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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1933
Page
7
The speaker argues that world buyers for surplus farm goods are scarce and lasting export markets for wheat cotton tobacco and livestock won t return. Despite a 21 million acre increase in wheat sown from 1925 to 1930, yields average 14.4 bushels per acre, so the solution lies in cutting output and improving quality to address farm hardships.
Frederick E. Murphy, Minneapolis Tribune publisher, proposes a seven point farm relief program including acreage reduction rewards, protections for dairy and livestock, tariff action, mortgage relief, tax cuts, debt settlement, and farm product research. The piece questions political uptake. It also covers illiteracy declines, reading tastes, and a German origin stamped scrip scheme to speed money circulation.
A reader from Rowley Ta sends compliments to Prosperity town, noting cordiality and goodwill from a resident to the local community. The message reflects friendly exchanges and mutual appreciation within the town.
The piece extols Rowley Iowa population 205 in 60 houses with 15 businesses including a bank and three churches. It boasts no delinquent taxpayers, no county poor list members, and no bank failures, arguing that civic self management enables large populations to prosper through local farming and resource use. It also notes cottonseed meal use in cattle feeding with caution due to toxin risks, and mentions a 17th annual Beekeepers Association meeting at State College on January 27.
Earl H. Hostetler of North Carolina State College claims replacing part of the hog diet with cottonseed meal could boost state profits by about 300 thousand dollars annually. He estimates 96,794 breeding-age pigs in 1931 and predicts 967,940 hogs for sale in 1932 if each sow farrows and raises ten pigs. Using cottonseed meal as a protein supplement could yield $300,061.40 more profit than feeding animal protein alone.
Executor W J Farthing calls all claimants to present claims within twelve months or be barred. Debts to estate should be settled promptly. Dated January 16 1933. Also notice of sale of Winkler interest in Central Tire Company Boone to Winkler. accounts payable to him. Dated December 15 1932. A E Hodges W W Norris.
Court sale set for February 6 1933 at Boone courthouse door to satisfy deeds of trust involving B Frank Williams Baxter Linney Earp Eggers J Monroe Hamlet Sarah Hamlet J A Sproles and Watauga Building and Loans Association with parcels totaling hundreds of acres in Boone Township including various boundary calls and known landmarks and taxes to be paid by cash bidders at 11 am or 1 pm as specified in each notice.
Dr. C. B. Baughman an Eye Ear Nose and Throat specialist from Elizabethton Tennessee will be in the office of Dr. J. B. Hagaman in Boone on the first Monday of each month for his professional practice.
Advent Christian led by Rev J T Greene with Sunday School at 9 45 morning service at 11 and evening service at 8. First Baptist under Rev P A Hicks with Sunday School 9 45 D Farthing superintendent preaching 11 and 7 00 B Y P U and Brotherhood 6 00 mid week prayer Wednesdays 7 30 and choir practice Friday juniors 7 00 seniors 8 00.
Rev J H Brendall Jr pastor leads Sunday School at 9 45 with J D Rankin superintendent morning service at 11 and evening service at 7 30 World Club at 645 Fellowship Hour Wednesday at 8 choir practice Friday at 8 Masters of ceremonies none noted.
The column lists monthly preaching services and Sunday School times for several churches including Boone Watauga Mission Lutheran Church St Marks Bailey's Camp Grace Church East Boone Holy Communion near Valle Crucis Banner Elk Holy Trinity Deep Gap with respective pastors superintendents and meeting times.
The notice lists church services across Watauga County including Henson's Chapel Valle Crucis Mabel Salem and Epiphany missions with preaching Sundays at various times plus Episcopal churches Holy Cross Saint Anthony's St Lukes St Matthews St Mary's Holy Trinity and more. It provides Sunday School times and superintendents or officers for Valle Crucis Blowing Rock Boone Todd Beaver Creek and Glendale Springs locations.
Rev. P. A. Hicks pastors. Morning service first Sunday at 11 o clock. Third Sunday evening at 6. Sunday School next Sunday at 10 a m Wade E Brown superintendent. Prayer meeting each Thursday at 7 p m.
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