Local Affairs Roundup from Watauga County
The Wataugas Democrat notes visits by Mrs. Butler in North Wilkesboro and Miss Lelia Ray in Asheville, plus Miss Bertha Greene and Lina Fletcher at home. It covers community events, a Dula lecture at Cove Creek School, business ads, and obituaries including Mrs. George A. Trivett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lelia Ray
Asheville
Bertha Greene
Dula
Life of
Christ
Cove Creek
Watt Gragg
Worth While Club
Smith Hagaman
Bennett
E. G. Harper
Salisbury
Harvey Carlton
Atlanta
J. C. Ray
R. R. Hodges
Sam Carlton
Wilkes County
George A. Trivett
Limestone
Fred
Ruth
Swedes Discover Viable Shale Oil Process for Sweden
Sweden announces a new shale oil method yielding an estimated 245 million tons of fuel oil from alum shale. Production to start soon at Kinnekulle with tests by the navy and industry showing shale oil competes with petroleum except for the finest grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Kinnekalle
New Citizenship Act Grants Indians the Ballot
Washington reports that the Citizenship Act will make about 125,000 native born Indians citizens with voting rights. Many face barriers due to lack of polling places and organized election machinery on reservations, with some counties allowing cross-border voting in unorganized areas. Over 200,000 Indians were already citizens, many still unable to vote for the same reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
United States
Burke
Village Smithy Becomes Modern Garage With Rolls Royce
A countryside blacksmith profits from a costly canopy and rising business as his shop expands into a grand garage. He cashes in on a booming trade while the owner and driver grumble, observing the transformation and the new electric sign above the door.
Fable of Four Men Behind a Streetcar
A doctor recalls three men who alighted ahead and judges them as hustler, steady worker, and loafer. He reflects that all three are ahead of him and that fate or effort may shape outcomes, turning the streetcar encounter into a parable about ambition and judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brushy Fork Baptist Church
F. M. Huggins
The
Baptist Church
W. L. Trivett
Advent Christian Church
Rev. Trivett
Christ
Christ Jesus
Sister Trivett
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wataugas Democrat
Dr. Butler
North Wilkesboro
Lina Fletcher
Lois
W. L. Bryan
Messrs
Julian Robbins
Robert Randolph
Mr. J. Ray
Boone
A. G. Miller
Yuma
Oldsmobile
Miller
Olds
W. J. Horton
Farrell, Pa
Democrat
A. J. Deal
Colorado Springs
Colorado
E. N. Hahn
Deal
North Carolina
Catawba
Caldwell
Watauga
Florida
R. E. Johnson
Gastonia
F. A. Linney
Poly Moretz
Joseph ,A. Williams
Prof. Williams
Appalachian Training School
Mebane
Alamance County
Walter Shull
Shulls Mills
Hardin
Tate
Shull
Joseph Shull
T., Bill Farthing
Memoriam
T. Hill Farthing
L Jones
Olney, Ill
Rivers Print. CO
N. L. Mast
L. A. Greene
G. P. Hagaman
B. B. Bougherty
S. E. Gragg
J. H. Mast
Watauga County
Rosebloom
Rosebloom Orchard Co
Aberdeen N. C
McNess
W. M. Presnell
Vilas
N. C
Cardus
J. H. Prestwood
Blowing Rock
T. F. Seehorn
Lenoir
Tyson & Jones, Henderson
High Point
Conover
J. I. Nissen
Davis Hospital
Statesville
M. E. Proffit
W. Market St
Johnson City
Tenn
P. O
Gastonia, N. C
Watauga Furniture & Lbr. CO
W. R. Gragg
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