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AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
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Vol. 12. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N. C., FRIDAY, SEPT. 22, 1939
Football Today
The football game today will
begin at 3:30 with Inman bring
ing a strong team to Harmon
promising to give the locals
* great game. The game last
year resulted in a 20 to 12 vic
tory for Inman and Tryon-Saluda
is anxious to start the season with
a victory.
The Tryon-Saluda line-up will
probably be: Alex Beatson, 1.e.;
Swann, 1. t.; Vining, 1. g.; Mc-
Geachy, c.; Hilton or McCallister,
r. g.; Shields, r. t.; Taylor, r. e.;
Jones, q. b.; Dutton Beatson, 1. h.;
Green, f. b.; Melton or Ed. Beat
son, r. h.
Referee: Dunlap (Presbyterian
college (; umpire, Buchanan (W.
C. T. C.); field judge, Jackson,
(Virginia); headlinesman, Win
get (P. C.)
News Headlines
Congress opens battle over the
request to lift the arms
Roosevelt’s message
generally received with great fav
or.
Some think the assassination of
the Roumanian prime minister be
gins complications for Germany’s
next step in the drive to the East.
King Carol promptly took charge
and appointed another prime min
ister. Assassins executed.
Germany holds the lead in the
naval warfare with England, hav
ing sunk 47 ships and lost only
nine according to reports.
Tryon-Saluda band will play
this afternoon at the football game
between Inman and Tryon-Saluda.
Each fan increases the enthusiasm
for victory.
CURB REPORTER
Postmaster C. 0. Cooper of
Saluda reports that Polk’s moun
tain resort had a nice season of
summer visitors. The attractive
long green benches on the wide
sidewalks in Saluda remind you or
Hendersonville and St. Peters
burg, Fla., and the visitors enjoy
using them. The war in Europe
should prevent a lot of foreign
travel and bring more visitors to
Tryon this winter and Saluda
next summer .... Missildine’s
Pharmacy is putting in a new soda
fountain. Trade street is certain
ly undergoing a lot of changes to
make the business angle more at
tractive. The new bank building
may not be colossal or stupendeous,
but no one can deny that it isn’t
the most modern and one of the
most attractive for its purpose to
be found anywhere. It is really
a good show just to look at and
peep through the door whether you
have money or not. It makes you
feel good to know that some people
have made money and managed so
efficiently that they can erect such
a nice building for all the com
munity to enjoy .... Now, that
really was a great picture at Try
on Theatre last night and a num
ber of the people who saw it be
fore enjoyed it a second time.
Manager Nessmith says that a
news reel of President Roosevelt
making his speech to congress
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