Two Boone Ladies Are Signally Honored
Mrs. J. M. Moretz was elected president of the third district of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs and Mrs. F. M. Huggins was chosen secretary at the district meeting in Statesville. The next district meeting will be held in Boone in fall 1927. 234 club women from about fifteen clubs attended.
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Moretz
Huggins
Third District Federation
J. M. Moretz
Worth While Club
North Carolina
Hickory
Boone
Statesville
Sally Southall
E. M. Land
Stateville
State Federation
Anna Rowe
Catawba County
First Presbyterian Church
J. A. Moretz
E. H. Williamson
Fayille
F. M. Huggins
North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs
Overman and Hayes File Statement of Expenses
Senator Lee S. Overman and challenger Johnson J. Hayes released expense accounts. Overman reported 300 from unknown friends and 800 spent, with the total, including the 300, turned over to John G. Dawson, Democratic state chair. Hayes listed 1,823 for his campaign funds with several named donors and amounts for literature, stamps, service, and minor costs.
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Washington
Lee S. Overman
Johnson J. Hayes
Overman
John G. Dawson
Democratic State Committee
Hayes
David H. Blair
Brownlow Jackson
Republican State Committee
J. B. Mason
Durham
B. C. Campbell
William Grissom
E. A. Simpkins
J. H. Gooch
L. L. Lambeth
C. D. Cobb
County Campaign Closest Here Saturday Closes
County campaign, which began at North Weeks ago, will close Saturday afternoon at the county seat. Voters urged to prepare for final push and turnout in local races.
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North
Widg' Ting
Queen Marie of Romania Arrives in Toronto Fans Cheer
Queen Marie of Romania set foot on Canadian soil for the first time. She viewed Niagara Falls and traveled by special train to Toronto, greeting crowds with a beaming face as she strode through the station.
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Toronto
Ontario
Marie of
Romania
Niagara
Seven Sticks of Dynamite Found in Drunk Man
In Asheville on October 26 Anderson Helton, intoxicated, carried seven sticks of dynamite seven caps and a bottle of rubbing alcohol. Firefighters intervened, defused the danger, and Helton was jailed.
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Asheville
Anderson Helton
Helton
Enoch South Killed Instantly in North Fork Accident
Mr Enoch B South, 54, was killed last Wednesday at his North Fork home when his foot slipped while climbing into a wood shed loft and his head struck a wagon hub. The death was instantaneous and he was interred Thursday in the neighborhood cemetery.
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Enoch B. South
North Fork
South
Cannibal Attack Near New Guinea Averts Casualties
A 200 strong Papuan band armed with bow and arrow attacked a transport party of Dyaks with the American-Dutch expedition in the New Guinea jungle. The Dyaks retreated to base with no reported casualties and later resumed their march without further incident.
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Batavia
Java
New Guinea
Bristol Officer Dies After Shootout With Suspect
Clarence L. Maines, a young Bristol Tennessee police officer, died Tuesday from a gunshot fired by Jake Shakle during a Friday arrest as he was transporting the suspect to jail after a Saturday afternoon shooting incident.
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Clarence L. Maines
Bristol, Tenn
Jake Shakle
Terrible Armenian quake kills or buries 400 near Leninakan
A devastating quake in Leninakan Armenia on October 23 killed or buried over 400 people and damaged half the town. Thousands were injured though many injuries were minor. American nurses protected 9 000 Armenian orphans under Near East Relief as shocks continued into midnight.
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Leninakan
Armenia
Armenian Republic
Alexandropol
Ararat
Near East Relief
Azazes
Garden of Eden
Democratic Victory Seen By Chairman Oldfield
Chairman Oldfield predicts a Democratic triumph in upcoming congressional elections on honest elections honesty in government tax reduction and a square deal for agriculture. He accuses Republicans of shifting issues from economy to prosperity and then to the president as talking points in a radio address from Washington.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Oldfied
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Oldfield
Judge Councill Improves in Charlotte Hospital
Judge W B Councill is reported improving while hospitalized in Charlotte after last week’s transfer to a sanatorium. Mrs Councill joins him in the city as he receives treatment.
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Judge Councill
Charlotte Hospital
W. B. Councill
Charlotte
Man Shoots Self In Rockford Then Hogs Refused Body
Harvey Slaughter, 72, died after shooting himself in Rockford Illinois. He left a note saying authorities could throw his body to the hogs if it was found. In New York storms rake multiple states killing three and injuring many with property damage and shipping impacts.
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Rockford, Ill
Harvey Slaughter
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York City
Treasury reports July-September revenue rise to 693 million
Washington reports internal revenue collections for July 1 to September 30 totaled 693.702 million dollars, about 2 million more than the same period last year, per treasury announcement.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Treasury
M. E. Conference Completes Work in Gastonia
The 37th annual Western North Carolina Conference of the Methodist church closes after Bishop Mouzon reads appointments at 1 p.m. The report details 11 districts 303 charges 914 societies 128928 members with 185 local preachers 1598 adult baptisms 3196 infant baptisms and 132032 pupils in 855 Sunday schools. Contributions total 2410625 with 147216 to women’s societies 22235 to foreign missions 40063 to home missions 15367 to church extension 33397 to education and 3760 for general conference.
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Gastonia
Mouzon
Western North Carolina
The
Methodist Church
Epworth
Women’s Missionary Societies
Conference
Winston- Salem
American Bible Society
North Wilkesboro
Presiding
Seymour Taylor
Avery
A. H. Bryan
Supply
Boone
M. B. Woosley
Creston
W. A. Thomas
Elk Park
W. E. Moretz
Helton
G. C. Graham
Jefferson
J. R. Reynolds
Laurel Springs
J. W. Hall
RAM RUNNERS AT WAR IN BLOODY HERRIN ILL
In Herrin Illinois two armed camps emerged after the killings of William McQuay and Ward Jones. McQuay was found shot on a country road with sixteen machine gun bullets and twenty eight bullet holes in his car while Jones was shot four times. The conflict stems from the bootleg feud between Charles Birger's faction and the Shelton brothers who are reportedly heavily armed and prepared to fight.
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Herrin
Ill
William McQuay
Ward Jones
McQuay
Jones
Charles Birger
Shelton Brothers
President Rescinds Postmaster Removal Limits
The Supreme Court, in the Myers case from Portland Oregon, upholds the president’s power to remove postmasters with Senate consent. Chief Justice Taft writes that statutes limiting this power are void. Also noted are mentions of Rennie Wagner’s Meridian Mississippi murder trial and a Tennessee escapee Akiney.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Supreme Court
Myers
Portland
Oregon
Taft
Rennie Wagner
Tennessee
Meridian
Miss
Wagner
Mississippi
Murdock McIntosh
aKinney
Everything Ready For Election Next Tuesday
The Democrat urges readers to send polling results by Wednesday morning for a timely paper. Voters will choose a full county ticket including U S senator and corporation commission, with polls from sunrise to sunset and a list of precincts and election managers. Democratic and Republican tickets are printed, detailing state and county candidates.
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The
Democrat
the Democrat
United States Senate
Corporation Commission
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Boone Township
Bald Mountain
Elkland
Beaver Dam
Don Hagaman
Blue Ridge
Aho
Blowing Rock
Cove Creek
Elk—Triplett’s
Laurel Creek
Watauga Falls
Soda Hill
Rich Mountain
North Fork
Thomas
Shawnehaw
J. D. Councill
A. J. Edminston
W. L. Trivett
John Tatum
Wiley Adams
W. H. McGuire
Claud Williams
Carter Farthing
Raleigh Johnson
W. D. Cook
Clint Coffey
L. T. Elrod
Talton Hartley
D. C. Coffey
J. M. Hedges
John E. Combs
John Perry
J. R. Isaacs
Elk
Ed Simmons
T. G. Carroll
C. C. Triplett
Oscar Phillis
Luther Ward
W. F. Winkler
J. W. Wall
C. Ig. Hodges
Walter Greene
L. E. Beach
Herman McNeil
J. A. Penley
Jim South
Alex South
J. M. May
Lloyd Welch
Lee Carrender
Albert Mills
Stony Fork
A. G. Moretz
C. D. McNeil
Jason Moretz
Watauga
D. P. Wike
J. E. Harbin
Caleb Garland
Amiruu Misuficl
Garland E. Midgette
Frank A. Daniels
R. A. Nunn
W. C. Harris
Raymond G. Parker
A. M. Stack
J. M. Oglesby
Thomas B. Finley
Michael Schenck
P. A. McElroy
Walter E. Moore
United States
Johnson J. Hayes
Member
Joseph J. Jenkins
Snow and cold grip southern states with flurries
Snow and rain lingered across the south with near freezing temperatures. Atlanta reported 37 degrees while North Carolina and other states saw snow can oed peaks in the Blue Ridge as Florida warmed after a frosty Monday.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Blue Ridge Mountains
North Carolina
Virginia
South Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Florida
Cove Creek News Items Highlights Local Games and Events
Sugar Grove reports Cove Creek high school defeated Trade school 41 to 34 in a hard fought game. Former graduates lost to the second team 31 to 6 in basketball. Shrub planting and tree planting for school grounds improvement are underway. Mr. and Mrs. Horton attended Oasis Temple Shrine events in Asheville and visited relatives in Gaffney. Luther M. Bingham and wife moved to Lincolnton for new business venture.
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Sugar Grove
J. C. Canipe
Boone Baptist’ Church
Cove Creek High School
Cove Creek
Tug and
Hagaman
Combs
Donnelly
Bingham
Stodent
S. F. Horton
Oasis Temple
Asheville
Methodist Ministers OK Bobbed Hair In Western North Carolina
Western North Carolina Methodist ministers in Gastonia approved bobbed hair and pledged to stay progressive and modern during their conference adjournment. Also note: radio reports say a colonial relief boat averted starvations on Mars Harbor and Hopetown after a hurricane damaged Bahamian settlements, with foodstuffs swept away.
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Gastonia
Methodist
North Carolina
Miami
Fla
Mars Harbor
Hopetown
Great Abaco Island
Bahamas
Nassau
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Enoch South
Ancient Republic
M. E
Rev. M. B. Woosley
R. A. Taylor
Watauga Circuit
Moravian Falls
R. E. Ward
H. G. Allen
Ronda
Roaring River
T. H Houck
Sparta
A. L. Lucas
Todd
A. G. Lackey
Warrensville
Orell Lineberger
Wilkesboro
J. S. Folger
Japan
W. A. Wilson
Appalachian State Normal
J. M. Downum
Bloody Herrin, Ill
U. S
Allen J. Maxwell
Walter P. Stacey
Heriot
Clarkson W. J. Brogdon
William J. Adams
O. K
Plautus
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