Railway Discrimination in Boone and County History
A Boone community voice argues the East Tonn. and Western North Carolina Railway shows unfair freight and passenger service discrimination against Boone and Watauga County. It cites schedules to Johnson City Cranberry Pineola Dog Town and Bull Scrape, urging state remedies if rights as public users are ignored.
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Boone
East Tonn
Western North Carolina Railway
Linville River
Watauga County
Jonson City
Johnson City
Cranberry
Dog Town
Bull Scrape
Pineola
North Carolina
Happy Valley Canyon in Caldwell county NC
The Happy Valley near Caldwell County North Carolina is described as a scenic, fertile land along the Yadkin river. The text extols its beauty, abundant crops and cattle, favorable climate, and the appealing homesites. It notes Patterson School sits on a grand farm within this valley.
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North Carolina
Caldwell County
Canaan
Yadkin
Italy
Patterson School
Hillman Named Director of Teacher Training
Dr. J. E. Hillman of Appalachian Training School will succeed A. T. Allen as supervisor of teacher training for the Department of Education, starting September. He holds a PhD from Peabody College and is cited as a premier trainer in the South. The task includes reorganizing summer school courses to credit eight terms toward college work. A committee including N. W. Walker and Robert H. Wright will plan details.
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Raleigh News and Observer
J. E. Hillman
Appalachian Training School
A. T. Allen
Department of Education
Allen
Great Mountain School
Peabody College
Hillman
Aller
E. C. Brooks
N. W. Walker
Robert H. Wright
John E. Calffe
John H. Cook
Roots and Herbs Find Profitable Niche In Valley
Local notes describe a summer trade in forest herbs led by E. A. Dobbin. Maypops sell for 3 cents a pound, mandrake and Lobelia 10 cents, star grass 35 to 40 cents, and ginseng 14 dollars a pound. Lobelia dominates the harvest as people gather in meadows to dry and market the herb.
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E. A. Dobbin
Union Revival Underway At Boone Baptist Church
Reverend Norman H. Camp of Chicago arrived in Boone and preached the first sermon of a non denomi national revival to a large audience. Daily services are at 3 00 and 8 00 with special music and morning prayer meetings for businessmen at 9 30.
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Norman H. Camp
Chicago
Boone
Baptist Church
Miss Macaulay
Greer
Rev. Camp
The
Cove Creek High School to Open August 27
The Cove Creek High School will open at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, August 27. All students should be present for classification and book ordering, and patrons and friends of the school are invited.
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Cove Creek High School
Invention of a Glass Jar Holder by W R Cloer
W R Cloer, a store operator on the Yadkin Valley highway between Patterson and the Patterson School, invents a glass jar holder. The device grips the jar with clamps like scissors, holding it secure to prevent breakage when opening. Cloer aims for patent success and practical, popular use among housekeepers.
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W. R. Cloer
Yadkin Valley Highway
Patterson
Patterson School
Cloer
Annual Farmers Picnic to be held at Beaver Dams Aug 31
The Watauga County Annual Farmers Picnic will be at Beaver Dam on Friday August 31. Speakers include Congressman R L Doughton and U S Dairy Division's McClain. The program features contests games and a dinner with prizes for the best Irish potatoes. Beaver Dam offers a new schoolhouse near Bethel Church and a large grove to host the crowd.
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Beaver Dams
Watauga County
Beaver Dam
Silverstone
Bethel Church
R. L. Doughton
Alleghany County
McClain
U. S. Dairy Division
Raleigh
Kilgore
Oliver
Mr. Oliver
Sams
Good Fellowship
Watauga
Training School News Highlights at Boone Campus
The Appalachian Training School hosted a minstrel style concert and chapel readings by Miss Mary W. Edwards. A Boone beat Mabel baseball game ended 8 to 6. Visitors included Ex Governor Edmund Noel and Rev W A Stanbury with talks on Mammoth Cave and local education.
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Boone
Mabel
Mary W. Edwards
Wilson
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Z. H. Dixon
Elkin
W. L. Hutchins
Methodist Church of
Lexington
W. A. Stanbury
Grace Methodist Church of
Wilmington
F. M. Huggins
Edmund Noel
Mississippi
Noel
B. J. Councill
Virginia
North Carolina
New Dentist J W Miller Opens Boone Practice
Dr J W Miller arrives at Jones Block with full office equipment and readiness to begin practice. He comes well recommended and is described as proficient.
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J. W. Miller
Boone’s
Jones Block
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William R. Lovill
E. T. Ry
Cove Creek
Mit
Bob
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