Boone News in Brief Highlights Local Church and Community Movements
Local notes report the Board of County Commissioners in session next Monday. Dr J D Rankin filled the Methodist pulpit at 11 am and delivered a fine sermon in pastor Woosley’s absence. Ex Sheriff Eggers returned from Johns Hopkins Hospital improved while Alex Thomas of Valle Crucis remains seriously ill. Multiple community updates cover mail carrier Houck moving households, county agent Steele relocating, Rev Scott visiting, Boone Drug Co spring sale, hosiery mill construction and machinery moves, and local hires. A fruit crop risk note mentions near-freezing nights but apples likely safe. John Hodges faces larceny charges with an odd escape incident as a wagon mishap occurs. PURE FRESH CANE SUGAR advertisement concludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woosley
J. D. Rankin
Methodist Church
Personal Pleasure Solicitor in Rolls-Royce Confronts Working Girls Home
A flamboyant solicitor uses a Rolls-Royce to press for access to a Working Girls' Home. The scene features a bold promise to help and a test of his solicitation.
Ozark families reunited and relocations noted
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Greene and family arrived at Mrs. Greene’s parents home in Ozark Missouri. Fred Carrol and family plan to settle in Bel Air Maryland. Miss Mary Norris enjoyed a visit with Granville Norris. Glenn Miller returned from Ohio after a car wreck scare. Eugene Norris came home from West Virginia. W W Miller sold his horses to Jont Ragan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Greene
Ozark
W. W. Miller
Jont Ragan
Free Vacation Course in Chicago at Moody Bible Institute
The Moody Bible Institute in Chicago offers a free summer course on Christian work from July 7 to 31. Distinguished ministers and educators will lecture on theology and Sunday school organization, with Chicago amenities highlighted as part of the experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Institute
William P. White
San Francisco
Leander S. Keyser
Hamma University
Springfield
Thornton Whaling
L. L
Louisville, Ky
Southern Presbyterian” Church
Victor I. Masters
Western Recorder
Louisville
Louis Entzminger
Chicago
Funeral visit follows son's burial in Jefferson
Mr J C Testerman of Blowing Rock passed through town yesterday returning from Jefferson where he attended the funeral of his son Cicero Testerman who died there last Monday. He was accompanied by his daughter Mrs J E Gunter of Boone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Hodges
Banner Elk
Linville Gap
Boone
J. C. Testerman
Blowing Rock
Jefferson
Cicero Testerman
J. E. Gunter
Managerial Banter Echoes Through Firm Exit
Dialogue shows Ross firing an employee and directing pay at the cashier. A colleague proposes a letter of recommendation. Miss Jones delivers a handwritten note praising Jimmy Pranks as among the best ever produced by the firm, underscoring mixed motives and awkward formality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Miss Jones
Colon
Jimmy Pranks
New Postal Rates Effective April 15 Announced
Boone postmaster W. D. Farthing issues principal changes in the 1925 postal rates effective April 15. The notes cover letters. postcards. third and fourth class matter. parcel post zones. special handling. special delivery. money orders. insurance. C O D fees. registry. and sender's receipts with specific costs for each service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Farthing
Boone
First Ib
Canada
Cuba
Mexico
Panama
Post Office Department
Notice of Tax Land Sale in Boone Township 1925
The notice states a public auction on April 6 1925 at 1 p m to sell listed land tracts to satisfy 1922 taxes penalties and costs. Buyers cover cash bids for properties owned by Mrs J W Bentley Dr R K Bingham R J Church Wallace E Coffey C R Dotson Fred and Ed Green J A Green A R Green R I Haynes C M Hayes Ben Hicks W R Lovill Jr TDS Wowall at Seachess J G Norris Jr D L Setzer J R Shore T M Vanney R F Williams Will Winebarger Miles Winebarger Harvey Green Roy M Brown Minnie Benson Martha Bentley H B Greer I T Barnett J W Bryan J C Hodges among others. End date March 6 1925. Ex-Sheriff J E Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone Township
J. W. Bentley
R. K. Bingham
R. J. Church
Wallace E. Coffey
C. R. Dotson
Fred & Ed. Green
J. A. Green
A. R. Green
R. I. Haynes
C. M. Hayes
Ben Hicks
W. R. Lovill, Jr
Wowall
Seachess
J. G. Norris, Jr
Harvey Green
Roy M. Brown
Minnie Benson
Martha Bentley
H. B. Greer
I. T. Barnett
J. W. Bryan
J. C. Hodges
J. E. Young
Fine Strawberry Plants For Sale Now
Grown in new ground and offered by parcel post. Prices list standard varieties Dr Burrill Senator Dunlap Paul Jones and more at 60 cents per hundred and 4.00 per thousand. Everbearing varieties Progressive 1.00 per 100 9.00 per thousand and World's Champion 1.50 per 100 14.00 per thousand. Every plant guaranteed good. Address J L Hartley Linville NC. 3-26-3¢
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parcel Post
Dr. Burril
Dunlap
Paul Jones
M. Mier
J. L. Hartley
Linville
For Sale Thoroughbred Collie Pups at Shulls Mills NC
For sale two litter mates dogs and bitches offered by W H Sims at Shulls Mills North Carolina. Dogs five dollars and bitches thirty eight dollars if taken within twenty days.
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W. H. Sims
Shulls Mills
N. C
Notice of Estate Sale for W. L. Coffeysheed
Administrator D. C. Coffey announces a public auction of the deceased W. L. Coffeysheed's personal property on April 11 1925 at the late residence. Items include a Ford truck two wagons mower and rake one third interest in a wheat drill cider mill two horses bed steads nursery stock farm tools hay stacks and other articles. Terms to be announced sale day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Coffeysheed
D. C. Coffey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Board of County Commissioners
E. R. Eggers
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Alex Thomas
Valle Crucis
Dr. Butler
W. S. Houck
Duncan Cottage
Lovill Home
Houck
Uncle Sam
John B. Steele
W. L. Scott
Boone Drug Co
Hickory
H. L. Wilson
C. M. Yates
Daniel Boone
J. S. Stanbury
Watauga Hospital
John Sherril
Jennie Coffey
Poplar Grove
Joe
Allie Hopkins
Galaxia
John Rector
Elvis Alderman
Hill Billies
John Hodges
Rich Mountain
Clarke Swift
Hodges
Lizzie
John W. Hodges
RK. F. D
Gloria Swanson
Fildom
Richard Talmage
Pastime
Court House
J. D. Conneill
W. Roy Johnson
P. H. Hodges
T. B. Moore
J. S. Winkler
J. F. Moore
N. Hahn
Mean
Wrigley’s
Wilkes Laundry
North Wilkesboro
C. C. Ragan
Daily Express
Seoll
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield, N. J
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Watauga Transfer and Baggage Company
Charlotte
W. R. Winkler
Boone, N. Caro
Sugar Grove National Farm Loan Association
Russel D. Hodges
Scey-Treas
Boone, N. C
Watauga County
Whitmer
Bowles
Alabama
H. C. Whitmer Co
Dept. A
Columbus
Indiana
L. A. Henson, Vilas
Barsey
Charleston
Wakefield
Express
Highland Farm
Concord
Farmers Hardware & Supply Company
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