Treasure legend ends as Newland man lands in jail
Andrew Alexander of West Hickory is jailed on a warrant from Floyd Dellinger of Avery County alleging felonious taking of more than 20 dollars from a buried treasure site on Dellinger’s farm. The tale of World War I maps and hidden riches ends as a myth, with no bond set yet.
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Avery County
Newland
North Carolina
Andrew Alexander
Alexander
West Hickory
Floyd Dellinger
Dellinger
Captain Kidd
France
Mabel Victorious in County Baseball Weekend
Last week in the county featured several baseball games with Mabel defeating Blowing Rock on Saturday, Doe Valley topping Mabel 6 to 3 on Sunday in a pitchers duel late, then Mabel beating Mountain City after a brief Doe Valley lead. Bamboo edged Happy Valley 1 to 0 in a tight clash.
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Mabel
Blowing Rock
Doe Valley
Jones Peel Mast
Mast
Tennessee
Mountain City
Bamboo
Dawes
Happy Valley
Republican Convention Nominates Hoover And Curtis
The Republican convention at Chicago Stadium renominated President Hoover with 1126 1 2 votes, setting the stage for a Hoover Curtis ticket. The vote reflected near-unanimous support, while other ballots split among Blaine Coolidge France Wadsworth and Raymond. Curtis was presented for vice presidency by Charles Scott of Kansas amid debate within the party.
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Hoover
Curtis
Chicago Stadium
Chicago
John J. Blaine
Wislconsin
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Joseph I. France
Maryland
Kansas City
Snell
California
James Rolph
William T. Gardiner
Maine
Charles Curtis
Charles F. Scott
Kansas
Union
United States
Scott
Republican Party
Topeka
Soil Bacteria Needed For Growth of Legumes
North Carolina farmers learn that legumes rely on specific bacteria in root nodules to fix atmospheric nitrogen. Plant breeder P. H. Kime notes that bacteria for alfalfa or soybeans differ and that fields without prior legume growth may lack the proper inoculant.
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North Carolina
P. H. Kime
State College
Mr. Kime
Kime
Singing Convention Near Linville Sunday
The eighth annual Tri-State and Tri-County Singing Convention and Sunday School Picnic will be held on Sunday June 26 at the Alexander McRae place on Grandfather Mountain. Chairman J L Hartley announced the event and invited the public to attend.
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Alexander McRae
Grandfather Mountain
J. L. Hartley
Fountain Will Enter Run Off in North Carolina Nomination
Raleigh reports Lieutenant Governor R T Fountain doubles down on Machine Control as he seeks a second primary against J C B Ehringhaus after a first vote split. Fountain says the majority oppose party machine interference and will force three contests in the July 2 runoff. Edgecombe farmers sold 218 hogs weighing 40 300 pounds for 1193 dollars.
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Ehringhaus
Raleigh
N. C
R. T. Fountain
Rocky Mount
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Elizabeth City
A. J. Maxwell
Fountain
North Carolina
Cameron Morrison
Robert R. Reynolds
A. L. Fletcher
Clarence Mitchell
Edgecombe
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Herbert Hoover
James W. Wadsworth
New York
Charles G
Raymond Mizzell
Bertie County
Boone Hatchery
Bobby Foster
Meadville
Penn
Northwest
Pennsylvania
Harley Eckert
Youngstown
Ohio
Eastern Ohio
Linville
Liberal
American Legion
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