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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
2
Subscription costs listed for various durations in 1920 with yearly rate 61.00, six months five cents, and three months 25 cents. Foreign advertising representation noted from The American Press Association dated Thursday Avg 12, 1920.
The State Board of Health dispatches a trained nurse to Watauga County to organize a tonsil and adenoid clinic starting around August 30. A temporary hospital will host operations with several nurses and a top throat specialist, charging 12.50 per child, with free treatment for those unable to pay.
Washington crop report dated August 9 forecasts a three billion bushel corn crop for the third time in U S history due to labor shortages. Spring wheat downgrades by rust cutting July forecasts, winter wheat up 45 million bushels, total U S wheat about 14 million below July projection. Potatoes improve with potential output over 400 million bushels for a fourth time in history.
Ice cream supper planned at Poplar Grove school house this Saturday night. Public invitation extended to attend, with proceeds aiding a local cause. Proceeds to help paint house and assist residents.
Construction progresses on an asphalt Macadam road spanning about twenty miles from Spruce Pine in Mitchell county to Minneapolis in Avery county. The route will connect the . O railroad with the Linville River Rail, saving roughly one hundred miles of rail travel. Funding comes from national, state, and county sources at 50 20 and 25 percent. Knoxville Construction Co. holds the contract and has 280 working days to finish.
The full joint committee on finance and constitutional amendments unanimously agreed to submit to the general assembly a measure to reduce the constitution tax rate limit from 662 3 cents to 15 cents. They proposed this year’s rates: State five cents, schools thirteen cents, county seven cents, totaling twenty five cents.
After two recent meetings of Boone patrons a Parent-Teacher Association was organized at the public school. A. B. South was named chairman and Miss Blanche Brown secretary. The next meeting is set for Monday at eight o'clock at the school house. Community members are urged to attend.
By August 4 more than 3800 dollars had been paid toward Boone Methodist church subscriptions. The goal for August 4 to 22 is 3000 dollars. Send checks to A. F. South or make a bank deposit in Boone for the drive.
By action of the Third Quarterly Conference for the Watauga Charge I will receive closed bids for Smith's Chapel known as Silverstone church building thirty two pews one organ seventeen gallons of white paint two large cast heaters and one acre of land. Bids must be addressed to J P Morris Amantha N C. We reserve the right to reject all bids.
For sale a Ford touring car in good runnoff condition. Address P. O. box 17 Boone North Carolina.
Hon. R L Coughton M C and Democratic candidate for re election to Congress will speak in the courthouse in Booie on Tuesday September 7 1920.
62 acres of rich level well drained soil on State pike one mile from a large town twenty miles from Cincinnati Ohio. Includes 6 room modern house electric lights telephone bath and many outbuildings. Modern farming machinery. If sold by October 1 owner includes teams cattle hogs hay oats corn tomatoes and pasture land. Price 12000 with part terms. William O Hutson Bodman Building Cincinnati Ohio.
The notice touts earning interest on balances with 2 percent on checking, 4 percent on CDs, and 5 percent on savings compounded semi annually. It warns against risky informal savings methods like shot bags and cans.
H. M. Wagner offers a ninety acre farm near Butler with a good house and barn and productive land and a spring in the yard. He also lists a six room house with two acres in Butler on the Roan’s Creek, both to be sold at a bargain as he will be in Butler only a few days. Contact by phone or mail for immediate inquiry.
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