Cornerstone Laid for Valle Crucis Church in Western North Carolina
The cornerstone ceremony for a new Valle Crucis church marks a major step in the Episcopal mission here. Bishop Horner presided as dignitaries and four generations of the Townsend family placed key liturgical items in the cornerstone box, with plans for a gray stone Gothic structure near the valley and school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillman Ives
Church of the Holy Cross
Valle Crucis
Valle Crueis
Valley of the Cross
Banner Elk
Episcopal Church
Auchmuty Hall
Junius Moore Horner
Western North Carolina
Joseph Blount Cheshire
North Carolina
Kirkman G. Findlay
Upper South Carolina
Bishop Horner
Townsend
Timothy Townsend
Roach Mitchell
Effie Townsend
Robert Edney
Horner
James Preston Burke
Burke
Holy Land
Brother Burke
Chesire
Bishop Ives
Morganton
Tarboro
Notable Asheville Tribute From Col Wade Harris
The Asheville Citizen prints praise for Col Wade H Harris editor of the Charlotte Observer. In a column praising Western North Carolina progress, Harris notes growth in Asheville and surrounding towns, commending publishers and editors and describing his vacations touring the region to observe development and share impressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Asheville
Citizen
Wade H. Harris
Charlotte Observer
Colonel Harris
Southern Publishers
North Carolina Press Association
Observer
Blue Ridge
Colone Harris
Wade Harris
Valle Crucis Hosts Highly Effective Religious Summer School
Valle Crucis North Carolina hosts the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina and upper South Carolina summer school for religious education under Rev J W C Johnson of Gastonia. Enrollment has doubled with courses on The Life of Christ and Social Service drawing strong interest. organizers plan to return next year with an expected 200 students.
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V. C
Valle Crucis
N. C
Episcopal Church
North Carolina
S. Carolina
J. W. C. Johnson
Gastonia
Kirkman G. Finley
Upper South Carolina
George Floyd Rogers
St. Peter’s Church
Charlotte
Homer W. Starr
Charleston
S. C
R. M. Griffith
Annie Morton Stout
Frank N. Challen
M. B. Hutchinson
Mountains
Important meeting of citizens at Riverview school house
Riverview residents are called to a Monday night meeting on July 27 to discuss local power resources. Valle Crucis and Thorndike Saville, state hydraulic engineer, will speak on the New and Watauga rivers as potential power sources and explain the proposed survey.
Early Mission Years at Wilkesboro School Recapped
Bishop Cheshire recounts the 1845 Wilkesboro church consecration journey by Ives Skiles and Jones Ives with clergy and students marching over the Blue Ridge in cassocks and donkey transport. He also recalls his first visitation to the mission and its vivid, historic episodes.
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Ives
William West Skiles
Milner Jones
Skiles
Jones
Cheshire
Wilkesboro
Blue Ridge
Boone shines as one of North Carolina's progressive towns
The article extols Boone's high spirits and cooperative citizenry in western North Carolina. It highlights the town's mountain scenery, educational institutions, warm hospitality, and proactive promotional approach led by local merchants and residents. Visitors praise the climate and hospitality, naming the Daniel Boone Hotel among top state lodgings.
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C. B. Houck
Greensboro News
Boone
North Carolina
Tnn
Daniel Boone
O Henry
Land of the Sky
Husbands of Friday Club Entertain Wives at Mayview Manor
The Thursday event hosted by the Friday Afternoon Club showcased thirty covers at Mayview Manor Blowing Rock. A five course dinner followed by dancing in the ballroom featured live music from a Miami based orchestra.
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Mayview Manor
Blowing Rock
Miami
Fla
Why You Should Buy at Home
A persuasive piece arguing to patronize local merchants over mail order. It compares shopping at home with mail order, highlighting favors to the local economy, taxes, and community welfare. It emphasizes immediate use of goods, cash payments, and the personal stake of local merchants in schools and roads.
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R. R
Poultry Culling Demonstrations Schedule Announced
A series of poultry culling demonstrations will be held July 27 to 31 at locations in Eller McNeill Rutherwood Blaine Coffey near Whiting John Fox Grandfather Meat Camp Willie Proffit M H Norris Zionville and W Y Farthing. C F Parrish of the State Poultry Department will assist. Participants are urged to bring 20 to 25 hens for prompt starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eller McNeill
Rutherwood
Blaine Coffey
Whiting School House
John Fox
Grandfather School House
Willie Proffit
M. H. Norris
N. T
Zionville
W. Y. Farthing
C. F. Parrish
State Poultry Department
Watauga County
Sunday School Growth and Valle Crucis News
In Valle Crucis the Sunday School drew 275 attendees with plans to reach 300 next Sunday. The Valle Crucis notes cover church activities, a summer school of religious education, a community picnic, a fund concert for a new church building, and local gains including W D Clarke becoming Valle Crucis Bank cashier.
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Burke
Stephen Gardiner
Yeager
W. D. Clarke
Valle Crucis Bank
Valle Crucis
The Boy Was Right
A humorous exchange about fashion and social status. Mrs Fiske compliments a tall woman’s clothes, while Mr Cynic jokes the woman lives beyond her husband’s income. The dialogue satirizes wealth and appearances.
To a Mexican Bean Beetle by L. D. Woodard
A Boone North Carolina reader laments the Mexican bean beetle in vehement verse. The speaker vows to destroy the pest and urges it to seek different climes away from cultivated farms. The poem expresses farmer anger at crop damage and pride in labor.
Second Normal Term Sees Large Enrollment and Picnic Event
The Appalachian State Normal School marked the ninth anniversary of an alumni picnic for the Class of 1916 led by Fitzhugh Hurley of Shreveport. The school began its second Summer Term on July 14 with 455 students, 116 above last year, and total term enrollment 30 percent higher than last summer.
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Rusell D. Hodges
Fitzhugh Hurley
Shrevesport
Appalachian State Normal School
Green Hill
Blowing Rock
Hurley
Russell D
Hodges
Fay Greer
Tracy Councill
Carrie Coffey
Dean Bingham
Carrie Horton
Eula Hodges
Breitung
Louisiana
State Normal
T. C. Amick
Frances
Eton College
L. W. Gansley
Peres
Liberty
J. C. Cansley
Susie Pitched
Robinson
Cabarrus County
J. L. Stuckey
State Department
North Carolina
Dorsey
Cullowhee
Boone
Boone. D
Local Notes From Silverstone and Nearby Areas
Silverstone farmers lay by corn and stack wheat. Sallie Ragan of Rich Mountain section lost two children last week. Mr. Allen Perry walks with crutches. Two Cicero Greer children suffer diphtheria. J P Wilkinson and two boys return to Roanoke. Frantz family of Roseland Florida visited A L Wilson Saturday. Hagaman family and Nell Hagaman in Silverstone Sunday. Washington visitor Clarence Mast and sister Nora Mast visit uncle J H Mast. Mrs Andy Greer travels to Marion Va to see son Frank. Cemetery work at Wilson Cemetery, J H Mast praised.
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Sallie Ragan
Rich Mountain
Allen Perry
Cicero Greer
J. P. Wilkinson
Roanoke
Frantz
Roseland Florida
A. L. Wilson
C. C. Hagaman
Nell
Silverstone
Clarence Mast
State of Washington
Washington, D. C
J. H. Mast
Nora Mast
Andy Greer
Marion Va
Frank Greer
Wilson Cemetery
Advent Christian Church Sunday Services and Study Groups
Sunday School at 10 o clock at the court house invites you to try the growing Bible class. Morning worship at 11 and evening service at 8 are offered each Sunday with Dr. Browning delivering sermons. Bible study occurs Tuesday and Friday nights with instructional, undenominational sessions and music Fridays.
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Court Hous
Browning
Senior Womans Class of the Metho dist Sunday School Social
Mrs. Joe Hardin and daughter Mrs Grady Farthing hosted sixteen members of the Senior Womans Class. A Sunday School lesson by Mrs. A V Bennett followed songs led by Mrs. Linney. Mrs Anders won the contest as usual with salads ice cream and cake served.
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Joe Hardin
Grady Farthing
Methodist Sunday School
A. V. Bennett
Linney
Anders
Miss Hardin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Valle Crucis Church
Greensboro Daily News
State
Epworth League
N. E. Moretz
Willie Profit
James Bingham
Brushy Fork
Edna Moretz
Banner Elk Hospital
Bettie Winebarger
John Lewis
Ola Moretz
Brunswick
Rev
W. A. Lutz
A. W. Hodgson
Richard Greene
Winston-Salem
Ira T. Johnson
Jefferson
J. M. Shull
John Hartley
James Guignard
Hickory
Clarke
Statesville
W. H. Mast
Sumer School of Religious Education
Methodist Church
South Carolina
L. D. Woodard
Advent Christian Church
Mrs
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