Cove Creek High reports record term with new building
Cove Creek High School wraps up its best term with 287 students enrolled, 93 in high school. A new building houses Home Economics, Science Lab and art. The report notes library books, science equipment, maps, and community funding plus diplomas for 12 graduates and seven returning students.
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Cove Creek High School
Department of High School Education
Raleigh
P. G. Spainhour
Dot
W. B. Austin
Jefferson
Austin
North Caroline
Smith Hagaman
S. F. Horton
Cove Creek
Boone
Henson’s Chapel
Willowdale
J. B. Horton
W. .Y. Perry
A. C. Sherwood
Mr. Sherwood
Lenoir
Howard Dugger
Edith Brinkley
Clay Harman
Amy Henson
Mabel Henson
Blanche Henson
Mary Lizzie Horton
Vaight Mast
Jennie Mast
Gardner Matheson
Thelma Perry
Anna Mae Sherwood
Chaney Moody
Grady Tester
Howard Walker
Ralph Walker
Russ Weaver
Theo Weaver
Kemp Wilson
Howard Walker Gardner Matheson
Amy Henson Clay Henson
Washington Shocked by Hindenburg Victory in German Election
Washington officials reacted with surprise to Field Marshal Von Hindenburg's election as German president. Observers warn of renewed military sentiment and delays to the Dawes plan, while fearing strained Franco-American finance and uncertain future for Germany's recovery.
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Washington
Marshal von Hindenburg
Germany
von Hindenburg
France
Atlantic
Europe
German Federation
Revival Meeting Near Blowing Rock Ends Strongly
Methodist notes report the Blowing Rock revival closed last Sunday with good results and renewed church vigor. The piece urges subscriptions to the North Carolina Christian Advocate and lists weekly services: Sunday School 9 45, preaching 11 am and 730 pm, Epworth League 645, Wednesday prayer service and choir practice 745.
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Blowing Rock
Times
Advocate
North Carolina Christian Advocate
Greensboro
N. C
Epworth League
Sixth graders named Horton Green Wilson Bing ham
A brief item lists six grade students including Robert Horton Pearl Green Lizzy Wilson and Marylee Bing ham as part of a school roster.
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Robert Horton
Pearl Green
Lizzy Wilson
Marylee Bingham
Hard luck story sales blamed for knotted spread scam
Roy M. Brown urges end to charity letters claiming needs to be mother of many children. He calls for local market research by farm agents to verify demand for knotted spreads and warns such appeals hurt legitimate business and reputations. He suggests cooperative efforts to study production and sales in Watauga and North Carolina counties.
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Democrat
Smith Hagaman
American Red Cross
Washington, D. C
New York City
New York
Atlanta
Washington
Raleigh
State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
Watauga County
North Carolina
Watauga
Roy M. Brown
Bureau of
Boone Baptist Church Sunday School Seeks Record Attendance
Boone Baptist Church reports Sunday School attendance of 264, with a $12.59 collection for the orphanage and a call to visitors and residents to worship. The church promotes a Missions school by Rev K D Stukenbrok in May, notes B Y P U activities, and invites members to Memphis May 13 for the Southern Baptist Convention with railway reduction certificates available from Dr Chas E Maddry.
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School of Missions
K. D. Stukenbrok
Y W. A
Ed Preston
Mount Vernon
Southern Baptist Convention
Memphis
Tenn
Chas. E. Maddry
Blowing Rock Church Plans Week of Missions Classes
Blowing Rock Baptist Church announces preaching Saturday night at 7 30 and Sunday at 11 00 and 7 30 p m Rev K D Stukenbrok and wife will attend Sunday night to begin the school of Missions Classes meet each evening next week at 6 30 p m Two class periods will precede a Stewardship sermon by Mr Stukenbrok Invitation extended to neighboring churches
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K. D. Stukenbrok
Blowing Rock
School of Missions
Stukenbrok
Daniel Boone Hotel Nears Planned May Opening
The Daniel Boone Hotel may open on May 9 as the final preparations continue. Chicago firm Albert Pick & Co. installs furnishings while ground work nears completion. Lessee Mrs. I W Coyle and manager Nathan Sharp, plus Clerk Street, are in town helping ready the hostelry amid city growth.
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Daniel Boone Hotel
Wood
Albert Pick & Co
Chicago
I. W. Coyle
Statesville
Nathan Sharp
New Charlotte
Street
Mrs South Hosts Friday Club Event At May Day
Mrs A E South welcomed the Friday Afternoon Club with lilac decor and a garden romance word game. Prize winners Mesdames M P Critcher and Tracy Councill shared a miniature churn as guests Cleve Johnson and Dean Bingham attended. The club will reconvene May first with Mrs Rankin.
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A. E. South
Mrs. South
Mesdames M. P. Critcher
Tracy Councill
Lot
Hamby-Craig Nuptials In Lenoir Wedding At Hamby Home
Miss Bina Louise Hamby wed Clarence B. Craig on Tuesday April 21 at 6 p m in the Hamby home on Ridge Street. Dr W C Tyree officiated the ring ceremony as Olive Powell played piano and J E Broyhill sang. The couple left for Washington DC and Baltimore by auto amid rice showers.
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W. C. Tyree
P. L. Hamby
Bradley Electric Co
Hartwell Craig
Star Furniture Corporation
Sixteen Cylinder Engine Powers Large Naval Plane Hull Trial
A new large aircraft completed a successful test flight near Hull driven by a 16 cylinder engine. The hull plane measures 54 feet in length and an 88 foot wingspan and carries a naval torpedo weighing 1000 pounds.
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Hull
Eng
Death of Watauga Centenarian Riley Greer at 101
Riley Greer of Rutherwood, oldest Watauga County resident, died at home Friday at age 101 years 21 days after a brief illness. Born April 8, 1824, he lived through the era of all presidents except Washington, witnessed railroad expansion in the county, and remained mentally sharp with a cheerful disposition despite aging. Interment followed at the family cemetery on Sunday with Rev. Levi Greene officiating. he is survived by many relatives in Watauga.
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Riley Greer
Rutherwood
Watauga County
John Quincy Adams
Greer
George Washington
Union
Mississippi
Statesville
Levi Greene
Watauga
Niswonger to Visit Apple Orchards in Watauga
District horticulturist Mr. N R Niswonger will tour Watauga May 12 13 assisting County Agent Steele with orchard meetings at Carter Farthing Beaver Dam D Coy S Boone and Bob Taylors Sto ny Fork. Demonstrations on spraying pruning fertilizing and soil management will run with NIsgwonger and Steele answering questions.
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N. R. Niswonger
Watauga
Niswonger
North Carolina
Steele
Carter Farthing
Beaver Dam
D. C
Linney Family Visit Ties Boone to Federal Court Case
Miss Mary Frances Linney of Boone spends the week with grandmother Mrs. W. B. Matheson. She comes with her father, District Attorney F. A. Linney, who is en route to Statesville to attend Federal Court.
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Mary Frances Linney
Boone
W. B. Matheson
F. A. Linney
Linney
Statesville
Taylorsville
Foley couple visits Boone seeking undertaker business site
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Foley of Terre Haute Indiana are visiting relatives in Boone since last Saturday. Foley, a licensed undertaker and embalmer, may have found a location here. They plan to return home next week and decide their plans. The writer notes Boone lacks an undertaker in the mountain region.
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F. J. Foley
Terre Haute
Indiana
Mr. Foley
Boone
Normal School Sees Notable Guests and 1925-26 Plan
Visitors of distinction filled the Normal School over days including Mrs Hall from Wilmington and Dr Parker publisher of Encyclopedia Americana. Miss Ruth Rankin won state and district piano contests and will seek Portland Oregon support. President Dougherty announced ten 1925-26 goals, from campus improvements to higher campus cooperation and faculty growth, with a united staff backing the plan.
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Hall
Wilmington
Lees McRae Institute
Banner Elk
H. V. Rees
Oakland
California
M. L. Tremain
H. M. Loy
Tryon School
Gaston County
Parker
Encyclopedia Americana
Daniel Boone
J. D. Rankin
Ruth
Winthrop College
South Carolina
New York
New York Conservatory
Rankin
Dougherty
Wilson
Sue Spainhour
Normal School
J. M. Downum
Rutherwood Briefs Include Death of 101 Year Old Resident
Uncle Riley Greer died at his home near Rutherwood last Friday night at age 101. Crowds gathered to pay respects to the honored elder. Miss Cynthia Bowles spent winter in Alexander county and returned home recently. Miss Sarah Norris of Boone Route 1 passed through Rutherwood returning from Johnson City. Isaac Bodenhammer and family ill with flu but improving. Raleigh Greer ill with flu but not serious. Farmers are busy planting and news is scarce.
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Isaac Bodenhammer
Cynthia Bowles
Alexander County
Riley Greer
Rutherwood
Sarah Norris
Johnson City
Raleigh Greer
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C. C. HS
Blanche Mast
Ted Robinson
Forest Wilson
Tom Moody
Essie Henson
Don Perry
Mona Greer
Myrtle Harman
Ruby Mast
Ina Don Wilson
Hindenburg
Methodist Notes
Boone Baptist Church
Blowing Rock Baptist Church
Craig-Hamby
MR. Niswonger
Ira T. Johnston
Rutherwood News
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