Remembering Will Holsclaw and the Brushy Fork Store
A Boone tribute recalls Will Holsclaw who ran a bustling country store on Brushy Fork around 1900 to 1932. Neighbors bought calico and candy, shared political talk, and valued honest credit in a pre gas era community. The piece honors Holsclaw’s fair dealings and simpler rural life.
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Will Houselaw
Boone
Roseland
Fla
Holselaw
Brushy Fork
Appalachian State
Teachers College
Will Holselaw
Angel’s
Nissen
Babcock Buggies
Will Holsclaw
Bonanza
Watauga
Wataugan
Holsclaw
Subscription Rates Tables Show Advance Payments
One year, six months, and three months subscription options are listed with payment due in advance. The notice emphasizes advance payment terms for all durations.
A Fine Improvement at Foscoe Home Grounds
Mr. Harrison Byrd of Foscoe finished a stone and concrete dam fifteen feet high and seventy feet wide that holds a cold mountain stream. He built a pleasure boat and plans to stock the lake with rainbow trout and offer bathing. The Byrds have made numerous improvements to the home and grounds, creating one of the most attractive premises in the country.
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Harrison Byrd
Foscoe
Byrd
Strange blue bird on Rutherford farm with mysterious bands
Mr Jeptha Bingham of Rutherford reports a pale blue pigeon like bird with blue edging and silver leg band A. U. 31S. 81148. A rubber band bears 923 outside and 307-J inside. After a grazing bullet wound it recovered and returned to reside on the Bingham farm.
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Jeptha Bingham
Rutherwood
Bingham
Bingham Farm
The Mountain Speaks Blowing Rock Essay On Parks
In this piece the author argues for open access to mountains and beaches while protecting them from damage. He lauds Blowing Rock as a summer resort that must avoid overdevelopment to preserve its value and set a national park example for future generations.
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Blue Ridge
National Parks of
Saving Face in Big Business in China
A friend recounts how in China no employee is formally discharged. If removal is needed the boss is tipped off by a friend. The next day the employee appears in the boss’s office claiming an urgent family illness requires him to depart.
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China
Chung River
A Boss and Ex-Employee Share Quiet Wisdom on Dignity
The boss consoles a distressed man about a lengthy two year journey to help his uncle. The ex-employee’s return to daily street meetings brings no awkwardness, showing face saved. The tale favors mature wisdom over pure efficiency and honors human dignity, echoing Mencius on people's primacy.
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Chung River
New York
Mencius
Why People Lose Confidence in Home Doctors
Dr Gaines argues doctors drive patients away by neglecting examination and understanding, overreliance on nerves or medicines, and poor communication. He warns quacks win when physicians fail to meet patient needs, urging honesty, thorough care, and loyalty to all patients regardless of payment issues.
Blowing Rock Cottagers Are Unusual Artists
Mr and Mrs Edward Means of The Studio Joint in Mayview are prominent artists. Mrs Means, formerly Miss Elizabeth Alexander, is known for needle point and tapestries and spoke on WBT Charlotte for the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs. Mr Means creates decorative screens blending cabinet work and design. Their cottage hosts a needle point exhibit with medieval tapestries and floral designs. Mrs Means is Virginian, a Blowing Rock visitor. Mr Means is Charleston-born, now living in Lenoir.
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Edward Means
Mayview
Means
Sloan’s
New York
Paris Police Restore Many Lost Cars Despite Fewer Cars
Paris police boast a strong record in recovering lost vehicles despite having far fewer automobiles in operation than New York. The force highlights efficient work and high recovery rates locally.
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Paris
New York
Salty Street Scene From An Early 1900s Town Center
A comical parade of townsfolk unfolds on Main Street with a Locomobile, a vintage 1918 Model T, and a poised college girl in a green bathing suit. Lively vignettes include a pugilist in visible sunburn, a worried wife trailing a slightly drunk husband, a tired businessman with Coca Cola, and watermelon on display as cows graze Water Street.
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Ed Hodges
Pierce Arrow
Jane
Main Street
Water Street
The Cherry Tree That Fell To Thieves
Near the courthouse lawn in Boon, a medium black-heart cherry tree once supplied fruit and beauty to the town. This year the tree was stripped bare as conspirators plucked its fruit, leaving torn limbs and a dejected trunk.
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Watauga
Temple of Justice
Boones
Love on the King's Highway by Herbert J. Bryce
A devotional poem praising Love as merciful and Christlike. It portrays Love as seeing God’s image in sinners, stooping to save, and remaining pure despite society’s judgment. The speaker credits Christ’s Calvary sacrifice and divine record of Love’s deeds.
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Christ
Calvary
Power and Joy From a God Centered Life
F R Barry argues that a self centered life breeds chaos and conflict, while true peace comes from a God centered life. Jesus urged decisive, total commitment and heroic renunciation to gain inward liberty and the pearl of great price.
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F. R. Barry
What Have We Learned From Genesis in Sunday School
Review of Genesis as beginnings and sin’s role, noting Jehovah’s timeless existence, sin’s pardon through Jesus, and the Flood offering another opportunity. Mentions Abram’s faith and the atonement fulfilled at Calvary. Ends with a garbled line about a cherry tree.
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Jehovah
Jesus Christ
Calvary
Adam
Abram
God
Biblical Portraits of Abraham Isaac Jacob and Joseph
The text discusses figures from Genesis detailing Isaac’s sacrifice, Jacob’s errors and ambition for the birthright, and Joseph’s rise from pit to Egyptian Prime Minister. It notes the family reunion in Goshen as the birth of a nation and cites Romans 8 28 as the enlarged meaning of the Golden Text.
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Isaac
Abraham
Jacob
Joseph
Dothan
Egypt
Goshen
Native Born Leads In North Carolina
North Carolina census figures show the state remains largely native born with 70.2 percent native whites and only 0.3 percent foreign born whites. The 1930 census lists 2,226,160 native whites and 8,788 foreign born whites, with 809,847 urban and 1,597,220 rural farm residents. Home ownership favors native whites with 226,127 owners versus 222,116 tenants. foreign born whites show the highest owner rate among groups.
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Charlotte
N. C
North Carolina
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Census
Marvin Shirley
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Blowing Rock Guests Lined Up For Summer Stays
Anniston Alabama couple W W Stringfellow visit the cottage Oh My on Blowing Rock. Japan ese iris bulbs are praised by a Mr Billy. Mrs C C Laughner and R J Hole plan Saint Petersburg Florida trip with return and Jamison cottage stay in Mayview Park. Lathrop Morehead of Durham settles at Rufus Patterson cottage after June 20 with guests Woodward and Fenner visiting. Theodore Starr and son Theodore Jr of Philadelphia vacation at Heather Hill.
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W. W. Stringfellow
Anniston
Ala
Lathrop Morehead
Durham
N. C
Rufus Patterson
C. W. Woodward
Anna B. Fenner
Tarboro
Theodore D. Starr
Theodore Starr Jr
Philadelphia
Heather Hill
Summer visitors at Moffet and nearby cottages
Mr and Mrs W T Shore and their son Ned Shore of Winston Salem occupy their remod ell ed Moffet cottage for the summer. Miss Dean Lindou of New York visits aunt Mrs Moses Cone. Dr and Mrs Henry Sloane and family from Charlotte rent a Hennessee cottage for several weeks.
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W. T. Shore
Ned Shore
Winston-Salem
Dean Lindou
New York
Moses Cone
Henry Sloane
Henry
Jane
Sloane
Mrs. Elliott
Charlotte
Henessee
Notice of Trustee Sale on Property in 1932
By power of sale in a deed of trust dated May 19 1931 Pearl Coffey secured 250 dollars from Watauga Building and Loan Assoc. Defaulted, trustee W H Gragg will sell July 18 1932 at 1 pm to the highest cash bidder the described land 58 1 2 square rods with water right and wagon access. Attorneys Trivette and Holshouser. 6 23 4
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Pearl Coffey
Watauga Building and Loan Association
W. H. Gragg
Trivette & Holshouser
Attys
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Albert T. Reid
By Bruce Barton
John Joseph Gaines
Blowing Rock
Pitter
King's Highway
Herbert J. Bryce
Astime Theatre
Charlotte Henry
James Kirkwood
Lena Rivers
Jack Holt
Victor McLaglen
Helen Mack
Sally Bane
Matinee
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