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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1925
Page
7
Berlin resident James Eller at 97 questions Darwinism and religion, urging practical good over debate. The piece shifts to farm electrification in Alabama with ten power lines and studies at Red Wing and Alabama Polytechnic Institute, plus broadcasting plans tied to General Electric under Martin P. Rice.
In 1925 a New York trial of the Symington divorce draws public attention as Justice John Ford, long a book censorship advocate, declares no divorce evidence in cocktail party scenes on the bench. His daughter Mrs Wait responds about prohibitions and social drinking at gatherings.
A Jersey school teacher confronted dismissal for smoking. She may keep employment by promising to quit and by lying about future conduct.
Meyer notes Dave was late to work after his wife served a waffle that he mistook for a crossword clue. Eddie says the mix up caused him to miss his train while trying to solve the breakfast riddle.
Twelve states pursue farm electrification under the Committee on the Relation of Electricity to Agriculture. Farmers, power companies, and state colleges form three-way committees. Early gains appear in Minnesota where electrified farms cut washing and ironing time and provide hot water and lighting, with observers noting the barnyard laboratory concept at Red Wing.
A South Dakota study by home demonstration agents finds long workdays for farm wives with 15 hours in summer and 12 in winter. Water is carried by hand on 61 percent of farms, outdoor toilets on 87 percent, oil lamps light 83 percent, only nine bathtubs were found, and 88 percent of farmers own automobiles.
KOA the Rocky Mountain Station of General Electric unveiled near Denver on December 15. The new broadcasting building houses two studios and a power house with dual transmitter sets for continuous operation. KOA broadcasts on 323 meters with programs Monday Wednesday and Friday at 8 p m Rocky Mountain time and Sunday morning and evening services.
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