Baseball Season Opens In Watauga League With Early Roars
The Watauga Baseball League began its first season last Saturday with three games and large crowds. Mabel defeated Vilas 17 0 at Mabel while Blowing Rock beat Bamboo 6 4 and Elk beat Oak Grove 12 5. Boone to play Elk Wednesday afternoon at College Field. The season schedule lists games through August with umpire lineups and team rosters for May and June.
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Watauga Baseball League
Mabel
Vilas
Blowing Rock
Bamboo
Elk
Oak Grove
Boone
College Field
Roosevelt sets inflation policy to raise prices and curb boom
President Roosevelt outlined a program to use inflationary powers to lift commodity prices and avoid a speculative tailspin. He described cooperative industry supervision, not government control, and argued for enacting measures to enlarge credit if needed to correct the pricing wrong. He warned against repeating false prosperity via overproduction.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
President Defends Powers Under Constitution
The President rejected claims of dictatorship and stated Congress defines policy and designates the agency to execute it. He argued the arrangement follows constitutional practice and American tradition.
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Tics
Congress
Graduation record highlights Blackburns kin in ceremony
Mrs. M. B. Blackburn attended the high school graduation exercises Monday night. The event featured several of her relatives among the graduates including three grandchildren a niece and a grand niece: Joe and Martha Hardin John Critcher Mabel Norris and Mary Winkler. A weekly net income of twenty dollars from seven dairy cows is reported by M. M. Wilson of McDowell County.
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M. B. Blackburn
Joe
Martha Hardin
John Critcher
Mabel Norris
Mary Winkler
M. M. Wilson
McDowell County
Perfect Attendance at Demonstration School Noted by Grade Levels
The Demonstration School lists pupils with perfect attendance for the year across grades from First to Seventh. Names include Harold Watson Alma Ruth Hagaman Virginia Norris Kathryn Younce Van Hagaman Harold Jones Stuart Stevenson Mary Greer Kathleen Gragg Walter Ragan Charles Younce Velda Greer Gene Bingham Betsy Mae Johnson Mary Lee Shull Tom Stewart Beach Bernard Miller Rufus Shull J. E. Ray Edward Carico Betty Jane Clay Vera Ruth Norris Margaret Smith Hazel Miller Ruth Miller Georgia Mae Ayers John Thomas Lewis Lyle Cook Perry Greer Greer Hodges Max Robbins Jack Ragan Verne Bentley Laura Ruth Hagan man Nadine Gragg Janice Stevenson Byron Farthing Edward Hall Boldin Neal Mary Hendrix Daisy Shore Elizabeth South Jas Greer Thomas Wright Elizabeth Little Hal Bingham David Greene Jr J W Beach Truett Greer James Norris Glenn Teams Imogene Norris Louise Setzer Fred Gragg Neill Goodnight Max Moody Virginia Bingham Mildred Farthing Geraldine Fox Melba Levill Ashe and broader counties exempt from prior law changes. A bill enabling Alexander County commissioners to levy up to five cents per $100 valuation for courts jails property assessment and elections was ratified Saturday.
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Harold Watson
Alma Ruth Hagaman
Virginia Norris
Kathryn Younce
van Hagaman
Herald Jones
Stuart Stevenson
Mary Greer
Kathleen Gragg
Walter Ragan
Charles Younce
Velda Greer
Gene Bingham
Betsy Mae Johnson
Mary Lee Shull
Tom Stewart Beach
Bernard Miller
Rufus Shull
J. E. Ray
Edward Carico
Betty Jane
Tle
Hal Bingham
David Greene Jr
J. W. Beach
Truett Greer
James Norris
Glenn Teams
Imogene Norris
Louise Setzer
Fred Gragg
Neill Goodnight
Max Moody
Virginia Bingham
Mildred Farthing
Geraldine Fox
Melba Levill
Bowie McNeill Feud Resumes in North Carolina House
In Raleigh a clash from the Bowie McNeill dispute surfaced when Rep Tom C Bowie moved to table Senator Peter Thurmond McNeill's bill. The measure would place Ashe County under the general state law for establishing a county recorder's court, granting commissioners authority to set up the court and appoint the judge and solicitor.
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Raleigh
N. C
McNeill-Bowie
Ashe
Tom C. Bowie
Peter Thurmond McNeill
Ashe County
Board of County Commissioners
County Recorder’s Court
Bill Concerning Local Court Becomes Law
Raleigh N C The General Assembly last Friday ratified the Greer bill to allow Watauga County to abolish the recorder s court of Watauga County The bill to relieve church property in Boone from street and sidewalk assessments was amended in the Senate to leave final decision to Boone citizens and was passed by the House after Greer moved to concur in the Senate amendment It was ordered enrolled for ratification at the Friday session.
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Raleigh
N. C
General Assembly
Greer
Board of County Commissioners
Watauga County
Recorder’s Court
Boone
Senate
House
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Elk, Blowing Rock
Nile Cook
Vilas Cook
Shuford Edmisten
Johnnie B. Lentz
Clyde Storie
Glenn Coffey
Clint Mast
Orville Hagaman
J. M. Burkett
Stanley Norris
John Church
Alonzo Church
Charles Combs
Ralph Critcher
Ivey Wilson
Olin Combs
Spencer Eggers
Arthur Church
John Clay
Don Fletcher
J. E. Combs
Raymond Campbell
Clyde Hollar
Doughton Greene
Russell Hollar
Tommy Presnell
Earl Henson
Coy Bingham
Stanley Greer
Ray Farthing
Fred Hartley
Cline Walker
Gilbert Mast
Carl Henson
Hardy Moody
Paul Bingham
Pat McGuire
Raleigh Cottrell
Joe Crawford
Jim Horton
Rabbit Miller
John Cvitcher
Bus Crowell
Archie Qualls
Hubert Coffey
Charles Zimmerman
Peck Holshouser
Blaine Miller
Reece Harris
Howard Gragg
Alexander County
Bowie-McNeil
Shady Charac
Stak
Piness
Repu
The
Watauga Democrat
Northwest
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