Oldest Confederate Veteran Claim Highlighted in NC
A Boone area Confederate veteran Albert P. Wilson is noted as turning 102 last April, challenging claims of older NC veterans. The item references Winston-Salem Journal debates and local memory of long-lived veterans.
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Winston-Salem Journal
North Carolina
Stanley May
Yadkin County
David Aman
Onslow County
Lee
Jackson
Albert P. Wilson
Boone
Oklahoma Impeachment Effort Ends in Senate Dismissal
Oklahoma’s attempt to remove Governor Henry S Johnson and other officials collapsed as the state senate, 22 to 16, ruled the house lacked authority to convene impeachment charges. The move began after National Guardsmen dispersed lawmakers at the capital.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Henrys. Johnson
State Senate
House
Johnson
Fred P. Branson
State Supreme Court
H. B. Cordell
State Board of Agriculture
House of Representatives
Senate
Unpac
Transylvanian religious freedom act reported
Authentic reports reach Louisville from Dr. E. R. Mullins say the Rumanian council grants Transylvania religious freedom under an ancient statute. The act follows Baptist World Alliance pressure over alleged repression in Romania. Bronson Cutting named to fill late Senator Jones’s unexpired NM term as independent Republican. term ends March 1929.
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Transylvania
Council
Rumanian Ministers
Louisville
E. R. Mullins
World Alliance
Rumanian Council
Baptist Alliance
Rumanian
Mullins
Bronson Cutting
Santa Fe
R. D. Dillon
United States
New Mexico
A. A. Jones
Cutting
Senate
Temperature plunges on Mount Mitchell and Asheville
Ashville reports twenty degrees below zero atop Mount Mitchell the highest point east of the Mississippi. Fred A. Herley of the Mount Mitchell motor road says this is the coldest he has seen in 14 years. A department store thermometer in Asheville shows nine below zero at 11 PM tonight.
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Ashville
Mount Mitchell
Mississippi River
Fred A. Herley
Local Affairs Highlights From Boone Community
Local notes report Mr. T Hill Wright returning to Boone after selling a property in Ohio. Mrs Don Kerley underwent appendicitis surgery at Watauga hospital and is improving. The paper thanks readers for $82 60 raised for Grandfather Orphanage. Weather turns brutal with record cold and sudden warm up influencing clothing choices.
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T. Hill Wright
Ohio
Boone
Don Kerley
Blue Ridge
Watauga Hospital
Bernice Cooke
Mill Springs
T. L. Cooke
Curing Ham in Smithfield Style from Isle of Wight County
Southern Planter shares a rough ham curing method from Isle of Wight County. Hams are hung overnight in a cold place to cool before cutting and lightly salted with ground saltpeter on the fleshy side. The recipe relies on practice rather than exact measurements or timing.
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Smithfield
Isle of Wight
Salted hams and health advice from a rural guide
The text outlines a method for curing hams with saltpeter and salt, then smoking and aging them for up to a year. It includes daily water guidance, body care tips, and a note on keeping warm and stress on a calm mind. It also mentions a Legion meeting date and two real estate notices near Boone with farm details and prices.
Prevention of Colds and Health Precautions
Dr John Joseph Gaines urges immediate steps to prevent colds and related illnesses. He warns a preventable cold can trigger chronic cough and pneumonia and advises moderation in eating to avoid weakening the body. A separate notice states the Watauga County Bank stockholders meet at 1 pm on Monday January 9 1928 with proxies welcome.
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Watauga County Bank
G. P. Hagaman
Railway cuts Sunday service for winter season
Linville River Railway Co announces suspension of Sunday passenger trains for the winter to save costs. The company hopes the measure is temporary and will resume Sunday service in the coming summer. Weekday service will continue.
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Linville River Railway CO
J. E. Vance
Mortgagee’s Notice of Sheriff Sale for Jones Greer Farm
John H. Mast as mortgagee will sell February 6 1928 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Watauga County courthouse door to the highest bidder for cash the 95 acre Jones Greer farm on Cove Creek. The sale secures a debt of 1512.88 plus costs and is subject to a $1900 Feder al Land Bank lien from Columbia South Carolina. The mortgage is recorded in Book 4 page 10 with Lola Baird and J Baird as grantors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Mast
Watauga
County
N. C
J. B. Baird
Lola Baird
Wanted to Buy 15 or 20 Good Young Ones
Help wanted notice from Valle Crucis North Carolina seeking 15 to 20 good young persons. Respond by writing or seeing Dan Shull for details.
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Dan Shull
Valle Crucis
N. C
Notice of non liability for wife debts
This notice states that the husband Charlie Critcher will not be responsible for any debt or obligation his wife may incur. He cites that she left his home against his will, that he has provided for his family, and that she may return and be treated as he can provide. Dated January 3, 1928.
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Charlie Critcher
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Sam
New York
Brad's Journal Today
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Sands
Democrat
Floyd Eggers
Long Hospital
Statesville
P. H. Hodges
Porter Beach
Mast
W. H. Gragg
Ralph Bingham
Blaine Coffey
Washington City
Johnson J. Hayes
H.L. Tatum
Davis Hospital
J. L. Qualls
Tatum
T. Hardy Lyons
Lincoln County
Lyon
the Democrat
S. C. Eggers
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
L. S. Isaccs
Com
J. W. Norris
Adjt
John C. Hodges
G. A. Thomas
D. D. Chamblee
Zebulon
John Joseph Gaines, M. D
Blowing Rock, N. C
Boone Drug Co
Rexall
C. S. Stevenson Telephone
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T. E. Bingham
Brown & Bingham
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Boone, N. C
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Critcker
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Mona
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Watauga County
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