Information on the June 5 1917 Army Registration
The county paper explains the June 5 1917 registration day. Registrars in each township will staff voting places from 7 am to 9 pm. Ages 21 to 31 must register, with penalties including one year in prison and assignment to army camps for noncompliance. If ill, registration answers can be certified by the local clerk or by the clerk of the county where the person resides if away. A blue registration card must be kept and shown to deputies or civil officers. The notice urges full compliance and notes federal enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Fartain
W. P. Moony
J. W. Jones
Blowing Rock Breezes
Rev Edgar Taft filled his appointment Sunday and Sunday night with a thoughtful sermon on Repentance. Rev G L Hodges spoke Friday at the Methodist Church and Sunday night at Sandy Flat to a large crowd. Prof B B Dougherty passed through the village. Hendrix and wife of Boone visited for subscriptions to the Lenoir News. A large summer crowd is expected at the Rock. Green Park Hotel will be full. The weather remains cool and crop prospects are not encouraging. Eunice Holahsouser and Marjorie Williams open The Blowing Rock Lunch Room at the old Post Office next Saturday June 2 offering lunches and baked goods.
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Edgar Taft
G. L. Hodges
Methodist Church
Hodges
Sandy Flat
B. B. Dougherty
Mr. Hendrix
Boone
Lenoir News
the Rock
Green Park Hotel
Eunice Holahsouser
Marjorie Williams
Blowing Rock
Old Post Office
W. MF
Sunday Tribute To The South Speech Sparks Nationwide Debate
Billy Sunday urged Birmingham ministers to view Southerners as the truest and finest Americans south of the Mason and Dixon line. He cited 68 percent church membership and claimed the South houses more pureblooded Americans and Christians, defending Southern virtue amid Civil War reflections.
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Billy Sunday
Birmingham
Boston
America
Birmingham Age Herald
Obituary for John Ingram, 1823 1917, Tenn. minister
John Ingram born December 24 1823 died February 3 1917 age 93 years one month ten days. He married twice first to Martha Ray and then to Louisa Hodges in 1880. Survived by daughters Mrs R H Butler Mountain City Tennessee and Mrs Inez Smyth Butler Tennessee plus many grandchildren. He joined Missionary Baptist church in Knox County Tennessee and lived a faithful life anchoring faith in the resurrection through Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ingram
Martha Ray
Lou Northington
Emporia
Kans
Tle
Louisa Hodges
R. H. Butler
Mountain City
Tenn
Inez Smyth
Butler, Tenn
Missionary Baptist Church
Knox Co
Zion
Jesus
C. G. Hopges
Kodak Film Develops Free Prints 3 4 5 and 6 Cents
An archival snippet notes Kodak films developed with free prints and a sale price structure offering prints at 3 4 5 and 6 cents in Boone North Carolina. The fragment emphasizes development services and affordable print options at Kopak Street location.
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Kodak Films
Kopak Stupto
Boone N.C
County jurists notified of term adjournment in 1917
United States District Court Wilkesboro North Carolina adjourns the May term until Tuesday after the second Monday in September 1917. Jurors witnesses and defendants need not attend May term but must attend the adjourned session on September 11 1917 by order of Judge Jas Boyd and Deputy Clerk Milton McNeill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
North Carolina
Milton McNeill
U. S. Court
Watauga Garage Opens At Valle Crucis By Shipley Mast
The Watauga Garage, a new Valle Crucis enterprise, will open early next month. It is operated by W E Shipley and C L Mast in a large, nearly finished building. The shop will be equipped with machinery and a full line of Ford parts and accessories.
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May
Lenoir Newes
Valle Crucis
Democrat
Watauga
W. E. Shipley
C. L Mast
Shipley
Ford
Homicide in Caldwell at Valmead baseball game
John Coffey shot and killed Albert Kirby during a football game in Valmead suburb of Lenoir. Coffey fled but was pursued by Sheriff Triplett and Deputy Deal, wounded in the hip, and captured. Kirby, described as industrious and law abiding, died from his wounds. The Lenoir News reports the incident in detail.
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Valmead
Lenoir
John Coffey
Albert Kirby
Coffey
Triplett
Deputy Deal
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale In Blue Ridge Township
Notice of power of sale under a deed of trust by Kate L. Winkel and J. W. Long to secure $1000 plus interest. On July 2, 1917, at Boone court house door, strongest bidder sells described real estate in Watauga County Blue Ridge township. Property includes multiple tracts totaling about 200 acres, with boundaries defined by streams, corners, and named trees. M. W. Day, administrator of Jerry Day, dec’d.
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Kate L. Winkler
J. W Long
Court House
Boone
Watauga County
Blue Ridge Township
Blue Ridge
Buffalo Springa
Joshua Story
Widow Hatten
M. W. Day
Jerry Day
Timetable No 2 In Effect March 12 1917
Central standard time governs schedule changes for Monday March 12 1917. The timetable declares new start times and service adjustments effective at 6 00 a m local time.
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R. C. Rivers
Pri
Johney
Caldwell
Watauga Printing Company
The
Appalachian Training School
B. Dotcherry
Supt. Boone
N. U
Ballew's Cash Pharmacy
Lenoir, H
Charlotte
Asheville
Blair
Anda, N.G
John FH. Clawson
J. A. Morphew
Zionville, N.C
R. A. Adams
Vilas
N. C. Route 1
Peruna
Catara
Swa
Peruna Company
Columbus
Obie
Alwave
C. M. Critcher
R. F. D. Boone
N. C
Linville River Railway Company
Cranberry
P.M
Vale
Avr
A. M
Lye
Newland
Skulls Mills
Geo. W. Hardin
Supt
Minneapolis
Montezuma
Pineola
Linville
the Gap Newmans Townsend Fescoe Shulls Mills
A.M
N, L. Mast
P. Hagaman
W. C. Coffey
Vice Pres
J.T. Miller
ass'tCash
the Bank
L. D. Lowe
H. B. Perry
Lf. Farthing
Cashier
the Valle 3
Cook Brothers
Todd
Riverside
N. C. Parsons
Elkland Supply Co
Todd, N. C
Todd Mercantile Co
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