Smoky Mountains National Park Aims and North Carolina Talks
Washington discusses securing a Smoky Mountains national park in North Carolina and a Blue Ridge site in Virginia. Secretary Work urges two eastern parks and outlines hearings with the Park Commission to provide land area, cost, and landowner impact details for congress. Senator Overman faces local Virginia opposition over proposed park boundaries and home takings.
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Washington
North Carolina
Congress
Simmons
Park Commission
Doughton
State Park Commission
Public Lands Committee
House
Coughton
Public Land Committee
Blue Ridge
Great Smoky
East
Smoky Mountains
Overman
Virginia
Hardware Business Changes Hands In Boone
The Farmers Hardware and Supply Company, incorporated in North Carolina with 50000 authorized capital, opens in Boone and Watauga county. Officers are Russell D. Hodges president W C Greer vice president Clyde R Green secretary and treasurer. It buys Qualls Hardware and moves into John W Benet store rooms. The firm plans stock expansion and notes Hodges bank experience.
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Farmers Hardware and Supply Company
North Carolina
Boone
Watauga County
Russel D. Hodges
W. C. Greer
Clyde R. Green
Qualls Hardware
John W. Benet
Boone Hardware Company
Green and Greer
Boone Hardware
Hodges
Peoples Bank & Trust Company
Boone Baptist Church Relief Day Sermons and Schedule
Boone Baptist Church lists Sunday School at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Rev. Pb. O0 conducts prayer and choir at 6 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. pastor speaks on Blessedness of Receiving and of Giving and Stephen a Full Man. Next Sunday is Relief Day for Armenian and Near East orphans and Russian starvations with free will offerings.
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Boone
Near East
Russia
The World for Him by Sir Jonn Herschel
A quotation from Sir Jonn Herschel extols reading as a universal solace and source of happiness. He asserts that with access to good books, a person gains contact with history’s finest minds and endures life with cheer, becoming a denizen of all ages and nations.
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Jonn Herschel
Senator Brown Wins Record Majority in 29th District
Senator John E. Brown of Boone carried all three counties Watauga Ashe and Alleghany by large margins to seize the State Senate seat. He won Watauga by 347 Ashe by 632 and Alleghany by 595 giving a total majority of 1 494 in the 29th district.
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Winston Journal
Raleigh
John E. Brown
Boone
Watauga
I. G. Greer
Brown
Ashe
Alleghany
Ambitious project threatens Greene County farms
The text warns that a major undertaking could remove 375 to 400 families from Greene county and dispossess some of the nation’s finest farm land, highlighting potential broad impacts on local livelihoods and property.
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Greene County
Organization of Assembly Complete without Incident
Raleigh January 12 The 1925 General Assembly opened with orderly caucus selections in both chambers. Chief Justice Hoke and Associate Justice Clarkson administered oaths in the Senate and House. Representative Edgar W. Pharr won the speakership by acclamation amid Mecklenburg backing. Committees named. calls for reduced clerks budgets and scrutiny of overhead expenses mark a cautious start to the new session.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Assembly
Hoke
Senate
Clarkson
House
Edgar W. Pharr
Mecklenburg
E. M. Woodhouse
Currituck
Rosa Mund
Cabarrus
Needum W. Mangum
Wake
David P. Dellinger
Gaston
Paul Grady
Burgwyn
Northampton
Grady
Judiciary
Frank D. Hackett
Wilkes
W. D. Gaster
Cumberland
J. A. Bryson
Henderson
Rev. A. Corey
Martin
Bank Arendell
Reading
Hawes
Pender
Arendell
Finance Committee
Agriculture
Johnson
Beaufort
Woodson
Rowan
Mendenhall
Guilford
Caswell Training School
Carter
Surry
Bailey
Wilson
Townsend
Davidson
McKeithan
Johnson of
Robeson
Howard
Edgecombe
Corporation Commission
Moss of
Nash
Halis
McQueen
Seawell of
Lee
Hargett of
Jones
Bacon of
Polk
Bryson
Jackson
Alderman
Vance
McMullan
Cho
Brown and Greer Named on Many Committees
Raleigh January 12 Representative I. G. Greer chosen member of Corporations Counties Cities and Towns Election Laws Finance Private and Public Local Laws Public Welfare Senator John E. Brown member of Library Chairman Agriculture Commerce Consolidated Statutes Counties Cities and Towns Distribution of Gov Message State Expenditure Welfare Proposition and Grievances Railroads Fish and Fisheries Immigration Institutions for Deaf and Dumb Judiciary No 2 Trustees State College
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Wan
Harisr
Wake
Everett
Pitt
Foushee
Durham
Jurney
Iredell
Brown
Watauga
Spender
Hyde
Carter
Surry
Sharpe
Rockingham
Shuford
Catawba
Williams
Pasquotank
Blue of
Scotland
Pender
Humphreys
Humphreys of Wayne
Institution
Tapp of
Lenoir
Ross of
Randolph
Clark
Halifax
Grady of Johnston
Song of Person
Carroll of
Alamance
Heath of Union
Squires of Caldwell
Bethune of Samson
Road of
Rutherford
Trustees State College
House
Rules
Bowie
Ashe
McKinnon of
Robeson
Nettles
Buncombe
Murphy
Rowan
Harris
Richmond
Caswell Training School
Broughton
Rideoutte of
Commerce
Whitaker
Guilford
Raper
Davidson
Sutton
Corporation Commission
Pruden of
Chowan
Courier of
Neal
McDowell
Jones
Connor
Wilson
Cox
Forsyth
Massenburg
Franklin
Watson
Yancey
Byrd
Wayne
Townsend of
Harnett
Ervin
Burke
Wade
New Hanover
Braswell
Nash
Duplin
Hart of
Anson
Cobb of
Christian of
Cumberland
Dellinger
Gaston
Patron
Fountain of
Edgecombe
Graham of
Orange
Matthews
Mecklenburg
Kittrell of
Vance
Watkins
Granville
Davis
Bray
Perquimons
Stanley
Johnson
Currituck
Curituck
Turlington
Wemble
Moore
Martin
Bellamy New Hanover
Raleigh
I. G. Greer
John E. Brown
Institutions For Deaf and Dumb
Dr J W Jones Dies in Knoxville Hospital
Dr J Walter Jones longtime Watauga County physician died in a Knoxville hospital yesterday morning after more than two weeks of treatment He was a native of Alleghany married to Miss Mattie Blackburn and survived by two children funeral arrangements set for the town cemetery with strong community regard noted for his medical service over nearly 25 years
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J. Walter Jones
Knoxville
Jones
Watauga County
Alleghany
Mattie Blackburn
Maisie Jean
J. W. Jr
North Carolina Auto and Gas Taxes Grow Dramatically
The 1924 biennial report shows auto tax income at 3 975 658.37 and gasoline tax receipts at 3 979 855.50, with total state collections reaching 7 386 291. The report notes 1 008 auto dealers and 285 546 registered vehicles, up from 160 dealers and 209 444 vehicles in 1914 and 1923 respectively.
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North Carolina
Everett
Council of State
Secretary of State
Legislative measures on bus traffic and foreign stock taxation
Senator Squires introduced a bus traffic control bill prepared by the legislative committee and sent to the public roads committee for pamphlet printing. Representative King seeks to repeal the last session’s foreign stock tax exemption, a heated issue in the governor race and finance debates. The assembly will focus on these acts after Governor-Elect McLean’s Wednesday inauguration.
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Legislative Hopper
Squires
Legislative Committee
Committee On
King
Guilford
General Assembly
Finance Committee
McLean
Largest Enrollment Record at Appalachian Training School
The Appalachian Training School reports the largest enrollment in its history for this term. The college department totals 109 with high school students bringing the overall count to 336 and more expected by February 17. The Senior class reaches 85, one of the state’s largest outside major cities.
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Appalachian Training School
Dougherty
Williams
Florida
United States
Prof. Jones
Farm Life
China Grove
Rowan County
Tennessee
East Tennessee Normal
Jonson City
Milligan College
Training School
Lenoir
Mrs R M Greene Hosts Friday Afternoon Club
Mrs R M Greene entertained the Friday Afternoon Club at the Greene Inn on January 9 with a varied program. The gathering included musical numbers by Mrs South Mrs O L Hardin Mrs Frink and Mrs Cleve Johnson. A candle jumping contest added lighthearted fun. Gifts and letters of thanks were exchanged and the group planned to meet again with Mrs O L Hardin.
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R. M. Greene
Greene Inn
O. L. Hardin
McDowell
Johnson
David Greene
Weasley
B. J. Councill
Buckner
Asheville
Oteen
Blonde Bess Questions Old Adages in Witty Quip
Blondie Bess comments on sayings noting that the idea of him who laughs last is not always wise. The remark plays on a familiar proverb with a teasing tone.
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Blonde Bess
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Secretary of the Interior
The
Farmers Hardware and A Supply Company
Capital
Him
M. L. Shipman
Greer
J. W. Jones
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