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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1934
Page
5
Local notes report Thanksgiving visits in Raleigh and Boone with names such as Mrs Frank Robbins and Miss Virginia Greer. Announcements include births Dorathy Sue Duncan, hospital visits, Legion post activities, car theft recovery, and club entertainments in Cherry Park and Baptist Church events.
December 5 1895 news from The Democrat lists social visits including Mr Dave Farthing of Butler and Mrs Dr Councill with Miss Jennie visiting Elk Park. D B Dougherty returning from Jefferson and E S Coffeys from Atlanta express Exposition impressions. Captain Coffey pair depart for Virginia to buy horses for the Southern market. Sam R Newland of Lenoir shot W F Steelman in a harness shop. Newland fled. Mr Robert Shearer dies after a sudden breast pain at night and is buried near his old home with family sorrow and sympathy.
Janice Stevenson and four poets including Mary Lil lian Wilcox Eloise Watson Hope Eller and Helen Wilcox contributed poems. Rev Mr Canipe gave a talk on children of foreign lands. Refreshments were provided by the hostess with Stella Chloe Rogers assisting. The next meeting will be with Miss Ruth Isaacs.
Miss Blanche Banner and Emory Phillippi were married Saturday evening November 24 at 7 15 at the home of Rev P L Cobb in Galax Virginia. The bride, daughter of A M Banner of Sugar Grove North Carolina, is praised as one of the county’s charming young ladies. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Robert Phillippi of Mountain City Tennessee. After a brief honeymoon in Western North Carolina and Virginia, the couple will reside in Mountain City.
Rev George Trivett filled the regular appointment at Antioch Baptist Church Saturday and Sunday Revival services begin next Sunday with pastor W C Payne assisted by Rev W D Ashley. Families Harmon Greene Love Ward and Glenn mentioned among visitors and movers.
Mr I N Minton and family return home while in ill health Bun Hodges rents to Irna Hicks Thanksgiving service at Mount Lebanon featured fine singing and many visitors Miss Blanch Minton and Miss Lucy Minton dined with Mrs Willie Earl Flo Presnell visiting mother born to Mr and Mrs S B Hayes last Wednesday a son Rev Wellington Swift and Mrs Steve Holtzclaw mourned by the community.
The Democrat urges an early response to renewal notices sent this week to preserve subscriber names on lists. Notices go out rapidly and subscribers will be notified only once. The label date shows when the subscription expires, so readers should check and not miss a copy of their county paper.
Roby T. Greer D J. Cottrell and Family express thanks to friends and neighbors who aided during illness death and burial of their wife and daughter. They wish others may be surrounded by such kindness in bereavement.
An oyster supper is planned at the Blowing Rock Café in Blowing Rock on Saturday December 8 starting at 6 o clock. The event is sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs Maggie A Bryan Holtzclaw wife of S L Holtzclaw died at home near Boone North Carolina on Saturday evening November 24 1934 born March 3 1869 married December 5 1889 she left husband daughter Edgar Holtzclaw and Mrs R L Hayes five grandchildren and one great grandchild two sisters and two brothers several relatives. She was a devout Christian and longtime member of Boone Baptist Church later Brushy Fork Church funeral at home Monday Rev W D Ashley burial at Hine cemetery near Boone pallbearers listed and flower bearers named.
Hayes, Mrs. Claude Minton, Mrs. Howard Greene and Mrs. Vance Prescott named as relatives in a brief obituary item.
The families express gratitude for kindness and sympathy shown during the illness death and burial of their wife and mother. S L Holtzclaw Mrs R L Hayes acknowledge support from friends in this difficult time.
R. H. Crouse, the county agent for Haywood, is actively advancing the dairy program to secure more quality cows for the county’s herds.
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