School row at Blowing Rock prompts state education probe
Blowing Rock residents pass resolutions calling on the state department of education to investigate three issues in Watauga county schools. The questions cover the legality of the county board of education appointments, seven years of school funds handling, and the eligibility of two local committee appointees.
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Blowing Rock
State Department of Education
Watauga County School Administration
Blowing Rock Consolidated
Slowing Rock
Ycal
County ‘d of Education
Ptace
Resoluyns
Jill
County Board of Education
D. P. Coffey
Cameron Williams
Mistaken Report On Avery Wool Deal Circulation Corrected
The county agent movement faced a rumor that the Avery county wool pool lost money for sheep growers. John W. Goodman, district agent, states wool has not been sold yet bids were rejected as too low at 57.42 cents. sale expected not below 40 cents, with the wool producers committee judging all bids.
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Watauga County
Avery County
Kr. G. P. Hagaman
John W. Goodman
Committee of Wool Producers
Watauga Receives $292.98 From Mothers Aid Fund
Watauga county's annual allotment from the state Mothers Aid Fund totals 292.98 dollars, part of a 47,000 dollar program announced in Raleigh. The fund supports worthy mothers deprived of support to rear children and maintain homes, with monthly installments starting July 1 to counties that match state funds. A 10,000 dollar portion is reserved for families of prisoners.
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General Assembly
Raleigh
Lily E. Mitchell
State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
Watauga County
Dr Warman to Speak at Advent Church Sunday Morning
Dr F E Warman president of the Advent Christian Seminary Bridgeport Alabama will be the speaker Sunday morning at Advent Christian church He is a leading educator and eloquent speaker His message Sunday morning will cover a gripping and vital theme Public invited to attend.
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F. E. Warman
Advent Christian Seminary
Bridgeport
Alabama
Advent Christian Church
Warman
Captain Roby Brown Died Last Saturday
Captain Roby Brown 87, Civil War veteran and Johnson County leader, died at home near Shouns Tennessee after months of illness. Funeral Monday at 11 a.m. by Dr. Will O Gordon and Rev Worley. interment in family graveyard. He served as captain in the 66th North Carolina Regiment and was noted for his courage, business success, and Christian character. A large turnout of Wataugans attended the funeral, with remarks from County Superintendent Smith Hagaman praising his leadership and loyalty to the flag.
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Bartlet Roby Brown
Johnson County
Shouns
Tenn
Will O. Gordon
Worley
Brown
66Th
North Carolina
Foil
Hed
Wataugans
John E. Brown
Bo Taylor
A. D. Wilson
Swift
J. C. Farthing
Jennie Todd
H. B. Perry
Boone
Smith Hagaman
Watauga
Captain Brown
States
Washington
Lee
Jackson
East Tennessee
D. D. Dougherty
Appalachian State Teachers’ College
Statesville
Dr. Dougherty
Daniel Boone
Ellen Bartlett Dougherty
B. B. Dougherty
Teachers’ College
R. M. Greene
Lillie B. Shull
Butler
C. L. Brown
Greensboro
Annie L. Dougherty
Peabody College
Nashville
Brena
Watauga Academy
Appalachian Training School
Dolph
Board of Education
Gong
Watauga County
Baptist Church
College
P. A. Hicks
F. M. Huggins
M. A. Adams
W. R. Bradshaw
Cove Creek Dozen Club Formed In Sugar Grove
On Saturday afternoon in Sugar Grove members met at Mrs. Luther Bingham's home to organize the Cove Creek Dozen Club with twelve women. Officers named include Mrs. Charles Bingham president and Mrs. Hattie Johnson vice president. The first regular meeting will be Friday June 28 with Mrs. Luther Bingham hostess. Rev and Mrs R A Taylor have returned to the parsonage after visiting Washington DC. Miss Pearl Bingham returns from Johnson City for the summer.
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Sugar Grove
Cove Creek
Luther Bingham
Charles Bingham
Hattie Johnson
John E. Combs
Scott Swift
Stanley Harris
Don Horton
Will Gordon
Maude Spainhour
R. N. Brooks
Edna
Ruth Bingham
Ruth Stokes
Washington, D. C
R. A. Taylor
Pearl Bingham
Johnson City
N. L. Mast
Edna Holtsclaw Oflorida
Virginia Bingham
Winston-Salem
Rominger Dots: Har mon and Tester wed. Trivett family visit
George Harmon and Miss Ruth Tester wed last week. Grady Trivett and family visited Mrs. George Trivett of Vilas for her 68th birthday. Mrs. Lizzie Trivett has measles. Heavy rains damaged crops. Road work halted. Grover Johnson bought lambs. Edminston Bros prepare lumber near Rominger acres.
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Grover Johnson
Edminston Bros
Kraut Plant Expansion in Boone and Death of D D Dougherty
The Boone kraut factory in Watauga county expands to handle 1000 tons of cabbage with new vats and plans to can beans and greens when off season. Dr D D Dougherty co founder and treasurer of Appalachian State Teachers College dies after illness. He helped found the Watauga Academy which became the college now named Appalachian State Teachers College. Services held at the Baptist church with interment in Boone cemetery.
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F. H. Jeter
Boone
Watauga County
H. R. Niswonger
State College
Mr. Niswenger
M. P. Critcher
Mr. Niswonger
Hagaman Heads Civitan Club In Boone
George P. Hagaman cashier of Watauga County Bank was elected president of the Boone Civitan Club at a weekly luncheon. He succeeds Dr. G K Moose who led the group last year. Other officers named include Vice President Russell D Hodges Secretary Austin E South Treasurer Howard W Mas Directors D J Cottrell C M Critcher J M Gaither W H Gragg Rev P A Hicks.
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George P. Hagaman
Watauga Couty Bank
Boone Civitan Club
Hagaman
G. K. Moose
Russell D. Hodges
Austin E. South
Howard W. Mas
D. J. Cottrell
C. M. Critcher
J. M. Gaither
W. H. Gragg
P. A. Hicks
Daniel Boone Hotel
Moose
Board of Directors
Legion Auxiliary officials visit Boone from Winston-Salem
Executive committee members of the American Legion Auxiliary traveled to Boone after a meeting in Winston-Salem. They stayed at the Daniel Boone Hotel with Mr and Mrs Harry Vass and hosts Vaughn, enjoying bridge, motoring, fishing and visits to woven articles. The group included department president Mrs George Isley and many district committee members before disbanding Monday.
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Winston-Salem
State Department of the American Legion Auxiliary
Boone
Harry F. Vass
Daniel Boone Hotel
Vass
Vaughn
George Isley
Isley
Raleigh
Harry Vass
Winston- Salem
Annie Lee
Monroe
Reverdy J. Miller
Charlotte
Vce
National Defense
Miller
A. L. Fletcher
R. S. McGeachy
Kinston
Sam Lee
G. P. Pritchard
Asheboro
Mary Pemberton
Concord
E. C. Judd
Charles Young
Lexington
Constitution
Frank Petway
Hickory
Poppy
Walter Craven
Morrison Advocates Young For President
Greensboro June 9 Former Governor Cameron Morrison declares support for Owen D Young as the Democratic presidential nominee in 1932 He urges unity of the party under new leadership and calls Young a great moral and intellectual leader upon whom Democrats can unite.
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Greensboro
Owen D. Young
United States
Cameron Morrison
Daily News
Colonel Young
Illicit Distilleries Seized in Carolinas Reach 175
Richmond Va June 11 The monthly report of R Q Merrick prohibition administrator for Virginia North and South Carolina shows 175 illicit distilleries seized and destroyed in North Carolina last month compared with 90 in Virginia and 71 in South Carolina.
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Richmond
R. Q. Merrick
Virginia
North
South Carolina
North Carolina
South
Carolina
Hardware Men Meet at Blowing Rock
Dr and Mrs T S Hodges and family of Alva Ky guests of Dr Hodges father Dr J M Hodges in Blowing Rock North Carolina for a family visit.
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Blowing Rock
T. S. Hodges
Alva, Ky
Hodges
J. M. Hodges
Tribute to Prof Dougherty Devoted Educator of Appalachian Region
Smith Hagaman recalls Prof D D Dougherty a longtime education advocate for Watauga County and Appalachian State Teachers College. The beloved teacher and church leader died Monday after five months of illness heart disease and a final act to aid a distressed case. He funded sermons and Christmas benevolence and helped Boone Baptist Church with a donated lot for the new building.
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D. D. Dougherty
Dougherty
Watauga
B. B. Dougherty
Appalachian State Teachers’ College
Three Folks Baptist Association
Boone Baptist Church
Smith Hagaman
Tax Sales Report Under Sheriff Plans Sale of Personal Property
Sheriff Farthing said real estate valued at 15000 to 20000 was sold by last Saturday to satisfy the year 1928 tax. The sheriff has authority to levy on personal property up to 100000 out of a possible 180000 not collected. Beginning July 1 he will proceed to seize personal property for unpaid taxes.
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Farthing
Harris Dept Store to Open Saturday in Boone
Announcement of the Harris Brothers Department store opening next Saturday in Boone follows remodeling of the Spain Hours building. L. E. Harris Conley A. Harris and Orrin Gaither will manage local and North Wilkesboro outlets as stocks arrive.
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Harris Brothers Department Store
Spainhours’ Inc
Messrs. L. E
Conley A. Harris
Harris Department Store
North Wilkesboro
Boone
Tate- Brown Clothing Co
Charlotte
Orrin Gaither
Ben Sharpe Deputy Prohi Administrator Dies
Statesville reports the death of Ben Sharpe of Charlotte deputy federal prohibition administrator for western North Carolina. He died tonight at Long's sanitarium after a few days illness. He was 60 years old.
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Statesville
Ben
Sharpe
Charlotte
North Carolina
Long’s
Rascob Declares No Resignation Plan at Banquet
John J. Rascob, chairman of the Democratic national committee, told party leaders at a Washington banquet honoring Jouett Shouse that he has no intention of resigning.
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State Department
Avery Wool
Mother's Aid Fund
DR. Warman
Advent Church
Roby*Brown
Cove Creek News
Rominger
D. D. Doug’ .Y
Makingkraut
Normal College
P. Hagaman
Civitan
Legion Auxiliary
Morrison
Young
North , Carolina
Ben Sharpe
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