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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1924
Page
4
Boone North Carolina citizens laud Burt Cook for donating lands to establish a fish hatchery. The note praises local public spirit and frames a broader revival in industry and banking as a sign of progress amid fire safety concerns. It also surveys farm conditions and agricultural prospects for 1924.
Farmers learn good fruit comes from orchard attention while Tom Tarheel notes chickens drink more water when given fresh supplies daily.
The article notes in 1923 a city averaged 3 250 000 telephone calls each day. It highlights saving steps and weariness, praises the polite work of young women in exchanges, who handle huge volumes to connect numbers. It ends with a verse urging care for parents.
The Friday afternoon club met at Mrs. J. D. Rankin’s house with all but one member present. Ruth Rankin performed piano pieces including Liszt and offered two readings. Winton Rankin read at eight years old. A memory contest produced six tied entries, won by Mrs. H. L. Wilson.
Weekly Industrial Review reports total new construction for the year at about 6 billion dollars with projects across North Carolina. Plans include state wide roads, schools, hotels, underpasses, and a major paving program. Large bonds, plant openings, and rail projects are noted along with a rise in electricity use in 1.35 million homes.
Fred C. Kelly of Chevy Chase Maryland told Chicago Executives Club listeners that laziness spurred invention and efficiency. He cited cave men and a modern waiter to show that the lazy man makes the best executive by avoiding unnecessary effort.
A local bereavement notice notes the death of Mrs. Sallie Jarney Rivers. The Eastern Star chapter adopts resolutions expressing sorrow, sympathy, and guidance, with copies to the family and newspaper for publication. Also mentions upcoming State Farmers' Convention at the State College on July 23 24 25 and urges attendance.
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