New North State Awakens and Boldly Advances
In a spirited call to pride, the University News Letter extols North Carolina as the New North State, awake and vigorous. It compares growth in education, highways, and public funds to California and other states, hailing a rebirth of regional confidence, industry, and progress.
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University
Old North State
Rip van Winkle
New North State
North Carolina
Atlanta
Chicago
Constitution
Cleveland
Windy City
Henry Grady
California
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Union
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Simon
Mother Goose
Sarah
Murphy and Morehead
Wiley
McIver
Noble
Alderman
Graham
Claxton Joyner
Brooks
Vance
Aycock
Bickett
Morrison
List of Storm Victims Stands at Twenty Eight In Tennessee
Memphis reports 28 dead from the storm as Red Cross and relief agencies aid the homeless in Savage and north Mississippi towns. 102 houses destroyed. emergency kitchen in box cars serves refugees. 50 tents provided. 75 army tents shipped to Memphis. C. E. Lovett to supervise distribution. Number of deaths not expected to rise significantly.
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Tennessee
Red Cross
Mississippi
Memphis
Savage
G. C. Crane
War Department
C. E. Lovett
Atlanta
Ants Teach a Lesson on Earned Living and Mutual Benefit
The Monroe Enquirer essay uses leaf cutting ants to illustrate intelligent cooperation and a natural law of give and take. It compares ant colonies to human groups and argues a fair exchange would raise living standards.
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Sluggard
Monroe Enquirer
Othey Wigpont
Tropics
F. J. Seaver
New York Botanical Garden
Subscriptions Renewed Amid Family Typhoid Episodes
Mr Henry Greer of Vilas renewed his subscription last Thursday and reported since last September his family suffered six typhoid cases. he and his wife were among the affected, with two others. Fortunately all recovered.
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Henry Greer
Vilas
Gandy Bridge to Span Tampa and St Petersburg Distance
The Gandy Bridge will link Tampa and St Petersburg Florida at a distance of 38 miles with 14 foot spans totaling 14000 feet of structure and 16000 feet of approaches. Construction costs are estimated at 2 million dollars and the project aims to attract about 2000 motorists daily paying 75 cents. The article contrasts the bridge’s ambitious scope with the impractical brick road due to rough patches and traffic.
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New York
Liverpool
Queensboro Bridge
Woolworth
Sandy Hook
America
Flagler
Gandy Bridge Company
Boon Chamber Event Highlights Community Spirit and Local Growth
The Boone Chamber of Commerce hosted a Saturday meeting with a male quartet and speeches by Prof. Smith Hagaman on community spirit in Boone and Watauga County, W R Gragg on Boone ten years hence, and Prof. B B Dougherty on securing a tourist camp ground. A Monday glee club program drew a good crowd despite poor weather. The three brick blocks in Boone near completion house Peoples Bank and Trust J M Moretz Furniture, the post office, Watauga County Bank, T Hill Farthing, Boone Hardware, and other tenants. J M Downum
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Boone Chamber of Commerce
Smith Hagaman
Boone
Watauga County
W. R. Gragg
B. B. Dougherty
Glee Club
Ruth Coffey
Jones
Peoples Bank & Trust Co
J. M. Moretz
Telephone Exchange
Watauga County Bank
T. Hill Farthing
Ladies Furnishings and Millinery
Boone Hardware
Qualls
McDougle
Qualls and Company
Watauga Building and Loan Still Goes Strong
Mr. H. H. Greene secretary treasurer of the Watauga Building and Loan Association reports continued subscriptions and strong local support. The weekly ads showcase stockholders among the town and county’s best people, emphasizing the area's development and urging readers to subscribe.
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Watauga Building and Loan
H. H. Greene
Watauga Building and Loan Association
Greene
France Discounts Rumor of Peace Negotiations Takes Over Mines
Duesseldorf dispatch reports negotiations to settle the Ruhr have not altered Franco Belgian plans. Two additional state mines, Blumenthal and Prosper Lehin near Bottrop, are occupied by French troops. Several hundred German Polish laborers load coke to freight cars. Penalties for nonpayment of a coal tax were announced. arrests possible after April 15. The Franco Belgian commission travels to Essen and will return to Paris next week.
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Duesseldorf
Ruhr
Blumenthal
France
Prosper
Lehin
Bottrop
Bismarck
Belgium
Anna
Commission of Control
Holland
Rhineland
Essen
Paris
Coldest Weather Lashes Late March Nearby Crops
Asheville records the coldest March 19 in 25 years with fears for peach and grape crops. Across the Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley a severe late March storm brings new records, snow blocks travel, and crop damage estimated in millions. Watauga near the cold front reports near zero temperatures, with little risk to apples but possible losses to peaches and small fruit.
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Asheville
Chicago
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Alaska
United States
Missouri
Texas
Tennessee
Iowa
Nebraska
Birmingham
Ala
Rockford
Ill
Wis
Kutoh
Colorado
Indiana
Baxter
Cole
Oklahoma
Councill Bluffs
Time to Spray the Apples
Extension worker G. W. Fant urges spraying apple trees as pink unfolds and before buds open to control apple scab. He warns scab overwinters in leaf litter and recommends a summer strength spray, using liquid lime sulfur with arsenate of lead or arsenate paste, adjusted for aphid pressure and other materials per manufacturer guidance.
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G. W. Fant
State College
Department of Agriculture
Department of Plant Diseases
Mr. Fant
Plant Pathology Department
N .C
Raleigh
Boone Chamber of Commerce committee report beautifies town
A committee report to the Boone Chamber of Commerce requests residents and businesses clean up premises and maintain frontages with trash cans. It urges a designated dump site, burning of collected trash, and a fence around courthouse grounds. It also names R R Johnson to seek railroad permission for the Y beautification and calls for a committee to lobby county officials about courthouse upkeep.
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The
Boone Chamber of Commerce
Boone
North Carolina
R. R. Johnson
Johnson
Court House
E. S. Coffey
Ch’m
McG. Anders
Boone Clothing Store to Open for Gents Furnishings
Messrs Smith Hagaman and J. C. McConnel announce a new gents furnishings store in Boone. The stock will cover everything worn by men and boys from up to date factory lines arriving this week. McConnel returns from out of state to manage the business with G. G. Hodges of Blowing Rock assisting. Hodges studied the trade with top retailers. Apendicitis operation at Watauga Hospital on Tuesday left his condition favorable.
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Messrs
Smith Hagaman
J. C. McConnel
Boone
McConnel
Chary
G. G. Hodges
Blowing Rock
Countrie Watauga Hospital
Some Roads in the Seventh District Will Be Completed After All
North Carolina eyes a four to five million dollar cement plant to speed hard surface road building. A highway commission committee will tour cement plants in Allentown Kingsport and Norfolk to locate a plant and report back. Projects in the seventh district include cement roads to Danbury Mount Airy Pilot Knob and Winston Salem to Mocksville, with concrete Lexington approach planned.
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Carolina
Winston Salem Journal
North Carolina
A. S. Hanes
State Highway Commission
Raleigh
J. Elwood Cox
John Sprunt Hill
Frank
Hanes
Allentown
Kingsport
Tenn
Norfolk
Highway Commission
Danbury
Mount Airy
Pilot Knob
Winston-Salem
Mocksville
Lenoir
Hickory
Wilkesboro
Mulberry Gap
Boone
Blowing Rock
Lexington
Jefferson
Sparta
Ashe
Alleghany
Civil Service Examination for Boone Postmaster
The U S Civil Service Commission announces a competitive examination for the Boone postmaster position. Examinations occur across North Carolina on April 14 with Charlotte likely as a test site. The current postmaster serves until July 28, 1923, salary is 1900 dollars yearly. Apply at the Boone post office or to the Civil Service Commission in Washington for forms 2241 2223 and 2358 detailing dates and locations.
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Boone P
United States Civil Service Commission
Boone
North Carolina
Charlotte
Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
The Success Family and Its Members
The Father of Success is Work and the Mother is Ambition. The oldest son is Common Sense, with brothers Perseverance Honesty Thoroughness Foresight Enthusiasm Cooperation. The oldest daughter is Character, with sisters Cheerfulness Loyalty Courtesy Care Economy Sincerity. The boy is Opportunity. Get acquainted with the Old Man to know the rest.
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