Kiwanis Club backs Boone Trail as major highway link
North Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club promotes turning Route 60 into an interstate and national corridor connecting Columbus Ohio to Bristol Tenn and coastal Florida via Wilmington and Jacksonville. J R Finley urges regional support and a joint inspection tour to seek A-grade federal highway status and federal funding.
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North Wilkesboro
W. S. Journal
Columbus
Ohio
Middle West
Bristol
Chicago
Indianapolis
Akron
Toledo
Kiwanis Club
J. R. Finley
Finley
Winston-Salem
Southern Pines
High Point
Pinehurst
Charlotte
Statesville
Yadkinville
Boone
American Automobile Association
North Carolina Automobile Association
Boone Trail
R. L. Coughton
Northwest
Tennessee
Mountain City
Bluefield
W. Va
Charleston
Huntington
Parkersburg
Wilmington
Tenn
North Carolina
Blue Ridge
Cumberland
Middle Western
Seacoast
Wrightsville Beach
Jacksonville
Palm Beach
Charlotte Yadkinville
Rural Homes for Tourists In Watauga County
A rural booster piece argues Watauga County should expand private lodging options to attract tourists. It stresses private villas and quiet accommodations beside crowded hotels, plus appealing mountain fare like sourwood honey to lure visitors and strengthen social and educational ties.
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Watauga
Blowing Rock
Old North
Training School Row: Cold Week Brings Socials and Contests
The week brought disagreeable weather and strong winds. Rev. Huggins lay ill with pneumonia fears at the Baptist Church. The Baptist Sunday School hosted an oyster supper at J. F. Greer’s home. The Methodist church planned more heating for winter comfort. The Training School basketball defeated Newland 27 to 21. The Y W C A held a home meeting at the girls dormitory with recitations dialogue a duet a men’s quartet and Dr Rankin delivering an insightful address.
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Huggins
Baptist Church
The
Baptist Sunday School
J. F. Greer
Methodist Church
Newland
Rankin
Civil War Shell Explosion Kills Boy in Scotland Neck
In Scotland Neck North Carolina on January 25 a civilian shell used as an iron exploded fatally injuring nine year old Arthur Smith. Four people were in the room at the time. two others were hurt and the building suffered damage. The shell bore a brass cap and was long believed inert.
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Scotland Neck
N. C
Arthur Smith
Post Office Sets New Newspaper Handling Program
The Post Office issues a definitive plan to treat newspapers like first class mail from publisher to reader. It bans mixed mail, specifies separate sacks for newspapers, and requires postmasters to notify publishers of dispatch issues and misaddressed or deceased recipients. This aims to speed delivery to urban and rural readers alike.
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Washington
Post Office Department
New Today
Department
Post Office
Bartlett
Point of Dispatch
To Save the Editor Toast at Editorial Convention
A minister toasted editors urging support to keep papers thriving. He joked that paying for subscriptions, advertising, sending news, and clear correspondence would help editors prosper, while burying editors would prevent mistakes. The quip ends with a pun about dead editors never erring.
Millionaire bootleg king Remus jailed at Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
George Remus, Midwest bootleg king, arrives in Atlanta for a two year sentence on Volstead Act violations. He receives an ovation from fellow inmates while associates face 15 to 18 month terms with fines. Mrs Remus visits from a hotel, diamonds as they part. Remus to perform lab work and clean his cell as he begins his enforced absence from citizenship.
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Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
George Remus
Middle West
Remus
Cincinnati
Elmer Roth
Penitentiary
Imogene Remus
Death Valley Farm
Dater
Temus
Friday Afternoon Club Hosts Stitch Contest
The Friday afternoon club held its last meeting with Mrs. David Greene as hostess. A sewing contest awarded Mrs. Tracy Councill a prize for thirteen stitches. A salad course, cream and cake followed, and Mrs. Woosley played Grieg's Butterfly. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Richard Greene's home.
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David Greene
Tracy Councill
Superpower Now: Its Presence Across Years
The statement asserts that true power exists in the present, not a distant future, and has occupied the landscape for multiple years. It emphasizes current influence, capabilities, and enduring prominence rather than potential or upcoming change.
Seed Potato Shipments Highlight Watauga Growers
A North Carolina report notes extensive farm extension work across 71 counties with 599 communities involved and thousands of club members. Meanwhile Western North Carolina ships a trainload of blue ridge seed potatoes to South Carolina, promising strong yields and growth prospects for seed potato growers in Watauga and Avery counties.
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Raleigh
State Department
North Carolina
State College
Kilgore
Boone
Watauga County
Carl
Maine
Vermont
New York
Blue Ridge
Mountain Seed Potato Growers Association
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
Watauga
Avery
South Carolina Potato Growers Association
John W. Goodman
Avery County
John B. Steele
Doughton Seeks $100 Million Annual Highway Aid
Congressman R L Doughton introduced a resolution proposing a hundred million dollars annually for the next three years to supply federal aid to states for highway construction. The plan aims to fund major road projects nationwide.
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R. L. Doughton
Watauga Sheep Growers Meet
A meeting of Watauga county sheep raisers discussed growing better lambs and marketing them cooperatively. State Sheep Specialist Mr Williams and Livestock Marketing Agent Mr Lewis attended, urging uniform production and grading to enable carload sales and access to local or skip markets. Farmers plan a one year contract to pool lambs, aiming for larger sales and better prices through cooperative marketing.
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Watauga County
Williams
Lewis
Worth While Club Holds Bi Monthly Meeting
The Worth While Club met January 25 at Mrs. Frank Moore's home despite bad weather. Members approved minor and major business, discussed the State Federation Constitution, and planned future activities. The group sent flowers to Mrs. Smith Hagaman and thanked Mr. G. S. Councill for a $25 cemetery campaign donation.
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Worth While Club
Frank Moore
G. S. Councill
Littleton
N. C
Smith Hagaman
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
R. L. Bingham
Katherine
Floy Greene
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King of
Federal Prison
Mountain Counties
South Carolina
Doughton
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