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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1930
Page
8
Sunday School lesson on Matthew chapters 5 to 7 centers on prayer, the Lord's Prayer, and true riches. It emphasizes private prayer, sincerity over show, and seeking first the Kingdom of God with a focus on humility, obedience, and spiritual treasure.
Sunday School at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m by Clayton B Miller on The Man Who Walked Upon the Water. Boone Baptist led by Rev P A Hix offers Sunday school 9 45 a m with J T C Wright as superintendent. Evening service at 7 p m and mid week prayer on Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
St Marks Bailey s Camp Grace Boone Holy Community invite public to weekly services. St Marks holds first Sunday at 11 a.m. Sunday School 9 45 a.m. Grace Boone second and fourth Sunday 11 a.m. Vespers first and third Sunday 7 p.m. Sunday School 9 45 a.m. George L Sawyer superintendent. Holy Community Clark s Creek Sunday School 9 45 a.m. Preaching fourth Sunday 3 p.m. Cicero Townsend superintendent. J A Yount pastor.
Watauga Rev. A Burgess at Henson's Chapel services on second and fourth Sundays 11 am first Sunday and third Sundays 7 pm Sunday School 9 45 am J B Horton superintendent Epworth League 6 pm Valle Crucis preaching first and third Sundays 11 am Sunday School 10 am J M Shull superintendent Epworth League Wednesdays Blowing Rock preaching second and fourth Sundays 7 30 pm Mabel preaching second and fourth Sundays 3 pm Sunday School 10 am Mr Moretz superintendent Salem preaching first and third Sundays 3 pm
The Methodist Church lists Sunday School at 9 45 a m with J D Rankin as Superintendent. Dr O J Chandler preaches at 11 a m and 7 p m with Epworth League at 6 15 p m. Prayer meeting midweek and choir practice on Friday. Cove Creek Baptist Church announces Dr Gordon preaching at 11 a m on the topic Inescapable Justice with Sunday School at 10 a m and all ages invited.
Will Y Warren of Gastonia elected potentate of Oasis Temple of Mystic Shrine at the mid winter meeting in Charlotte. Zebulon Weaver announces candidacy for Democratic primary June 7. A F Sams Winston Salem former State Senator announces for Congress from North Carolina district to succeed Major Charles M Stedman. Senator Simmons and Overman invited to join the N C Park Commission for Great Smoky Mountains National Park presentation. 200 to 300 buyers and half as many exhibitors registered as Southern Furniture Exposition closes first week in High Point. Buncombe County association for Property Tax Relief urges state wide special session for tax relief despite Governor Gardner’s plan. Campaign to beautify rural school grounds in Iredell county underway joint county boards and communities. Former Governor Angus W McLean endorses Senator F M Simmons in coming race, renouncing own senate bid. About 69 percent of North Carolina’s 73 980 new 1929 autos bought on installment or with liens. 22 906 paid cash, 50 984 on time. O M Mull urges farmers to contentment at Shelby banquet honoring cotton farmers.
Nome Alaska moves to honor Arctic aviator Carl Ben Eielson and mechanic Earl Borland after their plane is located in Siberian tundra. Search teams from North Cane Siberia and Teller Alaska race to recover the bodies believed buried in snowdrifts near the wreckage.
Four Rector children and their aunt died in Clinchburg Virginia within two weeks from a peculiar illness. State health commissioner Williams said the deaths do not appear to be caused by a communicable disease. Samples from the children's spinal fluid were sent to Richmond for analysis with results to follow.
Wayne County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution urging Governor O Max Gardner to call a special session of the General Assembly. The goal is to seek tax reductions on land. The board also asked other counties to join, following a mass meeting in Goldsboro with regional leaders. No date was set, but the governor was urged to act immediately.
A gale struck the coast Monday night as two steamers drove ashore. Captain Sinclair Baker perished while trying to reach land with a life line. Four people died and three others were swept overboard in the wreckage.
A record of perfect attendance for the fifth month at Cove Creek Consolidated School lists students by grade: Third Grade Russell Atkins through Lillie Presnell. Seventh Grade Marvin Deal through Nell Norris. Eighth Grade Velma Brown through Edward Ward. Ninth Grade John Church through Ocie Wallace. Tenth Grade Ralph Church through Mildred Thomas. Senior Class Mary Lee Bingham through Ned Glenn.
Ten of sixteen aboard the Transcontinental Air Transport-Maddux airliner were burned to death when the craft crashed and erupted in flames twelve miles north of Oceanside California at 6 30 p m Sunday. Coroner reports six others survived badly burned two hours later. The plane had departed Agua Caliente Lower California for Glendale California and burst into flames during a forced landing. It ploughed through the earth about a hundred yards. Some bodies were not burned beyond recognition while ten were scorched and mangled.
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