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Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1921

Page

2

Boone news notes travel, roads, and school plans

The piece reports visitors in the mountains and calls for better country homes, dairy products, and affordable accommodations. It notes a hard surface road Charlotte to Boone and Boone Trail Highway links to Winston Salem and Bristol, with crushed stone from Cranberry mines for a ten mile stretch. It mentions Governor Morn and Chief Engineer Upham backing the project, and Captain E F Lovill relaying a State Superintendent note that 360,000 is available for Appalachian Training School. The Summer School term ends July 19 and fall term begins August 23.

Harris Charlotte Observer Charlotte Boone Morn Sn Upham Winston Salem Iiistol Cranberry Asheville Valle Crucis Barnet Elk E. F. Lovill The Appalachian Training School E.C. Brooks J.M. Downum

Silverstone Items Opens With Promising Attendance

School opened Monday July 25 with 91 in attendance and promising prospects. Teachers include Scott Swift, N G Byers, Spencer Miller, and Euuma Mast. Typhoid cases easing, one new case reported among Misses Lessie and Minnie Culver of Butler, Tenn. Visiting residents arrive from Russelville and Shouns, with local electric lights installation ongoing. Aunt Polly Rayfield reported very ill.

Scott Swift N. G. Byers Spencer Miller Euuma Mast Lessie Minnie Culver Butler Tenn Silverstone Pless Mace Russelville Edgar Grant Shouns John H. Mast Arthur Wilson Afton Leander Wilson Ollie McAlay Polly” Rayfield

Tonsil and Adenoid Clinic For Wa tauga County Children

The Bureau of Medical Inspection of Schools schedules another tonsil and adenoid clinic for Wa tauga county students at Newland Hall starting Tuesday August 16 for three or four days depending on demand. Raleigh doctors will perform operations, with one night of post operative care. Last year 110 operations occurred with reports of marked improvement. A nominal 12.50 fee applies to able families, free for worthy cases. Miss McCartney and Miss Williams assist. applications may be made with Miss McCartney or at the courthouse.

Bureau of Medical Inspection of Schools Watauga County Newland Hall A. T.S. Boone N. C Raleigh Miss McCartney Court House Miss Williams

Sunday School Institutes at Vernon and Cove Creek Churches

A Sunday School institute will be held at Vernon church August 15 16 and 17 with A J Greene and Prof J Greer. Greene also assists the picnic Institute at Cove Creek church August 1 9 and 20. Programs begin 10 a m both days. Also notice of a health clinic for children by RAMIE F WILLIAM state school nurse.

Vernon Church A. J. Greene J. Greer Greene Pingan Institute Cove Creek Church Huggin

State Health Officer Visits Bono

State health official toured Boone and nearby areas inspecting sanitation. He reported abominable conditions in several cases, issued multiple warrants, and ordered septic tanks and improved earth toilets in town before a return visit. Also noted a presidential mandate granting the third grade China Ho decoration to Rev. Jobo Goucher of Goucher's Women's College in Baltimore.

Boone Ning Goucher Peking Jobo Goucher Women's College Baltimore

National Banks in Operation Washington June 30

National banks in operation June 30 numbered 8.08 with a net gain of 82 for the final year per Coney Keney Cressinger. Fifty Percent Cut in Candy New York A chain candy store plans a roughly 50 percent price drop across all candies. Munitions Factory Clos Paris A dispatch reports a munitions factory in Paris closed by order of the council at the lenguas of rations.

Washington Coney Keney Cressinger New York Clos Paris Faval Danzig

For Sale One Year Old Oxen In Good Working Order

One year old oxen for sale in Boone North Carolina. For information or to arrange viewing contact C H Winkler.

C. H. Winkler Boone N.C

Black-Draught praised by Alabama resident in classic remedy appeal

Mrs. T. F. Parks of Jackson County, Alabama, endorses Thedford's Black-Draught as a trusted liver medicine used for years. She cites relief for indigestion, constipation, sour stomach, and headaches, noting it aids digestion and purges impurities. The product, a household remedy for over seventy years, is advertised as the genuine Black-Draught available from all druggists.

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