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15285
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Early in the 1900s the railroad business was booming, and out of that era came the Atlantic and Western Railroad, one of the shortest but most profitable lines in North Carolina. A stock company was formed of Harnett and Lee County citizens who envisioned a mighty network of railroads leading out of the heart of North Carolina, but World War I came and virtually ended the history of the line and construction stopped at Lillington; the tiny train has been stopping there three times a day ever since in the 26-mile round-trip journey, popularly known as the Jitney Line.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 7 Issue 41, Mar 1940, p1, f
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15450
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Industry, the tourism trade, and agriculture have combined to aid Dunn in its rapid growth and development. Lying in a fertile corner of Harnett, Johnston, Cumberland, and Sampson Counties, Dunn has long been the trading center of this section of eastern North Carolina. For several decades Dunn has also been known as the largest wagon cotton market in the state. It is also located on the main line of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad -- the midway point between New York and Miami.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 4 Issue 35, Jan 1937, p27-28, f
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17798
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Herman Joseph is a cigar salesman living in Eastern North Carolina now, but for years he was considered the No. 1 circus clown in the country. For twenty-seven years he was the leading clown for Ringling Brothers Circus where he was in charge of all the clowns, designing their costumes, writing scripts and music, and arranging routines. Now retired, he still makes appearances at local and charity events in the state.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 7 Issue 42, Mar 1940, p5, por
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18197
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Legette Blythe, a native of Huntersville, is a respected journalist for the CHARLOTTE OBSERVER and a prolific author of novels and biographies. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel and was classmates with Thomas Wolfe, Paul Green, and Jonathan Daniels.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 8 Issue 44, Mar 1941, p9, 21, por
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