zone quirks
A fragment notes a salesman whispering that to hear the western hemisphere one must wake early, as New York evening programs air between 2 and 6 2a.m. Berlin time. The line suggests cross ocean broadcasting times and cultural timing quirks.
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Ted
Western Hemisphere
New York
Berlin
Hold Brantley Trial Tomorrow Morning
In Mayor Lucas court yesterday Joe Barrons faced a $54.25 count for operating a motor vehicle under liquor. He posted $75 bond pending county court review. Maud Mitchell charged $380.25 for prostitution, same sentence given to L. M. Moseley. Sallie Rodgers faced $19.25 for drunken and disorderly conduct. Benjamin Best found guilty of carrying a concealed weapon.
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Lucas Court
Joe Barrons
Maud Mitchell
L. M. ‘Moseley
Sallie Rodgers
Benjamin Best
Tu-Wit
Disagreeable Weather Closes Year With Rainy Spell
The final week of the year brings unpleasant weather with temperatures near 40 and a dull sky as sun remains behind clouds throughout the day. A gloomy close to the old year persists across the region.
Local Radio Transmitters Claim No Interference
Operators Gray and Hinnant hold a license to operate their station until eight pm and silence from eight to 10:30 pm. They assert no interference with local radio programs and plan to improve transmission to achieve absolute silence within two weeks.
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Wilson
John Bowie Gray, Jr
Merchants Begin January Clearance Preparations
Merchants of Wilson are busy taking their annual inventory this week as business slows. After year end, shops plan January clearance sales and prepare for the new year.
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Wilson
Sndias
Polish Railroads Overmanned Reported
Warsaw dispatch says Polish railroads are costly due to many workers averaging 13 per kilometer of track, compared with seven in France and five in the United States. Experts claim Poland could reduce 50,000 railroad employees and save about 30 million dollars annually.
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Uwarsaw
France
United
Poland
German Auto Makers See Spain Market Hopeful After War
Berlin reports German automobile manufacturers are eyeing Spain as a new market due to very low import duties on cars. They aim to regain business disrupted by the war but expect stiff competition from American firms.
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Spain
Motor Cars
Berlin
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