Kiwanis Club Meeting Reviews Regional Cooperation Plan
Last week's Civitan Club gathering at Valle Crucis School for Girls featured a dinner and a program by Civitan J. P. Burke and W. H. Gragg. J. Hampton Rich of Winston-Salem proposed a cross county goodwill tour along the Boone Trail highway to link Blowing Rock Linville Wilkesboro and Winston-Salem with the Piedmont and Forsyth County fair plans, plus a monument map unveiling.
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Civitan
Valle Crucis
J. P. Burke
Burke
W. H. Gragg
J. Hampton Rich
Winston-Salem
Boone Trail Highway Association
Watauga County
Blowing Rock
Linville
Wilkesboro
Boone Trail
Piedmont
Forsyth County
Northwest
Rich
Kentucky
North Carolina
Tennessee
High Point
Lexington
Charlotte
Lenoir
Boone
R. R. Johnson
Leo Vaughn
North Wilkesboro
S. V. Tomlinson
J. R. Finley
Bristol
Henry Roberts
Mt.City
Grandfather Gleanings September Highlights at Banner Elk
Banner Elk report lists top performers by grade at Grandfather School with averages of 90 plus. First grade names include Townsend Presswood Porch Aldridge Shook. second grade Berry Coffey Townsend Aldridge. sixth grade Fox Mann. eighth grade Gragg. Dr Newman health officer treated 20 children last Friday. School average for last month was 86. Mrs Mary White of Foscoe dies September 9. Miss Alverda Townsend improving after appendectomy at Grace Hospital.
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Banner Elk
Grandfather School
Dick Townsend
Mamie ‘Presswood
McToka Porch
Clara Aldridge
Wane Shook
Floyd Berry
Rome Coffey
Addie Mae Townsend
Edith Aldridge
Harden Fox
Hazel Mann
Violet Gragg
Newman
Blowing Rock School to Open September 19
The Blowing Rock consolidated school will open September 19 with elementary grades and high school work to tenth grade under Superintendent G C Robbins. Elementary teachers include Hattie Greer Addie Sale Pearle Webb and Louise Icenhour. High school taught by A E Mercer and Rupert Gillett.
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Blowing Rock
G. C. Robbins
Hattie Greer
Addie Sale
Pearle Webb
Louise Icenhour
A. E. Mercer
Rupert Gillett
Boone
Wreckage of Old Glory Found No Trace of Crew
The Atlantic recovered waterlogged wreckage from Old Glory six days after it set course for Rome. No sign of Lloyd Bertaud J D Hill or Philip A Payne was found. Experts cling to a faint hope they escaped in a rubber boat and were picked up by a fishing vessel without radio.
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New York
Rome
Lloyd Bertaud
J. D. Hill
Philip A. Payne
Bennett Balloons Air Over Watauga In Race
Two balloons entered in the Gordon Bennett balloon race released in Detroit passed over Watauga County Sunday. one headed toward Lenoir and the other toward Wilkesboro. Eleven of fifteen entrants were forced down in the Carolinas, four landed in Georgia, and a pilot near York, South Carolina said his balloon rose to 27 000 feet over western North Carolina.
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Detroit
Mich
Watauga
Lenoir
Wilkesboro
Carolinas
Georgia
York
S. C
North Carolina
Ashe Farmers Buy Cattle
W E McNeill of Jefferson returns from the middle west with five carloads of cattle unloaded at Shoans Tennessee. Most of the cattle are expected to be purchased by Ashe county citizens to feed on the abundant hay and feedstuffs in the area.
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Ashe
Jefferson
W. E.mcneill
Middle West
Shoans
Tenn
Ashe County
Germany Pledges Peace Path at League Assembly
At Geneva Germany's foreign minister Gustave Stresemann announced acceptance of the compulsory arbitration clause of the world court phrasing, pledging to lead in peace and urging broader economic cooperation. French, British, and Polish delegates hailed the move as a turning point toward pacific dispute resolution and just labor conditions worldwide.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Assembly
League of Nations
Germany
Gustave Stresemann
Reich
World Court of Justice
M. Briand
Stresemann
Austin Chamberlain
Lozarno
Dr. Stresemann
Miss Dave Triplett Visits Valle Crucis in Matney
The Epworth League staged a notable pageant titled The Prodigal Son drawing a large crowd. Miss Dora Wallace from Elizabeth ton Tennessee visited her mother in Matney this weekend. N R Jones of Shell Creek Tennessee opened a general merchandising business here. The Matney school honor roll for the second month lists students across grades from Lillie Baird to Floyd Baird with several other names.
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Matney
Dave Triplett
Valle Crucis
Epworth League
Dora Wallace
Elizabethton
Tenn
N. R. Jones
Shell Creek
Matney School
Lillie Baird
Violet McGuire
Louise Shook
Lee McGuire
Olive McGhinnis
Velma Smith
Marvin Baird
Roy Townsend
Carrie Edminston
Heath Smith
Delia Smith
Lester Baird
Dessie Baird
Floyd Baird
Phebe Baird
Erma Baird
Lula Baird
Levola Carender
Clary Baird
Grand Jury Reports on County Home Jail and Courthouse
The grand jury submitted a full term report to Judge McElroy noting the county home is clean but requires repairs including a faulty upstairs toilet, fire damage, roof leaks, and guttering. They urge drainage work, floor refinishing, and a two-car jail garage while praising the jail’s cleanliness and inmate treatment. Courthouse condition is described as very good with magistrates' reports filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
P. A. McElroy
J. B. Horton
Hub Wagner
Watauga Superior Court Clears Criminal Docket
The fall term of Watauga superior court adjourned at noon Monday after clearing the criminal docket Thursday afternoon and extending the civil calendar into a second week. Multiple defendants were tried with various verdicts and penalties including fines, jail terms, and probation.
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Watauga Superior Court
Linney Maltba
Frank Baird
W. C. Baird
Zollie Greene
Lin
A. D. Houck
Hill Greene
R. Nichols
Roby Duncan
Frank Shore
Dean Ashley
Glenn Clawson
Grady Greer
Greer
Clawson
Wade Stewart
L. C. Ragan
Richard Gaither
C. L. Dula
Walter Hicks
Capias
J. B. Baird
William Winkler
R. K. Bingham
T. F. Lovill
Ed Pitt
Orville Watson
Hal Teague
Claude Teague
May Holler
Paul Cook
Clara Hartley
Guy Cook
Tom Sides
Oscar Pitts
Tip Duck
Ec. c. W
George Cook
Ralph Critcher
Claude Payne
Conley Hicks
Troy Cannon
Alphonso Hanes
Marion Ward
Hanes
Flower Deliveries Prompt Mix of Sympathy and Price
A reader quotes a humorous exchange about buying flowers for a sick friend. The dialogue contrasts praise and skepticism as a seller offers a dozen blooms for fifty dollars while a bystander questions the seriousness of the illness.
Local Red Cross Chapter Reorganized in Watauga County
The Watauga chapter of the American Red Cross, inactive since the war, was revived at a Daniel Boone hotel meeting called by Miss Myers national Red Cross representative. New officers include Chairman R C Rivers and Vice Chairman I G Greer with plans for home nursing classes in Cove Creek Valle Crucis and Appalachian State Normal and a county wide effort during the November 11 to 25 roll call to recruit members paying one dollar.
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Watauga
American Red Cross
Daniel Boone Hotel
Miss Myers
National Red Cross
The
Red Cross
North Carolina
Watauga County
Cove Creek
Valle Crucis
Appalachian State Normal
R. C. Rivers
I. G. Greer
J. M. Downum
W. D. Farthing
Rivers
J B Dick and Company to Open Store Here
J B Dick and Company of Pennington West Virginia, operator of a chain of 5 10 and 25 cent stores, has leased the new W Ralph Winkler building adjoining the Jones block and will open an up to date store here late this month. The first floor will house the store and the second floor will have apartments for two or more families. The move follows J B Dick's visit to Boone where he praised the area and arranged a long term lease. The opening is expected to boost Boone's business district.
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J. B. Dick & Company
Pennington
W. Va
W. Ralph Winkler
Winkler
Dek and Company
J. B. Dick
Boone
Cove Creek High Swells Rural School Enrollment
Doctor Newman visits the county for six weeks offering free dental care to school children aged six to thirteen. Cove Creek high school building nearing completion in about two weeks with 360 enrolled, the largest rural school in the county. Measles and diphtheria affect several schools. two diphtheria deaths reported. Red Cross nurse Miss Myers works to organize chapters. County Surveyor W R Vines teaches at Reese and is sick with typhoid. Wise quote ends the item.
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Dr. Newman
New Cove Creek
Miss Myers
Red Cross
W. R. Vines
Reese
Wantuga Dairy Picnic to Feature Dr. Clarence Poe Address
The Wantuga Farmers Dairy Picnic will be held at Beaver Dam on September 24. Dr. Clarence Poe editor of the Progressive Farmer will speak on Dairy Outlook for 1928 with other speakers from State College Raleigh and John W. Goodman Western North Carolina district agent. The afternoon offers hog calling, horseshoe pitching and pony rides with F R Farham dairy specialist in charge.
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Wantuga Farmers
Beaver Dam
Clarence Poe
The
Progressive Farmer
South
A. C. Kimrey
State College
Raleigh
John W. Goodman
North Carolina
F. R. Farham
Watauga County
Confederate Reunion Planned in Boone September 22 23
The remaining members of Camp Nimrod Triplett UCV call for a reunion in Boone at Appalachian State Normal School buildings on September 22 and 23 1927. They invite any local Union soldiers to attend and note this could be the final gathering as many Lee and Jackson followers have already passed. Com. E J Norris.
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Camp Nimrod Triplett
Boone
Appalachian State Normal School
Lee
Jackson
E. J. Norris. Com
Health Crusade Sees North Carolina Schools Win Honors
County Superintendent Smith Hagaman reports 270 NC school classes earned national health education pennants from the Modern Health Crusade aided by Christmas Seals. Boone, Watauga County, led with a pennant. the program promotes hygiene, nutrition, sleep, and preventive practices to fight tuberculosis.
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Smith Hagaman
North Carolina Tuberculosis Association
North Carolina
L. B McBrayer
Boone
Watauga County
National Tuberculosis Association of
New York City
Typhoon and tidal wave devastate Kiushin island locales
A combined typhoon and tidal wave struck Kiushin, Japan, on Tuesday causing heavy loss of life and property damage. Reports indicate more than 100 deaths in Jumanato and an unconfirmed claim of up to one thousand fatalities in Kumafioto.
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Kiushin
Jumanato
Kumafioto
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