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Blowing Rock Briefs Highlight Town Meeting and Local Life
The Blowing Rock town meeting yielded lively speeches and a brisk turnout at the polls. Election officials included W. P. Pendley, John Ruff, and G. W. Raley, with officers chosen as Mayor G. M. Sudderth and commissioners Cofey and Coffey and Minton. The community thanks retiring Mayor Robbins. Dental surgeon Claude Moore practiced locally, while guests Zeb Buchannan, Bert Johnson, and E. S. Coffey visited for fishing and business. The band toured Valle Crucis under Prof Ringling, and Miss Edith Hayes returned home after Skyland Annex. The piece notes illnesses, schoolgoers’ progress, and a funeral for Cal Lentz, praising Dr. Brooks for his devoted care.
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Raley
Messrs
W. P. Pendley
John Ruff
G. W. Raley
G. M
Zeb Buchanan
Bert Johnson
Hickory
Boone’s Fork
Watauga
Coffey
Caldwell
Louisa Hill Smith
C. D. Taylor
Atlanta
Poole
Gastonia
Pendley
Watauga Inn
Ringling
Valle Crucia
Edith Hayes
Skyland
Poplar Grove
Blowing Rock
Dollie Sudderth
Eunice Holfhouser
A. T.S
Robbins Bros
Grover
George W. Robbins
Shulls Mills
Watts Brothers
Bishop Horner
Valle Crucis
Thomas Coffey
T. H. Coffey