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Newspaper

Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1925

Page

5

Local Happenings Stir Boone Community News

Boon e residents greet family visits new housing moves and business changes. Miss Fay Gross recovers from illness. Cove Creek Cheese factory nears completion. Dr Frink leaves for Asheville. new hosiery mill proposed. Navy enlistments for Raleigh and Howard Cottrell. Dr J G Testerman moves to Boone. Royal Arch Masons resume meetings. local shipping delays noted. accidents and medical updates concern Banner Elk residents. mental health incident involving William Banner reported.

M E Church Sets Goal to Pay All Assessments This Year

The North Wilkesboro District of the M E Church South discussed funding all district financial assessments. Leaders from North Wilkesboro Boone Watauga Jefferson Sparta Moravian Falls Creston circuits planned an every member canvass and reporting at the Boone district conference in May.

North Wilkesboro M. E. Church South Boone Watauga Jefferson Wilkesboro Moravian Falls Sparta Creston Boone W. H. Worth Warrenville Helton Laurel Springs J. W. Stansbury Watauga Elk Park A. L. Lucas

Boone Baptist Church Services and Census Plan

Boone Baptist Church lists Sunday schedule with Sunday School 10 a m Worship at 11 a m and 7 p m. Senior B Y P U at 5 p m and 6 p m. Prayer meeting and choir practice Wednesday 7 p m and 8 p m. A religious census of the community is planned for next Sunday afternoon.

Boone

Sunday School Programs Attract Much Attention

Sunday School programs at the Methodist church drew large attendance from all town churches. Two classes ran from Sunday afternoon to Wednesday evening with O V Woosley of Lexington and Miss Virginia Jenkins leading the sessions attracting widespread interest and credit study. J M Downum reports a birth, a son to Mr and Mrs Clifford McConnell.

Methodist Church O. V. Woosley Lexington North Carolina Boone Methodist Church Virginia Jenkins Jenkins J. M. Downum Clifford McConnell

Meat Camp News and Local Notes

Mr and Mrs J L Moretz return from visit to Hickory and Charlotte. Aunt Bettie Greene, mother of Mrs Jones, dies at Zionville and is buried at Meat Camp church. Miss Jessie Wilson leaves for Tamarack to teach for ten days. Aunt Mary Miller remains ill at her son Joe Miller s home. Hazel Proffit visits homefolks. A H Miller of Zionville visits his sick mother.

J. L. Moretz Hickory Charlotte H. S. Jones Zionville Jones Bettie Greene A. H. Miller

A Dirty Knock Cynic Column Sparks Mild Exchange

A satirical back and forth unfolds with a diplomat remarking that the humor column should pose no danger, while a cynic questions its reception and the reader’s tolerance for the wit. The exchange highlights light political ribbing without explicit offense.

County-wide Plan to consolidate Watauga County schools

Notice to School Committeemen and citizens that the Board of Education will meet at the courthouse in Boone on the first Monday in March 1925 to discuss a county-wide consolidation plan. Sherwood and Hagaman urge public attendance and input to devise the best possible plan for the county schools.

Board of Education Court House Boone W. F. Sherwood Com Smith Hagaman

How to Solve Cross Word Puzzles

How to solve cross word puzzles explained. The numbered squares mark word starts in horizontal or vertical directions with one letter per square. Words end at the first black square or border. Choose a word fitting a definition to get clues for cross letters and other entries. Start at any chart part.

Card of Thanks for Beloved Daughter and Sister

We thank our many friends for kindness and help during illness and death of our daughter and sister for every wreath and handclasp of sympathy May God's blessings abide with you all Mr and Mrs J M Isaacs and Bro

J. M. Isaacs

Thanking Friends for Kindness During Illness and Death

Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Jones and R. M. Greene and family extend thanks for the many acts of kindness shown during their mother’s sickness and death. They pray others find equally good friends in times of illness. God’s richest blessings to all.

H. S. Jones R. M. Greene

Heartfelt thanks after death of Kathleen Hartzog

Mr and Mrs Wiley G Hartzog express gratitude to friends who ministered during the death and burial of their little daughter Kathleen. They ask to be assured of prayers and praise the support shown. The message closes with gratitude and a light hearted crossword joke about a country without women.

Kathleen Wiley G. Hartzog

Bank Glossary Puzzle Promises Financial Themed Wordplay

A word puzzle lists bank and financial terms clues across and down with definitions and cross references. It hints at a themed set linking accounting, banking, and everyday life, including Greek letters, compass points, and abbreviations.

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Velma Rivers Jim Rivers J. A. Sproles P. C. Wyke Miss Fay Gross Lee Gross Cove Creek H. F. Ingle The Banner Elk Bank Henry von Canon B. L. Frink R. D. Jennings Asheville B. C. Johnson E. L. Holler Cash Grocery Dixon Hi-Land C. C. Banner Montezuma Newton Banner Ira C. Critcher Boone Drug Company Peoples Bank & Trust Company Raleigh Howard D. J. Cottrell Johnson City U. S. Navy Hampton Roads J. G. Testerman W. L. Bryan Gunter Ashe County Order of Royal Arch Masons A. G. Wilson Wataugan Afton Tenn Green County Democrat F. M. Maliba George Brown George Lovill James Whitehead J. B. Taylor R. L. Lowe Banner Elk Banner Elk Hospital Lewis Wm. von Canon William Banner Sugar Grove Western Hospital Banner M. E. Church Taylor Boone Baptist Church Watauga Co Savings Department Jis Cove Creek High School Ping Point M. F. Hopkins Elizabethton Tennessee Hickory Seed Co Hickory, N. C James H. Caldwell & Co L. H. Holler Boone, N. Co Wilkes Hatchery J. C. Henry Newland N. C Iva Bagby Harris S. O. Stanbury Boone, N. C Moretz Furniture EXIDE Boone Electric Company Oklahoma Watauga County Bank
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