Boone High School Graduation Marks 54 Seniors
A class of fifty four graduated from Boone High School last Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the College Auditorium. Dr Guy H Hill principal acted as master of ceremony with a large crowd present. The program included health education talks class poem and valedictory by June and Jean Bush. Diplomas were presented by Dr Guy H Hill. Class Day preceded the exercises with a future reunion play and a long list of graduating seniors. The class mascot was Peggy Lovill daughter of Mr and Mrs W R Lovill.
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Boone High School
Guy H. Hill
Gladys Hagaman
Len Wilson
Virgina South
Jean Bush
Glee Club
Grace Graybear
Messrs
E. S. Christenbury and
Co. D
Vernon Robbins
Will
General Hugh L. Scott Dies in Washington at 80
Major General Hugh L. Scott retired army chief of staff and Indian fighter died at Walter Reed Hospital after a two month illness. A West Point graduate of 1876 he served from the Sioux expedition to lead US forces in World War I era. Former Secretary Newton D. Baker visited him two weeks earlier at the hospital.
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Washington
Hugh L. Scott
Army
Walter Reed
West Point
Scott
Germany
Newton D. Baker
Wilson
Weather Summary for April at Appalachian State Teachers College
April weather report from the cooperative bureau at Appalachian State Teachers College shows averages of 40F minimum and 62F maximum, 51F overall, with 22F daily range. Highest 78F on the 4th, lowest 25F on the 12th 13th 28th, 5.88 inches total precipitation, 3.85 inches in 24 hours on the 9th, 3.00 inches snowfall total, 2.00 inches in 24 hours on the 12th.
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Co-Operative Bureau
Appalachian State Teachers College
Interior egg quality linked to hen feed, Purina study
Purina researchers show interior egg quality varies with feed. In two 12 dozen egg samples, yolk color and white thickness differed, with the second group all yolks lemon yellow and thick whites surrounding them, suggesting feeding can raise premium prices for eggs.
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Paul Bartz
Purina Research Laboratories
United States
Clarence Darrow May Defend Samuel Insull
Washington A possibility that Clarence Darrow a leading criminal lawyer might defend Samuel Insull when he returns from his Grecian hideaway was disclosed. Darrow said he had not been asked to provide his services and had not been approached about becoming chief counsel though reports suggested such a role. He spoke after meeting with President Roosevelt about the NRA code protection for the little fellow against monopolistic practices.
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Washington
Clarence Darrow
Samuel Insull
Darrow
Insull
White House
Roosevelt
Little Fellow
Meat Camp Township 1 Primary Voting Place Moved
NOTICE TO VOTERS MEAT CAMP TOWNSHIP NO 1 THE VOTING PLACE FOR THE JUNE 2 PRIMARY ELECTION IS MOVED TO THE ORIGINAL POLLING PLACE IN THE OLD BUILDING NEAR THE TOP OF BIG HILL DATED MAY 2 1934 R S SWIFT CHAIRMAN WATAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
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Meat Camp Township NO
Meat Camp Township Number 1
Big Hill
R. S. Swift
Watauga County
Home Demonstration Agents Target Rural Home Improvement
North Carolina home demonstration agents will push rural home improvement after a 12 county survey. Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon outlines a comprehensive plan integrating agents, engineers, and householders, starting April 30 to May 5 Better Homes Week. Tours of beautified homes, outdoor and indoor improvements, and prompt fixes are urged to inspire progress.
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North Carolina
Jane S. McKimmon
State College
New Klondike Gold Strike Attracts Prospectors
In Victoria British Columbia a new Klondike style gold strike near Squaw Creek draws miners as US price hits 35 per ounce. Three men on one claim reportedly earned over 7000 using traditional methods, while whites push to claim richer ground amid melting snows and rising demand.
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Victoria
B. C
Squaw Creek
British Columbia
United States
Faked Movie Funeral Halted by Chinese Authorities
In Peiping, police scattered a staged fake Chinese funeral procession by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as part of filming The Good Earth. A Chinese undertaker who supplied pallbearers and an empty coffin was arrested, and 20 Buddhist monks were admonished and sent back to their temples.
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Peiping
China
Hollywood
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pearl Buck
Seasons Set For Fishing In Mt Mitchell And Daniel Boone Refuges
Open dates fixed for Mt Mitchell and Daniel Boone State Game Refuges May 11 12 13 14 June 8 9 10 11 July 3 4 5 with both refuges open together to ease crowding. Daily bag limits are 20 brook trout 15 rainbow or 25 mixed. Permits available at refuges and district foresters offices in Asheville and Lenoir.
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Mt. Mitchell
Daniel Boone State Game
C. N. Mease
Asheville
Lenoir
Legion Meeting Invites Ex-Service Members Friday
The notice urges all ex-service men and Auxiliary members to attend the Legion Hall meeting at 8:00 p m sharp with social time and a company program. Commander C S Stevenson and Adjutant Walter Greene sign the appeal.
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Legion
Legion Hall
Auxiliary
C. S. Stevenson
Walter Greene
Death Penalty Debate Gains Ground in North Carolina
Dr A F P Kephart president of the State Society for the Abolition of Capital Punishment speaks at the annual convention, noting rising anti death penalty sentiment yet finding most audiences favor keeping capital punishment. He warns organized crime pressures hinder public conviction on reform.
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A. F P. Kephart
State Society For the Abolition of
North Carolina
Dr. Kephart
Boone High School Class Poem of 1934
The Boone High School class of 1934 bids farewell to peers and teachers in a commemorative poem. The piece reflects on leaving youth for adulthood, gratitude to educators, and the call to lifelong effort as graduates launch into their futures from Boone, North Carolina.
Tonsil and Adenoid Clinic Opens in Boone May 6
Dr. H. B. Perry and Dr. J. B. Hagaman will direct a clinic in Boone starting Tuesday May 8 to remove tonsils and adenoids examine eyes and more. The clinic offers reduced rates and encourages school children to attend.
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H. B. Perry
J. B. Hagaman
Boone
Adams Wheeler Marriage Announced in Maryland
Mr and Mrs Isaac Adams of White Hall announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Lucile to Mr Erwin Wheeler of Baltimore. The bride is a granddaughter of Mrs Alfred Isaacs of Vilas and is well known in Watauga. The article notes steam bending of wood as a medieval practice.
Free Shoe Shine Offer at Appalachian Shoe Shop
Sign reads good for free shoe shine at the Appalachian Shoe Shop next to Smithey's. A few rebuilt shoes remain available.
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Appalachian Shoe Shop
Smithey’s. Lte
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Claude Todd
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Reece Danner
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Beach Parsons
Harley Dotson
Thomas Bingham
Ralph Tugman
Edna Moody
Ruth Gross
Gertrude Winebarger
June Russell
Edith Hamby
Mona Bingham
June
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Virginia South
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Elizabeth Cooke
Mabel Triplett
Mabel Greer
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Rena Mae Farthing
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Estelle Watson
Odessa Lockabill
Winfred Hampton
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Anna Bell Coffey
Beatrice Bingham
Eula Wheeler
Ella Mae South
Wilma Little
Lillian Simpson
Olive Moretz
Annie Norris
Leo Norris Hartley
Floye Cottrell
Edna Mae Brown
Edith Miller
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Lorene Miller
Della Lewis
Margaret Ray
Mary Louise Ryan
Little Miss
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W. R. Lovill
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Purrington
New York
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CWA
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