Revival Services Begin at Baptist Church in Boone
Large crowd attends opening service as Rev. B. E. Morris from Statesville preaches his first Boone sermon. Visiting preacher emphasizes non sectarian goals and urges all denominations to join in revival with scheduling at 3 30 pm and 7 30 pm daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
B. E. Morris
Western Avenue Baptist Church
Statesville
Boone
P. A. Hicks
C. H. Moser
Methodist Church
Morris
August Expenditures On 7th District Highways
The Winston-Salem Journal reports 71 892 65 dollars spent last month on seventh district highways by contractors. Funds exclude state equipment and convict labor. Top project was Wilkes county road from Millers Creek to Boone. Other totals include Sparta to Whitehead 2257 23 on Route 18 Alleghany and Blowing Rock to Avery line 21863 88 on Route 175 Caldwell Watauga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Richardson
Winston-Salem Journal
Millers Creek
Boone
Wilkes County
Alleghany County
Sparta
Whitehead
Caldwell- Watauga County
Blowing Rock
Avery County
Aged Citizen Richard Gragg Dies at 74
Richard Gragg aged 74 died after an illness lasting several weeks at the home of his daughter Mrs Cora Norris. The funeral was from the Baptist church with Rev P A Hicks officiating and interment in the city cemetery. He was a longtime Baptist and survived by six children from his second marriage and one daughter from his first. Mary Anna Julian of Piny Flats Tenn. attended the funeral as the sole survivor from the second family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Norris
Richard Gragg
Baptist Church
Che Rev
P. A. Hicks
Mary Anna Julian
Piny Flats
Tenn
Revival at Gap Creek Baptist Church Ends
Rev. E. C. Hodges of Adams closed a series of revival services at Gap Creek Baptist Church last Sunday. An unusually large attendance was reported throughout the meeting, the church was greatly revived, and ten additions thereto noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Hodges
Adams
Gap Creek Baptist Church
Lees-McRae Opens First Year as College Banner Elk
Lees-McRae in Banner Elk marks its first year as a junior college with an address by Dr. A A McLean of Lenoir. The ceremony at the chapel traced the institute’s growth from elementary schools to a junior college with varied curriculum and vocational training. Enrollment has surpassed two hundred students with registration ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner Elk
Ogy Rae
A. A. McLean
Lenoir
North Carolina
McLean
Edgar
Blowing Rock School Opens with Strong Enrollment
Blowing Rock begins the new term with 50 students in the high school and about 200 in the grades. The opening featured inspirational services, music by the Blowing Rock orchestra, and plans to level grounds and sow grass this fall. The community also welcomed a busy PTA and noted several students and staff relocating or resuming roles locally and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blowing Rock
Claude Moser
P. A. Hicksnd
B. E. Morris
Western Avenue Baptist Church
Statesville
Howard Holshouser
Central Tire Co. Second in Goodyear Sales Event
The Central Tire Company finished in second place in the mid summer Goodyear sales contest which ended September 1. A Hickory dealer won first place in a district covering parts of North and South Carolina. Of 111 dealers, Central Tire’s Manager Winkler earns congratulations for high standing among many larger towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Tire Company
North
South Carolina
Boone
Winkler
Judge Oglesby Speaks at Cove Creek High School
Judge Oglesby and Attorney John H. Bingham visited Cove Creek High School for chapel exercises Friday morning. He framed his address around a house sign For rent with or without power and urged powers of love knowledge character appreciation of beauty fitness and service. Enrollment tops 200 with plans for a high school orchestra led by Porter of Nebraska. Ruth Coffey will teach piano. James M. Horton heads to Wake Forest for senior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Grove
Judge Oglesby
John H. Bingham
Oglesby
Maude Spainhour
Morganton
Walter E. Wilson
Cove Creek Baptist Church
Will Payne
Grover C. Atkins
Porter
Nebraska
Ruth Coffey
James M. Horton
Wake Forest College
Ancient Statesville Contract Surfaces in Family Archive
Old contract from 1860 shows Wallace Elias and Company of Statesville and Boone. It lists $2 681 41 capital, with salary cap of 600 per year, 2 limit on trades, three year term, six month notice to withdraw. Surviving heirs Herman and Sig Wallace of Statesville. Also revival meetings begin at Zion Hill Baptist church next Sunday led by Rev. L C Wilson with no closing date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesville
Herman Wallace
Isaac Wallace
Lewis Elias
Jacob Rintels
Wallace, Elias
Julius Wallace
New York City
Messrs
Herman and
Sig Wallace
Zion Hill Baptist Church
L. C. Wilson
Kiwanis Banquet to Feature Governor Gardner as Guest
Governor O Max Gardner will be guest of honor and speaker at a Winston Salem Kiwanis Club banquet on Thursday October 24 at 6 pm in the Hotel Robert E Lee. He will discuss the state agricultural program and issues of interest to farmers and business leaders. Santford Martin urges county cooperation to bring a representative group of Watauga county farmers to attend, with invitations sent to potential attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Max Gardner
Winston- Salem Kiwanis Club
Robert E. Lee
Gardner
Santford Martin
Winston-Salem Journal
Kiwanis Agricultural Committee
Smith Hagaman
Watauga County
Dr H B Perry Cleared In Noted Watauga Malpractice Case
The Watauga superior court term ended with a three day trial over a malpractice suit against Dr H B Perry of Watauga Hospital. Doris Wilson sought 5000 dollars claiming an appendix operation left a portion of the appendix. Medical experts endorsed Perry's procedure. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty for the doctor. The case drew attention from across the state with top lawyers and physicians testifying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watauga Superior Court
H. B. Perry
Watauga Hospital
Doris Wilson
W. C. Miller
Perry
Ralph G. Bingham
W. C. Newland
T. C. Bowie
Dr. Perry
Brown & Bingham
Hayden Burke
Taylorsville
Henry Long
Long
Statesville
Crowell
Lincolnton
State Medical Society
Mason
New Jersey
Burke
Newland
Bowie
A School Teacher of Ye Olden Times
Mr. J. Lewis Glenn of Sugar Grove R F D is a noted Beech Creek area figure and former pioneer teacher in Watauga. He taught in many districts from Boone to Mitchell county line beginning at age twenty and ending at forty five, averaging two schools per year for 25 years. He recalls starting pay of 18 dollars a month rising to 25 dollars, later turning to farming to support his children's education. His family has college degrees and he remains active in farming and public affairs despite early hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blowing Rock
William Holshouser
Davidson College
Katie Holshouser
Winston-Salem
Lucile Reid
Greensboro
North Carolina College For Women
Howard Klutz
Davidson
University of North Carolina
Corein Knight
Lenoir-Rhyne
Hickory
Carrie Sudderth
York
S. C
Betty Williams Custer
Washington, D. C
Janice Greene
Suffolk
Greene Inn
Polly Hayes
Mitchell College Preparatory
Elizabeth Sudderth
Appalachian State Teachers’ College
J. Lewis Glenn
Sugar Grove
Beech Creek
Watauga
Boone
Mitchell County
Glenn
Greer Family Attends Stevens Meeting in Lenoir
Mrs Jessie McGuire and Miss Edna Holtsclaw of Boone joined Mr and Mrs John Greer and Carl Greer at the Stevens meeting in Lenoir yesterday. Miss Holtsclaw, from Roseland Florida, is remembered in Lenoir for school days and Davenport College ties and will teach at Boone High School this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Greer
Carl
Jessie McGuire
Edna Holtsclaw
Boone
Lenoir
Stevens
Holsclaw
Roseland
Fla
Davenport College
Boone High School
Ashe Civitan Club Receives a Charter
About twenty five members of the Boone Civitan Club with wives and guests attended at the Pine Crest hotel Glen dale Springs for the charter presentation to the Ashe County Civitan Club. Rev Herbert Spaugh presented the charter on behalf of the Carolinas District Association urging members to live by the Civitan creed and the Golden Rule. Attorney Ira T Johnston accepted the charter for Ashe County with remarks on building nobler citizenship. Profs C H Pugh and others spoke as part of the program. The Boone club also accepted an invitation to hold tonight’s meeting at Camp Yonahlessee near Boone inviting wives and promising a delightful time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone Civitan Club
Ashe County Club
Pine Crest Hotel
Glendale Springs
Baby Civitan Club
Carolinas Association
Civitan
I. G. Greer
Boone Club
Herbert Spaugh
Charlotte Club
Carolinas District Association
Spaugh
Civitan Club
Ira T. Johnston
W. H. Gragg
Camp Yonahlessee
W. L. Winkler
Boone
Cattle Dealers Back Scrub Sire Elimination in Watauga
Local cattle dealers offer to buy scrub sire bulls at top prices, aiding the Watauga Livestock Association in purging scrub cattle. A Wallace Virginia cattleman urges buying purebred dairy calves and six month old registered beef calves to build a carload, establish a home market, and push southwest Virginia farmers toward purebreds. Governor Stuart is cited approving the strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watauga Livestock Association
G. P. Hagaman
The
Livestock Association
W. E. Shipley
Wallace
Democrat
Guernsey
Virginia
Watauga County
Stuart
Norris Kobler Nuptials Tied In Roanoke Ceremony
Mrs C C Greene of Boone announces the marriage of her niece Alma Estelle Norris to Mr J Nelson Kobler of Roanoke. The wedding occurred in Roanoke on August 31. Mrs Kobler is a native of Watauga County and has resided in Roanoke for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Greene
Boone, R. F. D. 2
Alma Estelle Norris
J. Nelson Kobler
Roanoke
Western North Carolina Park to Park Highway Plan Emerges
About 75 citizens from Boone Blowing Rock Linville Lenoir Sparta Jefferson Galax and Independence Va met at Mayview Manor Blowing Rock to push a federal highway link from Virginia to Altamont via Sparta Jefferson Boone Blowing Rock Linville Pineola Crossnort h and Altamont. A regional association was formed to pursue federal designation linking Montreal and Miami with national park connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Blowing Rock
Linville
Lenoir
Sparta
Jefferson
Galax
Independence
Mayview Manor
Virginia Line
Pineola
Crossnorth
Altamont
G. C. Robbins
I. G. Greer
Ira T. Johnston
R. A. Coughton
Assembly
Kistler
A. S. Hanes
R. L. Coughton
Congress
Doughton
House Committee On Roads
Bureau of Roads
Department of Agriculture
State Highway Commission
W. A. Merchant
New Jersey
Mebane
Great Falls
S. C
C. W. Hughes
Columbia
Hugh MacRae
Wilmington
R. L. Gwyn
Montreal
Miami
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Tennessee
North Carolina
Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
America
Mrs Sherrill Dies At 72 In Reese Home
Mrs. Jason Sherrill of Reese died at her home last Friday from a stroke of paralysis. Interment will be at Forest Grove Saturday. She leaves a daughter and husband. many Boone connections attended the funeral. Avery county farmers closed a deal for the third cooperative carrot shipment and sold 17 500 pounds of onions plus two more ears of [yish] potatoes cooperatively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jason Sherrill
Reese
Forest Grove
Sherrill
Boone
Avery County
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Lees-McRae
Spencer Greene
Carolina
Max Cannon
Craig
Wilh Motor
Pacific Coast
Ralph Lyons
Stony Fork
Hodges
Blaine Trivette
Central Tire CO
Cove Creek High School
DR. Pyery
Ashe Civitan Club
Norris-Kobler
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