Appalachian State Football Faces Tough Fall Schedule
Appalachian State College previews a hard fall with veteran line play and a ten game slate featuring Glenville State Concord Lenoir Rhyne Catawba and Western State plus a September 24 opener at State College in Raleigh and a new gymnasium for fall practice. The Mountaineers expect strong backfield depth and a competitive western collision course through October and November.
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Mountaineers
State College
Raleigh
Catawba
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Glenville
Concord
Boone
Athens
Appalachian State
State
Hickory
Caroline
Charlotte
Queen City
Charlie Moran
Center College Fame
Glenville State
Concord State
W. Va
Lenoir Rhyne
Catawba College
Western State College
Bowling Green
Parris Island Marines
Parris Island
High Point College
Winston-Salem
Aged citizen badly injured in farm accident near Boone
Mr. T. F. Greer 81, father of Rep. R. F. Greer, was thrown from a hay rake when a team of mules ran away on his New River farm three miles east of Boone. He suffered a broken right leg in two places and minor injuries. Dr. H. B. Perry attended him. his condition was favorable for his age.
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T. F. Greer
R. F. Greer
River
Boone
H. B. Perry
Greer
Former Watauga Lady Dies at Saranac Lake
Mrs. Lillie Cornett Phillips formerly of Watauga County and later Endicott New York died at Saranac Lake New York on Friday morning July 29 after more than two years of illness. She was 29. Surviving are her parents Mr and Mrs Mack Cornett of Endicott and five brothers and two sisters with funeral services conducted by Reverend Daniel W Lyman at the Endicott First Baptist Church and burial at Riverhurst Cemetery.
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Lillie Phillips
Watauga County
Endicott
N. Y
Saranac Lake
Mack Cornett
Virgie Adams
Sugar Grove
N. C
Thirteen Year Old Wilkes Mother Delivers Triplets
Mrs. Calvin Greene of Mt. Zion Wilkes County near the Watauga line gives birth to triplets on July 25. One infant died but two healthy babies survive. Grandmother Nancy Goulds, age 32, may be among the region’s youngest grandmothers.
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Calvin Greene
Mt. Zion
Wilkes County
Watauga Line
Greene
Nancy Goulds
Returned Missionary to Talk at Advent Church
Returned missionaries from the India field Rev. Clothey and his wife will visit Boone Thursday. At 8 p.m. the former will give an address on his work at the Advent Christian Church on East Main Street. Rev. John Green, pastor, invites the public to attend.
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Clothey
India Field
Boone
Advent Christian Church
East Main Street
John Green
Maryville College and Georgia State Schedule Dates
Maryville College in Maryville Tennessee hosts a game on November 19 followed by a match against Georgia State in Tifton Georgia on November 26.
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Maryville College
Maryville
Tenn
Georgia State
Tifton
Music Camp Ends First Season At Banner Elk
The Southern Appalachian Music Camp closed its 1932 session in Banner Elk after six weeks of advanced training in orchestra band chorus and private instruction. Guest artists Mr and Mrs Matteson from Columbia S C performed at the final concert. Camp dean W F Warlick announced plans to expand facilities and staff for next summer.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Michigan
New England
West
Dixie
Lees- McRae
C. i. Kutschinski
Winston-Salem
J. Garfield Chapman
Cleveland
Ohio
Banner Elk
Pinnacle Inn
Kutschinski
Rock Church
Maurice Matteson
Columbia
S. C
Matteson
University of ‘South Carolina
Schutt
Chopin
University of South Carolina
Massenet
Grenadiers
Schumann
Grandfather Orphanage
Guy Hill
Appalachian Teachers College
Boone
W. F. Warlick
Change in Management of Upper Carolina Store
Mr. Marshall Stallings of Lenoir succeeds Mr. Howard Gragg as manager of the original Carolina grocery store in Boone. Gragg retires after five years to open a barbecue lodge near the Smithey Store. The building is being erected and the modern establishment is expected to open within days.
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Marshall Stallings
Lenoir
Howard Gragg
Carolina
Boone
Gragg
Smithey
Sherwood Man Recovers After Major Operation
Mr. Amy Jayne of Sherwood underwent a major operation at Davis Hospital in Statesville last Friday. He is reported to be getting along as well as could be expected and will likely return home in a few days.
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Amy Jayne
Sherwood
Davis Hospital
Statesville
Kilby Hartley Reported Ill With Critical Condition
Kilby Hartley, a Flat Top resident, remains ill and considered critical for months. Friends hold hope for partial recovery as of Wednesday morning when his condition was said to be considerably improved.
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Kilby Hartley
Flat Top
Jury arrests tied to missing court claims spark forgery case
Robert Walker John Tester and Ron Tester residents of Watauga River were arraigned before Justice of the Peace Edwin N Hahn on entering and forgery charges after about 75 in jury claims vanished from the county courthouse. Bonds were set at 500 for Walker and Tester and 290 for Ron Tester. none posted, all jailed. Deputies Norris and Edmisten reported theft evidence and forged endorsements led to the charges. The Blowing Rock Horse Show set for August 19 drew forecast of record attendance with 16 prize events and notable regional entries. Association officers include M M Chapman president L M Tate vice president Ralph Hoey vice president and Donald J Boyden secretary-treasurer.
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Robert Walker
John Tester
Ron Tester
Watauga River
Justice of the Peace
Edwin N. Hahn
Clint Norris
Edger Edmisten
Walker
Boone
Watauga County Bank
Blowing Rock
North Carolina
Blowing Rock Horse Show Association
M. M. Chapman
L. M. Tate
Ralph Hoey
Donald J. Boyden
James Hampton Dies Saturday at 50
James Edward Hampton of Mount Vernon died at home last Saturday after a three week illness. A complication of diseases caused his death. Funeral services were held at the family burying ground with Rev. R. H. Shore officiating in the presence of many relatives and friends. He leaves a widow, two children, and two sisters and brothers. Hampton was a leading citizen, a Mount Vernon Baptist Church member, and a farmer with wide circle of friends.
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James Edward Hampton
Mount Vernon
R. H. Shore
Hampton
Dr D S Cook opens dental office in Lenoir
Dr. D S Cook opened his dentistry practice in Lenoir in the Crawford Drug Store building using the former Dr. Hammer Jr. suite. He graduated with honors from the Southern College of Dentistry at Atlanta and passed exams for Georgia and North Carolina, ranking high in both. New equipment and a three room suite mark the office as modern in the city.
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Lenoir
D. S. Cook
Crawford Drug Store
Douglas Hammer Jr
Cook
Job F. Cook
Southern College of Dentistry
Atlanta
Georgia
North Carolina
Zionville Farmer Predicts Huge Potato Yield
R C Eggers, a Zionville farmer, brought a sack of twelve Cobbler potatoes to The Democrat office. The two hills on his two acre patch yielded seven pounds five ounces in total, with the largest weighing a pound and a quarter. He expects over five hundred bushels from the two acres.
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R. C. Eggers
Zionville
Democrat
Boone Property Traded for Ashe Farm in Ashe County
Henry J. Hardin exchanged his Boone holdings including the Blackburn Hotel and vacant lots for a 200 acre farm near Bowie, Ashe County. The transfer marks a major summer real estate move, with Hardin planning cultivation next year and Phillips brothers preparing to relocate to the Boone property.
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Henry J. Hardin
Boone
Blackburn
S. B
Ben Phillips
Bowie
Ashe County
Hardin
Alroday
Messrs. Phillips
Boone Place
Carrol Dougherty Dies at Home in Tennessee
Carrol Dougherty, 82, died at his Mill Creek Tennessee home last Sunday after several weeks illness. Debility from old age cited as cause. Funeral interment planned for Monday at 3 o'clock. Deceased was unmarried and well known in Watauga County with many relatives and friends.
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Carrol Dougherty
Mill Creek
Tenn
Dougherty
Watauga County
Boone Trail Marker Unveiling Set For Thursday
The Boone Trail marker dedication will occur Thursday at 2 PM on the Appalachian State Teachers College grounds. Justice Heriot Clarkson will speak, with R. O. Everett presiding, as 48 girls with flags and 48 boys with torches provide a ceremonial backdrop. Governor Pollard may attend and send greetings from Virginia.
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J. Hampton Rich
Blowing Rock
Heriot Clarkson
R. O. Everett
Pollard
Appalachian State Teachers College
Winston-Salem
State Supreme Court
Durham-Orange
Hillsboro
Henderson
Kentucky
B. B. Dougherty
Hampton Rich
Boone Trail Association
U. S
John Garland Pollard
Virginia
Boone
Great Pioneer
America
Durham
Sequoia
Shenandoah
North Carolina
Blue Ridge
Republic
E. B. Jeffress
State Highway Commission
One Thousand Tracts of Land Offered by Sheriff
More than a thousand tracts of delinquent taxpayers land were offered for sale at the courthouse door on Monday but bidders were few. Individuals bid off a small number of tracts and the sale will continue throughout the week until all property is disposed of. The sheriff reports better tax collections earlier in the week.
Enrolment Surges At Appalachian State Teachers College
The second term of the summer school at Appalachian State Teachers College proceeds with registrations near five hundred. Attendance in the first term exceeded eight hundred, and officials note surprise at the strong turnout in the second six weeks.
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Appalachian State Teachers College
Reese Family Reunion at Old Beaver Dam Home
Surviving children of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. J. T. Reese reunite this week at the Beaver Dam home where Clyde B. Reese lives. Attending are Dan B. Swift and family from Detroit with D. B. Jr. and daughters, George G. Reese’s clan from Loretha, Ky., Mrs. A Masters and son James from Science Hill, and Rev. Wagner A. Reese of Norwood, Ky.
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J. J. T. Reese
Beaver Dam
Clyde B. Reese
Dan B. Swift
D. B. Jr
Margaret
Elwanda
Detroit
Mich
George G. Reese
Maude, Grace
Loretta
Loretha
A. Masters
James
Science Hill
Wagner A. Reese
Norwood, Ky
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A.S.T.C
Appalachian State College
Johnny Johnston
Red Smith
Mahoney
McKinney
Wortman
Goins
Davis
Kannamacker
Johnson
Westenberg
Loy
Triplett
Fitzgerald
Weaver
Sullivan
O’neil
Lewis
Tunney
James J
Gene) Tunney
Connecticut
Roosevelt
Farley
Watauga
Wilkes
Advent Church
Upper Carolina
Southern Appalachian Music Camp Orchestra
Court House
James Hampton
Well Knon
Rev Shore
Ashe Farm
County
Thur
Reese
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