Bowie to Yield to 20 Million Highway Bond Plan
Raleigh reports favorably on the McLean proposal for a 20 million dollar highway bond issue. The House Roads Committee approved a similar bill by Turlington and Moore with a four cent gasoline tax, a 500 thousand dollar annual sinking fund, and usage of 500 thousand plus for road work. Bowie yielded after governor assurances of later expansion and federal aid. A Senate version is also introduced.
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Raleigh
McLean
Senate Road Committee
House Committee
House Comittee On
Unan Ieon
Turlington and
Moore
Bowie
House
Turlington and Moore
Senate
Budget Commission
Murphy
Rowan
Bowie-Heath
State Highway Commission
Boone Baptist Church Sunday services and schedule
Boone Baptist Church announces Sunday School at 10 a m Worship at 11 a m and 7 p m B Y P U at 6 p m The pastor will preach Sunday morning on What Jesus Means to Me A cordial welcome is extended to all.
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Boone Baptist Church
Jesus
North Carolina Legislature Faces Bond and Budget Debate
Raleigh February 3 1925 lawmakers push for highway and state bonds and a new executive budget. Governor McLean proposes strict fiscal control and a $25.6 million cap with $20 million for roads $3.6 million for institutions and $2 million for veterans loan funds. Budget Commission calls for $100000 for two years of maintenance and administration, predicting a $9.5 million deficit.
Public Bills Presented for 1926 North Carolina General Assembly
A long list of acts and measures includes proposed amendments to local laws for multiple counties, new charters and court structures, and revenue appropriations. Items cover road, tax, and public safety matters along with appointments, examinations, and various statutory revisions.
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Nash County
Yancey
Davidson County
Transylvania County
Madison County
Madison
Forest City
Rutherford County
Forsyth County
Board of Trustees
Dunn Graded School
Board of Highway Commissioners
Jackson County
Rockingham County
Robeson County
Asheville
N. C
Clay County
Alexander Mills
Pantego
Board of County Commissioners
Richmond
North Carolina
Ed Purdy's Phil-osophy Delivers Quirky Quote
Queensland Doc Brown jokes about driving a flivver and medicines needing a shake before use in a lighthearted quip. The snippet showcases playful weathered humor.
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ED Purdy
Philos
Qld
Doc Brown
Flivver
Deep Gap Cash Store Burglarized at Night
Mr. D L Wellborn reported a bold robbery at Deep Gap Tuesday night. Thieves used a jimmy to gain entry at the rear window of A G Miller’s shop and loaded a vehicle with clothing silks fabrics and other goods. Loss runs to several hundred dollars with cash drawers emptied. suspects driven away in a truck or heavy car.
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D. L. Wellborn
Stony Fork
Deep Gap
A. G. Miller
Jimmy
Miller
DRY SLEUTHS MAKE NOTABLE RAIDS IN WILKES
Salisbury N C Jan 31 Prohibition officers from the central office raided Wilkes county Wednesday and Thursday nights pouring out 35000 gallons of mash and beer and destroying a number of stills including sixteen large steam outfits No arrests were made but cases have been filed and arrests expected shortly
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Salisbury
N. C
Prohibition
Wilkes County
Coltrane
Greene family expands with new saw mill venture
Mrs. G. A. Greene improves after illness as Mr. Mansfield and Marie Greene purchase a new saw mill to boost local work. The Green family is active in the community with visits from Grace Wellborn and other relatives while Mr. I. M. Cook remains ill and Mr. B. T. Taylor buys a Ford truck. Henry Smith returns from Pennsylvania noting cold weather and a preference for North Carolina.
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G. A. Greene
Mr. Mansfield
Marie Greene
Messrs Green
Grace Wellborn
B. F. Wellborn
R. L. Wagner
L. M. Cook
Mr. Cook
North Carolina
I. S. Greene
Ashe County
Baby born to Mr and Mrs John Prescott
FOSCOE welcomed a baby boy to Mr and Mrs John Prescott. Mrs Candas Woody of Skulls Mills visited cousin Mrs W H Byrd and called on Mrs Waters. A group of women hosted Mrs Henry Brinkley on her birthday with a generous table. Groundhog Day noted as a reminder of weather forecasts. Mrs Walters plans a several week visit to Blowing Rock and Lenoir with daughter Mrs T C Robbins.
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John Presnell
Charlie Cole
Candas Woody
Skulls Mills
W. H. Byrd
Waters
Henry Brinkley
Floe Calaway
Geneva
Ollie Taylor
Touch System Shoe Soles Tell Kale Heads and Tails
Bill Bilken wore exceptionally thin shoe soles enabling him to distinguish heads from tails by the feel of kale beneath his feet. The anecdote highlights a humorous talent linked to tactile sensing and practical oddities.
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Bill Bilken
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Paris
U. S
New York
M. L. Shipman
General Assembly
World War Veterans’ Loan Fund
Brown
Watauga County
Mrs. Wilson
Robeson
Carrie Chapman Call
Fireman’s Relief Fund
Council of State
Vance
Davie
Forsyth
Rowessregy
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Central Presbyterian Church
Washington
Deep Gap Cash Store
G. Miller
Wilkes
Stony Fork News
Foscoe
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