Watauga Democrat Weekly Publication Details
The Watauga Democrat is issued every Thursday by RIVERS PRINTING COMPANY in Boone North Carolina. Publishers are R C Rivers Rob Rivers. Subscription rates apply for one year and six months. Obituaries and related notices follow regular advertising rates. Entered at Boone Post Office as Second Class mail matter.
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The
Rivers Printing ¢ Company
R. C. Rivers Rob. Rivers Publishers
Boone, N. C
Tolstoi Quote on Duty Opens December 6 Page
A Tolstoi quotation frames the December 6 page noting that the vocation of every man and woman is to serve others. The short item emphasizes service as a guiding ideal for readers.
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Tolstoi
Begin Christmas shopping now to beat the rush
Urges early Christmas shopping to avoid late rushes, secure larger stock, compare prices, and ease clerks workload. Notes seventeen shopping days left before finances tighten and highlights a mix of local quotes and editorials urging timely buying and discussion of a county agricultural agent proposal.
Modest Bachelor of Education Merges with North Carolina School
The article recalls Dr. B. B. Dougherty president of Appalachian Teachers College at Boone. A modest bachelor, he is praised as perhaps the state’s best informed on education, having done major work before state takeover, making him a valuable asset to North Carolina education.
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Mecklenburg
Charlotte
B. B. Dougherty
Appalachian Teachers School
Boone
North Carolina
Not So Anxious Visitor Convict: Life Sentence Banter
A brief exchange features a visitor asking about a term and a convict replying he is in for life. The line contrasts the inmate's calm stance with the idea of an end date, underscoring a stark life imprisonment premise.
Mends Broken China With Plaster of Paris Cement
A simple patching method describes making a cement for broken china by mixing plaster of Paris with white of eggs until creamy. Apply like any prepared cement to repair fragments.
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China
Paris
A New Salad Chop Recipe Way to Use Gelatin
A simple salad mold combines 12 stuffed olives with 1 cup celery. Heat 1 cup water and 1 cup tomato soup to boiling then add 2 tablespoons vinegar salt and paprika to taste. Dissolve in 1 package lemon gelatin. When cool and thick stir in celery, mold and chill. Serves well with turkey and trimmings.
Local Affairs Chronicle From Salisbury and Nearby Towns
Local notes report Rev C H Moser in Cherryville for his father’s illness and Dr Z V Sherrill with family visiting from Marion Va for Thanksgiving. William Hayes of Boone delivered potatoes and apples worth 44 dollars to the orphanage drive at Three Forks church. James Shupe dies near Creston after a yearlong illness. funeral is in Mountain City Tenn. Dolphus E. Lyon dies in Springfield Mo after dairy success in Missouri. Sheriff Vance captures Granville Hicks in Valle Crucis on prohibition violation. bond and reward details. Next week’s Democrat previews Christmas ads and early copy tips. Capt Roby Brown in Shouns Tenn improving after illness. visit by Democrat reporter.
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James Shupe
Creston
Ashe County
Shupe
T. C. Beach
Mountain City
Tenn
Will Carter
Boone
Springfield
Dolphus E. Lyon
Democrat
Lyon
Messrs
W. C
James Lyon
Watauga
Missouri
Vance
Avery County
Granville Hicks
Hicks
Avery Superior Court
Valle Crucis
H. A. Hagaman
Henry Yates
Capt
Roby Brown
Shouns
Johnson County
County list records Watagua county teachers 1928 29
Complete roster of public school teachers for Watagua county for the 1928 29 scholastic year prepared by County Superintendent Smith Hagaman. Names cover Boone Lovill Vilas Amantha Blowing Rock and Rutherwood areas with numerous Misses Mrs. and Messrs including E L Ball C L Hewitt Grace Graybeal Nellie Coffey Esther Fleming Ruth Vaughn Estelle Pye Jane Elison Ethel Bouchelle Annie Stanbury J M Gaither M J Williams Richard Hodges Lula Austin Gladys Bifgham Russell Henson Mabel Henson and others.
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Watauga County
Smith Hagaman
E. L. Ball
Boone
C. L. Hewitt
Grace Graybeal
Nellie Coffey
J. A. Williams
Eula Todd
Esther Fleming
Ruth Vaughn
Estelle Pye
Jane Elison
Ethel Bo
Community Members Listed Across Shulls Mills to Vilas
A long list names residents and households from Blowing Rock to Zionville, Valle Crucis, Deep Gap, and nearby areas. The compiled names include Mrs. Rupert Gillett, Miss Maud Perry, Miss Mollie Wheeler, Dana Sale, Ruth Mathewson, Amy Henson, Henry Hagaman, Miss Edna Thomas, Miss Marie Wilson, and many others tied to Boone, Sugar Grove, Beech Creek, Triplett, and surrounding towns. The roster appears as an index of local residents, likely for a community directory or notice.
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Rupert Gillett
Blowing Rock
Blowing Rocks
Emma Storey
Hattie Greer
Florence Green
Boone
Dana Sale
Bamboo
S. D. W. Sale
Cora Miller
Maud Perry
Vilas
Mary Duncan
Ola Triplett
Trio
Mollie Wheeler
Triplett
Faye Ashley
Dewey Mitchell
Viola Ever
R. F. D. Vines
Sugar Grove
Lucy Green
Allie Perry
Mi Leeta Norris
Reatha Harmon
Sugar
Y. Perry
Mabel
Henry Hagaman
Gladys Swift
Effie Winebarger
Zionville
Kimp Wilson
D. L. Bingham
Rutherwood
Docie Allen Gragg
Roby Winkler
E. Y. Edminston
Ford Henson
Beech Creek
George Harman
Anna Edminston
A. B. Harman
Ruby Mast
D. T. Brown
Tom Moody
M. H. Norris
Boone R
Thanksgiving at Bamboo School in Watauga County
Bamboo school held a community Thanksgiving with baskets of country foods, a school program, and a keynote by Superintendent Smith Hagaman on the home environment. A community meeting discussed the probable establishment of a junior high school for Bamboo.
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Bamboo School
Watauga County
J. W. Harrison
D. W. Sale
Smith Hagaman
Boone
Bamboo seeks place among Watauga junior high schools
The article praises community spirit and public sacrifice to support the local high school project at Bamboo. It expresses hope that 1929 will mark Bamboo as a junior high school in Watauga county, acknowledging Mrs. Sale as a contributor.
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Watauga County
Sale
State and Local Taxes Burden in 1925 Compared by State
An analysis by S H Hobbs Jr concludes state and local taxes, excluding federal, form the true burden since most are paid by residents. Nevada leads per inhabitant at 83.69 dollars, while Alabama trails at 14.03. North Carolina sits 41st at 24.40, with total NC collections around 68 million dollars in 1925.
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S. H. Hobbs, Jr
University News
Delaware
Florida
Maine
Maryland
Virginia
Hobbs
Nevada
Alabama
North Carolina
North Carolina taxes and cost of government seen as modest
The article compares tax collections and government costs in North Carolina to other regions, noting per inhabitant taxes are well below the national and southern averages. It argues government costs are relatively low, and ends with a local ad for Goodwill Stores in North Wilkesboro inviting winter sewing and bargains on cloth.
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South
North Carolina
United States
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