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Newspaper

Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1925

Page

2

Meat Camp Notes On Hopewell Church Meeting Continues

The Hopewell Methodist church series began on August 9 and continues with deep interest as many connect with the church. Visitors include Rev. Cornelius of Helton and Rev. Thomas of Concord Lutheran. A large group attended, with various locals and travelers joining gatherings and a notable rain after five weeks of dryness. The day featured a grand repast at the Greer home and a reunion with the Wilkes McNeil party visiting from Parlear and Purlear, marking strong community ties and reflections on friendship across long distances.

Hopewell Methodist Church Cornelius Helton Thomas Lutheran Church Concord Roby Lewis Johnson City Jake Winebarger Lynchburg Irvin Miller Winston-Salem W. S. Miller Shulls Mills James Lewis Claud Norris Loyd Winebarger Claud Davis Roanoke Hazel Miller Wiley Campbell Cove Creek John Miller Mabel John Bea Neva Tenn B. F. Lane State Annie Mae Sherwood Margaret Miller Lee Campbell Jefferson A. W. Hodgson Edna Moretz Boone Winebarger School Mary Miller Zionville Emory Greer Hopewell Henry Monore Winebarger Dale Moretz

Foscoe Notes and Fifth Sunday Meeting Plan

Local items report Deputy W H Brinkley seizing a large still in the mountains and planning cleanup in Foscoe. Visitors from Granite Falls, family visits in Coal Creek and Lenoir. Stony Fork Association sets Fifth Sunday Meeting at Mt Vernon Baptist Church August 29 with devotions sermons and lectures by Rev Wilcox Ashley Wheeler Cook Hampton and others.

W. H. Brinkley Boone Foscoe W. S. Young Coal Creek Tonnis W. M. McCain Brinkley Granite Falls Carrie Moller Robert Robbins Lenoir Carrie Walter Stony Fork Association Mt. Vernon W. D. Ashley B. F Wilcox Z. T. Green N. L. Harrison L. T. Elrod B. F. Wilcox Z. T. Greene W. N. Cook Work N. GL. Harrison John.Cook Miss Minnie Day J. Amos Hampton Com

Big Dinner at Rutherwood Shared by Greer and McNeils

Last Sunday was a happy day at Rutherwood when Thomas M. Greer and his family joined Mr. and Mrs. Ellere McNeil Floyd McNeil and his wife and daughter to share a sumptuous dinner on Saturday.

Gentry Grover Robbins Wm. McCain Hazel Walters Blowing Rock Rutherwood Thomas M. Greer Ellere McNeil Floyd McNeil

Cove Creek High School Opens August 24

The Cove Creek High School will begin on August 24 rather than September 7 per the latest Democrat. Enoch Swift, Chairman Board Trustees, urges patrons to attend the opening to start a strong school year.

Cove Creek High School The Democrat Enoch Swift

Wilmington man seeks federal number for Bear Trail highway

Hugh Mac Rae of Wilmington asks the federal government to adopt and number the Bear Trail from Miami to Quebec. He met with Senator Simmons and the agriculture department and reports broad city approvals along the route from North Carolina to Quebec. The effort targets federal aid by securing a numbered federal route designation, countering opposition from the Bureau of Public Roads.

Washington Hugh MacRae Wilmington Miami Florida Quebec Canada Simmons Department of Agriculture Dunlap McRae MacDonald Bureau of Public Roads Blue Ridge Alleghany Mountains North Carolina Spartanburg Asheville Rutherfordton Mario, Boone and Sparta Virginia Valley of Virginia Winchester Harpers Ferry Maryland Fredericksburg Pennsylvania Gettysburg New Jersey Morristown Trenton Hudson Lake Champlain Fort Ticonderoga N. Carolina MacRae Association

Poets Speak at Bar and Ford Sign Veiled Quip

A humorous barroom scene features a speaker quoting a judge and a sign on a Ford referencing a single woman. The banter portrays a light legal-motorist joke with a local flavor and a wink at speed limits and gendered tags.

For Cash Sale Of 20 Residence Lots And 8 Room Bungalow

To raise cash we offer 20 residence lots and eight room bungalow for sale at bargain prices. Prices are low and surprising. Interested buyers may contact J. N. Davidson by phone 19 or by writing.

J. N. Davidson

Entering Dental College Requires Quick Matriculation

Students entering Atlanta Southern Dental College in October should enroll immediately as this is the last year high school graduates can qualify for admission. A new building is under construction to expand enrollment. Land for sale near Meat Camp post office offers 15 acres with a house and cleared area for $600, plus 12 1/2 acres nearby at $52 per acre. S. C. Phillips, Boone, N C. 2027¢ add to place at

Atlanta-Southern Dental College Dental Meat Camp Winebarger’s S. C. Phillips Boone N. C

Non Silba Sed Anthar Oath of Membership Invitation

An invitation text urges joining a powerful non political group asserting loyalty to American labor, law and order, white supremacy, and Christian tenets. It asks for name occupation and address as part of membership considerations.

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