Pleads for More School Support in Blowing Rock
Dr. J Henry Highsmith state inspector urged stronger school funding and predicted an eight month term within two years. The program featured diplomas for Blowing Rock graduates and a dense schedule of music and dramatic performances by students and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Henry Highsmith
Blowing Rock High School
Blowing Rock
Igh
Anne’ S Keene
G. O. Mudge
Bynum Crisp
Velma Cannon
Lut le Coffey
Edna Miller
Corien Knight
Christine Johnson
Pem Robbins
Lucile Reid
Elizabeth Sudwerth
Beulah Wooten
Don Johnson
Madame Varinsky
Elizabeth Sudderth
Lucille Coffey
Harley Mudge
Flower Corien Knight
Edna Milex
Smith Hagaman
Blair
Udderth
Gladys Pitts
Lena Greene
Mary Lou Young
Ruth Mays
Annie Mae Galven
Shuford Edminston
Fitha Dula
Merriell Gragg
Arnold Selick
Terrence Triplett
Emma Coffey
Oma Greene
Mary Craig
Elizabeth Greer
Pansy Gragg
Paul Greene
Blanche Hodges
Maeter
Hazel Moody
Opal Pitts E Shore
Muriel Story
Lemue Grage
Vote to End Big Rayon Strike at Elizabethton
In Elizabethton Tennessee on May 25 former workers from two textiles plants voted nearly unanimously to return to work ending a strike that started April 15. Negotiations with officials from American Bemberg and Glanzstoff mills are to take place within 48 hours. Dr Arthur Mothwurf praised the vote while stating he will deal only with former employees and not the union. He added that union membership will not bar former workers from positions though those deemed undesirable may not be rehired.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
L. Stubbs
United Textile Workers of America
Bemberg
Glanzstoff
Associated Press
Arthur Mothwurf
Dr. Mothwurf
Mothwurf
Clergy Urge Peace Between Britain and America
A joint peace appeal signed by 186 British and American ministers and religious educators urges an end to war. The message, released at the World Alliance in New York, calls for governments to pursue treaties and arbitrations to transform hostile mindsets into lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Great Britain
World Alliance
New York
Fred S. Smith
Alliancce
England
Hagaman backs county farm agent for Watauga
County Superintendent Smith Hagaman argues for a county farm demonstration agent to advise a board of local farmers. He says it would cost little per taxpayer and boost farming, trucking, and livestock over several years through constant collaboration and planning. He compares costs to providing schooling for colored children and urges sustained agitation to drive progress.
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Smith Hagaman
Se.ag
Watauga
Napoleon
Barbecue Plans Highlight Mountain County Merchants Meet
Western North Carolina barbecue scene gains prominence as Lenoir merchants host a June 12 feast at Blowing Rock for North Carolina Merchants Association delegates. About 1 200 attendees expected. Hickory aiding with entertainment. State President Harry W Court ney of Lenoir to oversee a memorable feast.
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Hickory
North Carolina
Blowing Rock
Lenoir Merchants’ Association
North Carolina Merchants Association
Evr
Lenoir
Merchants Association
Harry W. Courtney
Association
Half Acre Tomatoes Yield Over Six Hundred Dollars
At Sugar Grove home of Attorney John H. Bingham a farming tale shows intensive farming pays. Two years ago a half acre of tomatoes yielded more than 625 dollars. now nearly two acres are planted with tomatoes. A 125 year old apple tree and varied livestock on the farm are noted. Englewood NJ May 27 Miss Anne Morrow and Col Charles A. Lindbergh wed at the bride’s home with a small ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Bingham
Sugar Grove
John
Watauga
Reuben Mast
John Bingham
Englewood
N. J
Anne Morrow
Dwight W. Morrow
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
W. A. Brown
Union Theological Seminary
New York City
Ambassador Morrow
Washington
Not Paupers Life quote on living within means
A brief exchange contrasts financial hardship with stubborn pride. A Life magazine quip mocks the idea of strict budgeting by the poor, remarking that they are not so badly off despite their claims. The dialogue underscores class tension and social expectations about frugality.
State Road Board To Award Contracts Today
Raleigh May 28 Officials in the state highway commission work on bids for about 500 000 worth of highway work by Chairman A Coughton. The contracts will be awarded at the commission meeting on Thursday. The board will also decide how to apply the 10 percent authorization for the next two years.
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John W. Goodman
State Agricultural Co-Operative Extension
Watauga County
Haywood County
Alleghany County
Yancey County
Mitchell
Transylvania
North Carolina
Avery County
Raleigh
The
State Highway Commission
A. Coughton
Doughton
General Assembly
Appalachian State Teachers' College Prepares Record Summer Session
The Appalachian State Teachers' College opens its summer school June 11 with a goal of the largest student body yet. Seventy four courses will aid elementary teachers in raising certificates plus extensive recreation trips and free films.
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Appalachian State Teachers’ College
Blowing Rock
Howard’s Knob
Grandfather Mountain
Linville Gorge
Johnson City
Buses Must Carry Negroes Says North Carolina Ruling
Judge M W Barnhill in Rocky Mount holds bus lines as common carriers and must provide equal but separate accommodations for white and Negro passengers in the North Carolina case between the corporation commission and the transportation committee of the inter racial cooperation commission.
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North Carolina
Rocky Mount
M. W. Barnhill
Superior Court
North Carolina Corporation Commission
Transportation Committee
North Carolina Commission On Inter-Racial Co-Operation
Would Die for Him The Bru Nett e
A fragmentary exchange shows a friend confessing loyalty to a man, noting extreme devotion and preference for blondes, while the speaker vows to die for him if love were greater. The tone resembles a private diary or line from a dramatic script.
Plans Going Forward For Big Celebration
Representatives from committees for the Fourth of July celebration met at the American Legion hall and received duties. The Gragg headed fiddlers convention committee reported progress for the June 14 15 event. Other groups are moving ahead and a full program is expected to be ready at next Friday’s meeting for Legion members.
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American Legion Hall
W. H. Gragg
Legion
Prohibition Commission Vows Unflinching Enforcement Review
Washington May 28. George W. Wickersham, chairman of the national law enforcement commission, said the panel would report any unenforceable federal law and would not dodge issues. He stressed the group will study causes of public attitudes toward all laws, not just prohibition, and will continue meetings through week with further sessions planned.
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Washington
George W. Wickersham
National Law Enforcement Commission
Hoover
Commissiin
White House
Proent
House Approves Record Tariff Law With 264 to 147 Vote
Washington May 28: The 87th tariff bill, with the highest duty rates in history, passed the House 264 to 147 and goes to the Senate. Sugar rate increases and wool duty raise to 34 cents a pound dominate the impact, with broader hikes on shoes and farm and factory goods likely to affect family budgets. Twenty Democrats backed the bill along with 244 Republicans. 134 Democrats plus 12 Republicans and one farmer laborer opposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Tod
Farmer-Labor
Cranberry Smelter to Resume Operations
The Cranberry Furnace Company smelter at Johnson City will restart this week after idle since September 1927. Avery county Cranberry mines have shipped iron ore for several days. daily pig iron output runs about 125 tons. A Timezrit iron supply from Africa will be mixed with Cranberry product when smelting continues to meet rising orders.
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Cranberry Furance Company
Johnson City
Hammond Prosser
Cranberry
Avery County
Timezrit
Africa
New York
Fruit Fly Quarantine May Reach Every State
Washington May 28 Public hearings on June 1 consider extending the quarantine on the Mediterranean fruit fly from to every state in the union Secretary of Agriculture Hyde announced the plan
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Washington
Hyde
Memorial Day Service June 2 in Methodist Church
A Memorial Day service is set for Sunday June 2 at 11 o clock in the local Methodist church. Rev Claude H Moser will give the address and a town choir from various church choirs will provide music. Reserved seats are set aside for ex service men and the public is invited to attend.
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Claude H. Moser
Bank yeggs fail in Elk Park robbery attempt
The Citizens Bank of Elk Park was attacked by yeggmen who blew a vault door but fled before entering the vault. Sheriff A P Vance of Avery county investigates the attempt as no money was missing and signs point to a forced entry interrupted after the vault door was opened.
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Yeggs
ELK Park Bank
Citizens Bank of
Elk Park
A. P. Vance
Avery County
Weaver
Vance
Whistlin Ed Williams Sentenced in Federal Court
Whistling Ed Williams, a North Wilkesboro machinist, was sentenced to a year and a day in Atlanta penitentiary and fined 3000 dollars for manufacturing distillery equipment and selling contraband liquor. A confiscation order of a 1500 dollar automobile accompanied the sentence, with judges noting it affected the fine total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Wilkesboro
Abandon Train Service Between Lenoir and Edgemont
Passenger service from Lenoir to Edgemont has been abandoned temporarily, with mixed passenger and freight trains remaining. One train each way will run daily except Sundays, as stated by Capt. Ross, veteran conductor of the Carolina and Northwestern railway.
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Lenoir
Edgemont
Capt. Ross
Carolina and Northwestern Railway
Noted Western Dinner Invitation Sparks Witty Exchange
A young woman in a western town declares she is invited to a large feed tonight and intends to do justice to it. Her companion jokes about taking an emetic, but she insists she will go alone without anyone accompanying her.
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Howard Holshouser
Parent-Teacher Association
Cameron Williams
Consolidated School
Holfhouser
Askew
Japollo Public Service Company
Blowing Rock Light and Power Company
George Robbins
Lee Robbins
Robbins
Rupert Gillett
Rebel Ridge
Corein Knight
Mr. Gillett
Mudge
Gillett
Gene Story
Story
Cecil Rae Critcher
Bill Lentz
de Cannon
Ola Coffey
Elizabeth Walters
Wylmuth Bradshaw
Mrs. Story
Michael Arlin
Green Park
Rock
Mountain
State Road Board
Prohibition Commission
Cranberry Smelter
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