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Vol. 12. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N. C., FRIDAY, DEC. 29, 1939
Russia is reported to have
changed generals in her army
fighting Finland .... Earthquake
victims ih Turkey are estimated
to number more than, 60,000 . . . .
Jo Jo says the weather will be
cloudy, but Saturday would be
generally fair with no change in
temperature .... Some think this
has been a quiet Christmas, but in
addition to four or five dances,
bridge parties, etc., there have been
many smaller parties that have
kept the young people on the go.
Tryon is getting to be a mecca for
Christmas vacationists
Please send the Bulletin news of
your guests so that we can have
a complete community journal, as
far as possible ....
Q M. Day Passes
James M/adison Day, 74, died
/’ this morning at 5:30 at the home
of his son, Leslie L. Day, on Wal
nut street. Interment in Easley,
S. C. Time to be announced. The
deceased is survived by two sons,
Lee L. Day of Tryon and Emory
Day, of Highlands, N. C., also
eleven grandchildren and three
great grandchildren.
Rear Admiral Julius Townsend,
58, commandant of the Fourth nav
al district with headquarters at
Philadelphia, died today at the
Brooklyn, N. Y., naval hospital.
Costume Dance At j
Oak Hall Big Event
The costume dance at Oiak Hall
hotel on Thursday evening was a
colorful event. The hotel was at
tractively decorated with stream
ers, gt-eens and balloons. Bill
Davenport’s orchestra furnished
the music. Those in costume were
led in a grand march by M!r. and
Mrs. M. B. Flynn. Prizes for best
costume went to Miss Virginia
Fowler dressed as an ice skater,
and to Ben Fisher as an old moun
taineer. The floor show was very
interesting. Donald Wing delight
ed the guests with his entertain
ing solo dancing. Miss Fowler and
her partner, Walter Newman, Ben
Fisher and his partner, Miss
Elizabeth Cox, responded to calls
for performances. George Babbs,
a 16-year-old singer of Spartan
burg with several solo's, and a
local colored man, tap dancing al
so furnished entertainment.
Farmers Federation
Meet Next Week
Ashevilel, N. C., Dec. 28.—More
than 4,000 stockholders of the
Farmers Federation will share in
a 3% semi-annual dividend to be
paid January Ist. This dividend,
payable on both common and pre
ferred shares, is the twelfth con
secutive semi-annual payment made
by the cooperative. It was de
clared at a meeting of the board
of directors at the central office
in Asheville on December 15th.
Common stock dividends are nor-
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