“The limit is close at hand when further expansion in the costs of government will bring the danger of stagnation and financial depression.”
--President Calvin Coolidge
Asheboro—Peach orchard 1 mile south of this city harvests 200 bushels daily.
Asheboro—New wading pool built in Frazier Park.
Chadbourn—1 ton of tobacco sold at opening of North Carolina tobacco market.
High Point--$250,000 addition being built to Hotel Charlotte.
Ramseur—progressing rapidly on construction of new bank building.
Wilson—Moorehead Island Inc. applies for permit to construct bulkhead, dredge approximately 1 million cubic yards of material, and deposit back of bulkhead forming an island.
Corinth—New bridge being bilt on Myrtle Grove Sound between here and Carolina Beach.
Smithfield—New filling station to open here.
Warrenton—New highway from this town to Littleton being graded.
Smithfield—2 tobacco warehouses will operate here this fall.
Charlotte—Work started on new $400,000 Methodist Church.
Asheboro—New cooperative creamery to be established here at cost of $15,000.
High Point—Construction commenced on new High Point-Greensboro highway.
Mebane—Furniture factory to enlarge plant.
Silver City—New filling station under construction in this town.
Lumberton—170,384 pounds of tobacco sold at opening day of market.
Fayetteville—Work started on new constructed [pavement?] on several city streets.
Louisburg—Louisburg telephone exchange to be rebuilt.
Fayetteville—Work started on new Carolina-Florida short route highway.
Wade—New paved road under construction from Fayetteville to Wade.
Norlina—State highway between Norlina and Palmer Springs being oiled and tarred.
Warrenton—Carolina Power & Light Company stringing new power wires.
Wilmington—Contract let for construction of 330 feet of large drain.
Williamston—Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Company to erect new building on Smithwick Street.
Aurora—bids received for construction of bridge and 8 culverts on main road between Chocowinity and Aurora.
Hickory—Contract let at $99,959 for construction of highway in Caldwell and Catawba counties extending from Hickory to Lenoir.
Madison—Bumper corn crops harvested in this section.
North Carolina to raise more than 1 million bales of cotton this year.
Wilmington—Plans being made by Chamber of Commerce to advertise this city.
Washington—Work progressing rapidly on construction of new Martin County jail.
Salisbury—Annual convention of North Carolina Federation of Labor held here.
Hendersonville—work progressing rapidly on construction of new high school.
Raleigh—North Carolina harvests bumper peach crop this season.
Mt. Tabor—3 tons of tobacco will be handled by 3 auction sales warehouses here.
Morehead City—North Carolina Forestry Association to hold annual convention here, September 2-3.
Elizabeth City—New Central High School nearing completion.
Elizabeth City—Large shipments of sweet potatoes being sent from Currituck County.
From page 3 of the Polk County News, Tryon, N.C., Sept. 2, 1926
newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn94058241/1926-09-02/ed-1/seq-3/
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