Fatal Truck Wreck on Whitehead Hill Near Elizabethton
A moving truck carried Alf Carson and six others from Marion to Johnson City when it left the roadway on Whitehead Hill rolling 150 feet into a ravine. One boy died, a young man Arthur Leil 22 hospitalized in serious condition, an infant with a mangled leg and several others seriously injured. Rescue crews recovered the 11-year-old victim amid rocks and brush as investigators consider daze or sleep as possible cause.
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Doe River
Whitehead Hill
Elizabethton
Tenn
Alf Carson
Marion
Mack Williams
Lacey
Ethel
Ray
Arthur Leil
Johnson City
Ams
Lucy
Carson
Spruce Pine Suffers Largest Fire in Town History
A disastrous fire last Wednesday night destroyed three central Spruce Pine businesses the Lyons grocery Claude Switch confectionery and the Womble Seed and Grain store. The frame structures burned quickly with only part of the contents saved. Estimated loss 20000 dollars, largely insured. Fire started around 9:30 PM in a pressing parlor and spread rapidly. Fire department fought the blaze and confined it to the burning buildings.
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H. Lyons
Claude Switch
Womble Seed and Grain Company
Spruce Pine Fire Department
Wise One Sap Do You Drink Cocca Coffee
Dialogue notes a character named Sappo asking about cocca coffee and Sap describing its weak taste. A separate line references someone recalling an uncle's death and a will. The passage blends humor with memory and mentions of inheritance.
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Sappo
Enjoyable Day at Laurel Springs Church and Miss Edna Greene Funeral
The Sunday school at Laurel Springs church was praised by Dr. S G Bertolet of Chicago for the congregation’s interest. The funeral of Edna Greene, 16, daughter of Arthur and Mrs Greene, was led by Rev Levi Greene with affectionate remembrances and many flowers laid on the grave. The pastor linked floral imagery to biblical passages about life’s briefness and resurrection.
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Democrat
Laurel Springs Church
S. G. Bertolet
Chicago
Bertolet
Laurel Springs
Edna Greene
Arthur Greene
Levi Greene
Miss Green
Earth
Job
Isaiah
Christ
Sharon
Z. T. Watson
Mr. Ingle of Blowing Rock Spends Weekend in Lenoir
Rev. John Ingle of Blowing Rock visited his son J. R. Ingle in Lenoir. The Ingl es spent winter in Fayetteville and returned home. John J. Ingle III, a grandson, declined a government appointment to represent the country in China.
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John Ingle
Blowing Rock
J. R. Ingle
Pen Picture of Christ from Lentulus Letter
A historic pen portrait of Jesus from a letter attributed to Publius Lentulus describes a tall, comely man with chestnut hair and a serene face. The account notes his healing power and compassionate yet piercing gaze, portraying him as a virtuous, dignified figure revered by many.
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Christ
Lord Kelly
Publius Lentulus
Rome
Senate
Tiberius Caesar
Judea
Jesus Christ
New York Press
Simple egg and lemon remedy for sore voice
A home remedy suggests warming the white of an egg, mixing in lemon juice and sugar to taste, then taking a spoonful occasionally to restore a lost voice. The method emphasizes a pleasant, simple approach using common ingredients.
Card of Thanks for kindness in sickness and death
Mrs Mary Vonce and daughter express heartfelt thanks for the kindness shown during the illness and death of their husband and father and wish comfort for others facing sorrow.
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Mary Vonce
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Elizabethton Hospital
Rexall
Boone Drug CO
MR. Ingle
Lenoir
Western N. C. Development CO
S. C. Eggers
The
Draughan Business College
Winston-Salem, N. C
Trane
Kenton Baking Powder Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mer
Kent Erie
Deep Gap
Deep Gap Tie & Lumber Co
Deep Gap Cash Store
Reese
Beaver Dam Supply Co. Mast
N. L. Mast
Mable Burkett & Norris
Banner Elk
M. Hodges
Kento! Baking Powder CO
Todd & Winkler
Hardware
Watauga Lumber Company
Pioneer Builders
Boone
Sherwin Williams
Boone Hardware
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