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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1934
Page
5
Attorney J C Fletcher of Lenoir visited Boone last Thursday. Numerous locals and visitors are listed with travel, visits, and social events across Boone and Happy Valley. A June Bible school and church activities are noted along with marriages and community gatherings.
In The Democrat early files for June 20 1895 E Spencer Blackburn of Jefferson spent Monday in town Laura Miller of Zionville is very ill Malinda Green of Gap Creek travels to Winston for cancer removal Frost on Monday June 17th judge Timberlake rumor denied Minister Ransom and family at Blowing Rock health recovery Boone township road work plan 65 miles overseen by ten supervisors James W Tufts buys 5000 acres in Moore County Col C A Cilley earns War Department gold medal for Chicamauga Miss Lillian Crow to Wed Dr W Amos Abrams in Boone Shelby news and local social events with guests and gatherings across the region
Mrs. Claude Perry once Miss Esther Shipley with two daughters from Columbus Ohio enjoys an extended vacation with grandmother Mrs. Alex Woody and aunt Mrs. Joe K Mast. Mrs. W H Wagner spent a week at Kanaga for an Episcopal convention. Miss Nannie Smith of Baltimore returned to her cottage.
Velma Rivers McGhee offers instruction in crayon, pastel, water colors and oils to recruit a few more students. Inquiries welcomed at her home or the Watauga Democrat office.
Mr Ollie Smith and son Howard visited a daughter in Le Noir North Carolina. Betty Ruth Greer and Mildred Thomas shopped in Johnson City. Mrs Charlie Reece and two children weekended in Shoans Tennessee with her mother Mrs Potter. Spencer Greer returned from Detroit. Mr and Mrs Thomas Duncan of Mountain City Tennessee visited Lillie Thomas. Dana Farthing and children from Sugar Grove visited E G Greer. A house owned by James Lewis and contents burned Saturday night origin unknown. Carl Osborne family and Miss Madge Reece visited from Bristol. Alma Warren seriously ill at home.
Mr Bud Billings spent Saturday with Mr Jack Smith at Vilas. Mrs Finley Trivett is seriously ill at the home of her sister Mrs Anna Hagaman. Miss Lucy Farthing of Banner Elk visits with her parents Mr and Mrs Jim Farthing for a few days. Mr and Mrs Frank Wilson and Mr Spencer Cable were guests of Mr and Mrs Will Cable last Sunday. Professor James A Farthing moved into his log cabin for the summer. Mr and Mrs Charlie Cornett have a very sick baby. Mr and Mrs Ramon Lawrence and baby arrived from Cincinnati to stay with home folks for a few days.
SPECIAL NOTICES promote reduced rates for tools textbooks wigs and diplomas. Hinshaw School of Beauty Culture approved by State Board aids in placement North Wilkesboro NC 6-14-4. DEPENDABLE WATCH SERVICE offers diamonds jewelry clocks gifts Bern Mar’s Little Jewelry Boone NC. AN EXPRESSION OF THANKS extends thanks for kindness after Hubert Coffey death family notes. FOR SALE OR TRADE lists Western Electric Light Plant Dayton Water Pump Box 17 Watauga Democrat Boone 6-21-Tie. MAKE YOUR CAR TRUCK OR TRAILER SAFE with B K Power Brakes and Bendix equal-action brakes Sharpe's Auto Repair Lenoir NC 8-17-81.
Professor Ralph Spainhour of Morganton visits the community. A daughter named Georgia Cleo was born June 3 to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harmon. Mrs. Don Campbell and Mrs. Paul Norris visited on Sunday. Miss Mabel Isaacs joined Miss Mamie Moretz last Sunday. Clyde Teaster and his daughter from Matney were Sunday guests of the Farthing couple. Roy Brown family of Boone spent last week here. Spencer Rominger visited at Lewis Harmon’s home last Sunday evening. Ona Farthing and Bert Farthing attend summer school in Boone. Ora Lee Kincaid of Lenoir visits Miriam Kincaid. Mrs. Sam Cable is very ill. Dee Moore spent last Sunday with Lewis Anderson.
Everett Watson 36 a Deep Gap resident died of blood poisoning at Davis Hospital Statesville after six days. Funeral at home cemetery Sunday conducted by Reverends Marshal Watson and T S Robbins. Survived by widow and four children Cecil Edith Estelle and Kermit and three brothers and two sisters. Deceased reared in Watauga County worked in agriculture and belonged to the Baptist Church. Neighbors aided farm work during illness.
Miss Elizabeth Wilson and Taft Michael were united in marriage at Bristol Tennessee on Tuesday June 5. Rev Bumgarner performed the ceremony. Mrs Michael is from a well known Watauga family, daughter of Frank Wilson of Zionville. She has worked in North Wilkesboro and studied at A S T C. Mr Michael is the son of the late Rev Melvin Michael and a Shuford Barber College graduate now employed at the Sanitary Barber Shop in North Wilkesboro.
Mrs. Will Ward has been sick and plans to enter Banner Elk Hospital soon. Mrs. J Wayne Harmon returned from Banner Elk hospital after days of treatment. Mrs. Charles Tester stayed with her sick daughter. A cooking demonstration drew many at Mrs Ira Edmiston’s. Mr and Mrs M L Shepherd and Emma and Yvonne Ward drove to Johnson City last Saturday. Ward family visitors from Johnson City visited homefolks over the weekend.
Announcement in The Democrat proclaims a remarkable new guarantee on Goodyear tires. A. E. Hodges of the local Goodyear store says the guarantee against road hazards is the most astounding news in automobile history and directs readers to page two for details.
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