Notice of Tax Foreclosure and Summons in McDowell County
The McDowell County Superior Court forecloses tax certificates for delinquent 1928 lands in North Cove Township described by metes and bounds totaling about 60 acres. Defendants J H Washburn and wife H C Washburn must answer by July 6 1931. All others with claims must appear within six months or be barred. Witness J L Laughridge Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.H. Washburn
H. C. Washburn
McDowell County
North ‘Cove Township
McDowell
North Carolina
J. M. ‘Washburn
J. M. Washburn
Marion
N. C
Notice of Sale of Star Cafe Interest at Gray's Corner
I have sold my interest in the Star Cafe at Gray's Corner run by Young and Wyatt to Ed Boone. I will not be responsible for debts or obligations incurred after May 16, 1931. Young, May 28, 1931. June 4, 11, 18. public notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Cafe
Gray’s Corner
Young and Wyatt
Ed Boone
C, D, Young
Senator recounts Washington drought letter on farming losses
Senator Morris Sheppard cites a 1788 Mount Vernon letter from George Washington describing crop failures due to drought. Washington explains he could not pay debts to the James River Company and faced severe agricultural losses with no second crop expected, forcing him to reduce his household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Division of Information
United States
George Washington
Mount Vernon
James River Company
Rites Held at Old Fort for Mrs L K Nichols
Funeral服务 for 63 year old Mrs Laura Kanipe Nichols was conducted at Old Fort Presbyterian Church with Rev M E Hansell presiding. Burial followed in Nealsville cemetery Glenwood. Surviving are nine children nine grandchildren and four brothers and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Fort
Laura Kanipe Nichols
Old Fort Presbyterian Church
M.e.hansell
Nealsville
Glenwood
Robert L
Marion
Fannie
Russell
Annie Noblitt
Alpha Kanipe
Kings Mountain
Edney
Middlesboro
J. M. Kanipe
Albert Kanipe
Drunken Drivers Rule Sparks Debate on Highway Safety
A state patrol report shows fifty drunken drivers arrested in early April on South Carolina highways. None had licenses suspended, they paid fines and returned to driving. A Greenville editor questions whether jail time or license suspension would deter repeated intoxicated driving. Also noted, a poultry lab vaccine curbed a fowl typhoid outbreak in eastern Catawba county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Chief Owen
State Highway Patrol
Greenville
S.C
State College Poultry Laboratories
Catawba County
Sale of Fairview School Property at Marion Courthouse
Notice that the Fairview School building and site in Nebo Township District No. 2 will be offered for sale to the highest bidder at the Marion North Carolina Courthouse on July 6 1931 at 12 oclock noon. Cash terms and right to reject bids reserved. A V Nolan Secretary McDowell County Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview
Nebo Township
Marion
North Carolina
A. V. Nolan
McDowell County Board of Educat
Harmony Grove
Higgins Township
Dist. No
A Pyaar
Polly Gosorn
Commerce McDowell County Board of Educat
Harmony Grove School Site Moves Forward in Higgins Township
McDowell County Board of Education reports securing the right to reject aid bids for the Harmony Grove School building site in Higgins Township District No 1 Cash. Polly Gosorn underwent a tonsil operation at home on Commerce Street.
Old Fort Scouts Embark for Camp Mile Hi Trip
A group of Old Fort youth and guests, chaperoned by Miss Gertrude Dula, travels from the Quaker City Scout to Camp Mile Hi near Pinnacle of the Blue Ridge. They climbed Pinnacle Ridge at sunrise and Mount Mitchell, enjoying Mount Mitchell Road’s scenic blooms and Col. D W Adams hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Fort
Camp Mile Hi
Col
D. W. Adams
Blue Ridge
D. W. Adjams
Camp Mile-Hi
Mount Mitchell
Colonel Adams
Pinnacle Ridge
Camp Alice
Gertrude Dula
Nancy Miller
Eunice Wilkinson
Anita Cyperan
Elizabeth Hansel
Mildred Hudgins
Lenore Keatley
Katherine Finch
Margaret Rock
Dorothy Spencer
Betty Crawford
Pauline Winters
Messrs
Carter Hudgins
Kimball Miller
Robert Wilkinson
Merrill Kanipe
Donald McIntosh
Francis Mauney
Porter Elliott nuptials set for York South Carolina
Miss Anne Burgin Porter and Mr. Clifford T Elliott announce their marriage planned for May 23 in York South Carolina. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A Porter and a former instructor at Clinchfield School. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A L Elliott of Marion and works for the Railway Postal Service. They will attend West Point commencement in New York before residing at Blacksburg Hotel in Blacksburg South Carolina after June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Burgin Porter
Clifford T.elliott
York
S. C
North
South Carolina
Elliott
Thomas A. Porter
North Carolina College
Greensboro
N. C
Clinchfield School
A. L. Elliott
Marion
Marion High School
Railway Postal Service
Washington
New York City
New York
U. S. Military Academy
West’ S Point
Blacksburg
Local Wedding Unites Miss Margaret Lytle and Austin Harris
In a home ceremony at Biltmore on Tuesday at noon, Miss Margaret Lytle wed Austin Harris of Old Fort. The Rev. E J Ingle officiated. Margaret, a Asheville Normal graduate, taught at Old Fort school for two years. Harris]]>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Lytle
Biltmore
Margaret
Austin Harris
Old Fort
E. J. Ingle
Old Fort Baptist Church
Asheville
Richard Harris
Washington
Ralph Harris
Nan Brasington
Robert Hughes
Henry C. Fisher
Schoolhouse social hosts bright precollege crowd
Mrs William Barnett and Miss Gertrude Dula were joint hostesses on Thursday night to a jolly crowd of about 25 girls and boys many recently home from college. Special guests included Miss Anita Cyperan and Miss Pauline Winters, house guests of Misses Eunice Wilkinson and Betty Crawford. Music and dancing added to the evening's merriment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Barnett
Gertrude Dula
Anita Cyperan
Pauline Winters
Eunice Wilkinson
Betty Crawford
Funeral of Nelson Noblett at Crooked Creek
Funeral services for Nelson Noblett were held Monday at 2 p.m. at his Crooked Creek home. Rev. J. L. Rayle of Old Fort Methodist Church officiated. Survived by daughter Mrs Hessie Davis and sons W G Noblett G D Noblett L M Noblett and A J Noblett. Interment followed in Noblett Cemetery on Crooked Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Noblett
Crooked Creek
J. L. Rayle
Old Fort
Mrs B Y Allison Hosts Auxiliary Meeting
A Baptist Sunday School group organized a Young Girls Auxiliary at the home of Mrs. B Y Allison on Wednesday. Miss Franklin of Crossnore spoke on mission work. Refreshments of ice tea and cakes were served by Mrs. E J Ingle and Mrs. Allison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Sunday School
B. Y. Allison
Franklin
Crossnore
Baptist Church
E. J. Ingle
Allison
Pageant by Woman's Auxiliary at Presbyterian Church
A colorful pageant on the foreign fields was presented Sunday evening at the local Presbyterian church by the Woman's Auxiliary. Participants included Mrs. M. E. Hansel, Mrs. Janie Reid, Mrs. Charles Jenkins, Miss Alma Hemphill, and ten girls portraying various mission fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Church
M. E. Hansel
Janie Reid
Charles Jenkins
Alma Hemphill
Revival Services at Old Fort Baptist Church
Revival services at Old Fort Baptist Church begin Monday night June 15 and run for a week or ten days. Rev. J. B. Grice of Calvary Baptist Church West Asheville will preach. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Fort Baptist Church
J. B. Grice
Calvary Baptist Church
West Asheville
Recent Donations to Public Library Include Several Titles
The Public Library has received new acquisitions including Fire of Youth, Pedler, The Door, Rhinehart, Margaret York Norris, Whispering Range, Hay Cox, Thunder God, Kyne, Bird and the Polar Expedition, Bird, The Making of George Groton, Barton, The Tragic Era, Bowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public
Pedler
Rhinehart
Margaret York
Norris
Hay Cox
Thunder God
Kyne
Bird
George Groton
Barton
Bowers
Akon Miss Ida Luckasavage Weds Ralph Gosorn in Akron
Announcement from relatives in Old Fort says Miss Ida Luckasavage of Akron D and Mr. Ralph Gosorn of Akron married this Sunday. The couple will visit Old Fort this week as guests of the groom’s parents Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Gosorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Luckasavage
Akron
Ralph Gosorn
Old Fort Woman's Club Sets Friday Meeting
The Old Fort Woman's Club will meet Friday at 3 30 p m at Mrs I L Caplan's home with Mesdames H C Marley and Guy C Rowe as associate hostesses. All members urged to attend. it will be the last meeting until September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
Old Fort
I. L. Caplan
Mesdames
H. C. Marley J
Guy C. Rowe
Residents travel and visitors listed in Old Fort area notes
The column records numerous residents and visitors in and around Old Fort North Carolina including Mrs E R Martin in Asheville and Banner Elk, Miss Mary Louise Teague in Asheville, Rev and Mrs J L Rayle in Asheville, Mr and Mrs J A Swann in Asheville, Horace Burgin in Old Fort, Geo W Hyams in Bryson City, Miss Elizabeth Lipe in Brevard, and others visiting or staying in Black Mountain Marion Hendersonville Swannanoa and nearby towns during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Martin
Asheville
Charles Steppe
Newport
Mary Louise Teague
J. L. Rayle
J. A. Swann
Horace Burgin
Ridgecrest
Old Fort
Geo. W. Hyams
Bryson City
Elizabeth Lipe
Brevard
N. C
Mildred Mackey
LeRoy Bates
Morganton
Kathryn McCall
Black Mountain
Banner Elk
Sally Finley
Marion
J. M. Charles
Chas. Steppe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tae
Cardus
Thedford
J. L. Laughridge
Superior Court
Farmer Washington
L. K. Nichols
Quaker City
Porter
Woman’s Auxiliary Presents Pageant
NEW Library Books
Gosorn
Luckasavage
Oleta Griggs
Swannanoa
W. White
Altan Gilliam
Hendersonville
Laura Curtis
East Flat Rock
Sabom
George Simpson
Chas. Stirewall
Ohio
Mary Kellah Outts
Marison
Emma Allison
Knoxville
Tenn
Mont Grant
Lester Woodford
Louis Black
Shelby
C. F. Noblett
Annabell
Polly
Jennie Mae
R. M. Boozer
Spartanburg
Millie
Bula Kanipe
Albert Noblett
Gordon Kanipe
Johnson City
Carolina
Alma Gilliam
Addie Lavender
Lenoir Rhyne
Hickory
Geo. Bistline
Pennsylvania
C. T. Steppe
Wm. Tisdale
Asheville Normal
Mitchell College
Statesville
Virgie Hoppis
Kingsport
P. C. Hoppis
Leslie Mauney
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
S. F. Mauney
Beatrice Hyde
Buchanan
Sarah Groves
Mt. Airy
Blue Ridge Camp
Carolyn McIntosh
Duke University
D. M. McIntosh
Old Fort Coal Co
W. W. LeFevre
Marcel
Finger
Dula Hat Shop
Old Fort, N. C
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