Boone Local Affairs Reflect Busy Week In Watauga
Commissioners court meets next week as Mrs. Ada Coffey and others visit Boone. Notables include N. E. Hahn buying Watauga Furniture stake, and Alvis Hadley marrying Lucy Vanney. Rev. Tufts and Rev. Cotton announce services, while the death of Rev. John J. L. Church is reported. War pictures, church projects, and a Boone celebration with addresses by Congressman Doughton and District Attorney Linney fill the schedule.
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Commissioners Court
W. R. Gragg
Johnson City
Ada Coffey
Lenoir
W. L. Bryan
Blanche Dellinger
Cherryville
Annie Blair Anders
Ruth Rankin
B. L. Smith
Forest City
Watauga
Grover Triplett
Ann Neal
J. M. Moretz
Boone
R.8. Abernethy
Rutherford College
E. J. Abernethy
Gastonia
Abernethy
McG. Anders
J. D. Rankin
Edgar Tufts
Mr. Cotton
Anti Saloon League
Court House
Cotton
Baptist Church
Blowing Rock
John J. L. Church
Tamarack
Watauga County
Couse
R. L. Doughton
Congress
F. A. Linney
Civil War Veterans to Parade Meet at Court House
Civil War and Spanish American War veterans are urged to assemble at the courthouse at 9 a.m. on July 4 for parade participation. Cars will be provided for all civil war veterans.
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Court House
Blowing Rock Sees Overflowing Weekend Tourists
Blowing Rock welcomed crowds of visitors last weekend as tourism surged. The town reported a gunfight as Chief of Police Dave Wooten and two revenue officers captured a still two miles west. one blockader was wounded. Rev Tufts held a Sunday service. New doctor Dr Hardin of Skulls Mills arrived. Mayview lake warmed for swimming and locals learned the swan dive from Eubert Holshouser who returned to Sparta to visit a sweetheart. Mr Razook offers shop supplies to ladies. Paul Greene suffers pneumonia but hopes for recovery. A hardware or furniture store opening was teased for a future opportunity.
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Razook
Dave Wooten
Here
Rev. Tufts
Paul Greene
Doctor Hardin
Skulls Mills
Mayview Lake
Eubert (Peck) Holshouser
Sparta
Fourth of July dinner on A. T. campus after speaking
Watauga Post American Legion announces a community Fourth of July dinner on the A. T. campus. Large prepared tables will be set, and attendees should bring dinner baskets and arrive promptly. A lower school room will hold and police food boxes and baskets until mealtime, with soldier boys served first.
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A. T
Soldier Boys
Watauga Post American Legion
Mayor Yates Invites Veterans to Fourth of July
The Watauga Post American Legion invites ex service men from Wilkes and Caldwell counties to join the Boone Fourth of July celebration. Report in uniform if possible and conduct yourselves to honor the organization. By request of the Legion, C. M. Yates, Mayor of Boone.
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Wilkes
Caldwell Counties
Watauga Post American Legion
Caldwell
Boone
Legion
C. M. Yates
Fourth of July Celebration Parade at Court House
The 4th of July program lists a 9:30 parade forming at the Court House, followed by a 10:30 band concert, 11:00 welcome address by F. H. Linney, 11:30 Legion address by Clay Howell, 12:00 principal address by Hon. R. L. Doughton, 1:00 dinner, 2:00 baseball, 2:30 street races, 4:30 Negro baseball, 6:30 band at courthouse, 9:08 evening dance. Aeroplane flights and war pictures shown at the court house from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
A. T
F. H. Linney
Legion
Clay Howell
R. L. Doughton
Junior Missionary Society Food Sale at Edison Parlor
The Junior Missionary Society will hold a food sale at the Edison parlor on Saturday July 1 from 9 am to 6 pm to benefit the Methodist church. Mary Francis Linney, Sec.
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Edison Parlor
Methodist Church
Mary Francis Linney
On Tuesday Night July Fourth Feature Play Arrives
A respected company visits our city for the third time offering all new plays this season. The event runs during the week of July 3 with proceeds for Legion benefiting from a big feature play on Tuesday night July Fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Haraden
Big Dramatic Company
Boone
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Clatanga Wemorrat
R. M. Green
John Hall
Germany
Army of Occupation
America
Coblenz
Huggins
Ed Robbins
John Green
Catawba
Messrs
D. A. Thorp
Fred L. Burdette
Wilkes County
Baltimore
Detroit
Mr. Thorp
W. R. Savage
Grifffith
Ashe County
American Legion
Auditorum
Clarence Potter
Court of Justice
Mayor Yates
Dr Aw.dula
Waste Boards of Examiners of
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennesee
Dula
Beaver Dam
Sweetwater
Harrison Farthing
Sherwood
Geo. Coffey
Tanlac
The
Boone Drug Co
Will C. Walker Butler
Tennessee
Junior Missinary Society
TO Boone
Thedford’s
BLACK
Usco
United States
U.s.tise
U.S
Rubber Company
Nince DE Dri
VE. Taylor
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