Local Business Men Purchase Site for New Tourists Hotel
Twenty city businessmen formed the Daniel Boone Hotel Co to buy the former Councill residence site in Daniel Boone Park for a tourist hotel. They plan to hold the land and may later erect a building with a local manager. The move comes as Boone Park tourism surges. buyers include W H Gragg G P Hagaman F A Linney Dr Anders L L Critcher and others. Separately Roby Warren was jailed in Boone on a retailing charge after being arrested near the Tennessee line, with federal agent Ralph Bingham involved. Warren is known for previous violent acts including the killing of his father Hiram Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone Hotel Co
Boone
Daniel Boone Park
W. H. Gragg
G. P. Hagaman
F. A. Linney
Dr. Anders
Roby Warren
Watauga
Prohibition
Ralph Bingham
Warren
Tennessee Line
Bingham
Hiram Warren
List of Jurors Drawn for Fall Term Watauga Superior Court
Jurors for the fall term of Watauga Superior Court in Boone were drawn for two weeks. First week jurors include W S Miller, Will H McGuire, John Norris, J C Johnson, H F Dotson, Grady Brown and others. Second week jurors include L C Isaacs, S D Wilson, D S Ray, G W Gragg, D L Bingham, J W Hartley, Joni Ragan and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watauga Superior Court
Boone
T. B. Finley
W. S. Miller
Will H. McGuire
John Norris
J. C Johnson
H. F. Dotson
Grady Brown
John Lewis
W. W. Campbell
J. M. Pearson
Will Lentz
L. T. Elrod
John Beech
John McBride
H. F. Greer
W. M. Wilson
E. W. Miller
F. J. Trivett
J. C. Shoemaker
W. P. Townsend
G. C. Aldridge
T. C. Hodges
Cheese Scoring Contest Held by NC Association at Lenoir
The Cheese Makers Association of North Carolina held its second cheese scoring contest in Lenoir on July 25 with judge G N Tobey of Tennessee. Top scores ranged from 91.25 to 80.75 led by T D Hefner Valle Crucis and G A Campbell Dellwood, with plans for November Asheville contest and entries for August prep and several fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheese Makers Asociation of
North Carolina
Lenoir
N. C
G. N. Tobey
Tennessee
Tobey
T. D. Hefner
Valle Crucis
G. A. Campbell
Dellwood
QO. J. Harmon
Vilas
Fred Blair
Sugar Grove
Edward Moretz
Hopkins
Clay Green
Zionville
Carter Farthing
Sweetwater
L. A. McCary
Horseshoe No
Asheville
Association
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
Syracuse
N. Y
Cove Creek News Items Highlights Local Socials
The community notes multiple marriages visits and travels. James D. Horton wed Thelma Moody. Mrs. Mattie Mast Lane visits Sugar Grove. William B. Horton and two Farrell, Pa., children visit A. J. Mast. Lucy Mast returns from nurse training at home. S. F. Horton graduates from Wake Forest College. Misses Banner and Shipley visit D. C. Mast. Vardry Mast and John R. Horton return from Cleveland. Fifth Sunday meeting at Zionville noted. The play The Confidential Clerk by Boone Methodists at Cove Creek school earned 81 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Horton
Thelma Moody
Mattie Mast Lane
Onslow
Fla
A. J. Mast
Sugar Grove
William B. Horton
Farrell
J. B. Horton
Lucy“ Mast
Stony Fork Plans Fall Community Fair and School Updates
Stony Fork residents voted to hold a county–wide style community fair this fall with officers elected for organizing committees including B. T. Taylor and Annie Welborn. The school opened July 16 with strong enrollment and praise for principal Mr. Moretz, while Miss Theodosia Watson temporarily fills the principal’s role as plans for a busy year progress. The meeting also covered B Y P U activities, church services, and community visits as residents share news of recovery and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Moretz
Theodosia Watson
Fawn Watson
Steele
J. S. Welborn
R. L. Wagner
Joe Welborn
B. T. Taylor
O. L. Welborn
Annie Welborn
Clemmie Cook
A. A. Greene
Stony Fork
Stony Fork Church
Jerusalem
Florence M. Hingsley
Louisville
Baptist W. M. U
Robeson Co
L. M. Cook
North Wilkesboro
Jennie Greene
Fay Agnes Cook
Deep Gap
Man Survives Boiling Vat Fall at Pomona Mills
George Livingood, a Pomona mills employee, fell into a vat of boiling water. Rescue pulled him from the hot pool as skin peeled from his back and arms. he clung to a cloth to stay above water and is expected to recover. The incident occurred while adjusting a strip of web on rollers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Livingood
Pomona
Winston-Salem Journal
Masonic Picnic Plans Under Way in Watauga County
Masons in Boone and nearby lodges prepare a Saturday August 1 picnic to raise funds for Oxford Orphanage. Members invite non Masons to bring lunch baskets. grounds will host dining and sales excluding melons and cold drinks. Prominent speakers and lodge addresses are planned. effort to unite brethren for charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Fraternity
Watauga County
Boone
Watauga
Oxford
Blowing Rock
Ash
Snow
Cranberry
Minnepolis
Banner Elk
Linville
Elk Park
Elk
Rubber shortage looming worldwide by 1929
Harvey S. Firestone warns that a global rubber shortage is inevitable within five years at current demand growth. Even with lifted British restrictions, acreage and production cannot meet projected 1929 needs of about 575,000 tons, while existing capacity tops 500,000 tons. The piece notes America's planting efforts and the formation of American Rubber Manufacturers Inc with Firestone and other large firms to address the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey S. Firesone
Piregont Tire and Rubber Company
America
United States
American Rubber Manufacturers, Inc
T. R. Palmer
Continental Rubber Works
Erie
Boone Methodists Open Splendid Church After Dream Realization
The Boone Methodist Episcopal Church South celebrated the opening of a $40,000 church amid a statewide-to-regional crowd. Rev. J. R. Walker led the effort with Rev. G. Brinkman preaching and music by Miss Clara J. McCauly. A large dinner followed on the church lawn as community spirit and religious dedication marked the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Olds
Ashe
Alleghany
Watauga
Avery, Yancey
Mitchell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Boone
J. R. Walker
A. E. South
Clara J. McCauly
Chapel Hill
Appalachian Training School
J. D. Rankin
Apalachian School
G. ©. Brinkman
J. M. Downam
Appalachian School
Brinkman
Solomon
Jerusalem
God
Items From the Training School in Boone and Blowing Rock
Miss Caudill a Baptist missionary from Africa spoke on Africa during chapel at the Appalachian Training School. First Summer Term enrolled 176 music students in 76. Second Term similar in size though more institutions offer it. Forty percent of students come from outside North Carolina with South Carolina leading at 12, Tennessee 8, Virginia and Mississippi 3, Alabama 1. Across two terms 64 North Carolina counties represented. Watauga led First Term with 32 and Iredell led Second Term with 25. Judge Council Property in Boone is being surveyed for sale with a date pending. The site includes a large hotel lot, streets under grading, and development plans appealing to Summer-home buyers near Blowing Rock and Boone’s expanding Appalachian Training School. J. M. Downum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Mississippi
Alabama
North Carolina
Watauga
Iredell
Judge Council
Boone
Appalachian Training School
J. M. Downum
Will Write Feature Stories of Watauga
Winston-Salem Journal field correspondent Mr Hall visits Watauga to craft feature stories for Sunday illus trated editions. He tours mountains hills valleys cattle cheese factories schools and businesses with Mr Cassel to capture scenes for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Winston-Salem Journal
Watauga
Great Daily
Cassel
Winston-Salem
Journal
Tire maker argues for higher owner payments in pricing fight
Mr Firestone asserts that tire owners should receive more money amid ongoing price disputes. The manufacturer has been at the forefront of opposing higher price increases as part of its broader pricing strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firestone
Worthwhile Club Delights Members With Garden Topic
Mrs. E N Hahn hosted the Worth While Club on Friday with a program on Queen Anne Lace and the Oxeye Daisy. A Daisy contest followed with Mrs. Smith Hagaman winning. Guests included Mrs. Walter Horton Mrs. Archie Kent and Mrs. G B Triplett. Ice cream and cake were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. N. Hahn
Worth While Club
Smith Hagaman
Walter Horton
Archie Kent
G. B. Triplett
Hahn
Hagaman
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High Point
Dallas
Cleveland
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