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Newspaper

Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1926

Page

8

Dempsey and Tunney Weigh In For Title Fight

Dempsey stands 6 ft 1 3 4 in and weighs 202 pounds while Tunney is 6 ft 2 1 2 in at 197 pounds. Both heavyweights have trimmed down and will train in the mountains of upper New York as boxing officials review permits for the world title clash.

K Dempsey Gene Tunney Jeffr Fitzsimmons John L. Sullivan Dempsey Tunney New York Boxing Commission License Board Muldoon Fin Y Dempsey New York New York Boxing Commission

Dr Charles W Eliot Dies at Harbor Maine

Dr Charles W Eliot longtime Harvard president died at his summer home in Northeast Harbor Maine aged ninety two. He had been in delicate health since early summer and spent summers in Harbor since the 1880s. Funeral services planned for Union Church Northeast Harbor with services at Appleton Chapel Cambridge. His son Rev Samuel A Eliot of Cambridge was present.

Harbor Maine Charles W. Eliot Emes Harvard University Ag . Tos Eliot Northeast Harbor Union Church Appleton Chapel Cambride Mass Samuel A. Eliot Cambridge Harvard Nicholas Murray Butler Columbia University

What Men Marry For

A year after editorials praising collegians at Columbia University for money-free preferences many seniors now say they would marry for money. The piece notes shifts in drink choice water tying with whiskey and two thirds against prohibition following Nicholas Murray Butler. It mentions 70+ girls smoking and 39 disapprove and suggests wealthy girls should marry into Columbia if able to support a husband’s lifestyle.

Columbia University Nicholas Murray Butler Columbia

Law and Reckless Driving Remarks in Asheville Trial

Judge in the Mrs. C case notes that punishment should not discriminate by sex for deadly reckless driving. He urges that men who have evaded punishment must be held to account for the consequences to stress public safety and vigilant driving.

Asheville R. Rogers W. P. Abbey Rogers

Bearded vows fuel Los Angeles couple's separation bid

A Los Angeles husband seeks legal separation after twenty years of marriage rooted in his whiskers. He claims a kiss every twenty five years justifies the feud as his beard long impeded love. Readers are reminded of car assembly notes stating over nine thousand American autos were built abroad last month.

Los Angeles Times Oeal Court

Village Delivery Service To Start In Boone

Boone begins village delivery Wednesday September 1 with house numbering by town officials. Residents must use proper street and number on mail and may place boxes on streets along the carrier route if near the path. Local mail will no longer incur a one cent drop letter rate and will be two cents per ounce. For details, visit the Post Office.

Boone Moore Boone Hardware Company

Revision urged for fall styles to suit summer sunburns

Sioux City Tribune notes a manifest need for spring to fall fashion revision so clothing can properly display summer sunburns during the season.

Sioux City Tribune

Valle Crucis Visitors and Local Moves Highlight Week

Among Valle Crucis visitors are Miss Annie Hobson of North Carolina sister of hero Richard Hobson. Rev M Horner spent a couple of days at Valle Crucis. W E Shipley and son Joseph of Wallace Virginia visit relatives. William Mast Henry and Gilbert Taylor enter Boone School. Cove Creek residents Sam Horton move to new home Cove Haven. A B R Barlow travels from Lenoir for S F Horton wedding reception. Anne Sherwood returns from Columbia University. J R and J M Horton depart for Cleveland after vacation at home.

Valle Crucis Valle Cruc Annie Hobson N. C Richmond Pearson Hobsan M. Horner W. E. Shipley Joseph Wallace William Mast Henry Gilbert Taylor Boone Cove Creek Sam F. Horton Cove Haven A. BR. Barlow Lenoir S. F. Horton Anne Sherwood Columbia University N. Y J. R J. M. Horton Cleveland Ohio

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