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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1933
Page
3
The community notes holiday visitors and relatives from Greensboro Winston-Salem Knoxville Kittrell and other towns. Several local residents host guests including Mr. and Mrs. J H Brerdall Jr Mrs Clay Winkler and Mr. and Mrs H H Vestal. The section also corrects a marriage report regarding Carl Reid and Julia Story and mentions travel plans for business and agency meetings.
Miss Nancy Taylor entertained the Kutups with bridge and refreshments. Numerous locals and visitors joined holiday events including a Nativity pageant at Valle Crucis Mission School and festive gatherings at homes of Mast, Taylor, and Johnston families. Several guests and relatives traveled to nearby towns for Christmas. Baby Katie Sue Farthing is ill with membranous croup.
Promotion touts shares in a building and loan stock with a twenty sixth series now open. It advertises fully paid stock paying 5 percent and no tax, urging readers to invest.
Miss Ruth Cottrell and Roby T Greer were married at the Cottrell home on College Street with Rev. P A Hix officiating. The bride, a former bookkeeper, and the groom, a farmer and North Carolina legislator from Watauga county, planned a Charleston trip and will reside with Greer’s parents after a temporary home.
Miss Elizabeth Brown and R Cline Mabry were married at the Baptist parsonage in Boone by Rev A P Hicks last Friday afternoon. The couple will establish a home in Concord. Mrs Mabrey is a daughter of Mr and Mrs John K Brown and is well known here among a wide circle of friends.
Dr Gaines warns against quack practitioners inflating medical costs. He urges ethics for pharmacists and doctors, condemns overpriced operations and ornate establishments, and urges prudent patient choices to avoid financial wreckage. The piece also promotes a feature on students paying college tuition and a found hat notice.
Ruth confronts Snavely over a forged cattle note and a disputed will while planning to flee with her brother Harry. She shares her attorney’s findings, exposes his schemes, and decides to leave with Don Francisco and Ann, warning of legal peril and impending arrest.
A confrontation reveals a hidden source behind Ann's fear. The piece asserts building and loan investments are secure, backed by diversified first mortgages. It explains that small fixed-dollar loans spread risk across many properties, protecting investors even if some loans fail.
A 1933 American science roundup lists key findings and tips. It covers how to take photographs in dark rooms and other practical discoveries, emphasizing accessible methods and everyday applications.
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