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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1932
Page
2
Divers from the Italian salvage ship Artiglio II raised $45,000 in gold bullion from the sunken steamer Egypt off Brest France after a two year bid to recover $5,000,000. The long, deadly effort claimed fourteen lives and two ships, with the crew naming a third Artiglio to defy the sea curse.
Representative Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida concedes the nomination to Mark Wilcox and says she will retire from Congress on December 1. L H Heck of Fuquay Springs reports a $100 profit from a 600 head broiler flock raised for market this spring.
Caleb Johnson argues the United States will adopt a general sales tax, citing Mississippi's 2 percent levy in May. He notes the tax funds a $12 million deficit, shifts burden to consumers, and that merchants quickly passed the tax to customers. He praises broad awareness and proportional payments.
A Mississippi proponent argues the sales tax is necessary to balance the state budget and notes its broad reach across business. He outlines exemptions, deductions, and the aim to convert spenders into taxpayers aware of state finances.
Arrangements are set for a free showing of the Douglas Fairbanks film Fire at the Pastime Theatre on Thursday at 9 am. The Five to Five Store and Central Shoe Company of St. Louis sponsor the event and will distribute souvenirs and prizes to attendance prize winners. Tickets are available at the Five to Five Store. Craven County farmers have sold twenty two carloads of fat hogs this spring with more cars expected in June.
Reliable man wanted to call on farmers in Watauga County No experience or capital needed Write today McNess Company Department P Freeport Illinois In the Range States 80 percent of all mutton sires are Hampshire The highest priced car of mutton lambs ever sold in America were Hampshire A few registered rams at a reasonable price J W Norris Boone N C Dr C B Baughman Eye Ear Nose and Throat Specialist Elizabethton Tenn will be in the office of Dr J B Hagaman in Boone on the first Monday in each month
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