Ashe's Dairy Industry Growth At West Jefferson Plant
The Ashe county dairy plant at West Jefferson, aided by local citizens and the State College extension service, shifted from a risky experiment to a booming operation. Milk deliveries rose from 1 126 pounds on opening day July 23 1928 to over 20 000 pounds daily by late June 1929, with expected 30 000 pounds daily by summer's end. About 500 patrons supply milk. farmers are paid 50 cents per pound of butterfat, with milk sold on butterfat basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandh
West Jefferson
Ashe County
Agricultural Extension Service
State College
E. C. Turner
F. R. Farnham
Ashe
Turner
Watauga
Hope for State Farms to Replace Jails
A national committee on prisons and prison labor proposes substituting state penal farms for county and municipal jails. At a meeting in Isley N he home of Jph Lewisohn, leaders cite overcrowding and the risk of turning youths into hardened criminals. They urge legislation to extend penal farms to end rural jail overcrowding and aid inmate rehabilitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menti
National Committee On
Isley
Jph Lewisohn
Lewisohn
National Committee
B. L. Scott
Bureau of Restoration
Pennsylvania Department of Welfare
Pennsylvania
Frank Bane
Public Welfare Department
Virginia
Local Notes Preview Roaming Visitors and Civic Affairs
Local notes list visitors from Newland Morganton Birmingham Richmond and Tennessee plus county affairs. The county equalization board meets at the courthouse on Monday July 8 and local civic efforts include a cake sale and Norma Lunch Room opening.
Memorial Services For T. E. Bingham Scheduled
Memorial services will be held at Brushy Fork church next Sunday at 11 o clock for T. E. Bingham. Revs. H. Moser and Will O. Gordon will conduct the service. Mrs. Bingham died during the influenza epidemic last December and funeral services then were largely omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
T. J. Sullivan
Finley Mast
Valle Crucis
Brushy Fork
T. E. Bingham
Brushy Fork Church
H. Moser
Will O. Gordon
Diamond Points Publishes Sorority Convention News
The Democrat prints Diamond Points a full daily newspaper for Alpha Delta Pi sorority. It closes its biennial session today at Mayview Manor, distributing convention news from headquarters across four pages and five columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Democrat
Alpha Delta Pi
Mayview Manor
Pilot Life names Gordon H. Winkler to 1928 29 Club
Gordon H. Winkler, representative for Pilot Life Insurance in Greensboro, has been named a member of the 1928 29 Pilot Club. The honor funds a guest trip to Atlantic City for the company convention at the Ambassador Hotel, which began a three day session yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Gordon H. Winkler
Pilot Life Insurance Company
Greensboro
Pilot Club
Piet Life
Ambassador Hotel
J A Matheson Dies Local Realtor of Greensboro
J A Matheson aged 59 a prominent Greensboro realtor and businessman died last Wednesday from angina pectoris after prolonged ill health. Funeral services were held Friday at 11 from the First Presbyterian church with Mrs Linney and other Boone relatives in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamius A. Matheson
Greensboro
F. A. Linney
Boone
First Presbyterian Church
Weather Report for Week Ending June 22
Weather summary from the co operative station at Appalachian State Teachers College led by Prof J T C Wright shows average maximum 80 degrees, average minimum 69, and average temperature 74 with a daily range of about 10 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-Operative Station
Appalachian State Teachers’ College
J. T. C. Wright
Weather Data Summary for the Month
The report notes high of 84 degrees on the 16th and low of 63 on the 29th. Average 20 degree morning. Rainfall 0.18 inches total with 0.9 inches in a 24 hour period on the 19th. Three days had rain at or above 0.01 inch. Five clear days two partly cloudy days. Prevailing wind from the northwest. Thunderstorm dates: 16th 17th and 19th.
Mattox Honor Brightens Mrs Dotson Mattox Wedding Events
Miss Eric Greer hosted a bridge in honor of her sister Mrs Ruth Dotson Mattox. A parrot presented a wedding card announcing Ruth Dotson to Guy Mattox. Guests included Mrs Dotson Hollifield and many Coffey family members. Nellie Coffey hosted a Monday shower with yellow white decor and prize bridge scores awarded.
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Mattox
Eric Greer
Bridge
Guy E. Mattox
Ruth Dotson
Ruth H. Dotson
Trousseau
Dotson Hollifield
Fred Hodges
Carrie Coffey
Ruth Cottrell
Ruth Benfield
Ruth Coffey
Turner Hendrix
Louise Coffey
Nelle Coffey
Ruth Barker
Edith Knight
Anita Winkler
Paul Coffey
Hollywood
Dean Bingham
Coffey
E. S. Coffey
Carrie
Ruth
Spainhour Teague Wedding at Morganton First Baptist
Miss Sue Spainhour and Hal E. Teague tied in Morganton's First Baptist Church last Friday afternoon in a ceremony led by Rev. W R Bradshaw. Guests enjoyed a musical program by Mrs I G Greer of Boone, with Agnes Cloninger of Newton singing Because before the bridal entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Morganton
Sue Spainhour
Hal E. Teague
Granite Falls
W. R. Bradshaw
I. G. Greer
Boone
Traumerer
Agnes Cloninger
Newton
Lohengrin
Carl and
Walter Spainhour
Alvin Lutz
Jack Barron
Martha Kirkpatric
Johnson City
Tenn
Susan Walker
Lily
Chaplin Heir Wedding Noted in Morganton Ceremony
The ceremony joined Miss Spainhour and Mr Teague with guardian Liza Grey Chaplin noting Chaplin children require about $500 monthly for upkeep. Anne Walker served as flower girl and John Warlick acted as best man. After vows at Morganton, the couple left for a motor trip as the bride’s father gave her in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Earl Chaplin
Charles Spencer Ehaplin, Jr
Charles Chaplin
Liza Grey Chaplin
Los Angeles
Anne Walker
John Warlick
Spindale
J. F. Spainhour
Mendelssohn
Morganton
Virginia College
Granite Falls
Mr. Teague
C. A. Teague
Gra Falls
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Hickory
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Patebbabet Lie
Ashe’s Dairy Industry
Charlotte King
Elkin Tribune
Josephine Estes of
Newland
Maude Clay
E. L. Curtis
Patterson
Nell Trivette
Glenn Gilliam
Gunlock
Birmingham, Ala
W. G. Casey
C. M. Finley
North Wilkesboro
J. H. Finley
Mary Finley
City
Quinne Wats
Nina
FE. J. France
Hahn
Etowah, Tenn
Rudolph Brune
Howard Hoop
Richmond, Va
W. L. Trivette
Frank Winkler
International Paper Company
Sylve
Claude H. Moser
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Blowing Rock
J. G. Horton
Winston-Calert
Spain
Methodist Missionary Society
Howard Grage
W. L. Bryan
Norma Lunch Room
G. P. Hagaman
Watauga County Bank
Asheville
State Bankers’ Association
C. H. Moser
Boone Methodist Church
Rutherford College
S. John and
William Watts
Kington
D. C
Critcher Hotel
Will
the Democrat
Dean Swift
Cove Creek
John Dawson
Atlanta
Casey
E. J. France
Nina Watts
J. Q. Watts
Etowah
Mount Airy
Ents
E. J. France, Jr
Wilmington
Virginia Coffey
Manning
S. C
Carolyn Plawden
T. Fin Coffey
South Carolina
J. G. Greer
State Teachers’ College
Zionville
Philip Greer
Ike
F. M. Greer
Andrew Greer
North Dakota
John W. Callopy, Jr
New York City
Thomas Kent Thomas
Rahway
N. J
Callopy
Thomas
J. W. Thomas
Lenoir
Fas
Judge Olvany
Tammany Hall
Alfred E. Smith
Lemuel Greene
Idaho
Green
Capt. Roby Brown
R. RB. Hodges
Paris
Texas
Watauga County
Hodges
Linney Farm
J. A. Matheson
Albert T. Reid
Irepres
Ture
S A. m
Smithey-Henderson Furniture Co
Chaplin
Smithe,Henderson Furniture Co
Orth Wilkesboro
N. C
Boone Clothing Store
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