Watauga Democrat August 24 1933 front page note
The Watauga Democrat issued every Thursday in Boone North Carolina announces subscription rates and notices. Editorial and obituary related notices are billed at regular ad rates. Founding details list R C Rivers and Rob Rivers as publishers under The Rivers Printing Company.
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The
Rivers Printing Company
R. C. Rivers Rob. Rivers Publishers
J. F. Moore
Stella Moore
Register of Deeds
Watauga County
Boone
N. C
Cherry Park
Office of the Register of Deeds
John E. Brown
Lenient Tax Collectors Allow Sept Appearance On Foreclosure
The Board of County Commissioners extended the period before tax sales to after the first Monday in September citing good harvests. Crops in Watauga are strong with potatoes up 100 percent and other crops steady, prompting officials to urge taxpayers to pay as much as possible to save property and keep government functioning.
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Board of County Commissioners
Watauga
Re opening the Banks in Boone After Holiday Closures
The people of Boone welcome the reopening of their bank after a thirty days notice. Gurney Hood defends cautious reopening while North Carolina banks overall resume operations, with many still closed. Authorities warn against overexpansion and stress prudent, sustainable banking for future growth.
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Boone
Gurney Hood
North Carolina
Bank of the Future
The Family Doctor on Diabetes and Self Treatment
A speaker cautions against self prescribing and overuse of sedatives. He argues only doctors should select medicines for patients and notes risks from overdoses and misunderstanding drug actions. The piece stresses proper medical guidance over lay treatment and home remedies.
Mastering life lessons from Jefferson and Judas in Monticello
The piece reflects on Jefferson’s buried legacy in Monticello Virginia contrasting public offices with his lasting impact. It pairs Emersons line about immortality with a sermon on service and selfless work, juxtaposing Judas treachery with business acumen and urging integration of work and religious effort for progress. Next Week: Numbing Grip of Ancient Creeds.
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Monticello
Frame
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Emerson
Jesus
Judas
Jerusalem
Trails of Daniel Boone Traced Across the Appalachians
J Hampton Rich details Boone's three main routes through the Appalachians into Tennessee Southwest Virginia and Kentucky. He notes camps along the Yadkin Wilkesboro Holmans Ford and Meat Camp, graves at Calloway and Joppa, and Boone's march from the Yadkin cabin to Boonesboro with ties to Lenoir Happy Valley and Cumberland Gap.
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Watauga Democrat
Daniel Boone
Department of the Interior
Washington
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Boone
Appalachians
Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
Goodspur
North Carolina
Yadkin
Wilkesboro
Holman’s Ford
West Jefferson
Old Tom Calloway
Old Calloway
Calloway
Tom Calloway
Mary Boone Calloway
Boonesboro
Joppa Graveyard
Mocksville
Boone Trail Association
Fort Dodge
Statesville
Taylorsville
Lenoir
Happy Valley
Green Park Hotel
Shulls Mills Road
Newland
Grandfather
Linville
Johnson City
Jonesboro
D. Cilled
Uncertainty of Life by Edw N Hahn
A Boone North Carolina speaker laments life’s fleeting nature. He cites scripture to urge repentance and preparation for eternity, noting that we are here today and gone tomorrow on a fragile shore between two seas of time.
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Man
Edw. N. Hahn
Ice Cream Supper at Valle Crucis Church Saturday
An ice cream supper will be held at Valle Crucis Methodist Church on Saturday night starting at 7 o clock. Proceeds support church work and the public is invited to attend.
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Valle Crucis
James Dyer
Davis Hospital
Statesville
L. F. Kent
Harold
Welsh Tester
Coast
George Bowman
Duke Tester
H. A. Dobbin
Lillian Hopkins
Tom Belk
Skulls Mills
Special notices for sale and local ads in Boone area
Special notices advertise Holstein Guernsey and Hereford calves and milk cows from W C Howell in Boone and six Hereford heifers bred to a fine bred bull with October 1 delivery from R G Shipley Vilas Also Appalachian Shoe Shop at 20 College Street Boone advertises modern equipment and low prices A found package at Caro-Jean Inn invites owner to describe and claim it.
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Guernsey
W. C. Howell
Boone
N. C
R. G. Shipley, Vilas
Appalachian Shoe Shop
College Street
Clayton Moretz
Miss Critcher Hosts Theatre Party For Maids And Matrons
Miss Louise Critcher entertains Maids and Matrons Club with a theatre party and watermelon at the Critcher Hotel assisted by her mother. Guests include Mesdames Coffey Linney Williams Baxter Linney Bingham Rivers Greene Zimmerman Smith and Misses Wary Jones Ramsey. VALLE CRUCIS NEWS plus various society notices and local events follow.
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Miss Critcher
Louise Critcher
Maids and Matrons Club
Critcher Hotel
Mesdames Paul Coffey
Zack Linney
Frank Williams
Baxter Linney
Dean Bingham
Jim Rivers
David Greene
Charles Zimmerman
A. R
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John Joseph Gaines
Kingsport
Cumberland Gap
J. Hampton Rich
Winston-Salem, N. C
Abel
M. H. Edmiston
Sugar Grove
Caro-Jean Inn
H. O. Dowling
Albert T. Reid
Gladys Taylor
Methodist Missionary Society
Charles Menzies Jr
H. C. Menzies
Hickory
Gladys
Frank Taylor
Bridge
Frank Baird
Chicago
Jordan Billings
Georgia
Edna DeBerry
Finley Mast
E. P. Lund
American Weekly
Baltimore American
Newsboy
Burke County
Smithey
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