1928 Will Mark Change in Size of Paper Money
Washington notes that 1928 will see the first change in paper money size since 1861 with a new smaller $1 bill prepared for nationwide issuance next fall. Other denominations follow in 1929, featuring standardized designs and portraits aligned with back engravings to deter raising notes.
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Washington
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury
Jefferson
Monticello
Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
Hamilton
Treasury Building
Grover Cleveland
White House
Grant
Benjamin Franklin
William McKinley
Jackson
Madison
Chase
Tern Killed by Mr Jim Greer at Rutherwood
Mr Jim Greer of Rutherwood shot and killed a tern defending his flock from a chicken hawk. The bird wore an aluminum band reading Notify Biol Surv and number 421192. Greer seeks banding date and other information from Washington. The bird measured 56 inches tip to tip and was pearl gray. A recent dispatch noted a similar bird found on the coast of France after being banded in Labrador 4200 miles away last June.
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Jim Greer
Rutherwood
Arctic
United States Botanical Survey
Biol. Surv
Greer
Washington
France
Labrador
Middle Fork Happenings from Meat Camp and Boone News
Bynum Norris and family return to Meat Camp home in Boone area last week. Hubert Norris seriously ill at home for past week. Big Hill schoolhouse destroyed by fire with many student books. Miss Mary Norris visiting relatives and to return to school next week. Mack Norris improving after leg fracture while confined in a Sylvia hospital.
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Middle Fork
Bynum Norris
Boone
Hubert Norris
Big Hill
Mary Norris
Mack Norris
Sylvia Hospital
Hickman Admits Causing Fatal Harm to Girl
William E. Hickman confessed he alone killed 12-year-old Marian Parker in Los Angeles. He strangled her with piano wire and cut the body in his Bellevue apartment. He then staged the scene to collect a $1,500 ransom, claiming there was no accomplice.
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Oakland
Cal
William E. Hickman
Marian Parker
Los Angeles
Bellevue
Hickman
Perry M. Parker
Andrew Cramer
Pendleton
Ore
San Francisco
Postmaster Farewell and Gift to Outgoing Boone Agent
Mr. W. D. Farthing, outgoing Boone postmaster, receives a handsome white gold watch on Christmas day from clerks and rural carriers. A farewell letter with best wishes for A. W. Smith, his successor, accompanies the gift. Signers include B. H. Watson and others. Farthing praises loyal staff and notes Rudolph Moretz’s special service before ending with thanks to patrons.
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W. D. Faything
Boone Office
A. W. Smith
Mr. Farthing
B. H. Watson
J. W. Norris
C. R. Greene
L. T. Elrod
R. H. Townsend
C. R. Moretz
Floyd Eggers
Post Office
Watson
Rudolph Moretz
Smith
Former Wilkes Banker To Begin Sentence January 15
Clem Wrenn, former president of the Bank of Wilkes, to start a 9 to 12 year prison term for embezzlement as he prepares to report January 15. A jury acquitted directors A G Hendren W B Somers and W H Foster of false statements related to the bank’s failure last May.
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Wilkesboro
Clem Wrenn
Bank of Wilkes
Wrenn
A. G. Hendren
W. B. Somers
W. H. Foster
Reemeanune
Chicago man shot as silver dollar deflects bullet
A Chicago man was shot but a silver dollar in his pocket deflected the bullet. The incident is tied to his ties with a deck dealing association, noted with a wry remark about poetry.
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Chicago
Chevrole t Introduces New Low Price Car January First
Detroit reports Chevrolet Motor company announces a completely new line of low priced cars to be shown January 1. The 107 inch wheel base, redesigned radiator and four wheel brakes mark major changes. Buick dealer L L Bingham praises improvements after first look in Charlotte.
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Detroit
Mich
Chevro- Jet Motor Company
Chevrolet
W. S. Knudson
Chevrolet Motor Company
United States
General Motors Proving Ground
General Motors
L. L. Bingham
Boone Chevrolet Company
Charlotte
Bingham
Fisher
Duco
Lewear
Gavin Will Land F. A. Linney's Job in North Carolina
Washington reports that E. L. Gavin of Sanford is favored to be named district attorney for North Carolina's middle district, replacing Frank A. Linney. Gavin has united support from national and state GOP leaders and from Internal Revenue official Blairdown, with Linney expected to step aside.
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John A. Livingston
Winston-Sa‘em Journal
Washington
North Carolina
E. L. Gavin
Sanford
Middle District
Frank A. Linney
Senate
North Carolina Republican Organization
Internal Revenue
David H. Blairdown
Tc Sanford
Frank Linney
Gavin
C. A. Jonas
Brownlow Jackson
Blair
Linney
Lindsay Patterson
Jinney
Republican
Bell Overhauls Local Telephone System In Boone
The Bell Telephone Co. crews are replacing the Watauga system with solid copper wire and modern equipment in Boone. A new rate schedule has not been published but is expected to be higher. The Democrat thanks the old company for its service while noting the coming improvements.
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Bell ‘Telephone Company
Boone
Watauga Telephone System
Democrat
Watauga Telephone Company
Woman Fatally Burned in Butler Hotel Fire
Butler Tenn Dec 26 Destruction by fire of the Butler hotel and contents caused the death of Mrs C D Thomas 28 daughter of owner I E Shupe She was the only occupant and died after being taken to a Johnson City hospital The loss is estimated over 30000 dollars
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Butler, Tenn
Butler
C. D. Thomas
I. E. Shupe
Shya
What must a man be to be buried with military honors
A terse quip notes that only someone truly dead can receive military honors, framing the greeting with stark irony. The line underscores the grave prerequisite of death for ceremonial tribute.
Improved Chevrolet Model Displayed For Inspection
The article notes several improvements in the new Chevrolet and mentions local dealers will showcase one or more cars for inspection Sunday. Boone Chevrolet company windows will display the improved steering gear design for public viewing.
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Chevrolet
Boone Chevrolet Company
Beech Creek Man Released After Beech Creek Shooting
Fred Harmon of Beech Creek was released after noon on a $1,000 bond by Justice Hahn on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon arising from a Christmas day shooting that wounded his cousin Grady Harmon in a Windy Gap carousal fifteen miles away. Officers say the shooting was accidental. both men had been drinking. The wound in the abdomen was serious at first but physicians expect recovery.
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Fred Harmon
Beech Creek
Hahn
Grady Harmon
Windy Gap
Six Officers Die as Tennessee Gun Battle Rages
In South Pittsburgh Tennessee a feud between city and county police erupts in a downtown shootout leaving six officers dead and several wounded. The clash closes Christmas streets as 27 militia members are sent from Chattanooga to reinforce 35 earlier called out. Chief James Connor dies in a Chattanooga hospital as deputies and officers are named among the fatalities and casualties.
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Pittsburgh
Tenn
Chattanooga
James Connor
Brother
Thomas Connor
Connor
Coppinger
L. A. Hennessey
Ewing Smith
Ben Parker
O. H. Larowe
Fayette Nelson
Charles Pittman
John Bates
Buffalo dinner tops antebellum Boone recollections
Mr J E Norris recalled his first Boone meal as a 16 year old before the Civil War when he and his uncle brought eight gray squirrels to Colonel G N Folk. The colonel served them and hosted friends, then later enjoyed buffalo steak from Canadian preserves with Squire Bryan. Norris noted Folk organized Company D, First North Carolina Cavalry, later becoming a Confederate colonel.
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W. L. Bryan
J. E. Norris
Boone
Mr. Norris
Tom Norris
G. N. Folk
Dr. Jones
Squire Bryan
First
North Carolina Cavalry
Hickman in Los Angeles Jail Awaiting Murder Arraignment
William Edward Hickman lies in the Los Angeles County Jail awaiting arraignment next Thursday on a murder charge for the abduction and killing of Marian Parker, a 12 year old girl, whose dismembered body sparked widespread public outrage after his capture in Pendleton, Oregon.
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Los Angeles
Marian Parker
William Edward Hickman
Parker
Hickman
Pendleton
Ore
Blowing Rock School Opening Delayed For Building Finish
The Blowing Rock school opening moved from Wednesday to Monday due to unfinished construction. Officials expect higher enrollment after the holidays and hope to maintain attendance to secure a standard high school next year. Police report Christmas was quiet. a local plan for a Piedmont airline remains unstarted. Mrs. Harry Cooper visits husband in hospital where arm wound may require amputation.
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Blowing Rock
J. E. Story
Harry Cooper
Statesville
Mr. Cooper
Civitan Banquet Brings Western Carolina Civitan Guests to Abingdon
A 22 member Boone Civitan delegation and friends visited Abingdon Virginia Tuesday for a regional Civitan banquet. The event at Martha Washington College featured music and meals, highlighting civic efforts and fellowship. The group returned home early Wednesday with praise for the trip’s value.
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Boone Civitan Club
Abingdon
North Caroli
Tennessee
Virginia
Martha Washington College
Civitan Club
United States
Winston-Salem Becomes Carolinas Largest City
United States commerce estimates place Winston-Salem at 77 100 residents as of July 1, ahead of Charleston 75 000. Charlotte 55 900 Greensboro 50 900 and Wilmington 45 700 follow, making Winston-Salem the largest municipality in North and South Carolina.
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United States Department of Commerce
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Carolinas
Charleston
Soth Carolina
North
South Carolina
Charlotte
Greensboro
Wilmington
Morgan Heads U S Steel Corporation
J Pierpont Morgan has become the nominal head of the United States Steel corporation in New York. He succeeds the late Elbert H Gary, continuing the family leadership of the steel giant founded by his father.
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New York
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Syalor
Wilkes
F. A. Linney
Middle
Bond
Bastile
Cecil Critcher
Lenoir
Piedmont
Abingdon, Virginia
Morgan
U. S. Steel Corporation
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