Reception for visiting students and townspeople in Boone
A week of Methodist hosting for Training wol students and local people drew a large crowd in Boone. Mayor Hickory and others spoke at a gathering with Thickers band providing music. The event featured contests and refreshments, highlighted by a keynote on regional roads and the “Lost two railways” idea as potential future prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edsion
Chamber of Commerce
Kory
Boonee
Sani
Boone
Gragg
Hickereatange
Mr. Dow
Boone Real Estate Boom Signals Town Growth
Boonelike real estate changes sweep Boone with W H Grage expanding the feed store and lumber complex, Grage selling a home to Roby Hayes, and multiple parcels sold or promised for spring building. Other buyers include L L Critcher near Prof Wright’s land, A Smith and A Y Howell near the Watauga Bank, and J B Taylor erecting a large garage on Coffey Gragg property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
W. H. Grage
Hodges
Moreta & Wilcox
Hardware
George Grage
Roby Hayes
Caldwell County
Trivett
Blrd City
Tenn
W.L. Trivett
Me. L. L. Critcher
Prof. Wright
Messrs
A. Smith
A. Y Howell
W. A. Gragg
Watauga County Bank
Thote
T. B. Moore
A. Y. Howell
Green Heights
A. Ellis
J. B. Taylor
Atty. FE
Doolittle Trial Opens With Dramatic Defense at Rocky Point
The Watheinst at Lowly Point hosts a tense trial as Pete Dan is charged with murder. Defense claims lunacy from last Christmas and self defense stories emerge from star witness Deck. Day and Wats on deliver notable speeches with Miller band music lifting spirits as verdict nears.
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Pete Dan
Rder
W. Asvodtson
Lia Day
Vos
Clyde Green
Percy Kale
Christ
Deck
John Doe
Doolittle
Mr. Day
Watson
Rocky Point
Stolen Handbag Found and Recovered in Train Coach
A handbag belonging to W. N. Estes of Jackson, containing certified checks totaling $6,900, stolen from a depot platform after a Memphis train arrival, was recovered intact in the coach Estes rode. The tale of the other notice concerns a land sale by trustee under an order in the estate of Lee Osborne with bids and installments described.
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Nashville, Tenn
W. N. Estes
Jackson
Memphis
Sire
Lee Osborne
Krope
F.C. Ward
Watauga
FC Ward
Rufus Camp
Fens
First Security Trust
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Che Watauga
Democrat
R. C. Rivers
Boone Dirt
Elizabethton
Hunter
Richards
Hazel S. R. Miller
Orme
G. B. Miller
Hazel
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
E. M. Loyd
Anaka and City National Bank
Johnson City
Nash Four
Nash Motors Company
Nash
Milwaukee
Highway Motor Co's
C. A. Ellis
Craddock
Rice
Clarence A. Ellis
Watauga Supply Co
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