Wintry Weather Boosts Weevil Die-Off Across Cotton Belt
A Concord dispatch reports cold weather killed millions of boll weevils and reduced weevil birth in the cotton belt. Officials estimate substantial savings in damage, though some survived could rebound. experts note 1924 crop risk remains if wet midseason conditions follow. Separate obituary notes Finley P. Mast of Watauga died aged about 92 at Sugar Grove after a long life in the community.
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Mercury
R. D. Goodman
Cabarrus County
Mr. Goodman
Piedmont
South
Godman
Fineley P. Mast
Finley P. Mast
Watauga
Sugar Grove
Mast
Rhoda Smith
Cove Creek Baptist Church
Birthday Dinner Hosted at Commercial Hotel
Mrs. Qualls served a beautiful and delicious birthday dinner last Sunday at the Commercial Hotel honoring her sister-in-law Mrs. G. P. Hagaman.
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Peferred
Commercial Hotel
Excavation progress at Tutankhamen tomb shrine revealed
Howard Carter dismantles the front of the second shrine lid uncovering most of the third casket. The third shrine gleams with gilding and hieroglyphs while no treasure space is found between shrines. The roof shows protective hawk wing motifs. the front roof section rests in the tomb anti chamber. Linen pall and gilded rosettes moved to lab. Mrs. Percy Newberry will reconstruct the pall.
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Tutankhamen
HoWard Carter
Percy Newberry
Percy Newberry, Head of the Embroiderers’ Guild
Local Folks Take Monday Trips and News
Mr. H C Hodges Millard Watson and Baxter McKendy visited Boone on business. Mr A J Miller with his Ford transported Mr R K Bingham to Lenoir. Franey Miller returned from Watauga Hospital two weeks ago and is doing well. The Mount Ephraim school Christmas tree went smoothly. T D Greer Brady Cox and Leonard Carrol returned from Winston Salem after job hunting. Infant of Mr and Mrs Albert Greer died of pneumonia fever. Mrs Nancy Hayes shows improvement after illness.
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H. C. Hodges
Millard Watson
Baxter McKendy
Boone
A. J. Miller
Ford
R. K. Bingham
Lenoir
N. C
Franey Miller
Watauga Hospital
Mount Ephriam School
T. D. Greer
Brady Cox
Leonard Carrol
Winston Salem
Albert Greer
Nancy Hayes
Jill
Tamarheel Questions If Cold Weather Fed Farm Animals
The statement notes that Tamarheel links recent cold weather to a strong appetite and worries whether his chickens and cows received enough food to stay warm.
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Tamarheel
Mountain Stone Church Shines Beacon Across Pathway
Poetic memorial celebrates the grand old Mountain Stone Church as a beacon of Christ guiding travelers beyond restless cities, with a rainbow sunlit reflection and long shadows lengthening along the path.
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Christ
Mountain Stone
Prevention of fires lesson from the Worth While Club
The Seventh Grade prize essay urges fire prevention in schools and homes. It highlights causes such as careless matches kerosene and gasoline and stresses safe handling lighting and storage. The piece urges public awareness campaigns and ready fire safety equipment to save lives and property.
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Chamber of Commerce
United States
Boone Tops State Cold Spot For January Weather
The Winston Salem Journal quotes the Associated Press noting Boone in the mountains as the coldest spot in North Carolina over the last three days. The piece argues Boone’s high country summer living beats other regions, while reminding winter cold and summer coolness share the same forces of nature.
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Winston Salem Journal
Boone
Associated Press
Mercury
North Carolina
Journal
Northwest
Sculptured Head of General Lee to Gaze from Stone Mountain
Mrs. Jasper Thomas of Mabel dies after illness lasting months. Interment at Union Church with funeral by Revs. Wilson and Greene. Ten of her twelve children survive. Atlanta scene: Mrs. Helen Plane, 90, to unveil Stone Mountain Confederate chieftain head on Jan. 19 as part of broader memorial plan with Gutson Borglum and Emory’s Dr. Durham among speakers.
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Jasper Thomas
Mabel
Union Church
L. A. Wilson
A. J. Greene
Thomas
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Miss Wilson
Watau Ter
Baptist Church
Marion Thomas
Atlanta
Helen Plane
Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
Stone Mountain
Plane
Southland
Gutson Borglum
Lee
Jackson
Davis
South
Plato Durham
Emory University
Benjamin J. Keiley
Georgia
W. B. Haldeman
The
United Confederate Veterans
Fort Myers
Fla
Julian H. Thomas
Haldeman
Local churches outline schedules and prayers in weekly notice
The Methodist Church reports Sunday School at 10 a m led by J B Steele with a Worker’s Council at 2 30 p m and sermons at 11 a m and 7 p m. Epworth League 6 15 p m and Wednesday prayer at 7 p m. The Baptist Church lists Sunday School 10 a m under W R Gragg. sermons at 11 a m and 7 p m. B Y P A at 6 p m. prayer and choir practice Wednesday 7 p m. A regional prayer day January 16 and relief collections for the East are noted. The Blowing Rock church construction progresses. Gragg resigns clerkship, G W Gragg succeeds. Senior B Y P U reorganizes.
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THE
Baptist Church
East
Southern Baptist Convention
W. R.W Gragg
G. W. Gragg
Blowing Rock
Spelling Bee at Valle Crucis Mission School
An old fashioned spelling bee will be held at Valle Crucis Mission School on Saturday January 26 under the PTA. Admission is ten cents and readers will use state adopted spelling books.
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Valle Crucis
Valle Crucis Mission
Parent- Teachers’ Association
Worth While Club Hosts Jan Meeting and Peace Program
The Worth While Club held its bi monthly meeting at Mrs. L L Bingham's home on Friday January 11. After devotional exercises a long business session approved new committees and heard reports. Papers on World Destruction and a World Court were read by Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Huggins. A social hour and a nations word contest followed with Mrs. Hartzog winning in a draw. The next meeting is set for Friday January 25 at Mrs. Frank Moore's home.
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Frank Moore
Is the Chamber of Commerce Worthwhile in Boone
A 1924 open letter from W. H. Gragg and J. M. Downum questions the Boone Chamber of Commerce value. It urges county town business and general interests to attend Saturday 7 30 pm meetings and to either support or disband the chamber.
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Boone Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Gragg
Pres
J. M. Downum
Secy
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