Bowie Bill to Redeem Lost Provinces Opens in House
Raleigh Feb 1 Lost Provinces bill filed by Rep Bowie Ashe proposes state created rail lines to redeem northwestern NC counties lacking rail service. It details stock shares, convict labor financed lines from Elkin to Sparta and Wilkes area, with state 49 percent after local funding and 10 to 40 year serial bonds.
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Bowie
Raleigh
Ashe
North Carolina
Elkin
Alleghany
Sparta
Statesville
Mount Airy
Watauga and Yadkin Valley
Boone
North Wilkesboro
Jefferson
Winston- Salem
Southern
Taylorsville
Norfolk and Western
West Jefferson
Virginia and
Tennessee
Carolina
Clinchfield and Ohio
Virginia and Southwestern
Louisville
Nashville
House
Charlotte Observer
Boone Chamber Banquet at Critcker Hotel Next Monday
The Boone Chamber of Commerce hosts a banquet at the Critcker Hotel starting 7 30 p m with plates for 100 guests. Members may buy two plates for themselves and spouses or guests with an extra dollar for a friend. plates cost 1 each. President J E vrading of the Johnson City Chamber will speak on town and city building.
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Boone Chamber of Commerce
Critcker Hotel
J. E. Vrading
Johnson City Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Cattlemen's Meet Set for Roanoke March 13 14 15
The eleventh annual Southern Cattlemen's Association convention will be in Roanoke Virginia from March 13 to 15. The group includes twelve southern states and will feature sales of over one hundred head of registered cattle with shows judged before sale. Approximately seven hundred dollars in total premiums will be awarded across the three shows.
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Southern Cattlemen’s Association
Roanoke
Virginia
New Boone business to open at Farthing stand
The J. E. Ashley Company will occupy the Farthing stand after Mr. T. Hill Farthing moves into the bank block. Mrs. J. E. Ashley will run an updated millinery and novelty line, bringing experience from Miller's of Knoxville and C. E. Cate Company of Johnson City. The town welcomes the firm and predicts strong business.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Pesant
Commissione es Meeting Postponed Until Monday
The Board of County Commissioners postpones its meeting to next Monday due to the chairman’s illness and a member’s absence amid weather conditions. A letter from the chairman and Willmorn confirms the action. Members with business should attend Monday.
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Board of County Commissioners
James Miller
Willmorn
Wreck Injures Several On Atlantic Coast Line Train
A southbound Atlantic Coast Line passenger train No 35 collided head on with a freight at Privateer nine miles south of Sumpter S C injuring several passengers The most seriously hurt was G C Hines a Florence mail clerk Most injuries were bruises among negro passengers The track was to be cleared early afternoon Train 35 runs Florence to Augusta Ga
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Sumpter
S. C
Atlantic Coast Line
Privateer
Here
G. C. Hines
Florence
Augusta
Letters From Beirthein Reveal Postwar German Hardship
Excerpts from letters to Frank Krauss, former Waxhaw postmaster, show families in Munster and Beirthein struggling after the war. A widow describes poverty, rising prices, and requests for worn clothing and funds to educate her daughter in dressmaking. She notes ill health and dwindling means as relief from America is sought.
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Germany
Beirthein
Frank Krauss
Waxhaw
Wilhelm Krauss
Munster
Krauss
Elizabeth
America
Tam
Davidson 5 10 25 Cent Department Store Plan
The Davidson Department Store plans a 5 10 and 25 cent department to offer a complete city 10c store. Goods have been purchased and the opening will be announced soon.
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Davidson Department
Churches urged to spend on newspaper advertising
Rev. J.T. Barber of the Methodist Episcopal committee urged Chicago readers last Sunday that churches should set aside funds for newspaper ads. He said the church can reach non-members and homebound members through papers, noting editors require support and urging pulpit and press collaboration.
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J.T. Barber
Committee On Conservation and Advance of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Chicago
Boone Commercial Club to become Boone Chamber of Commerce
The Boone Commercial Club votes to rename itself the Boone Chamber of Commerce in a unanimous decision at the Critcher Hotel. The gathering features an address by Van Doozer on dairy opportunities and a noted push to establish a local creamery amid ten cheese factories in Watauga. The article also reports North Carolina lawmakers calling for a full investigation into the state's finances after a disputed public treatise by A J Maxwell, with Governor Morrison demanding inquiry and defending treasury figures.
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Boone Commercial Club
Critcker Hotel
Boone Chamber of Commerce
van Doozer
Bloomfield, Neb
Boone
Watauga
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina General Assembly
Harris
Wake County
Finance Committee
House
Senate
General Assembly
Corportion
A. J. Maxwell
Morrison
Maxwell
North Carolina
Lacy
Moody
Budget Commission
Governor Declares No Deficit in North Carolina Treasury
Governor Cameron Morrison issued a statement Tuesday night asserting that state revenue supports the two year funding plan for state institutions. He denies a deficit in the operating account, cites taxes not yet collected totaling about 4.915 million dollars, and expects outstanding taxes to yield around five million dollars, noting NC started tick eradication early and is near completion.
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Cameron Morrison
General Assembly
Sudject Commission
Treasury
A. J. Maxwell
Budet Commission
Tuber Culosis and Dairy Herd Testing Mirthful Note
A whimsical note suggests testing a dairy herd for tuber culosis and compares grass and stars in a playful prose mood. It blends health caution with surreal imagery about the world audience hall and night sunbeams.
North Carolina Ranks Lead in Southern Textile Expansion
Charlotte reports that North Carolina installed 154 996 of 285 868 new spindles in southern cotton mills in 1922, more than half. The state projects 583 760 of 807 720 spindles to be installed this year, with 1 008 knitting machines, leading the South in mills and spindle totals.
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North Carolina
South
Charlotte
Southern
Clark
Southern Textile Bulletin
The
Textile Bulletin
Georgia
Tennessee
South Carolina
Nam
Governor Morrison Triumphs in North Carolina Fight
The Raleigh reaction over the weekend receded as Governor Morrison emerged as the clear victor in a heated battle aimed at his administration. The public backed progress, and observers predict Morrison will hold his lead, signaling continued governance and reform in North Carolina.
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Raleigh
Morrison
North Carolina
Charlotte Observer
Arbuckle Declares Move From Actor to Film Director
Roscoe C. Fatty Arbuckle says he signed a contract to direct comedies for a motion picture company and will no longer act. He aims to make people laugh and start work immediately. News of his reinstatement drew protests from religious groups over his manslaughter trials in the Virginia Rappe case.
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Roscoe C
Fatty
Arbuckle
Comedy Film
Hollywood
Virginia Rappe
San Francisco
Watauga Building and Loan Sees Growing Support
Secretary Mr. Greene notes steady deposits and loans at the Watauga Building and Loan Association with $3,799.50 received last year and $25,715.83 in loans to date. January payments reach $12,184.00 as stock applications rise, signaling continued growth.
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Watauga Building and Loan Association
Wataugans
Greene
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Commercial Club
Assembly
New Year Funds Association
H. H. Greene
Agricultural Extension Service
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