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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
3
The Blatanga Democrat notes the birth of a baby boy to Dr and Mrs R K Bingham. The issue also reports various local happenings including visits, weather, church movements, an obituary, crops, and changes in the local draft exemption board with new member J D Councill.
We thank friends for kindness and help during the sickness and death of our husband and father. May God's richest blessings rest on each and every one. Mra M. M. Mast & Campion Valle Crucis F. C.
At a joint meeting of the Board of County Commissioners and the Good Roads Commission in Boone last Monday the full $200,000 road bonds were approved for issue but bond sales are deferred due to unsettled conditions and high costs. A future joint meeting will set the sale time. The boards deem the issue safe and doable when market conditions improve.
Prof LG Greer campaign manager for Red Cross Christmas membership announces a patriotic meeting at the courthouse at 7:30 PM next Saturday. County Supt Hagaman and Prof B B Dougherty will speak on war causes with a Europe map, plus Hon F A Linney. Watauga community urged to attend. Boone chapter handles county work. dues payable at meeting.
Citizens urged to gather and ship a car load of apples to soldiers in camps for Christmas. Residents should notify R C Rivers Boone or W E Shipley Valle Crucis with expected bushels or money to buy apples, aiming for delivery by December fifteenth. Mr Shipley to oversee shipment December 14 at Shulls Mills.
A Saturday night patriotic meeting in Valle Crucis drew strong turnout with Supt. Smith Hagaman delivering a clear defense of U S entry into the war. Prof. J G Greer spoke on Red Cross and YMCA aims for soldiers, and schools sold gift boxes raising 79 dollars for soldiers.
The American Red Cross plans a nationwide campaign ending on Christmas Day to recruit 15,000,000 members. In Watauga County the goal is 450 new members under manager Prof. L. G. Greer Boone. Schools will supply display material and literature while churches stores mills banks and other public places will support. Public meetings and future plans will be announced to boost wartime support.
A box supper at Rutherwood school house next Saturday night benefits the school. A public debate precedes the supper with the query Resolved That North Carolina should amend its constitution to grant women the right to vote. Aff: B H Watson Kingston Gragg. Neg: A B Cook Ronda Gragg. Music by band. LH invites all attendees.
A 53 acre tract on the North Fork of Cove Creek near Mabel with a good residence and outbuildings is offered for sale. Interested parties may contact W. W. Miller, Administrator, Route 1, Boone, NC.
The notice seeks 200 bushels of beans at 8 to 10 cents per pound and 500 bushels of potatoes at 85 cents per bushel. Boone Fork Lumber Co. and Shuil's Mills in N. U. are the contacts for this inquiry.
Telegram from Provost General Crowder warns all registrants to update local boards with current post office addresses so questionnaires mailed December 15 reach them. Newspapers urged to publish continuously this guidance until mailing is complete. Compliance aids classifying registrants under new regulations. By direction of Adjutant General Lawrence W. Young and Director of Military Enrollment W. F. Marshall.
Town property for sale includes a two story ten room house facing New Baptist Church on a corner lot 250 feet of street frontage. Features hardwood floors modern plans electric lighting push button switch and a large new barn with other buildings. Contact for details by writing or calling.
Advice on age and occupation specific eating habits to ease digestion and keep bowels regular. If you feel overfilled or constipated, take Chamferlaing Tablets to aid relief.
Kodak Films developed Iree Printed for 8 4 and 5 cents each with 25 years experience. Dunwick Photo Studio in Lenoir North Carolina advertises this offer highlighting long standing expertise and local service.
A box supper will be held Friday night at Shally Mills Baptist Church to raise funds for the church. Everyone is invited to come, bring a box, and enjoy a good time hosted by G. W. Robbins.
The advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh in all its stages by internal action through the blood. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and invites readers to send testimonials to F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo, Ohio, with sales nationwide at 75 cents.
A confirmed Boone reader repeats praise for Doan's Kidney Pills, citing lasting relief from kidney pain after four years. AE Craig of Lenoir NC recalls initial benefit and reaffirms the remedy’s value, with 60 cent price at local dealers and Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY as makers.
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