Go To Texas Advises Former Watauga Man
Fort Worth dispatch notes Texas gains in agriculture industry and business. Highlights include cattle and poultry production, large packing plants, oil refineries, mail routes, and King Ranch. Emphasizes Texas as a place to work, invest, and prosper with drought as key farmer risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
W. E. Shipley
Fort Worth
Democrat
Dick Hodges
Paris
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Washington
Armour and Swift Packing
United States
Brady
White House
Mr. Daws
Mr. Longworth
Johnson’s Chick Hatchery
Bowie
India
Horace Greely
White House tops DC property values in federal tax study
The White House and its grounds are valued at 22 million dollars in a DC tax assessment of federally owned property. The Capitol and Treasury Building exceed it in value, while the president would owe about 374 thousand dollars annually if his residence were taxed at 1.75 per hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
National Capital
William P. Richards
District of Columbia
Treasury
Coolidge
Sam
Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray Lose New York Appeal
Albany reported Ruth Snyder, a New York housewife, and Henry Judd Gray lost their joint appeal from death sentences for the murder of Snyder's husband. They remain at Sing Sing awaiting the court of appeals to set the execution date, which could make Mrs Snyder the third woman executed in New York.
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Albany
N. Y
Ruth Snyder
New York
Henry Judd Gray
Ruth
Sing Sing
Court of Appeals
Young Man Die at Boone Trail Crash Near Deep Gap
Spur geon Bailiff of Avery county was killed when the Ford roadster overturned on the Boone trail near Deep Gap. Hoosier Eller was injured. both youths were returning to Banner Elk from North Wilkesboro. Bailiff’s body lay trapped under the car for hours awaiting relatives.
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Spurgeon
Avery County
Hoosier Eller
Deep Gap
Boone
Boone Trail
Banner Elk
North Wilkesboro
Blowing Rock News Roundup Of School and Town Events
Raleigh firm bid on furnishing new 32000 dollar consolidated school building but board did not close contract. Interior finishing planned within a week and classes may move in a month. Sidewalk work shifts to Boone street to finish before occupancy. Oyster supper and dance funded siren payment. Miss Katherine Sudderth enrolled at Appalachian State Normal. varsity basketball standout joins normal team. Scarlet fever cases mild. no new cases. Local births announced. Red Cross drive by high school girls under Principal Mercer.
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Blowing Rock
A _ Raleigh
E. C. Pitts
Blowingock
Main Street
Boone Street
Yonahlessee Road
Norvel’s Hill
Central Hotel
Katherine Sudderth
Appalachian State Normal School
Miss Sudderth
North Carolina
J. A. Panella
Statesville
Panella
Virginia
Valle Crucis News Notes and Local Progress
Mr Oscar B Mast of Missouri visits his parents Mr and Mrs W H Mast. Gordon Taylor returning from State College Raleigh spent the weekend home. Mrs Charlie Baird and Mr J L Tester remain quite sick. A strong crew and steam shovel are rebuilding Highway 69 between Valle Crucis School and the Avery County line aiding travelers.
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Valle Crucis
Oscar B. Mast
Missouri
W. H. Mast
Gordon Taylor
State College
Raleigh
Charlie Baird
J. L. Tester
Avery County
Isaacs Re-elected Legion Commander for Watauga Post
L S Isaacs was unanimously re-elected commander of the Watauga Post American Legion. Under his leadership the Legion Park debt was paid, a large Fourth of July celebration was held, and the treasury shows a healthy balance. Members credit Isaacs with the strong outlook for the coming year.
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Watauga Post
American Legion
Legion
Isaacs
Lutherans Plan for Church Building Here
Grace Lutheran church in Richmond Virginia announced plans to contract a new brick church building with modern facilities including steam heat and Sunday school rooms. Architect Carl Messerschmidt designed the plans for a lot at East King street and Blowing Rock road, with Rev. J. A. Yount as pastor.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Carl Messerschmidt
Richmond Va
East King Street
Blowing Rock Road
Lutheran Church
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
J. A. Yount
Grandfather Orphans' Home Expands in Banner Elk
The Edgar Tufts Memorial Association runs Grandfather Orphans' Home on a 300 acre farm near Banner Elk housing 81 homeless mountain children. Since 1915 the home has grown from a farm house start to a large operation dependent on donor gifts for pantry needs clothes and general expenses. Thanksgiving Orphans' Home Day invites harvest gifts and contributions from friends to support maintenance and growth.
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Grandfather Orphans
Edgar Tutts
Storm Drenches Watauga County Surging Rivers
A fierce rainstorm drenched Watauga County last week from the south. Watercourses rose to their highest levels in many years, residents reported.
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Watauga County
Fire Department Organized Here P
Policeman Caleb Garland is named chief of the new local fire department formed to operate a chemical fire truck. C W O Neal drives with training from an outside engineer. The crew includes Carter Cook captain L T Tatum secretary treasurer and others as nozzle men hosemen hydrant men ladder men and drivers. An ordinance may require parked vehicles during alarms and remain so until return. Twelve men will be paid per alarm and hourly after the first hour. The truck is housed in rented quarters with a town hall planned for a permanent fire complex.
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Caleb Garland
C. W. O'Neal
Carter Cook
L. T. Tatum
Carl Payne
Dempsey Wilcox
Luther South
Troy Norris
B. H. Moody
Walter Cook
W. G. Hartzog
A. E. Hamby
Chas. Watson
F. F. Fox
S. M. Ayers
Joe C. Cook
W. O. Robertson
W. R. Gragg
Thanksgiving Service at Boone Baptist Church
The Boone Baptist church holds a Thanksgiving service Thursday at 7 30 pm with an offering for the Baptist Orphanage in Thomasville. The program lists hymns, devotions, talks by Prof I G Greer and Smith Hagaman, and a collection for the orphanage. Blowing Rock Baptist Church also invites attendance Thursday at 11 am.
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Boone Baptist Church
Thomasville
G. P. Hagaman
J. T. C. Wright
W. D. Farthing
I. G. Greer
Smith Hagaman
Blowing Rock Baptist
Blowing Rock Baptist Church
Baptist State Convention Opposes Gov Smith At Meeting
The 97th annual meeting of the Baptist state convention in Durham adjourned after opposing Governor Alfred E. Smith and wet candidates for U S president. The group denounced public school military training, with evolution barely discussed. Dr I E Mercer of Winston Salem was re elected to a fourth term as president. The next convention will meet at First Baptist Church Asher ville with Rev F G Stevens to deliver the sermon.
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Baptist State Convention
Smith
Alfred E. Smith
New York
United States
Durham
Brotherhood of Science and Religion
al Smith
I. E. Mercer
Winston-Salem
First Baptist Church of
Asherville
F. G. Stevens
High Point
W. L. Poteat
Committee On Social Service
Thanksgiving Day Weather Outlook Promises Cold Stay Indoors
Washington reported a cold Thanksgiving forecast with the Weather Bureau predicting a dismal Thursday across the eastern United States. Forecasters said the day would attract more people indoors for feasts than outdoor football.
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Washington
Turkey
Weather Bureau
Sharps
United States
Early Christmas Mailing Urged By Postmaster
W D Farthing the postmaster urges early Christmas mailing to avoid holiday delays. Officials in Washington say mail will be handled promptly with public cooperation and careful addressing. A full set of wrapping and mailing instructions is being distributed by the post office as costs of last year’s Christmas mail are recalled.
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W. D. Farthing
Washington
Postoffice
Santa Claus
Postoffice Department
Arrest on Bad Check Charge Triggers False Arrest Doubt
Luther Bingham of Vilas faces an assault with a deadly weapon charge after a rearrest on a bad check case. He was first bound at 3000, then 1500, then 300, then 1000 before release. A possible false imprisonment suit may follow. the warrant stemmed from a 1.69 dollar check.
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Luther Bingham
Vilas
Bingham
Lee Stout
Boone
Justice of the Peace
E. N. Hahn
Smith McBride
DeWitt Brown
Brown
Local Notes From Silverstone and Pleasant Grove
Silverstone reports freezing weather prompts cabbage and potato storage. L. A. Wilson is ill. Mrs. John Dougherty returns from Virginia to H. P. Cook’s. Greene family travels with her. N. T. Byers builds a new bungalow. Leander Wilson visits his daughter with Otto McGuire. Pleasant Grove Baptist church forms a B Y P U and reports a revival led by Rev. G W Sebastain with about 25 baptisms and similar new members through other channels.
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Zionville R. F. D
L. A. Wilson
John Dougherty
H. P. Cook
S. M. Greene
Virginia
County to Grow More Potatoes
Mr Obed Castello assistant state botanist cooperates with Watauga County Bank to launch a potato growing campaign aimed at producing one million bushels in Watauga county next year. Castello plans to return February and promote Irish Cobbler seed stock with state agriculture aid and farmer bulletins.
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Obed Castello
Watauga
State Department of Agriculture
Mason and Dixon Line
Watauga County
Watauga County Bank
Castello
Daughters of Dr Blackburn Hurt in Highway Wreck
A large sedan driven by Margaret Blackburn of Hickory overturned three times near Lenoir injuring seven Hickory high school girls. Injuries included a sprained back, broken collar bones, cuts on foreheads, and severe shock, with witnesses describing the crash as the car somersaulting after swerving to avoid another vehicle.
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Hickory
Watauga County
Blackburn
E. Spencer Blackburn
M. B. Blackburn
Margaret Blackburn
T. C. Blackburn
Lenoir
Miss Blackburn
Iaz Hamrick
Margaret Whitener
Dorothy Yeager
Lena Hamrick
Mary Everett
Mary Hart
Companionate marriage plan sparks furore in Kansas
In Kansas City on Thanksgiving day Miss Josephine Haldeman Julius 18 and Aubrey C Roselle 20 announce a companionate marriage. They will live as before with parental support and pursue a family union if children arise. If not successful they will seek a divorce by mutual agreement.
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Kansas City
Josephine Haldeman-Julius
Girard
Kansas
Aubrey C. Roselle
H. A. Roselle
Sohomore
University of Kansas
Trial Opens Over Masked Violence in Crenshaw County
Governor Bibb Graves did not answer a summons marking the first day of trial for 34 men charged with involvement in numerous masked violence cases in Crenshaw county. Twenty three defendants appeared. Rev. L. A. Nalls, former Georgiana church pastor and fugitive since indictment, is among the indicted.
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Bibb Graves
Alabama
Crenshaw
Rev. L. A. Nalls
Georgiana Church
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W._E. Shipley
Empire
Judd Gray
Frank Foster
Reidsville
L. S. Isaacs
Grandfather
Oliceman Garland
D. Farthing
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