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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
4
The item states Ope Batanga Wemorrat with RG Rivers as editor and proprietor and notes publication on Thursdays. It preserves formal newspaper tone and notes the Thursday weekly schedule for the issue framing.
Governor Morrison thanked the 300 teachers at the Summer School for their reception and the mountain beauty. He urged God-speed in their work and pledged sympathetic cooperation, then left by automobile for Blowing Rock at 9 30, noting fatigue and the rest Watauga provides.
The article argues that an insane person charged with crime should be sent to the State prison for the criminal insane rather than the State Hospital. It opposes mixing guilty and innocent inmates in one facility and contends for better overall provision if room allows. It insists murderers found sane after crime should not crowd Morganton while innocent insane lack admission. It favors housing the better class of inmates when jail is used as a stopgap.
A fragmented article discusses hiking as affordable recreation driving urbanites to walk from subway terminals on Sundays and holidays. It highlights hiking’s social value, its role in encouraging rural dispersion, and notes figures like Doughboy and Boy Scouts leading the way with excursions from urban hubs.
The passage describes a sergeant explaining the shelter ball pack carried by a doughboy to ease mid day roadside feasts. He reviews how the pack evolved from experiment to minimize weight and maximize movement, noting his own comedic critique of past failures.
Announcement states Cove Creek school begins Monday August 28 to teach up to tenth grade. Those planning to come should attend first day to start work promptly. Board available at reasonable rates in several community homes.
The Fall term begins August 22 at the Appalachian Training School. Board for nine months costs 100 dollars. A standard high school course is offered along with two full years of normal work. Address Box 202 Boone North Carolina. 810 2tp.
Boone and Newland offices offer monthly visit windows with Boone the first 15 days and Newland the last 10 days. Contact by writing or calling for an appointment.
Administrator announces qualification in the estate of B C Green deceased. Creditors must present claims within twelve months from Aug 10 1922 or be barred. Debtors should make immediate payment. W Sherwood Administrator.
Roxie Bowles sues Clarence Bowles in the Superior Court of Watauga County for divorce from the bonds of matrimony. Clarence Bowles must appear before the Clerk by September 8, 1922 to answer or demur. otherwise the relief demanded in the complaint will be granted. Dated July 31, 1922.
Notice of Administration states Lucrecia Greer as administratrix of Alice A Eller estate asking all debtors to settle and creditors to present claims within 12 months. Also an adjacent sale ad offers a land plot with spring near Training School Boone Trail Highway, contact D E B Hartley in Boone, North Carolina.
On September 4, 1922 the first Monday of Superior Court a sale will be held on the premises for four lots in Boone. The lots sit on the ridge near the courthouse center. brick can be produced on site to build a mansion. Terms to be announced at sale. August 8, 1922. L D Lowe.
Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of James W. Vines deceased this is to notify all claimants to present them within twelve months from this notice or be barred. All indebted persons should pay promptly. This July 20 1922. W R Vines Administrator.
Notice of sale under a mortgage by D L Setzer and Luis Setzer on 2134 1921 to secure 1500. Mortgage recorded in Watauga county. Due to default, property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at Boone court house door on August 28 1922 at 1 pm. Parcel described as 30 acres in Boone Township with field notes and bounds given. John Lewis, Mortgagee, dated July 2 1922.
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