Campaign Against Billboards Finds Fresh Support Worldwide
The article notes Fox Film Company abandoning billboard ads in favor of newspapers, arguing safety and reader focus. It contrasts sports promotion as money driven, critiques the term sport, and cites Coleman du Pont building a major industrial empire before his death at 66. It also discusses high school guidance on mate selection, divorce drivers, Christmas club cash flows, and a Chilean nitrogen fertilizer award for research excellence.
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Fox Film Company
Fox
T. Coleman du Pont
du Pont
Coleman du Pont
Teld
Appalachian Ends Most Successful Football Season
Appalachian State College closes its 1930 football season with a strong 34 to 0 opener versus Lincoln Memorial University, featuring Harris and Baucom. The run includes a 13 to 0 win over Tusculum, a 62 to 12 rout of Atlanta Christian, and a dramatic 13 to 7 comeback over West Liberty. The team suffers a tough 7 to 13 loss to High Point College and defeats Naval Apprentice and Atlantic University on consecutive days.
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Mountaineers
Lincoln Memorial Univsity
Harris
Baucom
King College
Appalachian State
King
Tusculum College
Tusculum
Catawba
Indians
Waters
Atlantic Christian College
West Liberty State
West Virginians
West Virginia
University of Ohio
Canipe
O’hare
West Liberty
Virginia
Naval Apprentice
Atlantic University
Mahone Harris
McKinney
Hinson
Harr O’hare Smith
Wortman
Fulkeson
High Point College
Appalachia
Hardy Mountaineers
Boiling Springs
Lincoln Memo
Appalachian King College
Appalachian
Red Cross Roll Call Drive Proves a Success
The Red Cross Roll Call in Boone ran three days amid heavy winter weather. Six ladies collected 97 memberships and $4 in donations totaling 101 dollars for the drive, led by Mrs. I. G. Greer with three two‑person groups. Group 1 and 2 and 3 posted 17, 37, and 40 memberships respectively.
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Ladies of Boone
Red Cross
Watauga
I. G. Greer
Paul Coffey
David Greene
Robert Coffey
Marguerite Miller
J. M. Gaither
Committee Named for Watauga Potato Club
The Live Stock Association executive committee names J. F. Moore A. G. Miller and W. W. Mas as the Potato Club committee for the coming season. They will set regulations arrange prizes and issue information. Prospective members may contact the committee or leave a name at the banks in Boone.
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Potato Club
Live Stock Association
J. F. Moore
A. G. Miller
W. W. Mas
Boone
Senator Simmons Retires to 5000 Acre North Carolina Plantation
Washington reports Senator Furnifold Simmons will retire from the Senate on March 4 after 30 years of service and return to his 5,000 acre plantation in Jones and Craven counties North Carolina. He plans to read more and remain active in the plantation. Frank A. Hampton, Simmons secretary and chief of staff, will practice law in Washington DC.
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Washington, D. C
Furnifold Simmons
Senate
Jones and Craven
Novia Carolina
Simmons
Frank A. Hampton
District of Columbia
State Institutions Seek $6 Million in Improvements
Raleigh North Carolina state institutions and agencies ask for about $6,000,000 in permanent improvements for the coming biennium, far above 1929 levels and likely to be trimmed by the Advisory Budget Commission seeking economy amid depressed revenues. The commission may set final figures near $500,000.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Advisory Budget Commission
Commission
Mountaineers Recover For 14 0 Victory Over Piedmont College
Appalachian State traveled to Georgia and defeated Piedmont College by 14 to 0 in the final game of a hard season. The Mountaineers finished with eight victories, two defeats and one tie, and held a strong interstate record of six wins in seven contests.
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Appalachian State College
Collegians
Mountaineer
Appalachian State
Georgia
Piedmont College
Demorest
Mountaineers
Christmas Club Pays Out in Watauga County Banks
Local banks mailed Christmas club checks totaling over 1800 to nearly fifty Watauga County depositors. The Watauga Bank issued 1556.25 to forty savers while Peoples Bank and Trust sent about 300 in its first club. Average payout about 54.60, with broad national figures cited. A hunting bear story from Blowing Rock accompanies the report.
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Watauga County
Watauga County Bank
Peoples Bank and Trust Company
Watauga Bank
Watauga
Bankes
Second Bank Invasion Nets $25,000 In Milwaukee
Six men with sawed-off shotguns and revolvers robbed the Layton Park State Bank in Milwaukee for a $25,000 haul. Customers and nine employees were forced to a basement as four attackers grabbed cash, with one man slugging a bank official who lacked a key to a grilled vault door. Police continued investigations as a similar December robbery had occurred last year.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Layton Park State Bank
Henry Lammermann
Ben Koppa
Frank Scherry
Scherry
Paving Bids Sought for Watauga Route 60 Project
The State Highway Commission invites bids Tuesday for 4.80 miles of concrete road on Route 60 from Boone toward Deep Gap in Watauga County. The program includes 21 projects totaling 25.5 miles concrete and 11.42 miles asphalt, with Federal aid expected for nineteen projects and about half a million dollars in federal funds.
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State Highway Commission
Boone
Deep Gap
Democrat
Raleigh
New River
John J. Waldrop
Watauga County
Wataugan Re elected Sheriff in Oklahoma
Raymond Greer, son of the late Marshall Greer, was re-elected sheriff of Custer County Oklahoma in the November election. In a letter to the Watauga Democrat he praised Democratic support noting the county backed the sheriff by a large margin while the Republican candidate trailed by 582 votes.
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Raymond Greer
Marshall Greer
Wataugan
Custer County
Oklahoma
Greer
Watauga Democrat
Boone
North Carolina
J. R. Greer
Caldwell Man Mad After Liquor Theft Sparks Courtroom Laughter
Clarence Townsend of Cary Flats Caldwell County faced assault with a deadly weapon charges after a pint of his liquor was stolen. The State argued Townsend reacted with rage during the Monday trial, prompting laughter in the courtroom as questions were posed about the theft and his anger.
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Lenoir
Clarence Townsend
Cary Flats
Caldwell County
Townsend
Spurling
To the Business Men of Boone
An appeal asks Boone merchants to submit advertisements early for next week and Christmas editions. Copy and cuts help. the paper will print part on Saturday and may publish extra pages. Merchants should contact the printer soon to ensure space and design support.
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Democrat
County Officials Are Sworn In At Monday Meeting
Crowds gathered as county officers elected last November took oaths of office at the courthouse. Eller McNeil of Rutherfordwood joined the Board of Commissioners, with Thos. C. Baird named chairman and Y. Walker sworn in from the prior board. All new officials are Democrats and returning officers include L. M. Farthing sheriff and Roby Greer to the House.
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Eller McNo
Rutherwood
Board of Commissioners
Thos. C. Baird
J. Y. Walker
M 1
Roby Greer
Sheriff
L. M. Farthing
House of Representatives
R. T. Greer
Cewt
A. E. South
Register of Deeds
Helen Andredown
W. R. Vines
J. B. Haeaman
T. C. Baird
Y. Walker
Eller McNeil
Merchants Readying Christmas Shoppers in Town
Local merchants accelerate holiday mood with early advertising and promotions. Will C. Walker opened Christmas ads two weeks ago, Boone Drug Company joined last week, and this issue features 9 Christmas ads from firms. Banks announce Christmas Club and stationery offers.
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Will C. Walker
Boone Drug Company
Spain
Walker
Watauga County Bank
Peoples Bank and Trust Company
Byrd Expedition Film Promises Thrilling South Pole Tale
The film record With Byrd at the South Pole showcases Admiral Byrd and 3 companions completing the Pole flight and surviving polar conditions. The Pastime Theatre screens the four day feature starting Monday December 8th, detailing living conditions, landscapes, drama, danger, and human-interest moments.
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Richard E. Byrd
South Polar
Byrd
South Pole
Antarctic
Pole
Admiral Vrd
Local teachers and hunts noted in Blowing Rock and Caldwell County
The Democrat reports B B Dougherty teaching at Blowing Rock for three months and Professor Francum to visit Boone on the 10th to examine teachers. S W Boyden recovers from fever and resumes work. Grant Hodges leaves Cool Springs for Globe Academy. W L Bryan and J D Councill shoot a fine buck near the Blue Ridge in Caldwell County. R C Rivers visits his uncle in Tennessee. Mrs S J Brawley travels to visit Capitain Lovill’s family but weather forces return. Several marriages occur at Zionville last Friday. prospects for more marriages seen amid a heavy snowstorm Sunday night.
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B. B. Dougherty
Blowing Rock
Francum
Boone
S. W. Boyden
Grant Hodges
Cool Springs
Globe Academy
W. L. Bryan
J. D. Council
Mooresville
James McCurry
Nelia Roten
James Davenport
Oma Greer
Jack Campbell
Martha Greer
Zionville
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Yau
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Watauga Potato Club
Senator Simmons
Donald J. Boyden
Johnnie Pitts
Pitts
Boyden
BANK
Co-operative Station
Appalachian State Teachers College
Arapaho
Caldwell
Byrd Men
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