Budget battle in North Carolina General Assembly
Raleigh reports a clash over Governor Ehringhaus’s call for a balanced budget and extended school term funded by a sales tax. The House pushes drastic cuts via Bowie Cherry proposals, risking state institutions and education while awaiting Senate action. Banking moves ease with Hood granted powers and a shift to a reserve fund. several labor and personnel bills stall.
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Raleigh
N. C
General Assembly
Ehringhaus
House
Senate
Tom C. Bowie
Gregg Cherry
Daniels
Josephus Daniels
Republic of Mexico
Roosevelt
Congress
Finley to preside at spring term superior court
The Spring Term of Watauga Superior Court begins Monday April 10 with Judge T B Finley presiding. Solicitor L S Spurling will prosecute about twenty criminal cases while about sixty civil cases are calendared. Recorders Court will not hear civil matters until after the term. Jurors for two weeks are listed by Clerk A E South.
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Spurling
Recorders Court
Watauga Superior Court
T. B. Finley
North Wilkesboro
L. S. Spurling
Superior Court
Finley
A. E. South
S. M. Church
Frank Potter
H. H. Johnson
D. F. Greene
Lewis Norris
Spencer Warren
John Lentz
Will C. Knight
Dewey Mitchell
H. C. Hayes
C. A. Underdown
N. L. Harrison
Will Todd
Sam Atkins
S. S. Gragg
R. A. Taylor
J. J. Miller
R. F. Edmisten
Vann G. Hinson
J. Frank Wilson
Arthur Isaacs
Joe Wheeler
Charles Tester
J. L. Shull
A. E. Hodges
D. C. Coffey
Sam S. South
L. F. Kent
R. D. Edmisten
Willie Greene
H. E. Greene
J. D. Cook
Elbert S. Norris
Roby Story
Corn Church
Hard Thomas
Lee Lawrance
J. H Taylor
C. C. Ragan
Eugene Lentz
John A. Beach
A. C. Swift
J. M. Brown
I. C.critcher
W. L. Trivett
D. C. Hagaman
S. T. Ieenhour
C. B. Dunean
A. E. Vanney
A. R. Smith
I. N. Minton
Dave Hodges
Jason Moretz
C. E. Vannoy
Legion Post Endorses Roosevelt Pension Stance
Watauga American Legion members adopted a resolution praising President Roosevelt for stabilizing government but urging no pension cuts for disabled veterans. The message was sent to the White House after a close vote amid a spirited Legion Hall discussion.
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Watauga Post
American Legion
Legion Hall
Congress
Roosevlt
White House
McBride Named Tax Supervisor by County Board
J Smith McBride of Sherwood has been appointed county tax supervisor by the Board of Commissioners and assumes duties, succeeding Henry J. Hardin after a four year term. McBride, a Boone merchant and local farmer, named a slate of tax listers for the year, urging taxpayer cooperation during the listing period starting April 1 and warning that willful failures to list are misdemeanors.
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Cove Creek
Henry J. Hardin
J. Smith McBride
Sherwood
Board of Commissioners
Boone
General Assembly
Hardin
Watauga
McBride
Sugar Grove
Blue Ridge
Marion Coffey
Bald Mountain
Glenn Howell
Blowing Rock
Ellen Coffey
Dudley Greene
J. S. McBride
John Perry
Elk
P. G. Carroll
Laurel Creek
Olus Mast
Meat Camp
C. G. Hodges
North Fork
W. C. South
Shawneehaw
Board of County Commissioners
Grand Jury
Plan to organize a County Ball League
Niley G. Cook announces a meeting of ball players in the county courthouse Saturday at 8 p m to form a county league. All teams may send reps and a permanent organization of at least eight clubs is hoped. Plan calls for Saturday games with a playoff between the two top high teams, possibly in Boone.
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Niley G. Cook
Watauga County
Cook
Watauga
Boone
Yonahlessee Road Nears June 1 Opening
Construction on the Yonah lessee Road proceeds despite poor weather. Culverts and bridges are nearly finished, with only two small ones remaining. Stone surfacing is underway, and contractors anticipate full opening by June 1 to showcase scenic views through the Southern Appalachians.
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Yonahlessee Road
Appalachians
Caldwell
Devout Approach Clouds Construction of Shoes Says Carlyle
A Carlyle aphorism notes a craftsman cannot fashion footwear lightly without a devout mindset. The quote frames work as a form of reverence rather than casual task.
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Carlyle
Tax Collector Office Created in Watauga County North Carolina
A bill in the North Carolina House would create the office of tax collector in Watauga County and appoint A D Wilson to serve until July 1 1933. The sheriff’s salary would drop to 75 dollars a month and the tax collector would handle all tax duties with bond, daily deposits, and twice monthly reports. The act would take effect after ratification.
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Raleigh
N. C
Watauga County
A. D. Wilson
House of Representatives
R. T. Greer
Watauga
Committee On
Board of S
General Fund
General Assembly of
North Carolina
Recorders Court in Busy Session
The Recorders Court convened in regular weekly session Tuesday and disposed of only six cases. Judge Ludreth fined drunk drivers $100 and costs with six months on the roads suspended. Names include Fred Greer jailed for driving drunk. Grady Walls also fined $100 plus costs and six months suspended.
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Recorders Court
Luddreth
Fred Greer
Willard Greene
Don Dotson
Don Totson
Grady Ward
Grady Walls
Mountain City Banks Open For Business In Tremendous Show of Deposits
Mountain City Tenn banks reopened Thursday and posted new one day deposit records with no withdrawals. I W Nave of Merchants and Traders Bank and J A Shull of Bank of Mountain City praised the surge saying saddle-blanket bills poured out of the mountains in unprecedented volume.
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Mountain City
Tenn
I. W. Nave
Merchants and Traders Bank
J. A. Shull
Bank of
John Owens Dies at Home in Valle Crucis
John Owens aged 40 died at his home near Valle Crucis after several weeks illness from a chronic respiratory ailment. He is survived by a widow and seven children. Born near Elk Park he spent much of his life in West Virginia before moving to Watauga County about a year ago to farm on Dutch Creek. An electrician by trade he aided his brother at the Owens Machine Shop. Burial was in Cranberry with Elder J M Deaton conducting brief services.
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John Owens
Roby M. Owens
Boone
Valle Crucis
Cranberry
J. M. Deaton
The
Christian Church
Mr. Owens
Elk Park
West Virginia
Watauga
Dutch Creek
Owens Machine Shop
Blowing Rock Bank Opens On Unrestricted Basis Friday
The Bank of Blowing Rock resumed business on Friday after a telephone order from State Bank Commissioner Hood. Deposits and new accounts were reported, gold coin and certificates forwarded to the Federal Reserve Bank, and Boone banks were expected to reopen early next week. Officials from Watauga County Bank traveled to Raleigh to secure a license amid holiday backlog.
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Boone
State Bank
Raleigh
Blowing Rock Bank
Bank of
Blowing Rock
Watauga Bank
Gurney P. Hood
W. D. Farthing
Federal Reserve Bank
Watauga County Bank
Hood
NC Lawmaker Foresees Swift Action on Budget Bill
Representative Roby T. Greer of Watauga predicts a fast closing of North Carolina’s budget gaps as Congress slash allows and calls for savings across state government. He expects adjournment by April 15 and notes Roosevelt’s banking stance boosts morale at the Capitol.
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North Carolina General Assembly
Roby T. Greer
Watauga
Boone
Greer
National Congress
House
Representative Greer
Roosevelt
North Carolina
Education
Watauga County Tax Collector Bill Referred to Senate
A Raleigh report states the Watauga County bill to create the office of tax collector has passed the House and was received by the Senate last Friday, where it was referred to the Senate Judiciary No 2 Committee.
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Raleigh
Watauga County
House of Representatives
Senate
Judiciary No. 2
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