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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1930
Page
7
The Watauga Democrat 1930 edition notes publication by Rivers Printing Co Boone North Carolina. It lists subscription rates one year six months and three months payable in advance and states that cards of thanks resolutions of respect and obituaries are charged at regular advertising rates. It is entered at the Boone post office as second class mail matter.
A merchant friend recounts the Dempsey Tunney victory aftermath and the pressure of success. He contrasts public adulation with the costs of leadership, noting executives like Morgan and Company partners work late and few pleasures remain. The piece reflects on public figures, presidents, and corporate chiefs.
Sunday School lesson details the Pharisee Saul later known as Paul. He pursued Christians with authority and soldiers toward Damascus. A noon vision of God blinds him and a voice asks why he persecutes Christ. Three days pass in meditation before his conversion.
A vision directs Ananta to Saul and he hesitates until assured of Saul’s changed heart. The greeting Brother Saul signals brotherhood through God the Father. Saul is encouraged and joy erupts as his sight is miraculously restored.
A doctor argues fear breeds illness and distrusts fad health foods. He criticizes sensational advertising for health products and urges calm, balanced eating. Courage and confidence aid digestion, well being, and prosperity.
Washington DC Senate approved President Hoover's choice William N Doak of Virginia as Secretary of Labor without debate. A contest was noted for tariff commission nominee EF Edgar B Brossard of Utah, with strenuous opposition predicted by Senator Harris Jackson Mississippi. Finance committee examined nominees and planned a Tuesday meeting to report findings. Dennis of Maryland, a holdover, admitted signing a prior statement about agricultural benefits but said it was changed without his knowledge.
After sixteen years in Africa Livingstone returned to Scotland where the University of Glasgow awarded him an honorary degree. The weary explorer spoke of returning to Africa to curb the slave trade and to spread the Gospel, inspiring awe and tears from all in attendance.
An incomplete excerpt reflects tension between a narrator and a people whose language is unfamiliar. The speaker notes uncertain and often hostile attitudes, offering a brief pledge of perpetual companionship despite estrangement. The fragment ends with a biblical quotation fragment about presence to the end of the world.
Watauga County Warden H Grady Farthing urges hunters to seek landowner permission before hunting to avoid trespass disputes and property damage. He notes fences torn, crops destroyed, and homes startled by careless shooting, urging respect for landowners and their quail covies to maintain hunting access. Local farmers often know the trespassers by name when complaints arise. This statement appears in the Watauga Democrat, Boone NC, with broader notes on community Christmas generosity.
Ford Motor Company announces more than 60 million dollars for new plants and improvements worldwide. Nine new plants are under way including sites in Long Beach California Noisewater New Jersey Richmond California Buffalo New York Seattle Washington and a replacement Ford plant in Dagenham England. Additional facilities are planned in Cologne Antwerp and Stockholm with Perth Australia and Port Elizabeth South Africa completed. The Rouge plant at Dearborn Michigan will receive power capacity upgrades and other miscellaneous improvements.
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