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Newspaper

Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1933

Page

3

Wool Pool to Be Formed Under Federal Plan

Washington announces a new experimental policy of orderly marketing for wool and mohair. An advisory committee of growers co operatives wool traders and the farm credit administration will oversee sales from sheep collateral for government loans. Sellers may use cooperatives or certified brokers under revised handling charges.

Washington Henry Monganthau Jr Federal Farm Board Reconstruction Finance Corporation Morgenthau Combined Farm Credit Administration Wool Trade

Farmers free to choose seeds and supplies under government loans

North Carolina farmers using government seed and fertilizer loans are not required to buy specific brands or manufacturers. Washington and state officials say borrowers may spend loan funds on any needed supplies within regulations and should seek best value. Farmers should buy where prices are best and materials suit their conditions.

North Carolina I. O. Schaub State College Washington C. W. Warburton Schaub

Associational Meeting at Brushy Fork Church May 7

The Brushy Fork Baptist Church hosts an associational meeting on May 7 at 2 p m with H R Eggers as chairman and A J Greene as secretary. Program includes devotional by local pastor, address by I G Greer Mills Home manager, Mills Home Quartet, and Old Christian Harmony by W T Van Dyke. Sunday School delegations urged. executive committee to meet after the program.

Brushy Fork Baptist Church H. R. Eggers A. J., Greene I. G. Greer Mills Home Mills Home Quartet Old Christian Harmony W. T. van Dyke Association

Kruschen Salts Promises Quick Weight Loss Claim

Mrs. E A Ferris of Washington says her husband lost 16 pounds in four weeks using Kruschen Salts. The ad touts daily morning use with half teaspoon in hot water and a four week jar priced as a small cost at drugstores with a money back guarantee if dissatisfied.

E. A. Ferris Washington, D. C

Nationalism Jews and Machines in a Thoughtful Essay

A reflective piece discusses nationalism and trade, Jewish policy in Germany under Hitler, and the limits of machines. It argues against blanket anti foreign buy restrictions, notes Nazi antisemitism as targeted at Jews and a Communist faction, and stresses human judgment remains essential amidst mechanization.

America Know Nothings Germany Hitler Guizot

Automatic answer device for away subscribers eyed

Vienna reports a new telephone attachment that would answer calls automatically when the subscriber is away, promising greater convenience for users who own telephones.

Vienna

Invention Enables Silent Call Notification Device

The passage describes a device that rings a gong at a set hour when the user will return, signaling incoming calls in their absence. It records calls for later review and could evolve into a phonograph that conveys a message such as Mr Smith has gone to Florida and will return on the fifteenth.

Birthday Reflections On The Typewriter’s Rise

The writer recalls a Buffalo letter from 1876 about a new device called a typewriter. Celebrations mark the sixty year anniversary of the invention by Christopher Sholes. The piece notes early use by men and later female entry into offices after telephones changed barriers in the 1890s.

Buffalo Christopher Sholes Young Women’s Christian Association

Chicago group backs legal beer dealers amid gangster threat

The Employers' Association in Chicago warns that organized gangsters are uniting to take over the legal beer trade. The statement calls the advent of legal beer a deadly battle on the hoodlum front and urges business leaders and law enforcement to oppose the tie between rackets and beer markets.

Chicago Employers’ Association The Beer Association Outlaw Liquor

Exonerated After Long Imprisonment in Georgia

Robert Coleman walked free in Atlanta after four years in the chain gang for the murder of his wife. Governor Eugene Talmadge ordered exoneration after state officials found that James Starks, a burglar, confessed and was identified as the killer by informants and a former cellmate.

Atlanta Robert Coleman Coleman Eugene Talmadge Davis Sam Henderson Starke

Facts About Our Schools By Guy H. Hill

A mother questions school consciousness and examines the impact of belonging to the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The author notes that association membership eases college acceptance and teaching credentials, while non member schools face exams and credibility hurdles for graduates. He concludes with a potential incentive to verify membership requirements, including a nine month school year.

Guy H. Hill Southern Association Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools United States North Carolina

Daniels Arrives Safely At Post in Mexico City

American ambassador Josephus Daniels reached Mexico City under heavy guard after an attempted train wreck near Morales. Police and detectives patrolled the station as delegates from the American colony and officials welcomed him alongside Mexico City's police chief General Guillermo Palma.

Daniels Post Mexico City Josephus Daniels Navy Vera Cruz Morales Monterey Guillermo Palma

Pen the Old Rooster After Hatching Season

The article advises switching from a breeding to laying flock after hatching season. It recommends separating male birds unless they meet standards, notes risks from inbreeding, and suggests summer range housing. It warns fertile eggs 21 days after removal are undesirable and mentions spring culling as an economy measure with feed costs.

Roy S. Dearstyne State College Poultry Department

Debate Over School Classification Stirs Local Speculation

The speaker argues that some children receive nine months of education while others get eight. He questions whether eight months could equal nine and contemplates investigating accusations. The tone suggests rising concern over educational quality and fairness.

Economics of Poultry Prices for Fair Profit

Dearstyne argues poultry must sell for at least 14 ers per unit or a dozen to ensure fair producer profit. He notes that every economy is needed to make the flock pay during the summer season.

Dearstyne

Removal petition seeks ouster of Huey P. Long from Senate

A group of Louisiana citizens filed a Friday petition with the Senate charging Huey P. Long with personal dishonesty and corruption. Senate Elections Chair George says a proper investigation would be held if the charges affect Long's right to his seat. Long declined to comment, saying he knew nothing and cared nothing about the petition.

Long Washington Huey P. Long Louisiana Senate Pelican George Elections Committee Garner

Will Cansler Sells Superior Seed Corn in Lincoln County

Will Cansler of Lincoln County for eight years improved his weekly corn selection and has been selling all his seed corn at consistently good prices.

Will Cansler Lincoln County

Sale of Real Estate Under Mortgage in Watauga County

Mortgagee Jordan Hampton announces a public sale of 10 acres in Watauga County North Carolina on May 20 1933 at 1 pm at the courthouse door under a mortgage from Oliver Hampton and wife Ines Hampton dated May 7 1923 recorded in Book 8 page 46. The land borders Arkey Hampton and J G Lay along specified lines with a road boundary and maple and cherry markers.

Oliver Hampton Ines Hampton Watauga County North Carolina Arkey Hampton J. G. Lay Jordan Hampton

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