Blowing Rock sees rapid hotel and road boom in 1920s
The winter season brings heavy building at Blowing Rock with new summer cottages and a Mayview Development by W L Alexander of Charlotte. Roads water sewage and electric systems expand while 15 ready cut houses and a 30 room club house rise on the mountain.
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Ing
Greensboro
Blowing Rock
Oss Cannon
Grenark
Donald Boyden
Knoxville, Tenn
Geo. E
John K. Moore
Moore
Watauga County
Cole
Boone
Wilkes County
Willkesboros
Winston-Salem
Lenoir
Hickory
A Litter of Pigs or a Political Puzzle
An old sow tends a large litter while curious humans visit the sty. A fast growing piglet shuns sugar and seeks his mother. The piece uses animal imagery to mirror political figures, with the old sow and visitors representing leaders and citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sty
Jordan Hardin Dies After Prolonged Illness in Oregon
Our townsman John F. Hardin received word that his brother Jordan Hardin died at his Oregon home after a long illness. He left home years ago for the west, was married to Nannie Kitzmiller of Washington county Tennessee, and reared a large family. His death brings sorrow to relatives and friends in Watauga.
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John F. Hardin
Jordan Hardin
Oregon
Hardin
Henry W. Hardin
Nannie Kitzmiller
Washington County
Tenn
Childre
Watauga
Road survey progress on Green Park to Boone
Engineer Reller and a small crew have surveyed located and staked two miles in four days weather permitting. Mr Roby Greer of Middle Fork reports the grading force will advance as weather allows. The project progress remains modest at this rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Park Hotel
Boone
Reller
Roby Greer
Middle Fork
North Carolina Tops in Textile Machines Says Southern Textile Bulletin
North Carolina leads Southern states in spindles and knitting machines. The Carolina state shows 477,939 spindles under construction and 19,291 knitting machines in operation, with Gastonia or Belmont in Gaston County noted for more spindles on order than all South Carolina.
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North Carolina
Clark
Southern Textile Bulletin
South Carolina
Palmetto
Carolina
Southern
Georgia
South
Tennessee
Gastonia
Belmont
Gaston County
Charlotte Observer
A Pretty Home Wedding In Watauga
A simple beauty filled a February afternoon ceremony at the Farthing home as Miss Mattie Mane wed Mr. George D. Eller with Rev. J. H. Farthing officiating. Relatives watched the bridal party enter to the wedding march, and a lengthy dinner followed. The bride, a popular Watauga resident, carried a carnation bouquet amid a festive arch and ferns.
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Elbert Farthing
Mattie Mane
George D. Eller
J. H. Farthing
Messrs. Carter
Fred Farthing
Miss Mae Wilson
Carl Farthing
Watauga
Partition by sale of lands in Watauga County North Carolina
Petition filed in Watauga County Superior Court by Elk Creek Lumber seeks partition by sale of lands in Watauga described in deed book 4 page 24. Unknown heirs at law are named defendants. They must appear March 6 1920 in Boone NC to answer or relief will be granted.
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North Carolina
Watauga County
Superior
Elk Creek Lumber Company
Elk Creek Lumber
Superior Court
Boone
L. Coffey
Entry Notice Locates 50 Acres Along Bairds Creek
State of North Carolina Watauga office records an entry of 50 acres on Bairds Creek in Watauga township. The description follows Earp lines to a white oak corner, then west to a 10 acre tract of J F Testers heirs, and returns to the starting point through W H Mast line. Entry entered February 2, 1920 by H J Hardin Entry Taker.
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State of North Carolina
Watauga
N. H. Earp
W. H. Mast
H. J. Hardin
State of
North Carolina
Watauga County
Said
Joseph Presnell
Watauga Township
Billy Mast
Mast
Noah Bar
Earp
Jim Teaster
Laurel Creek Land Entry Notice by H J Hardin
Entry Notice No. 254 records H W Presnell locating four acres on Laurel Creek in Laurel Creek township. Description runs east 40 poles to a stake then south 26 poles to a stake then east 40 poles to a stake and north to the beginning. Bowred February 120.
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State of North Carolina
Watauga County
Said
H. W. Presnell
Laurel Creek
Notice of Entry for 1Aacre land parcel in Watauga Township
Entry Notice No 2549 records Joseph Presnell locating and entering 1 acre more or less in Watauga county Watauga township with bounds from Mast to Bar line to Earp line and Jim Teaster tract. Entered February 12 1920. H J Hardin entry taker. Ohio Toledo Lucas County. Also includes an 1886 affidavit by Frank J Cheney about Hall's Catarrh Medicine and a notary seal A W Gleason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
B.J. Chney & Co
Hall
A.W. Gleason
Honey & Co
Good stock for sale from R C Honeyout
An auction of live stock listing eight year old heavy horses a three year old yoke of steers a three year old bay horse a gray mare five years old weighing 950 pounds and other animals. Seller invites swaps and promises to source items not on hand.
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R. c. Honeyout
Promising Groom and Fiance Plan For Hornick Home
The groom is a very promising young man with many friends. The couple will soon depart to Hornick Iowa to begin their future life together at their new home.
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Hornick
Iowa
Blowing Rock to Hold March 1920 Bond Election
Town of Blowing Rock voters will decide March 30 1920 on a bond issue for street improvements approved by the town board on November 6 1919. W. L. Crisp J. White and others back the measure with a petition signed by over one third of registered voters. Officials appoint H E Coffey judge and G S Watts Ed Robbins assist as registration and election day conduct.
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Blowing Rock
North Carolina
Watauga County
Bell
W. L. Crisp
Joe White
Watauga Democrat
G. C. Robbins
W. L. Grisp
Jor White
J. M. Hodges
Blowing Otk
Board of Town Commissioners
H. BE. Coffey
Watts
Ed Robbins
W. D. Crisp
Insurance pitch from Blowing Rock notice
A dated insurance notice urges readers to insure house health and life before trouble strikes. F Blair promotes universal rates and best policies in Blowing Rock North Carolina, implying urgency for protection before loss or illness.
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F. Blair
Blowing Rock
N.C
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Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Charity and Children
Biblical Recorder
Washington
Senate
Winston-Salem Journal
Conley Bridge
Delco
Watauga Motor Co
the Bank OF Boone
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