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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1930
Page
7
The article extols time saving for women through self rising flour and simple quick cakes. It details a seven minute cake recipe using self rising flour, eggs, shortening, sugar milk and vanilla with optional add ins. It also notes a North Carolina farmer in Hoke County clearing debt with soybean harvest.
An ad promises a cheap, non drug method to lower high blood pressure by sending one’s address to Dr R G Stokes in Mohawk Florida. The pitch suggests an inexpensive solution without medications.
An advertisement touts Vinol as a tasty cod liver peptone iron tonic that claims to add pounds and reduce nervousness, with testimonials from Mrs Lang. It also notes brand Hodges Drug Company. Administrator notice and mortgage sale notices follow, including an estate claim period and a February 3 1930 public sale of Watauga County lands.
Legal notices announce administration of the estates of L. D. Miller J. H. Shipley and William Rainey. Creditors must present claims within twelve months or be barred. Executrices and executors named include J. C. Miller E. F. Sherwood and Mrs Millie C Watson with dates in 1929 1930.
A mortgage sale under a 1923 deed by Claud and Dessie Williams to M J Williams and Ed S Williams, with a 1929 court consent, lists a February 7 1930 auction at the Watauga County courthouse. The tract is part of the J B Williams old home place with prior deeds noted and a 4 12 acre excluded parcel sold to J C Eggers in 1923. John E Brown serves as commissioner.
Watauga County sheriff will sell at the courthouse door on Monday February 3 1930 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the real estate of Alf Triplett for cash to satisfy an execution in Winkler v Triplett. The tract covers about 170 acres with homestead exception and is bounded by Carroll heirs Greers Barnett P G Carroll Thomas Johnson and others. January 2 1930. L M Farthing Sheriff of Watauga County. 1941
J S Winkler administrator files against W R Lovill and spouses Maggie Brawley Pauline Brawley Frank Brawley and Lucy Lovill in Watauga County North Carolina for sale of real estate for assets. Summons issued January 20 1930 returnable March 3 1930 before A E South Clerk.
Tax collector announces public auction of numerous town parcels on February 3 1930 at Boone courthouse to satisfy delinquent town taxes for years listed. Parcels include properties of Bingham Cottrell Critcher Ed Dellinger Hartzog Horton and others with amounts due. Also notice of deed of trust sale scheduled February 17 1930 at noon at the Watauga County courthouse in Boone to satisfy debt secured by D S WALSER to Mac C Johnson on a tract described by metes and bounds. Trusteeship by T F Seehorn.
Notice details two separate foreclosures in North Carolina. The first, by S. M. Austin against J. R. Shore and Mollie Shore, describes a 10 acre mortgage default with sale set for February 3, 1930 at 1 PM in county. The second, by T. E. Bingham trustee, cites Cole Brothers suit against H. H. Yates et al with sale of real estate and a 15 horsepower Frick boiler and engine on wheels from Harmons Knob, Meat Camp Township, with sale times listed for 10 AM and 1 PM on February 18, 1930.
By virtue of a deed of trust dated January 19 1929 securing 2000 dollars from M E Triplett and wife Oma Triplett and recorded in Watuga County deed books the undersigned will on February 19 1930 at 2 PM in Boone NC sell at public sale the described 112 3 acre tract beginning at Jesse Triplett corner and following a long chain of compass directions to a stake containing 112.3 acres. Trustee. 4-16-41
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