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Newspaper

Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1928

Page

6

Red Hair Palm Tree and the Palmyra Rescue Plot

Palmyra Tree aboard the Rainbow discovers a stowaway, Ponape Burke, and navigates entangled loyalties with Olive, Thurston, and Van Buren Rutger as Burke plots to abduct her. A dangerous pursuit unfolds near Palmyra’s island town with a hidden escape route and a rescue by Thurston amid rising tensions between Americans and Japanese authorities.

Palmyra Tree Burke Palmyra Van John Honolulu Ponape Burke Thurston Ponape Isle of Tanna Olive John Thurston Palm Tree Palm Crawfords Okayama Noah Crife Clive van Buren Rutger Sakamoto Brown Mission Central Polynesia Pomape’ Burke Martin Pueliko

Notice on Tax Sale Obligation in Boone

A 1928 notice from Brown & Bingham attorneys to Sheriff L M Farthing in Boone NC warns that under Chapter 213 Section 5 the sheriff must report uncollected 1927 taxes on the first Monday in May and the County Commissioners must order a land sale on the first Monday in June with no leniency.

Boone N. C L. M. Farthing North Carolina Brown & Bingham

Sheriff Warns Lands Will Be Sold If Taxes Not Paid

L M Farthing Sheriff of Watauga County warns residents that taxes must be paid by the first Monday in May or their land will be advertised for sale under the new law. No extension is possible.

Palmyra Peakey Constance Crawford L. M. Farthing Watauga County

Why She Thought Reggie Quite Pleased

Dialog excerpt where Miss Sharpe jokes about passing the monkey cage at the zoo and the other party notes frequent thoughts of her.

Reggie Miss Sharpe

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