Maine Governor's Dog Garry Sparks Political Rift
The Maine governor Percival Baxter mourns Garry the Irish setter after illness ends his 37 year companionship. The flag at the state house was lowered to half mast, provoking protests from G A R and American Legion leaders who view the act as overreaching. The dispute touches Maine politics as New England officials debate Southern Negro migration and its impact on northern communities.
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Maine
Garry
Percival P. Baxter
Baxter
Blaine Mansion
White House
Capitol
Harding
Laddie Boy
Maine Central Railroad
United States
Gary
Boston
State House
Americann Legion
South
New England
McLeod
South Carolina
Labor Department
Commonwealths
Turlington Act Tapped Public Home Drinking Debate
A Statesville barroom discussion centers on the new Turlington Act. An attorney explains penalties for drinking outside the home, including two years for liquor possession and two for transport, plus six years for the giver if charged. The judge’s ruling and public awareness are noted.
Valle Crucis News Visitors and Local Visits
Rev Mr Kent and Miss Bulah Dobbins of Legerwood visited the Mission School as Mr Kent preached on Sunday. Rev and Mrs Burke went to Blowing Rock for a few days. Several locals traveled north and near towns for visits and returns.
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Julia Lewis
New York State
van Duser
Annie Moretz
Johnson City
East Tenn
State Normal
Alice Taylor
State College For Women
Greensboro
Normal
Boone
Vickie Taylor
J. M. Shull
Banners
C. D. Taylor
H. B. Perry
Gilbert Taylor
Legerwood
Revival of the old calling custom praised
The quotation extols reviving the traditional practice of calling as a fine old custom. It frames revival as desirable and worthy of attention. The remark suggests community value and nostalgia for past social rituals.
Germany’s Rail Net Ranked Largest Worldwide
The German rail system would be the world’s biggest owned network, fourth in mileage behind the United States Canada New Foundland and British India. Tracks total 57,544 kilometers, with 7,400 kilometers lost in war. Experts value the lines at about 30 billion gold marks, enabling 500 million gold marks yearly at a 2 percent interest from reparations.
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Germany
Associated Press
United States
Canada
New Foundland
British India
American Legion Meet Scheduled at Court House Saturday
The American Legion will hold a meeting in the Court House on Saturday night with important business to be discussed. All members are requested to attend.
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American Legion
Court House
Baby declares heaven as ban on father’s singing
A lighthearted remark frames a baby’s perfect heaven as a place where singing by its father is prohibited. The line captures a humorous parenting moment reflecting a child's perspective on parental sound.
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Heaven
North Carolina Receives 5000 Gift For Veterans
State Treasurer Lacy receives a 5000 check from Mrs. Katherine B. Blackwood of New York for the Soldiers' Home Association. The gift funds clothing food medicines and comforts for veterans and is to be used only for those needs. The donor, in memory of her brother Eli S. Blackwood, a Confederate veteran, asks that the gift aid old soldiers beyond state necessities.
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Lacy
Katherine B. Blackwood
New York
Charlotte
Soldiers’ Home Association
Alfred W. Haywood
North Carolina
Blackwood
Boy Refuses to Sew in School Lesson
A 10-year-old boy resists sewing in class saying it is beneath him though the principal cites George Washington as a model who sewed. The exchange centers on duty, dignity, and the idea that even leaders sometimes perform humble tasks.
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George Washington
Journal to Deliver in Boone Early Morning
Beginning next Sunday morning The Winston-Salem Journal will run a motor line from Winston-Salem to Boone leaving at 4:00 a m and arriving with the morning paper at 9:00 a m This fills a long felt need giving Boone residents their morning paper at an early hour.
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Winston-Salem Journal
Winston-Salem
Boone
Opening of Appalachian Training School Praised
Boone June 11 The Appalachian Training School opens with 366 enrolled and more applications pending. Teachers present, work starting well. Baptist and Methodist pastors lead devotional services. Water system improves campus fire protection. Birthday dinners honor professors Hillman and Downam. Boone Baptist Church dedication noted with Dr. R. T. Vann and Prof. I. G. Greer contributing remarks.
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M. A. Adams
Rutherfordton
Ievo
Ing
Ning School
Rich Mountain
J. Moretz
Hillman
Downam
Dr. V
Churen
Chamber of Commerce
I. G. Greer
the Baptist
Boone
M. A. Lems
D. D. Dougherty
Boone Baptist Church
J. M. Downum
North Carolina forest fire report for 1922 released
The Geological and Economic Survey publishes a conservative 1922 statewide forest fire tally of 1227 fires burning 190 737 acres causing 642 442 30 in damage. Watauga County logged 5 fires, over 1 267 acres, with an estimated 2 510 in damage.
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North Carolina
Geological and Economic Survey
Watauga County
Oakboro Entrenched as Dual Mayors In Local Dispute
Two men claim the mayoralty of Oakboro Stanley County with rival oaths and deeds. C. H Hart asserts re election and authority, while Solomon Moneycutt counters with his own oath and refusal to concede. Aldermen are split, signaling possible separate police forces unless the dispute is settled soon.
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Dysert-Kendall
American Legion
Lenoir
F. D. Grist
Cameron Morrison
James A. Lockhart
Morrison
Lockhart
Dport College
Caldwell County
Committee On Arrangements
Stanley News Herald
Stanley County
China
Russia
Oakboro
Oakburg
C. 2 Hartis
Tha
Coro
Solomon Moneycutt
Board of Aldermen
Road upgrades urged to boost tourist trips and flower protection
A letter from H. C. Martin praises progress on the Boone Blowing Rock road and urges faster completion to support summer travel to Boone Cove Creek Valle Crucis and along the Boone Trail. He also pleads for visitors to refrain from picking wildflowers, warning it harms the mountain flora and tourism appeal.
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Democrat
Boone-Blowing Rock
Blowing Rock
Boone Cove Creek
Valle Crucis
Boone Trail
Boone
Here
H. C. Martin
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Patrick County
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San Francisco
Mr. Roberts
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