Blowing Rock News Update on Infantile Paralysis Recovery
The Blowing Rock area reports recovery in three infantile paralysis cases and no new outbreaks at the resort. Precautions include rescheduling a baby clinic and monitoring local water safety amid several typhoid concerns in nearby households. Weekend visitors from multiple states fill local hotels as notable figures from Virginia and Canada stay at area establishments.
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Blowing Rock
Rob Walter
Blowing Rock- Boone
Yonahlassee Road
Mary Cabell Warfield
Converse
S.C
Ohio
New York
Washington
D. C
Canada
Virginia
Clyde W. Saunders
Richmond
Mayview Manor
W. A. Sargeant
Norfolk
Green Park Hotel
Melva Walker
Toronto
North Carolina
Charlotte
Green Park
W. H. Twitty
John T. Oats
S. Alexander
Myers Hunter
Eva Lidell
Thomas Franklin
W. S. Lee
H. M. Wade
J. A. C.C. Wadsworth
Jail Delivery at Wilkesboro
The Wilkes jail escape report reached Boone sheriff late Tuesday night. Deputies set highway checkpoints and waited for hours but saw no fugitives. Authorities believed most prisoners in Wilkes jail had escaped.
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Boone
Wilkes County
Farthing
Wilkes
Worth While Club Meeting Set for Tomorrow Afternoon
The Worth While Club will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Cicero Greer as hostess. The gathering is planned to discuss upcoming events and activities for the group.
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Worth While Club
Cicero Greer
Livestock Meeting Urges Boone Courthouse Assembly
Earnest request from Arlie W Brown and others calls all citizens interested in promoting livestock in Watauga County to meet at the Boone courthouse on the first Monday in August at 10 a.m. to organize a livestock association. Attendees: Arlie W Brown Smith Hagaman L H Holler J B Horton Scott Swift W H Gragg.
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Watauga County
Boone
Arlie W. Brown, Smith Hagaman
L. H. Holler
J. B. Horton Scott Swift
W. H. Gragg
County S S Convention at Stony Fork Aug 6
Watauga County Sunday School convention at Stony Fork Baptist church on Tuesday August 6 expects record attendance. Miss Flora Davis and Miss Daisy Magee of Raleigh headline programs on Christian character, Sunday school objectives, staff, administration, and youth needs with an afternoon and evening program culminating in the attendance pennant presentation.
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Watauga County
Stony Fork Baptist Church
Flora Davis
Raleigh
North Carolina Sunday School Association
Daisy Magee
Miles
R. L. Wagner
E. N. Hahn
Miss Magee
W. J. Cook
Men's Brotherhood Meeting At Boone Fish Hatchery
The Baptist Men’s Brotherhood held an open air gathering at the fish hatchery seven miles east of Boone on Tuesday evening. Dr. J. T. Henderson of Knoxville spoke on “A Four Square Man” to spark interest in Brotherhood activities, introduced by Dr. B. B. Dougherty, with W. D. Farthing presiding. Mrs. James Moore sang a humorous reading and Miss Martha Moore gave a solo, followed by several vocal selections.
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Men’s Brotherhood of the Baptist
Fish Hatchery
Boone
B. B. Dougherty
J. T. Henderson
Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Henderson
Carlson-Newman College
Dughherty
W. D._ Farthing
Baptist Brotherhood
James Moore
Littin
Martha Moore
Highway No. 69 Opens for Travel through Banner Elk
Grading finished on the last link of Highway 69 by Nelle L Teer of Durham. The route runs from the Virginia line near Sparta through Ashe and Watauga counties to Banner Elk then over seven miles to Cranberry, Spruce Pine, Burnsville, Asheville, Hendersonville and toward South Carolina. The scenic mountain road connects Wytheville to Asheville and beyond.
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Banner Elk
Nelle L. Teer
Durham
North Carolina
Virginia-North Carolina Line
Sparta
Jefferson
Ashe County
Boone of Historic Fame
Watauga River
Valle Gracis
Cranberry
Tee River
Burnsville
Asheville
City of the Sky
Hendersonville
South Carolina
Virginia
Wytheville
Atlanta
Crop farmers organize to certify seeds in North Carolina
Six directors elected to represent state crop farmers in a new seed improvement program at State College. Mountain farmers will elect their directors at a field day and picnic at the mountain branch station at Swannanoa on August 15. Nine directors will finalize officers as the North Carolina Crop Improvement Association forms, aiming to apply best practices from other states per a USDA survey.
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North Carolina Crop Improvement Association
State College
Mountain Section
Mountain Branch
Swannsnoa
United States Department of Agriculture
Change in Date of Cove Creek School Opening
Sugar Grove July 31 postpones Cove Creek High School opening by one week. The new start is Monday August 26 and parents are urged to send pupils on the first day. Textbook changes apply to English Arithmetic French and History with new books bought cash and tuition due before enrollment.
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Sugar Grove
Cove Creek High School
J. W. Horton
J. B. Horton
W. J. Horton
Wm. B. Horton
Farrell, Pa
Walter Bingham
Cove Creek
Will C. Gordon
Cove Creek Baptist Church
Mountain City Baptist Church
County Sportsmen Must Secure Fishing Licenses
Fish and game wardens warn The Democrat that rumors claiming anglers in the county need no license are false. Officials say the law requires all persons to purchase a fishing license or face prosecution when using waters of Watauga County.
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the Democrat
Watauga County
Noted Evangelist To Conduct Boone Revival In August
An evangelist series led by Dr. E. P. Taylor of Batesburg S C opens Sunday August 18 at Boone Methodist Church and runs through September 1. Taylor, a former dentist turned minister, drew large crowds in Columbia and York to his recent meetings and is praised for plain gospel preaching. The town invites all denominations to attend and unite for the common good amid local revival expectations.
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Boone Methodist Church
E. P. Taylor
Batesburg
S. C
Carolina
Friends of
Tt Church
Taylor
First Methodist Church
Columbia
South Carolina
Methodist Church
Methodist
Dr. Taylor
Boone
York
Yorkville Enquirer
J. E. P. Taylor, Jr
Upper South Carolina
Yorkville
Jesus
Christan
Agreement on Use of Dealers Auto Tags
Salesmen will receive identification cards from the motor vehicle bureau after a Raleigh conference with officials including Sprague Silver and C. D. Farmer. Dealers may issue a 36 hour courtesy card enabling customers to test drive without a salesman. Convoys from manufacturers to dealers must use dealers license plates except in emergencies where patrols may intervene.
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Motor Vehicle Bureau
Sprague Silver
Raleigh
North Carolina Automotive Trade Association
Mr. Silver
C. D. Farmer
State Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Revival at Poplar Grove Church Opens August
A revival meeting begins August 5 at Poplar Grove church led by Rev. G. W. Sebastain. The public is invited to attend.
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Poplar Grove Church
G. W. Sebastain
Ashe County Hopeful Over Prospects of Oil
John Moretz of Fleetwood Ashe County reports hopeful prospects for petroleum in the area. He says Texas and Washington experts confirm a discovery and discuss financing to develop resources. Oil bubbles appeared at a stone spring and surrounding sand shows petroleum content with odor and flammable samples. Government engineers may study further before proceeding.
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John Moretz
Fleetwood
Ashe County
Democrat
Moretz
Texas
Washington City
Beffore
Livestock urged for Ashe County farmers meeting
About 100 Civitan members and guests heard talks from Dr. B B Dougherty and Smith Hagaman urging Ashe County to build purebred cattle and form a livestock association. They cited declining cattle numbers, potential tax relief, and higher farm values with better breeding. A meeting to organize the association was planned for next Monday at the courthouse.
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Civitan
W. L. Henson
Vilas
Messrs
J. B. Horton
C. D. Taylor
Smith Hagaman
B. B. Dougherty
G. P. Hagaman
Willowdale
J. Frank Moore
Civitan Club
Dougherty
Hagaman
Ashe County
Ashe
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Watauga
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John Lentz
Boone Road
Mr. Lentz
Mayview
Vilage
Brown Mountain Beach
Catherine and
Margaret Sudderth
Polly Hayes
Mae Presnell
Lenoir
Edna Miller
Velma Cannon
Lucile Coffey
William Holfhouser
Bynum Crisp
Vernon Moody
Glen Coffey
Ben
Ada Trollinger
Wake County
H. C. Hayes
Dorothy Hayes
Wilkesboro
Livestock Meeting
S. S
Stony Fork
Men’s Brotherhood Meeting
Poplar Grove
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