Bishop Dubose Sees Dry Vote Block Presidential Aspirant
A Nashville statement from Bishop H M DuBose of the Southern Methodist Church argues that enough dry votes in the south will defeat any wet Democrat’s presidential aspirations. The remark implies Republicans could nominate a wet candidate without church opposition and questions Mellon’s Prohibition enforcement.
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H. M. DuBose
Southern Methodist Church
Nasheville
South
DuBose
Mellon
AbsurD and Dishonest Loophole in Home Liquor Law
R. R. Clark in Greensboro News argues section 10 of North Carolina's Volstead era Turlington act creates an absurd loophole permitting a householder to possess liquor at home for family and guests without payment. He laments the exception rewards law violations and protects high officials and rum runners, undermining enforcement.
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North Carolina
Supreme Court
Brogdon
R. R. Clark
Greensboro News
Flapper Pied Pipers Exterminate Rats in Arkansas City
Women visitors Miss Helen Caldwell and Miss Josephine La Howett arrive in Arkansas City to lead a rat extermination effort inspired by the Pied Piper of Hamelin. They are fearless and have studied methods to kill rats, following the popular city fair.
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Arkansas City
Ark
Helen Caldwell
Josephine la Howett
Hamelin
Local Notices and Health Updates in Boone Area
Miss Carrie Coffey underwent an operation at Long's Sanitorium Statesville for appendicitis. Mrs Earl Norris of Meat Camp is seriously ill at home. Mr S F Horton a Cove Creek principal and attorney will open an office in Boone. Rhododendrons are being planted along Main Street by the Civitan club. The Parent Teacher Association meeting was postponed to May 17th. The Civitan town improvements, sheriff tax collection, and local obituaries are noted. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Harris plan to move from Chattanooga to Cove Creek.
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Carrie Coffey
Long
Statesville
Earl Norris
Will C. Lyon
S. F. Horton
Sugar Grove
Cove Creek High School
R. S. Swift
Boone
Parent- Teacher Association
Civitan Club
Srinkle Oil Company
Stanley Harris
Chattanooga
Boone area notes and construction plans in town
A summary of Boone area news details a London Morning Post staffer visiting Watauga, local clothing purchases in Winston-Salem, a jeep accident near Boone injuring Linney Walker, and the death of Mrs. Sarah Greene at Hodges Gap. It notes dormitory and hospital plans at State Normal, ongoing road work between Boone and Vilas, and a potential city hall site on Main Street near Taylor Garage. Registration reminders for the June primary and a Mecklenburg declaration event in Charlotte are included, along with a property deal affecting the city hall site.
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Watauga
Sands
Boone
Vilas
Ed Yates
Avery County
Blowing Rock
City Hall
Critcker
Main Street
Taylor Motor Co
Taylor
dynamiting of taxicab in Blowing Rock investigated
Caldwell county officials probe dynamite attack on C S Goulds Chrysler sedan after four men borrowed the car, argued with a local man, then returned it overturned on Lenoir road. The blast wrecked the vehicle and several occupants were cut. No motive known.
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Blowing Rock
Caldwell County
C. S. Goulds
Lenoir
Goulds
Addie Sale
Green Park Hotel
Martin Cottage
Chamber of Commerce
Blowing Rock Community News Highlights Various Events
A large hostesses reception honored amateur dramatists with many guests listed. Mothers' Day programs at Blowing Rock Baptist Church featured a basket dinner and a Mothers Day medal. A play Sunshine will be staged May 15 at Newland school to raise funds for Blowing Rock auditorium seats. Dr. B B Dougherty of Appalachian State Normal College will speak at Blowing Rock elementary commencement. Boy Scout encampment planned at White Top Mountain July 4 with troops from Cove Creek Mt City Boone Abingdon and national officials joining.
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Blowing Rock
Hattie Greer
America
C. H. Moser
D. D. Dougherty
Grayson Story
Maude Powell
Doris White
Will
Virginia Coffey
Joe Bolick
Smith Hagaman
Edith White
Elizabeth Walters
Dorothy Teague
Ethel Hollers
Green Story
Duke Bolick
Dee Cannon
Sidney Cannon
Harland Greene
Edward Coffey
P. A. Hicks
Yonahlessee Road
E. G. Underdown
Underdown
Mayview Park
Lucy Williams
Henry Conrad
Winston-Salem
John S. Williams
Ralph Ford
Watauga Hospital
Harry Kluttz
W. W. Danizis
Taylorsville
Baptist Church
Blowing Rock Baptist Church
Newland
Newland Consolidated School
A. E. Mercer
Boone
Cove Creek
Dougherty
B. B. Dougherty
Appalachian State Normal College
Boy Scouts
White Top Mountain
Virginia
Reece
Mt. City
Tenn
Abingdon
Your Flower Garden Time Tips for Maximizing Blooms
The piece guides busy gardeners to plan for high blooms with limited time. It notes that garden success depends on bloom yield per time spent and that garden size is also constrained by available time.
Ten Easy Annuals for Maximum Bloom with Low Care
A gardening guide lists ten simple annuals Cosmos to Petunias that provide abundant blooms with minimal effort. Start from seed, require little maintenance and suit borders of varying height. arrange taller plants toward the center and shorter ones at the edges while watching wild flowers for design inspiration from nature.
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Mother Nature
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