Postmaster Exam Planned for Blowing Rock Growers News
The civil service commission seeks candidates for the Blowing Rock postmaster job with Form 2241 applications due by February 29, 1928. Local notes include class organizations, club meetings, religious revivals, hospital recoveries, new births, and travel for business.
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Blowing Rock
Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Blowing Rock High School
Lucile Reid
Bynum Crisp
Pen Robbins
Elizabeth Sudderth
Velma Cannon
William Holfhouser
Lucille Coffey
Christine Johnson
Corien Knight
Edna Miller
William White
Beulah Wooten
Anne Greene
Greene
Boone
Davis Hospital
Statesville
W. L. Holfhouser
Hickory
Paul Klutz
Helen Coffey
Lincolnton
G. C. Robbins
North
Robbins
Carrie Miller
Miss Miller
Miss Sehorn
Lenoir
J. H. Winkler
Drexel
N. C
North Carolina Property Valued At Many Millions
The state reports North Carolina property valued at 44 359 116 dollars including educational charitable and correctional institutions and homes. Bonds totaling 24 228 500 were provided for permanent improvements through June 30 1927 from the 1927 session allocations. Education institutions are valued at 23 918 971 with 15 232 500 bonds for improvements. correctional and charitable institutions total 20 440 145 with 8 996 000 bonds.
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North Carolina
A. W. McLean
General Assembly
McAdoo Attacks Smith on Prohibition in Richmond Speech
William G. McAdoo challenged Governor Alfred E. Smith over prohibition enforcement in a Richmond address last Wednesday. He argued liquor interests control politics in New York and Maryland and urged a hard line to ensure law enforcement in 1928. The speech tied enforcement to the White House and cited Governor Albert C. Ritchie as a fellow candidate.
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McAdoo
Alfred E. Smith
William G. McAdoo
Richmond
Smith
New York
Maryland
White House
Treasury
Albert C. Ritchie
McAdoo Defends Constitution Against McAdoo Attack
Governor Alfred E. Smith rebukes William G. McAdoo over his stance on prohibition. Smith asserts Article Six binds states to federal laws and treaties, countering McAdoo’s claim that Volstead act lacks force without a state enforcement law. The exchange occurred during a Richmond visit and press conference.
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United States
Albany
Dark Horse Dwight Morrow Emerges in Republican Talks
Washington dispatches see Dwight W. Morrow American ambassador to Mexico as a potential Republican presidential candidate. Analysts debate whether his diplomatic record or eastern strategy could unite key states and satisfy business minded backerswhile Secretary Mellon weighs Hoover and Dawes choices. Continued on Page Eight.
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Republican Dark Horse
Washington
Dwight W. Morrow
Mexico
Morrow
Secretary Mellon
Hoover
Dawes
Coolidge
Mr. Hoover
McLean Urges Local Police to Enforce Auto Laws
Governor McLean blast s lax enforcement of state motor vehicle laws by local officers calling it improper to delegate such duties to the motor vehicle bureau. He warns officers face liability on bonds for neglect and urges diligence to cut traffic deaths and injuries.
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Raleigh
McLean
Motor Vehicle Bureau
North Carolina
Buying Trouble Quote Sparks Witty Exchange
A humorous exchange features a young woman lamenting gift purchases and a forty three year old spinster replying that securing a man to buy for is equally difficult, as quoted by the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
Why We Go to Church On Sunday
A sermon extols church attendance as vital for worship instruction and support. It urges believers to assemble weekly, receive spiritual guidance, and help maintain the church through prayer, study, and faithful service, renewing their covenant with God.
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Church of Jesus Christ
Jesus
Hell
God
Christ
Plumber Hidden Under Kitchen Sink Cited in Phrase
A humorous exchange reveals a mother hushly directing her son away from the statute under the kitchen sink as a playful misdirection about a plumber. The dialogue highlights a family moment with witty wordplay on legal terms.
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Sonny
Groundhog Day Weather Myths Debunked By Tradition
The piece examines groundhog day and Candlemas beliefs about predicting six weeks of weather. It notes studies show little connection between a clear day and winters, explains groundhog names and relations, and compares other calendar forecasts like St Paul’s Day and Pine Weather, ending with a light jab at superstition.
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Old Country
Marmot
St. Paul’s Day
W. J. Humphreys
United States Weather Bureau
Thomasville Officers Fatally Hit in Shootout
In Thomasville North Carolina on February 6 a police officer Reddick was killed and Detective J D Morgan wounded as an unidentified Black suspect opened fire during an arrest attempt. A mob pursued the slayer, described as a large yellow Black man, from the scene.
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Thomasville
N. C
Reddick
J. D. Morgan
High Point
Lexington
Morgan
County's Oldest Citizen Passes in Boone
Albert Wilson aged 102 died Sunday at his home east of Boone after weeks of illness. A blind and deaf veteran of Company E, 37th North Carolina Infantry, he recalled Civil War exploits and Jackson's campaigns. Funeral services were at Three Forks Baptist Church with Masonic burial.
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Albert Wilson
North Carolina
Boone
Wilson
America
Baltimore and Ohio Railway
37Th
North Carolina Infantry
New Bern
Jackson
Shenandoah
Hanover Courthouse
Mechanicsville
Gaines’ Mill
Frazier
Cedar Run
Mr. Wilson
Popes
Manassas
Taylor
New Jersey
Bull Run
Hooker
Gettysburg
Carolina Mountains
Stoneman
Three Forks Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Watauga County
Tax Return Help At Critcher Hotel By Deputy Collector
W M Thomas deputy collector of internal revenue will be at the Critcher hotel for two days February 15 and 16 to assist taxpayers in preparing their federal income tax returns. The service is free and returns must be filed before March 15 or face penalties including up to 10000 dollars or one year imprisonment plus 25 percent of tax for willful late filing.
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W. M. Thomas
Internal Revenue
Critcher Hotel
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P. A. Hicks
Boone Baptist Church
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