Blowing Rock Names New Water and Fire Department Leads
Robert Greene named manager of Blowing Rock water and sewer systems after council selection. Paul Kluttz and others chosen as fire truck drivers under Chief Panella to ensure round the clock availability. Oyster supper and square dance raise 128 for helmet and equipment purchases. Telephone survey into Blowing Rock advances with line from Lenoir and a 170000 gallon standpipe rising on Blowing Rock Hill to deliver 40 pound pressure.
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Blowing Rock
Robert Greene
Greene
Robert L. Pringle
American la France
Paul Kluttz
N.C. Greene
J. A. Panella
Chief Panella
W. T
Little Tommy) Willis
Bell Telephone Company
Virginia
Vn Surveyor
Boone
Lenoir
Coffeycott
Bank of
Bloch Boone Street
Blowing Rock Hill
Rendezvous Mountain Becomes North Carolina State Park
Rendezvous Mountain in Wilkes county, site of Revolutionary War select 225 volunteers for Kings Mountain, is donated to North Carolina as a state park. The 140 acre site features three peaks and a D A R summer clubhouse, with plans for a monument and highway funding from the state.
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Wilkes County
North Carolina
Quaker Meadows
Kings Mountain
Wade H. Phillips
Department of Conservation and Development
Wilkesboro
Rendezvous Mountain
T. B. Finley
North Wilkesboro
King’s Mountain
General Assembly
Benjamin Cleveland
William Lenoir
Blowing Rock School Begins Christmas Program With Charity Drive
The Blowing Rock school opened its Christmas season with a tree and evening entertainment. Students received fruit and candy, a 20 dollar charity raise for Near East relief was announced, and a sequence of plays and dances highlighted the program led by Principal A. E. Mercer.
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Christ Blowing Rock
Toachers
Near East Relief
Blowing Rock
N East Relief
A. E. Mercer
D. P. Coffey
Hickory
Helen Coffey
Lenoir
A. M. Crivcher
Charlotte
Collie Greene
Mr. Ey
Aiove Totoe Critch
Christmas editorial calls to light hope and love
A reflective Christmas editorial urges lighting the tree of hope, celebrating Child Jesus, generosity, and universal religious liberty. It emphasizes peace, joy in giving, welcoming Santa, and faith guiding a democracy of worship as Christmas chimes ring across the land.
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Jesus
Santa Claus
Alexander Linney as Federal District Judge Candidate
Alexander county residents favor elevating United States District Attorney Frank A. Linney to a new federal district judgeship. L. J. Hampton notes Linney’s local roots, legal acumen, and temperament, while reports say National Committeeman Johnson J. Hayes may not pursue the judgeship if a new district is created and could relocate to Greensboro for a law partnership.
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United States
Frank A. Linney
L. J. Hampton
Winston-Salem Journal
Linney
Alexander County
Romulus Z. Linney
Ine Sr
Hampton
Hnson J. Hayes
Hayes
Greensboro
Brooks, Sapp and Williams
W. M. Watson family to hold homecoming event
The W. M. Watson family of Blow in Rock Route 1 will hold a Christmas homecoming on December 25 1926 at the Watson home three miles from Boone. Eight children and seven grandchildren are listed including C. S. Watson Knoxville Penn Ellen Shull Sweet Water Tenn Aimes Watson Johnson City Tenn Ninie Howell Br N C David Watson Turner Watson Myrtle Watson and Watson of Browning Rock Route 1.
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Rock Route 1
C. S. Watson
Knoxville
Penn
Ellen Shull
Sweet Water
Tenn
Aimes Watson
Ohnson City
Ninie Howell
Br N. C
David Watson
Turner Watson
Myrtle
Watson Watson
Browing Rock
W. M. Watson
Boone
Confederate Pension Checks at Clerk's Office
Clerk of the Court Austin E. South announces semi annual Confederate pension checks issued to sixteen veterans and widows in the county. Third class recipients receive 50 and fourth class 100 dollars. total for all classes as 3515.00 with one new name Jeremy Greene and one deceased, R H Farthing.
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Austin E. South
Duke Ward
R. H. Farthing
Jermy Areene
Pollowing
North Carolina
Newton Greer
FE. J. Norris
Dougherty backs uniform state school system proposal
Prof. B. B. Dougherty of the ypnalachi Normal School endorses a state wide equalizing fund of 5 million dollars with safeguards. He favors a uniform thirty cent county tax and shared funding for excess costs to promote efficiency while avoiding lavish spending. He argues North Carolina can raise the needed funds, and outlines steps to lengthen the term to eight months and tighten tax and audit practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Winston-Salem Journal
Dougherty
North Carolina
Tie
Imposible Task the Boss
A brief intray of a workplace exchange where a boss comments on compensation and a boy responds that his earnings are not as high as claimed. The dialogue hints at workplace dynamics and wage expectations without revealing broader context.
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Robert
Boy
Snow Lodge Social and City Basketball Roundup
Sugar Grove notes a Snow Lodge social with Watauga Lodge members and guests, talks on Masonry, and a women’s degrees ceremony plus refreshments. Mountain City edged Cove Creek 26 to 25 in a tight basketball battle after overtime. a school play San John is planned. David Mast returns from Chapel Hill for Christmas holidays.
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Sugar Grove
Snow Lodge
A. F
A. M
Watauga Lodge
MS Wearthing
Rev
L. A. Hurst
W. D. Farthing
M W. Farthing
Cove Creek
Don J. Horton
P. G. Spainhour
Thos. Taylor
S. F. Horton
Misses Taylor
Bundy and
Wetmore
Frank Payne
Walter Bingham
Robert Pull
Mountain City
San John
David Mast
Chapel Hill
Carlton Masi
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Raleigh
Ephriam Miller
Elphrigm Miller
Hich
Ywer
Henkle
Appalachian State Normal School
Lillian Robbins
G. C. Robbins
Anne Ward
Rupert Gillett
Ashe County
T. H. Coffey
Mr. Coffey
Boone Highway
Lexander
FAMIL
Blow
Rominger News
L. C. Wilson
Zion Hill Church
Coy Rominger
Pennvania
Rominger
Bethany Baptist Church
Watts
Ed. Hodges
S. J. Bishop
H. A. Davis
E. M. Greer
Jermy Greene
Wyatt Hayes
W. M. Hodges
William Hollar
Thos. Love
J. E. Luther
John M. Miller
L. D. Miller
Jonathan Moretz
James C. Orrant
W. A. Williams
Albert P. Wilson
Polly A. Billings
Caroline Bradshaw
Nancy Brown
Mary E. Coffey
Martha E. Cole
Elizabeth Cook
Martha Davis
Elizabeth A. Dyre
C. ©. Edminston
Elizabeth Eggers
Mary E. Eller
Nancy Farthing
Sarah C. Farthing
Elizabeth Hagaman
Lucinda Harmon
Susan Harmon
Ann Hayes
Julian Horton
Mary S. Horton
Mary Is
Mary Jetes
Leona Mastary Miller
Mary E. Nort
Vinu Norris
Mary S. Parker
Mary A. Parson
Jennie Ray
Dorcas Turnmire
Anna Eliza Vandyke
Rachel Walker
Caroline T. Walker
Margaret M. McGuire
B. B. Dougherty
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