Boone Seeks New Sewer and Water Mains Amid Growth
Boone officials filed bids for sewer and water mains funded by a 100000 bond issue to be opened July 28 with work set to begin promptly. Concrete paving will extend along Main Street under state regulation, while a mountain watershed may supply spring water. Tourism, real estate, and new shops bolster a busy summer economy as summer homes attract buyers and visitors.
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Boone
Piedmont
North Carolina
Tennessee
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Cheese industry shows solid growth in Watauga County
The May milk intake across Watauga County chees factories reached 105000 pounds with an average 14.9 cents per gallon total of 1780 dollars. The Brushy Factory led output at 16 cents and paid patrons over a thousand dollars for May milk. A New York dealer orders one car load of cheese, while officials plan more Swiss equipment and a 2 cent per gallon premium for Swiss cheese milk.
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Watauga County
Brushy
Milwaukee
Wis
U. S. Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Watauga
New York
Watauga Co
Brushy Fork
H. L. Wilson
Beauty Parlor Opens At Daniel Boone Hotel
The Daniel Boone Hotel announces a new beauty parlor offering facials manicuring shampooing curling and bobbing with a capable woman in charge. On the first floor is Bank and Trust Company and the second floor houses Dr W J Miller dentist and J E Lineback Lumber Company offices. Colonel Fred A Olds visited Boone this week and spoke to teachers from 78 North Carolina counties at Appalachian State Normal School about the grassy mountain plateau settlement and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pikeville
Watauga County
Watauga
Boone
North Carolna
North Carolina
Nalion
Frank A. Linney
Spainhour- Sydnoy Dry Goods Company
N. Wilkesboro
Jones Block
Daniel Boone Hotel
Tennessee State Line
Blowing Rock
Tennessee Line
Cove Creek
Kentucky Blue Grass
Boone and
Broad Road
Col. Olds
Fred A. Olds
Raleigh
Colonel Olds
Critcher Hotel
Appalachian State Normal School
Grassy Mountain
Olds
Boone Favored by Gastonia Folk in Mountain Route
A Daily Gazette feature praises Boone as a favorite gateway for Gaston residents. It extols the scenic Boone Trail from Blowing Rock to Valle Crucis and Banner Elk, notes lush crops and rainfall, and highlights the 350 mile drive via Moravian Falls, Taylorsville, and Statesville with a difficult 15 mile Cherryville to Shelby Morganton stretch.
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Daily Gazette
Boone
Anders
Hahns
Warrens
Henrys
North Carolina
Blowing Rock
Valle Crucis
Banner Elk
Episcopal Church
North
Wilkesboro
Watauga
Wilkes
Winston- Salem
North Wilkesboro
Gastonia
Moravian Falls
Taylorsville
Statesville
Cherryville
Shelby-Morganton Highway
New Fire Insurance Agency Expands in Boone Area
The American Eagle Fire Insurance Company of New York appoints Horton and Winkler through special agent Paul J. Myatt who visited Boone recently. The company writes general line coverage and controls roughly one hundred million dollars in assets.
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American Eagle Fire Insurance Company of
New York
Horton and
Winkler
Paul J. Myatt
Boone
American Eagle
Advent Christian Church Holds Christ Centered Services
Dr Browning spoke last Sunday on The Church and again at night on the Divinity of Christ to large audiences. Miss Juanita sang in the morning and Arthur sang in Spanish at the evening. An offering for the new church raised 2050. Prayer meeting set for Tuesday. Plans include music programs next Sunday and adult Bible class growth. Miss Wilhelmina Hydrick of Orangeburg S C visits Miss Ruth Rankin.
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Dr. Browning
Juanita
Arthur
Boone
July 23 Gala Day for Knights of Klan in Boone
Boone prepares for a July 23 Klan celebration and parade organized by Daniel Boone Klan No 100. Large bands and the Invisibles from North Carolina Tennessee and Virginia expected to attend. Events begin at sundown, not interfering with working hours.
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Boone
Kk’s
Daniel Boone Klan No 100
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Happenings in the Cove Creek Section
Community notes from Cove Creek describe building a new Methodist church at Henson's chapel with solid brick walls. Other items include visitors at G F Bingham's home, Stokes residence dirt work near Cove Creek High School, and plans a July 19 revival led by Rev Walter E Wilson with assistance from Rev A C Sherwood of Erwin Tennessee.
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Henson’s Chapel
A. S. Johnson
Long Hospital
Statesville
G. F. Bingham
D. P. Rhodes
Chas. Bingham
Cora Lee
Edna Rhodes
Bina Bailey Bingham
Stanley Harris
Chattanooga
Cove Creek
Stokes
Cove Creek High School
Don Stokes
Wilson
Ruth McMillan
Silverstone
Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Stanley A. Harris
Boy Scouts of America
Addess
D. F. Horton
Master Jr. Ellis
Johnson City
A. J. Payne
Annie Sherwood
Edgemont
P. H. Brittain
Walter E. Wilson
A. C Sherwood
Erwin
Tenn
Sherwood
Hartford Fire Insurance Offers New Farm Policy
Mr. W. G. Smith of the Farm and Live Stock Department visits Boone and appoints H. W. Horton as local agent for Hartford Fire Insurance. The company launches farm protection policies covering fire, lightning, tornado on farm property and livestock losses. Hartford assets exceed 75 million dollars.
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W. G. Smith
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Boone
Daniel Boone
H. W. Horton
Reliable
The Annual Wool Pool Sale Notice
Farmers who pooled wool plan a sale on Saturday July 18. The pools have run three years and been successful. Buyers will bid. highest bid wins. County farmers who want to sell may bring wool. For information contact committee members J A Norris, B F Carroll, W H Wagner, A B Harman, J G Hodges.
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J. A. Norris
B. F. Carroll
W. H. Wagner
A. B. Harman
J. G. Hodges
Daniel Boone Park Lots in Demand as Sales Surge
H. W. Horton, local real estate dealer, reports twelve Daniel Boone Park lots sold in recent days. Buyers include out of town families planning summer homes from Statesville Fayetteville and Miami Florida among prospective residents.
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H. W. Horton
Daniel
Boone Park
Statesville
Fayetteville
Miami
Florida
Closing Week Highlights At Appalachian State Normal College
The first summer school term ends with record attendance and strong student conduct. Miss ionary Rev J J Browning and his Cuban orchestra perform Spanish numbers and Browning speaks on Cuba in Spanish with interpretation by Browning’s daughter.
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Appalachian State Normal College
J. J. Browning
Adventist Church
Cuba
Browning
Birthday Party at Home of Mr Trivett
Last Sunday a large gathering honored Mr Trivett as he reached his sixty ninth milestone. About sixty people, mostly immediate family, enjoyed a Sunday dinner under the trees. A family photo was taken and four of his sons sang a quartet. Dr Marion Browning and family attended as special guests and offered remarks.
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Trivett
Boone
Will Trivett
Marion Browning
Ground hogs and rabbits damage crops countywide
A countywide report details extensive crop damage from ground hogs and rabbits with focus on extermination methods used by western farmers. It notes carbon bisulphide and calcium cyanide as effective hole treatments and offers expert guidance from John B. Steele Coast Agent. The piece also adds a side remark about American residents in England and Paris and mentions paying the French debt.
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John B. Steele
Fire destroys Star Furniture plant in Lenoir blaze
A massive fire destroyed the Star Furniture Company plant in Lenoir today, with 135 workers left jobless. The blaze started around 8:30 PM amid extreme heat and dry conditions, damaged the trestle across Lower Creek, and forced shutdown of rail service until repairs. The company plans to rebuild and transfer orders to Hibriten Furniture. insured value is $115,000.
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Lenoir
Star Furniture Company
Bernhardt Chair Co
Carolina and Northwestern
R. C. Robbins
Hibriten Furniture Company
Robbins
Deep Gap Community Notes Highlight Health and School News
Rev F C Watts preached to a large crowd in Deep Gap. Typhoid clinic attendance rises as crops benefit from recent rains. Rocky Point school building nears completion and consolidation boosts district interest. A A Greene relocates to Deep Gap and residents request highway sign announcing the town’s crest.
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F. C. Watts
Deep Gap
Rocky Point
A A. Greene
Highway Commission
Wataugans Assigned to Battery F at Fort Bragg Camp
The Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort Bragg opened on July 5 with Watauga County candidates Frank L. Logan and Allen S. Adams of Boone assigned to Battery F.
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Fort Bragg
N. C
Citizens Military Training Camp
Watauga County
Frank L. Logan
Allen S. Adams
Boone
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L. J. Hampton
Winston-Salem Journal
NEW Fire Insurance Agency
The
Advent Christian Church
Wilhelmina Hydrick
Orangeburg, S. C
Knights of Klan
Horton
Daniel Boone Park
MR. Trivett
England
Paris
Star Furniture
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