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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
2
Brother Cornish from St. Louis Missouri conducts a revival in Boone with Baptist and Methodist cooperation. Daily services at 3 30 and 8 with Sunday worship at the courthouse. The Baptist pastor and congregation generously offer their church during the week. Let us pray work and bring others. JR Walker.
The State Board plans a tonsil and adenoid clinic for Watay County school children from August 31 to September 3 in the east wing of Whit Hall Boone NC. Dr Sloan of Charlotte will perform operations with nurses from the State Department assisting.
The cream supper at Poplar Grove on the 2st drew rain-dampened crowds but was well received. Food women provided rice cakes, patrons enjoyed the event, and $47.35 was raised. The school plans grounds improvements and new facilities. T. Greene, Teacher.
We thank neighbors and friends for their lavish kindness and timely help during illness death and burial of our dear wife and mother. May heaven bless each one who ministered so kindly in our great sorrow. J W McGuer Essie Norris Claup Norris
Long list of assessments against multiple lots in Watauga County including Floy Mast Blair Hotel and Linney property. Items cover sidewalk size in feet and yards per yard rates, drainage and grading work, with totals and responsible parties named by street and owner. Officials include J M Moretz mayor and A Linney town clerk.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Tao Big Nash Trucks and possible firms Higador Co Gar Focality. No coherent event, person, or place identified to summarize with confidence.
An advertisement offers agency to handle Indian motorcycles and sidecars in various shapes with electric equipment. Includes a note about being able to furnish equipment for sale and lists contact as LINEBACK, Shulls Millx, 826 24) .
Undersigned executors and administrators warn all claimants to present claims within twelve months from notice or be barred. Hattie Farthing and JC Smith announce probate actions for the estates of Parthing and GW Smith with settlements to be made promptly.
A portion of the late J. G. Neal farm lies partly within the corporate boundaries of Jefferson North Carolina, intersecting town limits as described in the property survey.
Advertisement offers store house and lot on highway one mile west of Boone with a good business stand. Also sells a five room house and five prime town lots within one boundary. Features include a metal roof, good outbuildings, a good well and young vineyard. Written by J W Dyer Butler Tennessee 8-19 tfe.
Valle Crucis High School announces the third session begins August 30 with prefunding for high school students. Some families will accept students who work for board and reasonable board is offered for those who wish to pay. For information contact COMMITTER Valle Crucis NC 16 Ate.
Lost goodyear tire 33 x 4 inches with rim and tire cover found between Boone and Blowing Rock Friday afternoon. Finder to deliver to this office and be rewarded. For sale heavy yoke of oxen six years old about 2,500 pounds well broke. See them at once J ynum Clawson Rutherwood NC 419 2te.
By action of the Third Quarterly Conference for the Wataugi Charge I will receive closed bids for three weeks on Smiths Chapel or Silverstone church property including thirty two pews an organ seventeen gallons of white paint two large cast heaters and one acre of land. We reserve the right to reject all bids all bids due to J Morris at 2 Morris Amantha NC 4 15.
North Carolina Colony settlers move to Southern Ohio within 10 to 20 miles of Cincinnati. 62 acres on State Pike near a large town, modern house with outbuildings, water, fences, and stock. Included are 6 horses, 9 cows, 10 tons hay, 10 acres corn, tomatoes, other truck. Asking price 12000 with some terms. Owner William O Hutson lists farms from Bodman Building, 621 Main St, Cincinnati Ohio.
For sale a Ford Touring Car and a Ford skeeter both in fine shape offered by Highway Motor Co.
A compact notice promoting rolling dollars with 6 percent interest paid on due dates. It claims no interest gathering by borrowers, and emphasizes that both one and two year papers are endorsed by the issuer. Readers are urged to visit to arrange investments.
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