Credit Where Credit Is Due Hog Elk Reborn in Watauga
Twenty five years ago Hog Elk in extreme southeastern Watauga suffered from volcanic strife and hardened reputations. Now a modern church, organ, and choir stand where a good school with four grades and 125 pupils thrives, connected by graded roads to Boone Trail and a daily mail service.
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Watauga
Hinnom
Moloch
Gehena
Israel
Samuel
David
Yakin-Elk
Elk
Board of Education
Boone Trail
Daily Mail
Foscoe Notes Highlight Local People and Church Life
Foscoe residents share praise for homes and flowers, a strong Sunday School, and visiting preachers. Rev. Shepard of Milligan College preached ten days while Rev. Woosley of Boone delivered a well received sermon. Local singer Mr. Green from Poplar Grove performed ten days for all ages.
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Foscoe
Shepard
Milligan College
Woosley
Boone
Green
Poplar Grove
L. L. Moody
Spruce Pine
Calvin Trivett
Mrs. Brewer
Carrie Gragg
Annie Lee Trivett
Alena McCain
Blowing Rock
Ed. Luttrell
Zionville Church Notes and Community News
Rev B J Smith of Texas preached a Sunday March 15 sermon. Local families Greer and Windbarger visits noted. Residents Mrs R M Greer Mountain City and Alma Warren Boone spend time with relatives. Walter Thomas R F D carrier ill for two weeks. Loyd Eller returns to Zionville with daughter after Shouns visit. Community updates include visits to Neva and Bristol areas.
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B. J. Smith
Texas
Milton Greer
H. T. Greer
Boone
G. C. Greer
R. M. Greer
Mountain City
Howard Greer
Elizabethton
Grind
Card of Thanks for Mrs. M. B. Elrod and Miss Mary E. Elrod
Mrs Johel H Green and brothers thank friends for kindness during illness death and burial of Mrs M B Elrod and sister Mary E Elrod and for floral tributes. May God bless you.
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M. B. Elrod
Mary E. Elrod
Johel H. Green
Visitor’s note on Elk community and hospitable people
A Brookside, North Carolina resident writes of Elk and its merchants. The author describes public enterprises, general trade, and kind, hospitable people observed during a two week stay. The letter is presented as personal observation, not hearsay.
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Triplett
Elk
Local Church Service Draws Large Laurel Springs Attendance
Reverend Levi Green conducted worship at Laurel Springs last Saturday and Sunday to a large crowd. Choir leader Bill Day led an eight day singing program that enhanced the services. Several local residents and visiting friends were noted in attendance and various community members were mentioned in social notes.
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Levi Green
Laurel Springs
Bill Day
Henry Hardin
Rosa Hardin
Addie Hardin Clawson
Maple Springs
Wilkes County
Arlie W. Brown
Faunt Smith
Bill Watson
Sarah Norris
Evelyne
Cox
Boone
Route 1
Ralph Carroll
Detroit
Laurel Fork and surrounding area weekly notes and moves
Regular appointments by Reverends Wheeler and Rominger at Laurel Fork and Ship Sunday are reported. Local folks Mary Triplett and Mrs S C Church show health changes. The community notes Coffey and Shorns start a saw mill at Bamboo and various residents travel, relocate, or visit family and friends around Blowing Rock Keller Creek Aho and Timbered Ridge.
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Blue Ridge
D. M. Wheeler
W. S. Rominger
Laurel Fork
Whdship
Mary Triplett
Coffey
Shorns
Bamboo
R. C. Crow
Dewey
Boone
Rosalie Triplett
Wilma Lee Hampton
J. G. Story
J. C. Miller
T. M. Triplett
Jack Hampton
Jasper Triplett
Roy Holder
Blowing Rock
Penley
C. C. Storie
Keller Creek
T. M. Story
Calvin Story
John W. Hodges
Aho
S. C. Church
Watauga Hospital
Death of Meat Camp resident William Coffey at 74
William Luther Coffey of Meat Camp township died after months of illness on the 6th. He was born March 6 1850, just shy of 75, married to Salome Moretz on November 7 1869, and fathered twelve children, nine of whom survive with his wife. A respected citizen and church member of Mount Pleasant Lutheran, his burial followed at the local cemetery with pastor W A Deaton officiating.
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William Luther Coffey
Meat Camp Township
Old Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church
W. A. Deaton
Hickory
Supreme Court Holds No Warrant Needed for Liquor Searches
The Supreme Court declares no warrant is required to search an automobile boat wagon or ship for contraband liquor if there is reasonable probable cause. Chief Justice Taft writes the opinion distinguishing from home or shop searches and warns of dangers to citizens on highways. The piece urges uniformed officers and highway protection for law abiding citizens.
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Hickory Record
Supreme Court of the
United States
Taft
Supreme Court
Meat Camp Notes of Church Meeting and Local Visits
The Methodist meeting proceeds with guest helper Mr. Moretz expected. Mrs. Flora Blevins visits Bristol relatives, and Miss Margaret Beach stays with W. A. Proffitt and John A. Beach. Rev L A Wilson visits Mrs. Wilson's brother Frank South at Tamarack. South remains ill. Grace Moretz near death last week but improving. O G Winebarger welcomed a baby boy.
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Moretz
Flora Blevins
Bristol
Eugene Moretz
Margaret Beach
W. A. Proffitt
John A. Beach
L. A. Wilson
P. W. Moretz
Boone
Little Grace
N. E. Moretz
O. G. Winebarger
Notice to creditors for Allen Greene estate
Having qualified as administrator of the estate of Allen Greene deceased this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them for payment within twelve months of the date of this notice or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment This March 19 1925 S D Greene Adm Brown and Bingham Attorneys 19526 2 9 16 23
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Allen Greene
S. D. Greene
Adm
Brown & Bingham
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Rob. Rivers, Jr
Boone N. C
Gunty Nous
Zionville
Z. T. Watson
Brookside
N.C
Nell Story
Ethel Mae Hampton
Timbered Ridge
J. H. Underwood
C. C. Hampton
North Carolina
Watauga County Bank
L. P. Henkel
Wilkes Laundry
North Wilkesboro
C. C. Ragan
Daily Express
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