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ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POST OFFICE AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879 (Urgent J£latig ullrim (The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper) ’c PER COPY Seth M. Vining, Editor Vol. 13. Est. 1-31-28 CURB REPORTER Editor C. M. Douglas of the Brevard newspaper informs us that Miss Adelaide Van Wey, dramatic contralto, will sing to night at 8 o’clock at the Brevard high school auditorium for the benefit of the American Red Cross. Editor Douglas says that he has paid $2.10 to hear her sing in New t'ork, but that it will cost only 50c to hear her in Brevard tonight. It is hard to bexieve Douglas paying $2 to hear anybody sing. He says Miss Van Wey has appeared as soloist with the Naumberg orches tra under the baton of Toscanini and others; has sung over WEAF, WJZ and WOR radio stations and did leading contrako roles in Gil bert & Sullivan’s “Sulliberts.” Folk in this section are invited to go to Brevard tonight and hear her. . . . Lindberg urges appease ment, but General Pershing prob ably remembering Munich, says send the British 50 warships now and help prevent the war reaching America. German trooos renorte i massing near English channel. England taking the offensive by making air attacks on Germany. . . . Joan Blondell wrote Walter Winchell’s column in big dailies today. . . . KIWANIS TUESDAY C. J. Lynch will be in charge of the Tryon Kiwanis club program on Tuesday. The guest speaker will be Dr. George Farrand Taylor. $1.50 Year In the Carol inas TRYON, N. C., MjONDAY, AUG. 5, 1940 W. J. Wilson William J. Wilson, 70, life-long resident and prominent farmer of the Pea Ridge section of Polk County, died at his home early Sunday morning after a lingering illness. Funeral services are to be held at the Big Level Baptist church on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, with the pastor in charge. Inter ment in the church cemetery. The deceased is survived by his widow, five daughters: Mrs. Alice Skipper and Mrs. Miamie Denton of Tryon Route I,’ Mrs. Gordon Hyder and Mrs. Miyrtle Shehan of Rutherfordton; Cynthia Wilson of Mill Spring; three sons, Joe E. Wilson, Tryon; Spurgeon Wilson of Columbia, S. C., and Clyde Wil son of Mill Spring. Four brothers, Grayson E., of Tryon; George, of Charlotte; Walter of Spartanburg, S. C., and Taylor Wilson of Ruth erfordton; and one sister, Mirs. J. H}. Gibbs, of Mill Spring also survive. Active pallbearers: Joe and Yates Dalton, Joe Walker, William Egerton, Elijah Thompson and Twitty Jackson. Blackwell-Nickols have charge of arrangements. MOLLIE MORRIS CIRCLE The Mollie Morris Circle of the Tryon Methodist church will meet with Mrs. Fred E. Swann tonight at 8 o’clock. The program will be in charge of Mrs. C. H. Helms and M,rs. Ralph Lawrence. Sbumerco and the Bushwhackers will play at Harmon Field at 6:15 this evening. Soumerco and Land rum will play on Tuesday at Harmon Field at 6:15. lc PER COPV
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