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Newspaper

Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1925

Page

2

Governor Brummitt probes Cullowhee board rifts in Raleigh report

Raleigh April 21 Attorney General Brummitt issued a clear report on Cullowhee Normal Institute amid board clashes between Walter E. Moore and W. W. Watt. The document cites contracts heating plant issues and a void $85 000 supplementary contract while the Governor weighs appointments. The piece also covers Braymott’s other Raleigh matters including a Brunswick county murder case and state fiscal data.

M. L. Shipman Raleigh Cullowhee Normal Institute Brummil McLean Stewart Brunswick County Washington Brummit Walter E. Moore W. W. Watt Charlotte Moore Edenhouse Chowan River Coleman Carolina State Highway Commission Charlies W. Stewart Elmer Leon George U. S Sam Lilly Supreme Court

Methodist union defeated on first vote in Baltimore Conference

The first vote on unification of the northern and Southern Methodist Episcopal churches failed 141 to 137 in the Baltimore Conference, Washington City. The conference territory includes Virginia West Virginia Maryland and the District of Columbia. The vote is not decisive but significant for future southern conferences.

Union Statesville Methodist Episcopal Church Hhe Baltimore The Methodist Episcopal Church South Washington City Virginia West Virginia Maryland District of Columbia Commission On Southern Methodist Mason and Dixon Line Methodist Church

No One Has Said One Word For This Woman

A Newton courtroom scene recalls a man once honored as an educational leader and NC legislator, now sentenced for destroying a stenographer’s character. The judge’s line No one has said one word for this woman stands as a stark rebuke amid fervent defense by many, leaving the woman’s ruined reputation in its wake.

Newton General Assembly of North Carolina Morganton Bar of Justice

Price of disgrace never heals for a woman

The Catawba News Enterprise quotes a longtime moral lesson about women bearing lasting social stigma after a fall, contrasting how men recover status after wrongdoing with a woman’s disgrace lasting indefinitely, urging young women to heed this view as statewide guidance.

Catawba News-Enterprise

North Carolina Jail Policy Criticized For Youth Incarceration

The University News Letter highlights 138 children under sixteen in North Carolina jails and 1,765 people aged 16 to 21, with breakdowns by race and gender. The Asheville Citizen urges reform, arguing jails foster crime and degrade youth, urging investment in better juvenile treatment and social progress.

North Carolina University News Letter State Board of Charities and Public Welfare Asheville

Man recalls Ruth and Fred in a playful story

A man recounts Ruth noting Fred began classical dancing. Fred’s wife adds he conceived the idea while struggling to fit into a union suit in a Pullman berth.

Ruth Fred

South Mountains Blockade Liquor Traffic Under Fire

The Hickory Daily Record calls Burke County to cleanse the South Mountains of a long standing bootleg liquor trade. It accuses local officers of cowardice and collusion and urges surrounding counties and the federal government to act to end the intoxicated danger and crime rooted near Morganton and Hickory.

South Mountains Burke County Morganton Hickory Shelby Gastonia Charlotte Burke Catawba Hickory Daily Record

No man can serve two masters remark sparks debate

Smythe cites the saying “No man can serve two masters” as a moral touchstone while Kinsley retorts that he has no plan for bigamy. The exchange hints at competing loyalties and humorous digressions in a public discussion.

Smythe Kinsley

Hodgenville Couple Weds in Sonora Ceremony

Miss Ruth Orr a Hodgenville schoolteacher and A W Ingle a local road contractor surprised friends by marrying Monday night in Sonora at the Methodist parsonage. Mrs Ingle will finish her teaching next month and Mr Ingle departs next week for a road contract in Onedia Tennessee.

Blonde Bess Says Maurice Wanted Partner in Vaudeville

Blonde Bess recalls Maurice urged her to join as his dancing partner in vaudeville but she refused. She called the business too unstable for her.

Maurice

Those Two Boys Chauncey and Will

Two boys Chauncey and Will appear in a bustling ad style snippet praising varied products including Elgin watches and brands like Bull Durham and Follies. The piece mixes playful tone with promotional energy and hints at cultural references of the era.

Amsterdam Chauncey and Will Elgin Watches Chauncey Depew the Follies Bull Durham Bull’ Durham

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