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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1933
Page
4
The Banner Elk town and Lees-McRae College celebrate a cleared health crisis as water from a deep well supplies the resort and state health officials report sanitary conditions safe. Officials attribute the epidemic to a carrier rather than carelessness, with local efforts ending the scare and boosting tourist prospects.
Arthur Brisbane ponders the soul as he cites Dr. Edwin B. Frist a blind director emeritus of Yerkes Observatory at the Century of Progress exposition. Frist proposed using light from Arcturus to illuminate the fair, a feat achieved forty years after the star’s light left Earth a journey of 225 million miles. He argues such feats show a nonmaterial human essence beyond matter or time.
A father reads a verse about a daughter’s report card. The poem humorously notes how a parent’s paycheck follows her A through E grades. It reflects lighthearted family humor in a local column.
The narrator, a small town physician, values direct contact with his community. He reflects on how city doctors lack personal access and recalls observing a well nourished nine year old girl on her way to school as he contemplates the human bond in medicine.
A compact reflection on condensing messages like Jesus parables and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. It notes Benjamin Franklin’s style study, the six hundred word Genesis claim, and the famed 68 word Lord’s Prayer and 188 word Psalm as models for clear, forceful expression. Next week promises more.
The Raleigh News Letter reports Governor Ehringhaus will name officers for numerous state posts including Highway and Public Works Commission, Revenue, Paroles, Budget, Adjutant General, Conservation and Development, game and fish, Purchase and Contract, and hundreds of county officials. Repeal talk rises as Dry Forces prepare for convention battle and NC Bar Association set to meet at Wrightsville Beach.
A 1933 Raleigh campaign by the United Dry Forces of North Carolina urges citizens to vote against liquor in the November 7 election. It argues prohibition improves public safety and economy, condemns liquor barons, and calls for nonpartisan, statewide mobilization with registration drives and prayer. Charles Ruffin signs as secretary.
Cove Creek High School hosts the comedy drama in three acts Friday at 8 pm. Sponsored by Henson's Chapel Church the event charges a small admission to raise funds for church needs.
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