Local Social Notes Highlight Lenoir and Boone Visitors
Local residents host week end guests from Lenoir and nearby towns. Notables include Mrs. Francis Triplett and brother Mr. Robert Gilley visiting in the city, and Miss Pauline McGhee visiting Oxford, Pennsylvania. An excursion train to Boone draws Johnson City riders as autumn tours begin. The district sees school leadership changes with A. G. Glenn becoming Smithfield superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Triplett
Lenoir
Robert Gilley
Johnson City
Way Stations
Linville River Railway
Boone
Maids and Matrons Club Meets at Linney Home
Mrs. Baxter Linney hosted the Maids and Matrons Club at her mother Mrs. E. S. Coffey’s home. The evening featured late summer flowers and an open fire, with five tables of bridge won by Miss Louise Critcher for high score and Mrs. Frank Williams for the cut prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hall
Dan Moore
Sylvia
N. C
James Councill
E. S. Christenbury
David Greene
B. J. Councill
Tracy Councill
James Mast
G. K. Moose
John Horton
Paul Coffey
J. C. McConnell
James Horton
Ruth Isaacs
J. M. Gaither
Sam Horton
Russell Hodges
Zack Linney
Ford King
Guy Hill
M. P. Critcher
Baxter Linney
A. S. Harris
Pete Justus
Virginia Wary
Mercer Jackson
E. S. Coffey
Bridge
Louise Critcher
Frank Williams
Annie Dougherty
Eric Greer
Jane Eliason
Local notes from Boone area September 27 1894
Rev G W Osborne in Boone for days Blowing Rock crowd mostly home Professor Francum teaching at Poplar Grove Court convenes October 8 Judge Allen presiding Dr Councill back home L L Greene resigns U S Commissioner position Rev Jones preaches then plans Valle Crucis Miss Nannie Rivers closes Cook s Gap school B J Councill to build a new home with possible partner Adam Cooks child burned at Cook s Gap U S Commissioners witnesses in United States vs Wagner three brothers case post office robbery Valle Crucis night of August 13 draws local interest
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Osborne
Boone
Blowing Rock
Francum
Poplar Grove
Allen
Councill
L. L. Greene
U. S
Nannie Rivers
Cook’s Gap
B. J. Councill
Linville
Adam Cook
Cook's Gap
United States
A. L. Wagner
Valle Crucis
Cove Creek News Social and Community Meetings Report
The Blanche Barrus Missionary Society met with Mrs. Howard Simpson and a Bingham family reunion drew 135 attendees including Bristol Statesville and Kingsport delegates. The Cove Creek Community Club began the school year planning the Cove Creek Fair and the Home and Garden Club met at the Swift home for sewing and refreshments. Announcements report the July 2 1933 marriage of Miss Mattie Laine Sherwood to Paul Walsh of Mountain City Tennessee Wise Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Barrus Missionary Society
Howard Simpson
Selmer Fuller
Bingham
J. H. Bingham
Plato Bingham
Bristol
Pomp Lewis
Laura Johnson
Walter Harwell
Money
Statesville
Sam Bingham
Roy Bingham
Kingsport
Walter Bingham
Buster Bingham
Elizabethton
Cove Creek
Home and Garden Club
Scott Swift
Swift
Rich Mountain
Mattie Laine Sherwood
Paul Walsh
Mountain City
Tenn
Wise
Birth announced of daughter Mary Jane Rowe
Banner Elk couple Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rowe announce the birth of a daughter, Mary Jane, on August 28 at Grace Hospital. Mrs. Rowe is Flora Lane of Bristol Tennessee, a former Lees-McRae College pupil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner Elk
Howard Rowe
Mary Jane
Grace Hospital
Sherwood-Walsh Nuptials Tie Mattie Laine to Paul Walsh
Mr and Mrs W F Sherwood of Cove Creek announce the July 2 1933 marriage of their daughter Mattie Laine to Paul Walsh in Wise Virginia The bride attended NCWC Greensboro and ASTC Boone She is popular and the groom is assistant cashier at the Bank of Mountain City They will reside in Mountain City Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Sherwood
Cove Creek
Mattie Laine
Paul Walsh
Wise
Virginia
Walsh
Greensboro
Boone
James Walsh
Mountain City
Tenn
The
Bank of Mountain City
Box Supper Fundraiser at Deep Gap Schoolhouse
A box supper is planned at the Deep Gap schoolhouse on Saturday evening October 7 at 7 30. Proceeds will aid school purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep Gap
Watauga Grand Jury Reports County Facilities Conditions
The 1933 Watauga County Grand Jury reports on the jail courthouse and county home. It notes the jail is in good condition and prisoners report humane treatment. It urges repairs to the courthouse east flue, roof, plaster, porch floors, and overhead ceiling, plus road, cemetery fencing, woodshed roof, added mattresses, wiring and lighting. A Moody signs the report. An August profit of 13 dollars from Barred Rock hens is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watauga County
Board of County Commissioners
Co. B. Moody
Notice to Subscribers on Subscriptions and Delinquent Accounts
The Democrat publishers call for rapid payment of subscription balances due to rising publication costs and postal laws. They seek continued leniency but must meet higher expenses and anticipate a generous response. Arrangements remain to handle first grades of farm products as cash in many cases, as barter has long been used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Democrat
Ashe County Man Dies From Mule Kick
Roy Patrick a 42 year old Ashe County resident died at Hagaman Linney Clinic on the 20th from injuries after a farm mule kicked him in the abdominal region. The body was returned to Ashe County for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Patrick
Ashe County
Hagaman-Linney Clinic
Funny Papers Convention Heads to Blowing Rock
The Democrat announces an upcoming convention in Blowing Rock featuring Maggie and Jiggs Kaye Moon Mullins Little Stanley Toonerville Folks Desperate Ambrose Lord Plushbottom and other cartoon characters for thrills and laughs. Watch The Democrat for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funny Papers
Blowing Rock
The
Democrat
Maggie
Jiggs
Kaye
Moon Mullins
Little Stanley
Toonerville
Ambrose
Lord Plushbottom
4-H Youth Capons Cockerels Without Loss in Surry County
Jesse Blue, a 4-H Club member from Surry County, caponized a flock of cockerels with zero losses and assists the farm agent with caponizing work in his county section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Blue
Surry County
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O. B. Earnhardt
June Russell
Billie Mack Hardin
Oak Ridge, N. C
Military Institute
Maude Clay
Della Greer
Ledbetter
Morganton
Blanche Lewis
Grace Greer
Elizabethton, Tenn
Rob Rivers
Albert Bingham
Hagaman- Linney Clinic
Frank Robbins
Wildwood Nurseries
A. H. Dula
Ruby Byers
Boone Fork
L. M. Farthing
Pauline McGhee
Wade H. McGhee
T. M. Ray
Oxford
Penn
Grover Triplett
J. M. Moretz
Mary Francis Linney
Duke University
Hazel Gentry
Lansing
J. B. Hagaman
Appalachian Teachers College
T. C. Rowe
J. M. Rowe
Hickory
Drum
Lee Stout
Dutch Creek Falls
Clay Winkler
Sparta
Chicago
A. G. Glenn
Smithfield
Benson, N. C
Mrs. Councill
Mrs. Baxter Linney
Cove Creek News
Sherwood—Walsh
BOX Supper
Grand Jury
T. F. Beckham
Stony Point
Alexander County
Peters
Wolverine
Keplar
Boone, N. C
Radiogram
K. I. Dacus
Hodges Tire Company
Ashe Conty
Miller’s Floral Shoppe
East Main Street
Goodyear
Eas
Pathfind
Willard
Spain
Boone’s Shopping Center
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