Civitan Prizes for Boone Lawn Beautification Contest
Boone Civitan Club awarded prizes for the most beautiful lawns with first to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gragg, second to Mrs. A. Linney, and third to the Daniel Boone Hotel. The judging committee praised porch plantings, trellis work, and careful upkeep while urging regional curb trash disposal and hardy plant selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Gragg
A. Linney
Leo B. Vaughn
Boone Civitan Club
James H. Moore
J. A. Sproles
J. M
Moretz
Civitan Club
Daniel Boone Hotel
D. D. Dougherty
I. G. Greer
Vesuvius lava advances toward Pompeii amid evacuation
Two lava walls six feet high streamed from Vesuvius toward Pompeii tonight destroying woods and vineyards. Residents evacuated Barre and part of Terzigno fleeing to the Gulf of Naples as the molten rock neared abandoned homes. The eruption began yesterday and lava moved at ten feet per second through the Valley of Hell splitting toward the gulf and towns along the eastern railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Barre
Terzigno
Gulf of Naples
Hell
Gulf
Boscotre Case
Watauga County Receives 51765.45 School Aid
State board of equalization announces distribution of 4,950,000 school equalizing fund among 94 counties. Watauga will get 51,765.45, up from 36,866.18 last year, with Buncombe, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Mecklenburg and New Hanover excluded from the fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Equalization
B. B. Dougherty
Boone
General Assembly
Watauga County
Buncombe
Durham
Forsyth
Guilford
Mecklenburg
New Hanover
Robeson County
Johnston County
Alleghany County
Ashe
Avery
Caldwell
Wilkes
Civitan Elects New Officers At Boone Club Luncheon
Boone Civitan Club meets at the Daniel Boone Hotel for a 12 45 luncheon to elect officers for the coming year. Nominees include Hagaman Greer for president Counceill Hodges for vice president South McConnell for secretary Mast Bingham and ten directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Boone Hotel
Boone Civitan Club
G. P. Hagaman
I. G. Greer
Tracy Counceill
Russell D. Hodges
A. E. South
J. C. McConnell
Howard Mast
L. L. Bingham
D. J. Cottrell
J. L. Qualls
W. H. Gragg
W. C. Greer
P. A. Hicks
J. A. Yount
C. M. Critcher
M. P. Critcher
W. E. Comer
J. M Gaither
New Currency To Enter Circulation July 10
Washington reports the new government currency will go into circulation on Wednesday July 10 with older notes remaining usable until unfit. Initial issues will include one to twenty dollar bills with new designs and uniform colors, and national bank notes will follow around July 15. Old and new designs will be used in tandem until the transition completes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
National Bank
Federal Reserve
United States
Y P U Convention Set for Fifth Sunday at Meat Camp Church
The Three Forks Baptist Association executive committee shifts the Fifth Sunday meeting to the Baptist Young People’s Union convention on June 30 at Meat Camp church. Each church should send at least five delegates and the public is invited. A full program will be published next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Goodwyn
Independence Park
Johnny Reb
Gettysburg
Manassas
Seven Pines
Appomattox
Lee
Harrison
South
Three Forks Baptist Association
Baptist Young People’s Union
Clyde R. Greene
Associational
B. Y. P. U. Pres
Wilkes Man Shoots Wife Then Kills Himself
Noah Church 35 of Yellow Hill Wilkes near Watauga line killed his wife Monday night and then shot himself within seconds. Separated for about two years, he reportedly threatened her and was seen seeking a weapon thirty minutes earlier. A 20 gauge shotgun from his brother was used. no witnesses. Two children survive. coroner and funeral services followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Church
Yellow Hill
Wilkes County
Watauga Line
Boone
Church
North Wilkesboro
Watauga County Adopts Five-Year High School Text Books
The county text book commission approves a five year list including English The Sentence Book and The New High School Arithmetic and American Literature with Readings. Other subjects cover French Latin biology physics geology and social studies with home economics and vocational agriculture to be announced. County Superintendent Hagaman notes no changes to the original state list where books were permitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watauga County
County Text Book Commission
Tanner
Royster Thompson
Jones
Brees-Kelly
Pace
West
Robinson-Smith-Brested
Mathews
Edmonson & Dondineau
Ross
Hagaman
Negro Vote May Figure In House Reapportionment
The House adjourned after tentative amendments to exclude aliens and non voters from the apportionment base. Both proposals face another vote before final writing. The alien plan would shift eastern and industrial state representation while the second targets southern states where many negroes are barred from voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Alkali Lakes in Mohave Desert Yield Cement Substitute
Alkali "lakes" in the Mohave desert of California have yielded a substitute for cement suitable for sealing oil wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohave Desert
California
Legion to Finalize Fourth of July Plans Friday
The American Legion holds an important meeting at Legion Hall Friday evening to perfect the plans for the Fourth of July celebration. The Ladies Auxiliary and cooperating committees are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion Hall
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Lees-McRae Commencement Marks 30th Year Closure
Lees-McRae Institute at Banner Elk closed its thirtieth school year with a record audience as the 22 member graduating class received their diplomas. Rev. J. P. Proffitt urged students to value the Bible as the greatest book and to choose wisely among many books. The college announced plans to open a junior college next year with support from generous friends enabling facility expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks
Heaven
Hell
W. W. Moore
Union Seminary
Richmond
Lees-McRae
Edgar Tufts
Memorial Day Observed In Boone At Methodist Church
Memorial Day observances in Boone drew Watauga county veterans from World War I World War II and Civil War survivors at the Methodist church. The service honored 170 county servicemen eight KIA ten died in service and fifteen died after discharge. The sermon by Rev Claude H Moser spoke on war peace and sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watauga County
Methodist Church
Moser
Watauga
Boone
Messrs
L. N. Perkins
W. R. Spainhour
C. H. Moser
Timothy Norris
Thomas S. Mast
Mast
Smith Trivett
Beech Creek
Grover Woodring
Russell Teague
Blowing Rock
John Simmons
Triplett
Willie Edminston
Jeoffrey Winkler
Bennie Trivett
Lloyd Hampton
Harvey Hampton
Hill Phillips
Vilas
Luther White
Shulls Mills
James Vines
Sugar Grove
Wiley Raney
Deep Gap
Will Ragan
Ed Holler
Carl Woodring
Tom Moretz
Finish Greene
Burn Miller
Hopkins
Bob Bryant
Valle Crucis
Arville Greene
Brownwood
Paul G. Spainhour
Samuel J. Smith
France
Claude H. Moser
Boone Methodist Church
Mr. Moser
Westminster Abbey
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Civitan
Kansas
Congress
State Equalization Board
Charlotte
Moose
J. Frank Moore
Edw. N. Hahn
Russell Hodges
Jas. H. Moore
Peeler
J. C. Peeler
Arthur Ford
Lenoir
Y. P. U. Convention
Ted
Fraser & Squair
Francois
Scudder
Cicero
Virgil
Bennett
Hawkins
Luby and Touton
Durell
Arnold
Wells & Hart
Moon
Pieper & Beauchamp
Whitbeck
Black & Davis
Lees-M’rae
George Brown
Grady Barnes
Linney Coffey
Skulls Mills
Clyde Harman
Dan Walser
Blowing Tock
Millard Warren
Trade
Milton Greene
Rufus
Rome Coffey
Foscoe
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