Local business moves and Thanksgiving notes in Wilson
Local reports describe Lewis Automobile Supply and Sneads Barbershop planning moves to new quarters on Goldsboro Street and in the Farmers Bank Building. A Ford with Virginia plates overturned on Thanksgiving near Wilson, injuring occupants mildly. road improvements shorten Wilson to Farmville travel to about 40 minutes. The Ku Klux Klan shows growing activity in Eastern North Carolina with parades in Wilson and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Automobile Supply Company
Snead’s
Wilson Whfinville Road
Wilson
Farmville-Greenville
Lawrence Moore
Gary Fulghum
Syd Clark
J. T. Cheatham
Bill Adams
T. Barnes
Johnson King
Stafford Patterson
Pat Deans
William Riley
Tom Moore
Ben Smith
P. P. Lane
Henry Best
P. A. Lewis
Jim Little
M. G. Coyle
Heber
Harvey Magette
Silent files and delays in North Carolina rail case
A historical report details a tangled sequence of complaints about railroad rates between 1912 and 1919. It notes vanished files, delayed action by the Corporation Commission, and a 1919 ruling dismissing the old case after the new Interstate Commerce Commission complaint progressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jiecame
The
Corporation Commission
George W. McGinty
McGinty
W. T. Lee
State Corporation Commission
Beld
Washington, D. C
Corporation Commission of the
State of North Carolina
South
Ern’ ‘Railway ‘Company, Et al
Tina Te Mgr
Smite
George B. McGinty
Giebé
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Nowth -Carolina
Corporation” Commission
Chamber of ‘Commesree
Ern Ae
Raleigh
Shippers of
North Carolina
Maxwell
Catawba Official Killed in Bridge Wreck
Theodore Frank Bandy 74 longtime Catawba county figure sheriff and county surveyor was killed when his stalled car on railroad tracks at Bostain Bridge near Statesville NC was struck by a Southern train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesville
N. C
Nova
Theodore Frank Bandy
Catawba County
Bostain Bridge
Southern
Bandy
Catawba’ County
Sunday School Teachers Are Guests Of Stewarts
A Methodist Church Sunday School banquet honored officers and teachers with remarks from Col John B Bruton Rev Frank Love and Bishop Edgar Blake. The event inspired plans for broader church work and emphasized character development for youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewarts
Methodist Church
W. J. Davis
Davis
Colone
John B. Bruton
Qwen
Frank S. Love
Liming Tobacco Lands Boosts Yields and Value at Oxford Station
At the Tobacco Branch Station in Oxford, director Be G Moss reports four years of trials showing liming land with ground magnesium limestone before planting increases tobacco yields and quality. On an acre, limed plots produced 3675.52 pounds valued at 696.01 versus 2977.46 pounds valued at 472.72 on unlimed land, about a 200 percent weed gain and $56 more per acre value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moss
Oxford
N.C
Tobacco Branch
G. Moss
Tnimedt
Lima
Office of Tobacco Investigation
United States Department of Agriculture
New York Cotton Close Weathers Quiet Spot market
New York November 28 spot cotton quiet with middling at 23.35. Futures closed steady with December 23.37, January 23.52, March 23.90, May 24.23, and July 24.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Death of Newbern Chinaman Still a Mystery
Charlie Long a Chinese laundryman was found shot in his Newbern shop. Coroner's jury verdict changed from self infliction to unknown parties. police deem murder unlikely. Tong war speculation swirls amidst uncertain evidence and a lack of clear motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bern
Newbern
NX. C
Charlie Long
Long
Hartsfield
Chie
Bryan
Declan
Po Nese
Tong
Nembers
Linga
Chop
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Wilmingte
New
Oguaretas
Abbitt
W. Abbitt & Co
Spring
Souths
G. T. Fulghum & Co
FORD
Farmville Road
First Methodist
Howard Hilley
Atlantic Christian College
Ku Klux Klan
Baltimore
M. R. Beaman
Chamber of Commerce
Carolina
RE. D. Ellis
Black Creek
Mirror Office
Charlottesvitar
Womble
Dees Ist
Asho
Raty-Waner
Cgeaesuez
Pennsylvania Twelve
Orchestra
Pensylvania
Chinaman
Santa Claus
Stove
Starr
Nash Street
Chance
Wiggins
Wiggins Mill Road
Famer
Omme Tae
K Coast Realty Company
Petersburg
Winston:Salem, N. C
Pete
South Pine ST
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