National Park Meeting Proposed for Blowing Rock
A letter from E. G. Finley, president of the Wilkes Commercial Club, urges a July 4 1924 meeting at Blowing Rock North Carolina to discuss locating a national park in the Appalachian mountains. The aim is coordinated civic action to present the proposal to a Work Department committee led by Hon. H. W. Hemple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Wilkesboro
Wilkes Commercial Club of
Appalachian Chain of Mountains
Blowing Rock
North Carolina
United Action
Work
Interior
H. W. Hemple
Congress
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Tennessee
Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi River
Appalachian Mountains
United States
Bristol
Johnson City
Asheville
E. G. Finley
Grist Requests Second Primary For Labor and Printing
Raleigh June 15 Frank D Grist runner up to M L Shipman in the race for commissioner of labor and printing telegraphed W H Nea chairman of the board of elections requesting a run off primary to decide the nominee. The move ends Democratic leaders efforts to avoid a second primary and implies Charles Ross for attorney general and Fred P Latham for agriculture would be added to ballots if needed.
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Raleigh
Frank D. Grist
M. L. Shipman
Commissioner of Labor and Printing
W. H. Nea
Board of Elections
Grist
John G. Dawson
Commission of Labor and
Charles Ross
Fred P. Latham
Missionary Lelia Tuttle to Speak at Methodist Church
Miss Lelia Tuttle a longtime Shanghai missionary will speak at the Methodist church next Sunday evening at eight. A Caldwell county native and Columbia University graduate, she left Davenport College to begin missionary work. The event benefits the Belle Bennett Memorial Fund with a free will offering. All are invited.
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Lelia Tuttle
Shanghai
China
Miss Tuttle
Caldwell County
Columbia University
Davenport College
Belle Bennett Memorial Fund
Southern's Oldest Engineer Honored Guest
Mr. W. R. Hodges of Knoxville, veteran Southern Railway locomotive engineer for fifty two years, visits with cousin Ex Sheriff John W. Hodges. Once active, he has not run a train for three years due to health but remains keen eyed and celebrated for life at the throttle on one of the railroad’s largest engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Hodges
Knoxville
John W. Hodges
Southern Railway System
Hodges
Buster Dunn
Memphis
North Carolina Farm Outlook From Semimonthly Notes
U S Department of Agriculture semimonthly farm notes summarize June conditions in North Carolina. Cool, wet weather affects stands in the northern Piedmont and Coastal regions while southern counties report heat and showers. Farmers fear boll weevil damage to cotton, but crops otherwise show fair to good stands, with replanting and rapid cotton growth ahead. Small grains average fair to good with wheat yield near normal and oats performing well. Clover and hay prospects look solid though stands vary. eastern counties increasingly grow oats for hay. Tobacco shows late growth but promising stands. cotton remains later than usual with some replanting and active chopping.
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North Carolina
Piedmont
Prohibition raid nets liquor cache and Benton associate
Eighty five gallons of corn liquor and 175 empty five gallon cans were found in an outhouse near Gordon Brenton’s home in Wilkes County by prohibition agents. Benton, a reputed major player in illicit liquor, evaded capture while officers gauge the scale of his operation and widen surveillance. The raid highlights ongoing enforcement as federal agents shadow Benton’s movements and local officers recount a long-standing crackdown.
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Gordon Brenton
Dellaplaine
Wilkes County
R. L . Lovelace
Randall
Kennedy
Benton
Raleigh
Lovelace
Hudson
Boone Trail
Sylvester Sparks
Pastures Get Care In Hot Dry Weather
North Carolina pastures look fine after a cool wet spring but may suffer in a coming hot dry spell says E C Blair Extension Agronomist at the State College of Agriculture. Rest periods and careful grazing think two weeks each will help pastures survive severe heat and weeds are kept in check by mowing.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
E. C. Blair
State College of Agriculture
Blair
Grass Growth Delays Noted in Southeastern Counties
Report highlights slower grass growth due to heavy growth and grassiness in southeastern counties. Observers note increased acre age as a factor in delayed emergence and forage readiness.
Poetry and Power Mix in the River Shannon
The article envisions Ireland embracing electric light as modern progress touches the River Shannon. It contrasts streets shifting from carts to motor cars with the river’s poetic aura, arguing progress enhances tradition. It likens harnessing water power to modern cities like Jerusalem, claiming civilization and literature endure together.
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River Shannon
Ireland
Shannon
Jordan
Jerusalem
Buncombe Farmer Sells Blue Grass Sod and Replants
A Buncombe county farmer capitalizes on blue grass sod demand selling 175 dollars of sod from a small lot. He reseeds as quickly as sod is removed and plans to crop the pine patch as a regular field. Weed trees will be chopped for firewood and mature trees harvested for timber as needed.
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Buncombe County
Tom Tarheel
Tim Ber
Daily Mail Service From Greensboro To Boone
Greensboro Daily News announces a new daily automobile mail and newspaper route to Boone. Beginning July 1 the service will deliver the News to Boone readers by 8:00 am with letters posted in Winston Salem or Greensboro before 12:30 am arriving the same morning. The program extends the paper's mail service and connects the region with federal outlets.
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Henry Belk
Greensboro Daily News
Winston Salem
Greensboro
Boone
Town Lots Bring The High Dollar At Auction
The E N Hahn and George Phillips property auctions by Globe Realty & Auction Co. drew strong demand. Hahn lots on Howard Street near Water Street sold well, and the Phillips tract formerly J T Miller's was subdivided and sold quickly at high prices. Globe Realty praised for years of satisfactory service and hopes for further development. Colonel Robinson hints at future opportunities to attract new residents.
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E. N. Hahn
George Phillips
Globe Realty & Auction Co
Hahn
Howard
Water Street
Phillips
J. T. Miller
Globe
Robinson
Surprise Birthday Dinner For Watauga Attorney
Sunday June 15 marked the fifty sixth milestone in the life of Attorney John Houston Bingham. Neighbors gave him a surprise dinner while he was at church. A table was set in the yard and over one hundred appetites were satisfied. All children and grandchildren attended and fellowship and good cheer prevailed.
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John Houston Bingham
John
Lutheran Mission Church Directory Tees In Special Visitors
Grace Boone Sunday School 10 a.m. J M Moretz superintendent. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Holy Communion Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Mrs Sydney R Kepner and Mrs W F Morehead to attend. Banner Elk Evening Worship 7:30 p.m. Mt Zion Sunday School 10 a.m. Luther League 11:15 a.m. Mt Pleasant Sunday School 10 a.m. Luther League 2:30 p.m. Monday June 30 8 p.m. Special Episcopal chapel services with Kepner and Morehead of Pottstown Pa and Salem Va to attend. Public invitation extended. 7
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Episcopal Chapel
Sydney R. Kepner
W. F. Morehead
Pottstown
Salem Virginia
Woman’s Missionary Society of the United Lutheran Church of America
Fish Hatchery Project Moves Forward Near Boone
Federal and State Fish Commission experts confirm the final site for the Watauga fish hatchery near Rutherwood six miles from Boone on Burt Cook’s land. Preliminary work began Monday with aims to stock streams by fall using brook trout. The project, funded by donation, could boost tourism as native fish replenish streams.
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Fish Commission
Watauga
Rutherwood
Boone
Burt Cook
Cook
Democrat
Oak Park Youth Bitten by Man in Moonshine Scuffle
Thomas Lynch of 841 Harvey Avenue Oak Park admitted to police he drank moonshine then tried to bite a large mongrel in a street scuffle. The dog was shot after Lynch bit it severely. He kicked a passing woman who declined charges while he faced a disorderly conduct hearing.
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Thomas Lynch
Harvey Avenue
Oak Park
Chicago Tribune
Lynch
Two Prominent Women to Visit Watauga County
Mrs. Sydney R. Kepner and Mrs. W F Morehead leaders of the Woman's Missionary Society of the United Lutheran Church of America will tour Watauga County June 21 to 25 for the Mission. They speak at the Episcopal chapel June 23 at 8 p m inviting all to attend. Water companies test aeration to purify water. Forty seven farmers sell over 200 dollars at Burlington curb market in Alamance. North Carolina 4H leaders to United State College for a week long course starting June 23 supervised by extension division staff.
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Sydney R. Kepner
W. F. Morehead
Woman’s Missionary Society
United Lutheran Church of America
Watauga
Episcopal Chapel
Burlington
Alamance Co
Scott
North Carolina
State College
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Wilkes
THE
Methodist Church
Southern’s
U. S. Dept. OF Agriculture
Hunt For Wilkes
A. T S
Southern Desk Co
Parent-Teachers Association
Worth While Club
Lowns
Smith Hagaman
J. B. Cannon
Republican County
I. G. Greer
History Department
Legislature
W. L. Winkler
Senate
Watauga County
Chapel Hill
James Mast
B B.dougherty
Old East
University
J. Y. Joyner
Banlding
R. D. W. Connor
Waggstaff
Louis Wilson
Abernethy
Coker
University of Ohio
Vergil Jones
University of Arkansas
Dozier
Yale
J. Gilbert Pearson
T. C. Bowie
N. L. Mast
James
Dougherty
Daily Mail
Globe Auction
New Street
Watauga Lutheran Mission
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