Normal School Visited by Many Friends and Noted Speakers
A steady stream of visitors attended the Normal School with speeches at chapel. Guests included Hon. J. T. Spainhour Morganton Adolphus Taylor Wilkes Charlotte banker John C. Boyd and Dr Roy E. Thomas. The school reported 916 elementary teachers enrolled the largest ever at a North Carolina summer school.
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J. T. Spainhour
Morganton
Adolphus Taylor
Wilkes
the Normal
John C. Boyd
Chearlotte
Roy E. Thomas
Winthrop College
Rock Hil
S. C
Chapel
W. S. Tatum
University of Oregon
B. B. Dougherty
The
Normal
Chapel Wilson
Chapel Hill
Snyder
B. F. Johnson Publishing Company
Recital at Boone Delights Audience with Noted Guests
A large Boone audience enjoyed a Saturday night recital at the school auditorium on July 8. Soprano Mrs. Bertha Orndorff of New York and pianist Ruth Rankin performed under the Friday Afternoon Club. Orndorff displayed a wide range and expressive tone while Rankin impressed as accompanist and narrator for each piece.
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the Normal
North Carolina
Normal
Bertha Orndorff
New York City
Ruth Rankin
Boone
New York
Asheville AUSA Thomas J. Harkins resigns post
Thomas J. Harkins of Asheville the Assistant United States Attorney announced he had resigned his government post. The notice highlights a departure from federal service and names Harkins as the retiring official.
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Thomas J. Harkins
Asheville
United States
Whisky Stills Seized in Raleigh Raid Sweep
Authorities report confiscation of about 100 whiskey stills weighing just over a ton during a six month period in and around Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Big steam distillery captured near city
Deputy Sheriff Perry and officers raided a remote distillery near New River five miles from Boone at Raven Rock. They surprised two workers, captured one man Lester Carroll, and destroyed the copper still and liquor. Carroll posted bond for the next court term. The raid, described as the largest such seizure in Watauga in years, suggests the outfit had operated there for some time.
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Perry
Gross
John K. Brown
New River
Boone
Raven Rock
John K
Lester Carroll
Watauga
Submarine S-51 Floated Back To Land Of The Living
The U S submarine S 51 rose to surface at Block Island Rhode Island at 2 05 pm buoyed by eight pontoons after sinking off Block Island last September with 33 lives lost. A funeral procession for the dead sailors began toward Brooklyn Navy Yard as salvage ships towed the vessel and air was pumped into pontoons.
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Block Island
R. I
U. S
Rome
Navy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Sagamore
Iuka
Falcon
Vestal
Worth While Club To Entertain Husbands
The Worth While Club will entertain husbands and friends at a picnic lunch in the new Daniel Boone Cabin Colony Friday at 7 p.m. Repasts will be served in the cabin. Prof. B B Dougherty and others will speak on local topics. Members will tour the property prior to the meeting.
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Worth
Daniel Boone Cabin
B. B. Dougherty
Horton Gathering Honors Late J. W. Horton Picnic
Family of the late J. W. Horton met at the old Cove Creek home for the annual picnic dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Cave Councill of Lake Worth Florida were delayed. Distants attendees included Mrs. Zeb Buchannan and son Ronda and grandson from Hickory, plus Mr and Mrs. A. R. Barlow of Lenoir and Hon. see Council of Jefferson. The gathering occurred Sunday June 27.
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J. W. Horton
Cove Creek
Cave Councill
Lake Worth Florida
Zeb Buchannan
Ronda
Hickory
A. R. Barlow Lef Lenoir
Council of
Jefferson
Smith Declared Next President at Tammany Rally
New York July 6 Governor Alf Smith was acclaimed as the next President of the United States at an Independence Day rally at Tammany Hall. He was introduced by John R Voorhis, the veteran Tammany figure and elections board chairman, in his 96th year.
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New York
Alf Smith
United States
Tammany Hall
John R. Voorhis
Tammany
Board of Elections
Absent-mindedness as sign of genius in teens
A quip noting that labeling a teen’s absent-mindedness as genius would make nearly every boy in adolescence a genius. The remark reflects on perception and stereotype rather than a factual claim.
Watauga County Students Enjoy Warm Winston Salem Welcome
Watauga public school graduates, about 175, traveled by six trucks to Winston-Salem on July 1. They toured Moravian cemeteries, Salem College, and Reynolds Tobacco factories, then received brick ice cream, ice water, and watermelons from local sponsors before returning home, praised by Superintendent Smith Hagaman.
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Watauga Public School
Winston-Salem
Wilkes County
Winston- Salem
General Motors Company
Forsyth County Fair Grounds
North Winston
Fair Grounds
Forsyth County
Mr. Cash
Charles E. Ader
Winston-Salem Journal
Cash
Mr. Ader
Vian
Old Salem College
Old Church
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Beach
Martin
Boone
Winston Journal
Ader
F. J. Lipford
Winston-Salem Power Company
Winston
Smith Hagaman
Cunty
Ralph Bingham of Boone Named Assistant U S Attorney
Ralph Bingham of Boone receives appointment as Assistant District Attorney to succeed James Harkins of Asheville. He left for Wilkesboro to assume duties and brings brief federal Prohibition experience, with strong knowledge of liquor cases for federal courts.
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Ralph Bingham
Boone
U. S. Attorney
James Harkins
Asheville
Bingham
Wilkesboro
Federal Prohibition Department
Tests Show That Man Is Himself High in the Air
New York reports on aviation medicine research at Mitchell Field where the low pressure chamber tests reveal the true nature of aviators at 12 000 feet and higher. Observations note reduced inhibition, breaks in personality, and varied mood shifts under low oxygen as Major F H Poole cites.
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New York
School of Aviation Medicine
Mitchell Field
Brooks Field
Texas
F. H. Poole
Timber Wolf Search Continues Near Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock July 5 Continued search for the lone timber wolf that has terrorized Rutherford County for weeks has not captured it. Nolan McDaniel reports incidents tied to the wolf near Bill's Creek and a farmer lost 47 chickens in one night as dogs and hunters chase the animal for hours.
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Chimney Rock
Rutherford County
Nolan McDaniel
Bill’s Creek
Board Passes Measure on School Calendar and Saturday Classes
The Board of Education at its last meeting endorsed limiting the six month schools to end before Christmas. Records show attendance drops as cold weather begins. The board also favors not extending the week to six days, except in rare cases.
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Board of Education
Gas as Capital Punishment Used by Western State
Washington has long favored gas for executions, and one state in the West now uses gas as its method of capital punishment.
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Washington
Romanian Society Embraces Hair Bobbing Queen Defers
In Bucharest on July 6, Romanian society women are bobbing their hair and shingling it. Queen Marie wants to follow but the king forbids clipping her chestnut tresses. The queen permits her ladies and daughters to adopt the style.
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Bucharest
Queen Marie
Appalachian State Normal Plans Fun and Lessons for Summer
Normal students enjoy Saturday auditorium programs with Boone Colored Quartet and Dr W Johnson. Excursions to Gandfather Mountain and Johnson City accompany a set of goals emphasizing citizenship, study, teaching, dress and speech judgment, thrift, health, teamwork, and service to community and state authorities.
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Jack
Appalachian State Normal
Boone Colored Quartet
Dr. W. Johnson
W. Powell Hale
Gan
Deep Gap land sale hampered by storms and whiskey chase
Thunder showers delayed a land sale in Deep Gap where about $2,000 worth of property was sold and more lots are planned. Deputy Sheriff J. F. Welch chased a whiskey buyer after a raid on a wagon loaded with spirits, while Charles H. Cowles of Wilkesboro eyed subdividing his 1800 acre estate for nearby buyers.
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Deep Gap News
Deep Gap
J. F. Welch
Wilkes
Welch
Mr. Welch
Charles H. Cowles
Wilkesboro
Hopkins
Bowie
Kiwanis Orthopaedic Clinic Plans July North Wilkesboro Meeting
The Kiwanis Orthopaedic Clinic for examination and treatment of cripples meets monthly in the Commercial Club rooms at North Wilkesboro. The next clinic is scheduled for Saturday July 10 to help local cripples. The notice stresses community access and attendance.
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Kiwanic Orthopaedic Clinic
North Wilkesboro
Night watchman applicant seeks city job for full night route
A Chicago resident applied for a night watchman post arguing he must walk all night with a baby anyway, so he should receive pay and a steady route.
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Chicago
Fatal Shooting Affray Rocks Todd Village
In Todd on the Ashe Watauga line Neal Wagner and Joe Stansberry clashed at the mill. Stansberry fired three shots wounding Wagner who died next day in North Wilkesboro. Stansberry was jailed in Wilkesboro after Wagner succumbed. Both men about 35 with families.
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Todd
Ashe- Watauga
Wilkesboro
Neal Wagner
Joe Stansberry
Wagner
Stansberry
North Wilkesboro
Mrs J C Shull Dies At Shulls Mills Home
Mrs James C Shull of Shulls Mills dies at 74 at her daughter’s home in Elizabethton Tennessee from paralysis. She was born and raised in Watauga, survived by three children C H Ritz C Cleveland and Roby Shull. Funeral and burial were held near the old home at Shulls Mills with Rev S E Gragg officiating.
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James C. Shull
Shulls Mills
C. H. Ritz
Elizabethton
Tenn
Shull
Watauga
Jack Mast
Sugar Grove
C. W. Clarke
Cleveland, C
Roby Shull
S. E. Gragg
Old Negro Living Savage Life Found Near State College
Raleigh July 7 Welfare workers found an elderly Black man living two years in a crude shelter amid scrub and brush near State College. Lieutenant Oxley removed him to a hospital for treatment. he is thought to be about eighty and possibly named Sidney Jeffries. The case was reported by a nearby resident who had seen him rarely.
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Raleigh
State College
Lawrence A. Oxley
State Board of Public Welfare
Civilization
Sidney Jeffries
Doty Trial Postponed Indefinitely in Beirut
Bennett J. Doty of Memphis Tenn is in Beirut confined for desertion from the Foreign Legion. The July 7 trial date is delayed as authorities note the case is less grave than first thought and a new account says he was captured by Druse tribesmen while absent without leave.
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Doty
Beirut
Syria
Bennett J. Doty
Memphis
Tenn
Foreign Legion
Onion Color Promises Strong Dress Goods Fabric
A new dye named Onion Introduces a color for dress fabrics described as very strong and durable. Textile makers tout its lasting quality for the wardrobe and tailor shops.
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Watauga County
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