State Tax Commission raises real estate assessments in most counties
The State Tax Commission increases real estate assessments in 77 of 100 counties by 5 to 80 percent. The paper cites fairness in statewide equalization, noting 19 counties already align with the commission’s view, including Alexander and Yadkin, with Pasquotank showing a decrease of 5 percent. Local authorities are faulted for bias or misjudgment in other cases.
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State Tax Commission
Corporation Commission
Alexander
Watauga
Stokes
Surry
Stanly
Yadkin
Pasquotank
Statesville Landmark
The Largest Man Miles Darden of North Carolina
A historical account lists Miles Darden born 1798 in North Carolina and died 1857 in Tennessee as the nation’s largest man. He reached seven feet six inches tall and weighed about 872 pounds in 1845, later surpassing 1,000 pounds.
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North Carolina
Morganton Herald
Miles Darden
Tennessee
Lexington
Live Stock Sale Boosts Watauga Cattle Breeders Led by Shipley
Mr. W. E. Shipley arranged a 23 head Dual breed short horn herd from Ohio to Boone and Neva Tennessee, then sold to local buyers for prices ranging from 80 to 305 dollars. Twenty head of the herd brought buyers including Lee Osborne Joe Hayes Floyd Ward and Dr Perry. One cow was injured shipping another left in Valle Crucis carrel and one died on the mountain. Shipley will pay 100 for calves at six months if well cared for and grown.
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Watauga
W. E. Shipley
Neva
Tenn
Boone
Lee Osborne
Joe Hayes
Floyd Ward
Chas. L. Lewis
J. K. Shipley
Dr. Perry
A. R. Adams
Clint Osborne
Alex. Woody
Geo. Henson
John 8. Sutherland
Hora Shull
Roby Greer
A. Johnson
Sam Flannery
Valle Crucis
Boone’s Grave Controversy Near Marthasville Missouri
The article questions the burial site of Daniel Boone near Marthasville in Warren County Missouri. It recalls the Kentucky Daughters removal of alleged Boone and wife remains, suggesting a possible error in identification and raising doubt about the bones’ true resting place.
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Daniel Boone
North Carolina
Marthasville
Warren County
Missouri
Kentucky
Boone
Court dispositions in state cases including crimes and fines
State cases disposed include Roy Martin disorders with costs. Bunny Fox and Floy Smith each jailed or fined for disturbing religious gatherings. Harve Shook Toy Rupert found not guilty. Calvin Green Frank Houck probation. Enoch Minton Allen Minton Cain Minton afray with varied sentences. Aldridge fined for disturbance. DF Main Callie Mitchell case suspended on costs. Bolick not prosecuted. Wooten disturb cost. Avery Mayes Millard Mildred Mayes not guilty on retailing. Poovey Morphew retailing with fines. Allen Minton incest continued. Laura Critcher resisting officer not guilty. Critcher appeals withdrawn. John Greene et al assault with mixed verdicts. H H Clements taxed with cost.
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Arthur Roark
Bunny Fox
Floy Smith
Fox
Smith
Bunny Pax
C.ew
Harve Shook
Toy Rupert
Calvin Green
Frank Houck
Houck
Greene
State
Enoch Minton
Allen Minton
Cain Minton
Fred Aldridge
Calvin Greene
Main
Callie Mitchell
Beler
Bolick
D. R. Wooten
Avery Mayes
Millard
Mayes
Mildred Mayes
Walter Poovey
Frank Morphew
Poovley
Laura Critcher
A. M. Critcher
John Greene
J. H. Greene
Clyde Dula
H. H. Clements
H. Clements
Polish press censored roosevelt talk and Boone memorial noted
The Milwaukee Niedzielny Kuryer Polski faces censorship issues while The Observer notes plans by Missouri Daughters to erect a Boone grave monument and a Winston-Salem dedication ceremony. The Charleston- or Charlotte-based papers reflect on Polish columns and local commemorations.
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Milwaukee Niedzielny Kuryer ‘Polski
Cenzor Wojsowy Przepuscil
Boone
Missouri
St. Louis
North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Charlotte Observer
Raising the Lusitania a Salvage Possibility
The piece notes experts doubt but do not rule out raising the Lusitania from 400 to 800 feet, estimating a 40 000 ton hull and cargo. No plan announced yet, but engineers consider a staged lift and inshore transfer to shallow water before divers work. The cost and practicality remain unsettled amid wartime dangers.
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Lusitania
H. H. Windsor
Barn Swallow Returns Home Gliding Over Fields and Towns
The barn swallow returns each spring to fields and summer haunts where food is plentiful and mates strong. It hawks insects through city streets then nests on rafters with mud and feathers, feeding on flies and mosquitoes. It flies nonstop, skims rivers, and travels extensive distances as fall nears.
Fireline goats and tobacco trade noted in report
The discussion cites Angora goats used to clear fire lines in California national forests and notes the United States as the leading producer exporter importer and consumer of tobacco amid concerns about common diseases and risks to mankind.
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National Forests
California
United States
Repair Services with Positive Guarantee by N C Mase
Advertising lines promise all kinds of repair work under a positive guarantee. Customer urged to call for honest work at honest prices from Warton Reamine a Sprcianry.
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Mase
N. C
Warton
Veterinary Surgeon announces practice in Vilas county
I have received my diploma and am prepared to practice Veterinary Surgery in all branches. I am the only one in the county and can be addressed at Vilas, N. H. Hayes, Veterinary Surgeon, 17-11.
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Vilas, N
H. Hayes
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G. M. Peavler
Bristol, Tenn
T. E. Bingham
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N.C
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Ly. Pd
Silas M. Greene
E. 5
Coffey
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Fourth Street
Bristol
Edmund Jones
Lenoir, N. C
Watenga
Love & Love
Courss
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Boone, N. C
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B. F. Lovill
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Lovill
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