Trustees Hold Meeting at Lenoir Normal
The Appalachian State Normal executive board met in Lenoir on December 20 with W C Newland J M Earnhardt Thos Coffey and Prof B B Dougherty present. They reviewed August programs and prepared a budget to seek small but needed increased appropriations for 1927. The school reported record summer attendance and foresees a larger enrollment next year.
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The
Appalachian State Normal
W. C. Newland
Lenoir
County Commissioners Set Session for Monday and Tuesday
Local brief notes county board of commissioners will convene in Boone on Monday and Tuesday. Other items report Mrs J F Harbin of Shulls Mills harvested 59 pounds of Irish potatoes yielding one pound nine ounces per plant and a near bushel total. Citizens urged to settle overdue subscriptions as year closes and donations support Grandfather Orphanage.
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Board of County Commissioners
J. F. Harbin
Shulls Mills
the Democrat
Ladies of the Baptist Missinary Society
The
Democrat
Meat 15000 Years Old Found In Siberian Ice
Fragments describe frozen mammoths and woolly rhinoceros in perfect cold storage. The flesh remains edible after about 15,000 years, suggesting remarkable preservation in ancient permafrost regions.
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Siberia
Matrimony Delivers Witty Courtroom Exchange
A quip arises as a boy asks about matrimony. a witty judge fines him for contempt but the man offers double to show greater contempt for the court. The exchange highlights humor in a courtroom scene.
Highway Committee Seeks 30 Million For Roads
Formal highway legislation recommendations were submitted to Governor McLean after an all day Raleigh conference. The package calls for a 30 million dollar bond issue for construction and includes plans for a state constabulary drivers examinations and accident record surveillance. It also proposes that all motor and gas tax revenues be reserved for highway purposes.
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General Assembly
McLean
State Highway Commission
Raleigh
Newton
Thoughts on power and fame from Dr. Crane
The essay contrasts real achievement with the desire for recognition and wealth. It cites a pool-room story about Mrs. Smith and her husband who lost 1500 dollars and dies, illustrating the cost of chasing appearances over substance.
Poultry Advice Urges Quick Start With Purebred Bird Swap
A note to aspiring poultry farmers recommends trading an old rooster to a neighbor for a purebred bird and beginning operations promptly, with guidance from cooperative extension agents.
Double murder shocks Watauga County on Christmas Day
In a historic act a Christmas Day shooting left Earl Moody and Deck Byrd dead at a Shu Mills area near Foscoe. Hubert Wagner of Foscoe fired five shots at Moody and two at Byrd, then fled before being captured and held for trial. Moody and Byrd were natives with families awaiting court proceedings.
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Fos
Eensboro
Watauga
Earl Moody
Deck Byrd
Hubert Wagner Foscoe
Shu Mills
Herbert Wagner
Hub
West Virginia
Judson Wagner
Wagner
Filmore Coffey
Byrd
Harrison Byrd
Boone
Foscoe
A. L. Gros
P. C. Wyke
Guilford County
Greensboro
France in cold spell reports broad frost and ice
Paris notes an extreme cold wave with widespread freezing and lakes displaying an inch of ice over three days. The report lists several notable deaths including Alexander M. Dockery former Missouri governor and Yoshihito Japan’s emperor. Other items cover construction totals, a Canton murder verdict, a record flight, and Chicago’s Christmas poison suspicion.
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Paris
France
Deputy Marshal Hendrix of Ronda dies after long illness
State news reports the death of Deputy Marshal W A Hendrix of Ronda Wilkes County after an extended illness. The item notes his recognition in the western state and prior service in the federal revenue service. Also updates highway progress from esville to the sea on No 10 and concrete work on No 17 Hickory to Boone with opening hoped by February 1. A new Lenoir Chair Company furniture plant is announced with J E Broyhill leading the venture.
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W. A. Hendrix
Ronda
Wilkes County
Mr. Hendix
Federal Revenue Service
Lenoir Chair Company
J. E. Broyhill
Christmas Term Ends at Poplar Grove School
Hodges Gap reports a successful term at Poplar Grove taught by Floy Cannon and Fred Winkler ending December 23 with a Christmas program and tree. Guests enjoyed games, contests, dining, and prizes won by Floy Cannon Kate Hodges Ernest Vannoy and Fred Blair.
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Hodges Gap
Vee.u
Poplar Grove
Floy Cannon
Fred Winkler
Murriel Hodges
Kate Hodges
Ernest Vannoy
Fred Blair
Tom Vannoy
Ira Gragg
Granite Falls
Ernest Vanney
Badin
A. Y. Howell
Boone
J. B. Cannon
Alma Barnes
Morris Hodes
Pearl Vanney
Damascus Va
Second trial date set for Fall and Doheny
The last legal maneuver to quash conspiracy indictments against Albert B. Fall and Harry F. Sinclair failed. The Teapot Dome case heads to the District of Columbia Supreme Court on February 2 as Fall and Sinclair plead not guilty after Justice Jennings Bailey denied motions to quash.
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Washington
Albert B. Fall
Henry Stevens to North Carolina for hunting quail
Henry Stevens, linked to the Hall Mills defense in New Jersey, plans to arrive in Guilford county Oak Ridge soon after January to hunt quail. In a separate note, Miss Virginia Councill married Richard H. DeVault of Bristol Tennessee at the Councill home with family present, Rev. M B Woosley performing.
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Henry Stevants
J. D. Councill
Virginia
Richard H. DeVault
Bristol
Tenn
M. B
State Normal
Boone
Watauga County Bank
the Democrat
Sevenfold Gain in Nation's School Bill
New York December 19 Expenditures for public grammar and high schools in the United States have sevenfold increased since 1900 while population grew about half as fast. The National Industrial Conference Board says per capita costs rose 477 percent over 24 years. California led with 159.35 per child aged 5 to 17. Nevada 129.19. Wyoming 106.23.
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New York
United States
National Industrial Conference Board
California
Nevada
Wyoming
Figures Don't Lie and Pat the Irishman Pay Riddle
The Irish worker Pat asks for a raise while the Dutch employer counts days off and meals to show only 55 days left in a year. Pat replies with perplexed confusion about his actual work. Paul Pinkerton of Linville Avery County won the Go's tourney at Ormond Beach Florida last Sunday.
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United States
Palm Beach
Royal Order of Toothpick Chewers
Pat
St. Patrick’s
Paul Pinkerton
Linville
Avery County
Ormond Beach
Fla
Cove Creek Students Share Holiday Scenes and Honor Roll
News from Sagar Grove reports Ralph and Howard Walker visiting family while at Berea College. A school play by Loyd May as Hiram Rogers drew praise and raised 57.24 dollars. The Cove Creek high school lists perfect attendance by students across grades and an honor roll including Thelma McGuire Helen Banner Benjamin Horton Ruby Johnson and many others.
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Sagar Grove
Ralph
Howard Walker
Berea College
Kentucky
J. Y. Walker
D. F. Horton
Pearl Davis
R.A. Barlow
Lenoir
Blanche Horton
Loyd May
Hiram Rogers
Annie Sherwood
Salisbury
S. F. Horton
Reba Adams
Dale Adams
Margaret Adams
Glen Bingham
Lester Deal
Ruby Glenn
Bexjamin Horton
Ruby Johnson
Clark Horton
Ruby Mast
Nell Henson
Nell Norris
Josie Mast
Kathleen Beach
Kathleen Mast
Bobwhite Bingham
Clark
Fred L Greene
Curtis McBride
Marvin Deal
Jack Henson
Arthur Dean Mast
Carson Mast
Clay Mast
David Horton
Frances Mast
Flee
Thelma McGuire
Helen Banner
Benjamin Horton
Helen Bingham
Lou Brown
Harold Moody
Alma Smith
Fleenore Hodges
Louise Johnson
Susie Banner
James McBride
Louise Mast
Erin Smith
Thomas Presnell
George Taylor
Bonnie Atkins
Blanche Greene
Dora Dean Sherwood
Public School Closes With Holiday Program At Fosco
The Fosco public school closed last Thursday with a program directed by Miss Cortie Bingham and Miss Annie Lee Trevett. A four piece band led by Mr. Ralph Storey provided music. A Christmas tree program followed at the Lutheran church on Clark's Creek with services by Rev. Yount and a program led by Miss Cora Jeffcoat.
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FOSCO
Cortie Bingham
Annie Lee Trevett
Ralph Storey
Bingham
Trivetite
Clark’s Creek
Ervices
Yount
Cora Jeffcoat
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Elsie Farthing
Misses Avis
de Sue Stiles
Mooresville
Pearl Bomar
Marion
Ethel Aycock
Winston-La
Boone Drug Co
Helen Gragg
Rebecca Woosley
Robert
Highway Committee
Frank Crane
Tad
Herber
Alexander M. Dockery
Missouri
President Wilson
Gallatin, Mo
Yoshihito
Japan
Hirohito
Empire
Horace H. Smith
Department of Justice
S. W. Strauss and Company
Chicago
Patrick Eugene McDermott
Canton
Ohio
Don R. Mellett
Barney Giles
Fairfield Depot
Dayton
Herman N. Bundesen
State News
Hodges Gap News
Reta Hodges
Fall
Doheny
Henry Stevens
North Carolina
Cove Creek
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