Indictments Return Against 23 More Local Men in Watauga
Federal court in Greensboro Tuesday and Thursday returned two Bills of Indictments charging conspiracy to hinder qualified voters in the upcoming Senatorial and Congressional election. The 23 defendants from Watauga County include Boone precinct officials and residents such as A. E. South and A. D. Wilson, with charges alleging use of firearms and other weapons to suppress votes. Other named defendants from Cove Creek and Stony Fork precincts face similar accusations. cases follow earlier indictments of 18 others. The political fallout splits local GOP and Democratic circles as officials describe the action as a new tactic by younger party elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Watauga County
Grand Jury
Boone Precinct
A. E. South
Superior Court
A. D. Wilson
R. L. Clay
W. Roy Johnson
P. C. Wike
A. L. Gross
Cleve Gross
Luther South
T. L. Mast
Troy Norris
Hooper Hendrix
W. Hardin Brown
Alfred Adams
D. A. Brown
C. S. Stevenson
Clint Norris
B. Cleve Johnson
Henry J. Hardin
Raleigh Cottrell
Howard Cottrell
C. D. McNeill
W. S. Moretz
Harrison Miller
Stony Fork
Cove Creek
J. Smith McBride
N. T. Byers
Byers
Justice of the Peace
Joe Ward
Hard Hagaman
Chauncey Moody
Ray Wilson
Lee Mast
Ed S. Williams
J. B. Horton
Allen A. Perry
John E. Brown
Eddie B. Hagaman
Jord Shull
Claude Edmisten
Henry Mast
Charlie McConnell
Will Rominger
Walt Ward
Watauga
Democratic Party
U. S
Moth Balls Said To Eliminate Garden Pests
Watauga County gardeners report a surge of insect pests and praise a simple moth ball solution. Mrs. Stansberry of Vilas credits two crushed moth balls in one gallon of water, steeped overnight, then sprayed on bean rows to kill Mexican bean beetles and other pests. The mixture, applied with a perforated tin can, covers the garden quickly and cheaply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watauga County
L. Stansberry
Vilas
Grist Plans 1932 Senate Bid Against Morrison
Grist, North Carolina Labor Commissioner, campaigned in Boone and announced a likely bid for the Democratic Senate nomination next year. He touted his War record, strong organizing ability, and support from young Democrats while signaling readiness to withdraw if another reform-minded candidate enters the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Grist
Labor and Printing
Boone
Cameron Morrison
Grist
Watauga Post
American Legion
W. R. Lovill
Senate
Morrison
Caldwell
Sec
Watauga
First Hitchcock Visit To Boone In 35 Years
Mrs J E Hitchcock of Washington DC is spending a vacation with Mr and Mrs B J Councill in Boone and will be joined by her husband later. This marks the Hitchcocks first Boone visit in 35 years, recalling a time when no houses stood between the Councills and the settlement now including the Critcher Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Hitchcock
Washington, D. C
B. J. Councill
Hitchcocks
Boone
Killed in Auto Crash Near North Wilkesboro
Funeral service for Ernest L Bodenhamer 19 of Meat Camp followed a Sunday head on collision near North Wilkesboro that also injured W L Bodenhamer his wife and child. The other driver Reno Talbert of Miller s Creek is hospitalized under police watch and liquor influence is alleged. Survivors include W L Bodenhamer Earl and Raymond Bodenhamer Clyde Norris Lela and Ruby Bodenhamer.
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Ernest L. Bodenhamer
Meat Camp
W. L. Bodenhamer
North Wilkesboro
Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church
W. A. Deaton
Reno Talbert
Miller’s Creek
Young Bodenhamer
Talbert
Earl
Raymond Bodenhamer
Kannapolis
Bodenhamer
Watauga
Lutheran Church
Paren
W. L., Earl and
Clyde Norris
Lela
Ruby Bodenhamer
Memorial Services Draw Large Crowds at Advent Christian Church
Memorial Day services at Advent Christian Church drew many attendees including at least fifty World War I veterans and six Civil War survivors. Rev R L Isbel preached after touring European battlefields while the American Legion band and locally sourced choir provided music. The event, praised as a city standout, involved church members arranging decor and program with co operation from the Legion and other churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advent Christian Church
R. L. Isbel
Lenoir
Europe
American Legion
Adventist Church
Registration progress at Appalachian State Teachers College
The first summer term opened Tuesday morning with strong enrollment momentum. Faculty report about 400 students registered and expect total enrolment to reach at least 600, with registrations continuing rapidly.
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Appalachian State Teachers College
Paving Work Advances with Temporary Bridge Planned
Last week a crew was hired to prepare timber for a temporary bridge over New River to close the new bridge during paving of five miles of road east of the River Bridge on No 60. Sand and stone arrive at Stanbury siding. Gragg and Hartzog have built a large cement warehouse. Concrete pouring to begin soon as surveyors mark the road section between the river and Boone, paving timing uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanbury
W. H. Gragg
W.G. Hartzog
Boone
WARDEN FORCE REDUCED
The Department of Conservation and Development announces a cut in the game warden force from 100 to 65 to cut costs amid revenue declines from hunting and fishing licenses. Smaller counties will merge to maintain operations, with deputies enough to prevent loss of conservation work. H G Farthing, Watauga County warden, will now serve both Watauga and Ashe Counties.
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Department of Conservation and Development
H. G. Farthing
Watauga
Ashe
Professor Chappell Wilson Heads to Colorado Summer Sessions
GOES TO COLORADO Professor Chappell Wilson of State Normal College departed last week for Greeley Colorado to attend summer school sessions at Colorado State Teachers College.
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Chappell Wilson
The
State Normal College
Greeley
Colorado
Colorado State Teachers College
Parachute Jumps Highlight Visit by Lt Harmon
Lieutenant John H Harmon visiting from Lenoir lands at Pond Bottom farm east of town for a several day stay of commercial flying. The event, arranged with the American Legion, features Jack Hawkins parachute exhibitions Friday through Sunday and offers riders a crewed view of mountain terrain for a fee weather permitting.
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John H. Harmon
Johnson Avery
Lenoir
Pond Bottom Farm
Harmon
Uncle Sam
American Legion
Jack Hawkins
Mack Hollars
Legion
William Farthing Succumbs To Brief Pneumonia Attack
William Y. Farthing, 45, prominent Sugar Grove citizen, died Friday morning at Presbyterian Hospital Charlotte after pneumonia following meningitis. Survived by widow, five children, three sisters, and his sons continue the Watauga Telephone Company. Funeral at Bethel Baptist Church with large turnout. interment in nearby cemetery. Farthing, native of Watauga, long active in farming and local development, known for public spirit.
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William Y. Farthing
Sugar Grove
Presbyterian Hospital
Charlotte
Mr. Farthing
Perry
David
Dana
Ivan
Nannie Farthing
County
J. C. Farthing
Boone
Clyde Perry
Carter Farthing
Beaver Dam
Farthing
Watauga
Will Farthing
Miss Hattie Greer Weds Prof R H Askew in Private Ceremony
Miss Hattie Greer daughter of Mr and Mrs T F Greer of Middle Fork married Prof R H Askew last Friday at the bride’s home in a small family ceremony. Rev P A Hicks tied the knot. The couple left for Seattle to attend Washington State University summer school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Greer
T. F. Greer
Middle Fork
R. H. Askew
Clovis
New Mexico
P. A. Hicks
Boone Baptist Church
Seattle
Wash
Washington State University
Normal College
Watauga
Justice Acquits Ed Stokes In Homicide Case
Ed Stokes of Cove Creek was acquitted by Justice J. S. McBride after trial for the May 21 shooting that killed Ivy Greene. The defense argued self defense amid decades of bad feeling and threats. Eye witness Charles McConnell supported the defense narrative that Greene raised a shotgun and Stokes fired to prevent harm.
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Ed Stokes
Cove Creek
J. S. McBride
Ivy Greene
Lee Mast
W. R. Lovill
Charles McConnell
Greene
Stokes
Green
Illness darkens Zionville as Greer patriarch lies ailing
Just as forms are closed we learn of Mr. Philip Greer in Zionville facing a very serious illness. His three Boone sons Professor I. G. Greer of the College, T. M. of the J. and E. Store, and Cicero of the Farmers Hardware Company, are summoned to his bedside this Wednesday forenoon. Width of concern grows as the venerable gentleman battles illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Greer
Zionville
Boone
I. G. Greer
College
T. M
Cicero
Farmers Hardware Company
Bouquets on flapping fenders and a wild mix of street vignettes
A collage of small city scenes includes a Model T bouquet incident and a man seeking a Boone coal mine, a discarded carload of rubbish on a curb, children playing near the public square, a wind storm cigarette attempt, a single punch in a fight, a boy drawing a cap pistol, summer school arrivals, a pedestrian with a banana peel, a stretched circus ad on an electric pole, a crying-free ice cream spill, a flapper in the rain speaking with a beau, a candy shop inquiry, and a twenty dollar bill change hunt teaming with chance.
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Boone Coal Mine
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Commissioner of Labor and Printing
Wataugan
Teachers College
F. C. Croxton
Hoover Unemployment Commission
William Farthing
Watauga Telephone Company Lines
Charlotte Hospital
Prof
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