Boone May Secure City Delivery Service Soon
A city mail delivery may start in Boone following a post office inspector's survey and a forthcoming Washington report. Postmaster Farthing notes no final decision yet, with service possibly beginning late August or early September after civil service exams for carriers. Postal receipts climb from under $1,000 a year fifteen years ago to an expected $11,000 in 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone Postoffice
Postoffice
Washington
W. D. Farthing
Boone Post Office
Cty
Wade
Ten Die in Winds Steel Plant Blast at Gary Indiana
At Gary Indiana on June 14 ten workers were killed and more than 75 injured in an explosion in the axe by products division of Winds Steel Company plant. The dead included four white men and six Black workers. many injuries were serious and could prove fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Winds Steel Company
Friday Afternoon Club A June Rose Theme Recalls Boone Event
On June 12 Mrs F A Linney hosted the Friday Afternoon Club in a June themed home setting. Guests enjoyed short poems by Miss Annie Stanbury and Mr L Geer, music by Miss Ruth Rankin, and a flower contest won by Mrs South. Madame Orndorff is slated to perform in Boone later, with plans to open a studio. Refreshments served by the hostess and her daughter Miss Margaret Linney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Linney
Annie Stanbury
L2geer
Ruth Rankin
South
Madame Orndroff
Golden Wedding Celebration at Davis Home
More than 200 friends and relatives gathered on June 6 at the Holden Davis home near Silverstone to mark their fiftieth wedding anniversary. A bountiful dinner was shared beneath the trees and hymns were sung as congratulatory greetings and thanks were offered by community members and Rev. Eggers. Attendees came from Mountain City Tennessee Lenoir North Carolina Bluefield West Virginia and Watagua County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holden Davis
Silverstone
W. F. Sherwood
W. Y. Perry
Fin Jey Mast
Eggers
Mountain City
Tenn
Lenoir
N. C
Bluefield
W. Va
Watauga County
Doughton Radio Address Highlights Republican Tax Cuts and Farm Struggles
Congressman Robert L. Doughton speaks in a May Congressional Record excerpt praising Republican tax reductions of about 387 million dollars, urging continued action. He critiques agricultural policy under GOP control, cites farm losses, mortgage growth, bank failures, and calls for relief measures as the Democratic opposition fails to protect farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Doughton
North Carolina
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Congress
United States
House of Representatives
Committee On Ways and Means
America
Farmers of America
Mr. Harding
Mountain City Forms Live Chamber of Commerce
Mountain City Tennessee expands eastward access and forms a live Chamber of Commerce to promote the region. N C Parsons coordinates the effort with picture campaigns and publicity prints. Over 1200 dollars has been raised for advertising, with annual dues set at 24 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain City
Live Chamber OF Commerce
Tennessee
Johnson County
Chamber of Commerce
East Tennessee
N. C. Parsons
Boone
Cove Creek News Highlights Summer Plans and Graduations
Vilas residents share summer study plans including UNC Chapel Hill and Philadelphia university degrees. Graduates Bynum Wilson and seven Cove Creek High School seniors prepare for teaching next fall. Locals attend land sale lunches for church funds and note new homes of Harmon, Payne, Joseph Mast, and Vardry Mast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Horton
Meredith College
Annie Sherwood
Columbia University
Hoag
Nell , Holsclaw
Bynum Wilson
Philadelphia University
Grier Glenn
Chapel Hill
Dave Mast
Chas. Bingham
Cove Creek
Missionary Society of
Cove Creek Baptist Church
Cove Creek High School
Vari Mast
Sugar Grow
Fame
Boone
O. J. Harmon
Will Payne
Joseph Mast
Vardry Mast
Birthday Dinner for Mrs Mary Shoemaker
Harley June 15 under a willow tree a birthday dinner was held for Mrs Mary Shoemaker widow of John Shoemaker near here Many relatives neighbors and friends joined from 9 am to late afternoon About 250 attended at 1 pm to celebrate her 72nd birthday A large spread of cakes pies and chicken filled the meal Mrs Shoemaker has lived on the farm for twenty years Two sons six daughters and thirty five grandchildren were among those present. many greetings for future birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley
Mary Shoemaker
John Shoemaker
Dr Johnson to preach at Cove Creek and nearby churches
Dr Walter N Johnson will preach at Cove Creek Sunday at 2 PM and speak at Willowdale Thursday morning at 11. He also speaks at Brushy Fork Friday at 3? PM and at Shulls Mills Friday at 11 AM, with hopes for good crowds and a vital message for all Christians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Cove Creek
Walter N. Johnson
Willowdale
Brushy Fork
Shulls Mills
Summer school work progresses at Normal
The summer school work proceeds smoothly with 915 enrolled, about 50 men and 300 high school graduates. Students come from six states led by North Carolina with 865, Wilkes county tops with 74, and 66 North Carolina counties represented. Campus improvements include leveling, fertilizing, grass sowing, and better walks. Visitors include Prof. Jones of Wake Forest and Mrs. Johnson of Raleigh, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Tennessee
Mississippi
North Carolina
Wilkes
Watauga
Union
Ashe
Iredell
Yadkin
Caldwell
Surry
Cleveland
Alleghany
Catawba
Avery
Gastor
Rutherford
McDowell
Cabarrus Anson
Mithell
Yancy
Normal
Currituck
Haywood
The
Jones
Department of Mathematics
Wake Forest College
T. E. Johnson
Department of Education
Raleigh
Privette
Valle Crucis Summer News and Local Visits
Miss Nan Smith arrives for the summer with her sister Mrs. C. D. Taylor. Miss Susie and Alice Taylor visit Mrs. H. C. Menzies, Jr. James Lawes and C. R. Hartley from Baltimore are in Asheville for work. Epworth Leagues entertain at Henson's Chapel. St John’s church yard and cemetery get new fencing after two Saturdays of cleaning, with community baskets and all-day work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valle Crucis
Nannine Smith
C. D. Taylor
Claud L. Mast
Darlington
D. F. Mast
Globe
M Mast
Valie Crucis
Maryland
Artur Mast
C. R. Hartley
James Lawes
Baltimore
Asheville
Gordon Taylor
Cleveland
Epworth
Henson’s Chapel
Methodist Church
Susie
Alice Taylor
Hickry
H. C. Menzies
Clarence Ellis
Bluefield
W. Va
Vacationing Kansas sisters visit Deep Gap area
Miss Zella Watson and Miss Mae Gillespie of Coffeyville Kansas visit relatives on vacation and plan about six weeks in Deep Gap. Mr B H Watson of Boone calls on Alfred Watson. S P Tesch of Greensboro arrives to push a local land sale. Real estate interest rises as auction approaches. Rev Ed Hodges conducts service at Gap Creek Baptists. Gardeners report insect and beetle damage, foretelling a short vegetable season.
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Deep Gap
Zella Watson
Mae Gillespie
Coffeyville
Kansas
B. H. Watson
Boone
Alfred Watson
S. P. Tesch
Greensboro
Ed Hodges
Gap Creek Baptists
French Cabinet Quits Over War Finances
Paris reports Premier Briand and his entire cabinet have resigned today. It marks the fourth French government and the eighth finance minister to fall amid wartime financial strains. Briand served a ninth cabinet.
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Paris
Briand J
Briand
Daniel Boone Hotel Mecca for Newlyweds
The Daniel Boone hotel, nicknamed The Honeymoon Hotel, attracted five newlyweds last week. Among them Sheriff C. W. Gibbs of Pamlico County and wife, aged 23 when elected, visited with his wife on their first mountain trip. Other couples from Rural Hall, Forsyth County, Elizabethton, Ramseer Randolph County, and South Carolina reported enjoying Boone’s scenery and hotel service. Guests praised the hotel and plan more visits this summer as manager Vaughn runs a first class establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Hampton
Winston-Salem, Journal
C. W. Gibbs
Pamlico County
Gibbs
North Carolina
G. H. Wilson
Rural Hall
Forsyth County
Elizabethton
A. C. Tipton
Boone
G. F. Love
Ramseur
Randolph County
L. P. Moore
South Carolina
Vaughn
Carolina Mountains
Grandfather Park Estates Edgemont Opens June 23
An announcement in The Democrat promotes Grandfather Park Estates at Edgemont opening Wednesday June 23. The 1000 acre mountain development near Lenoir sits where Rock House and Lost Cove join Big Wilsons Creek and offers hunting fishing hiking horseback riding and boating access on government lands. Access via C V W railway or auto from Blowing Rock or Linville with a new road from Lenoir to Linville through Grandfather Mountains property.
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Democrat
Grandfather Park Estates
Edgemont
Lenoir
Carolina and Northwestern Railway
der. A. W. Dula
R. L. Dula
F. H. May
E. F. Allen
J. W. Wh
Rock House Creek
Lost Cove
Big Wilson’s Creek
One Grandfather Seed National Forest
Harper’s Creek
Laurel
Rock House
Wilson’s Creek
C. V.w
Blowing Rock
Linville
Grandfather Mountains, Inc. Tion
Pis
Worth While Club Meeting and Death of B Frank Mebane
A Worth While Club gathering at Mrs. Zeb Farthing’s home featured hostess hospitality, a guest talk by Mrs. Bennett, and a humorous contest won by Mrs. Ed Qualls. Ice cream and cake followed by candy capped the social hour as plans for the next meeting were announced. Also noted is the death of B Frank Mebane of Spray Rockingham county, a millionaire capitalist and textile mill founder, in New York after a lingering illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worth While Club
Zeb Farthing
Don Farthing
J. M. Moretz
Ed Qualls
B. Frank Mebane
Spray
Rockingham County
New York
Pension Checks Now Ready in Watauga County
Clerk A. W. Smith announces semi annual pension checks for remaining Confederate veterans in the county and widows. 19 Lee and Jackson followers remain, 34 widows. Widows receive 50 dollars, veterans 85 dollars for third class and 77.50 for fourth class. List includes soldiers Newton Greer E J Norris and many widows by name.
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A. W. Smith
Lee
Jackson
Watauga County
Watauga County Invests in Rural White Schools
Watauga ranks 59th in state for money invested in rural white schools. 1924 figures show $4,417 invested per county with $68.68 per white child enrolled. Statewide averages place White school property at about $113.40 per child. rural average $81.34. city average $211.04. Cherokee counties show lowest per child values. Washington highest in per child property value.
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Watauga
Washington County
Cherokee
Wilson
State treasury shows May balance of 2.82 million dollars
Raleigh June 12. With one month left in the first fiscal year of McLean administration the state treasury on May 31 reported a balance of 2,824,395.66 dollars. Receipts for May were 600,906.95 dollars and May 1 cash balance was 3,045,106.41 dollars, totaling 3,635,015.36 dollars. Disbursements for May totaled 810,617.70 dollars, leaving a treasury balance of 2,824,395.66 dollars.
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Raleigh
McLean
State Treasury
Cole Pays Ormond $15 000 in Death Case
Final judgment in Wake superior court orders W B Cole mill owner to pay Rev A L Ormond 15000 dollars plus costs for the wrongful death of his son Bill Ormond. Original pleadings are withdrawn and destroyed, ending a litigation that began when Cole shot the youth.
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Raleigh
Rev
A. L. Ormond
W. B. Cole
Rockingham
Bill Ormond
Wake Superior Court
Barnhill
Cole
Young Ormond
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R. L. Doughton
Bob
Mrs. Mary Shoemaker
N. C. Counties
Daniel Boone Hotel
Mecca
Newton Greer
E. J. Norris
J. Bishop
E. H. Billings
H. A. Davis
R. H. Farthing
E. M. Greer
Wyatt Hayes
W. M. Hodges
William Hollar
Thos. Love
J. E. Luther
John M. Miller
L. D. Miller
Jonathan Moretz
James Orrant
Duke Ward
W. A. Williams
Albert P. Wilson
Dows
Caroline Bradshaw
Nancy Brown
Lydia Brown
Mary E. Coffey
Martha A. Cole
Elizabeth Cook
Martha D. Elizabeth A. Dyre
C. C. Edmunee
Elizabeth Eggers
Mary E. Eller
Nancy Farthing
Sarah C. Farthing
Elizabeth Hagaman
Lucinda Harmon
Susan Harmon
Julia Etta Horton
Mary S. Horton
Mary Isaacs
Mary Jestes
Margaret McGuire
Leona Mast
Mary Miller
Mary E. Moretz
Nancy Norris
Vina Norris
Mary S. Parks
Mary E. Pearson
Jennie Ray
Eliza Shull
Dorcas Turnmire
Anna Eli Vandyke
Rachel Walker
Caroline T. Walker
Ormond
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