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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1927
Page
11
A Boone NC newspaper urges residents to shop locally for home needs and farm supplies. It argues local merchants invest in the community, pay taxes, and circulate money at home, urging citizens to support home industries with a slogan Nothing Else Here.
The Yorkville South Carolina Enquirer raises a series of questions about due process and sentencing. It argues for stronger protection for law abiding citizens and questions advantages given to defendants in trials and sentencing.
Two extra good pos sum hounds offered for sale or trade for a fox chase. They will run a fox till he goes in his hole and are sold on a guarantee. See or write M. P. Trivett at Rominger North Carolina.
Local affairs note two upcoming events the new Ford car at Taylor Motor Company next Saturday and Christmas on Sunday the 25th. The column covers deaths births and family notices plus town happenings from Boone and Foscoe including interments, gatherings at the Commercial hotel, and a buffalo meat gift to Col. Bryan. Additional items report road surveys, Burley tobacco tests by Henry Hardin, rare airplane sightings, and progress on Appalachian State Normal heating plant with two 250 horsepower engines and room to grow.
Dr. B. B. Dougherty and Prof. W. C. Howell traveled to Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Dougherty spoke to the Lions Club with about a hundred farmers in attendance. He then addressed Kernersville high school students, parents and teachers at night.
The article outlines partial schedules for the Normal College women and men, listing upcoming games against East Tennessee Teachers College Lenoir Rhyne Mitchell College Cullowhee Mars Hill Rutherford College Wingate Campbell Hiawassee Piedmont and Carson-Newman with return dates after Christmas. It notes several visitors including Rev J.
At a December 14 1927 county commissioners meeting in the Watauga County Courthouse authority was given to issue short term notes totaling 75000 for renewal of outstanding school notes. The notes will be sold December 20 1927 in Boone North Carolina and mature six months from December 10 1927. Proceeds fund renewal by the board of education. Pearl Hartly clerk to the board of county commissioners.
Pastors A Yount P A Hicks and J M Page of Raleigh met with Baptist church members to discuss a new building project. The report notes a YMCA basketball trip to Mars Hill and Cullowhee with mixed results for Norman and the women’s team losing narrowly to East Tennessee Teacher College 13 to 12.
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