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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1932
Page
5
Local residents and visitors are listed in a detailed roundup. Mrs Will Wilson and Mrs Clarence Henson travel from Cleveland to Boone and the county. Others from Tennessee Ohio and North Carolina visit relatives and enjoy the region's amenities.
Auto plate 261 352 found between Boone and Blowing Rock. Return to Bower Williams in Blowing Rock or leave at the Democrat office.
Mesdames Chappell Wilson C B Johnston J T C Wright and Arlie Raymond Smith hosted the faculty ladies and Mrs P A Hicks for a gypsy tea at Legion Park last Thursday afternoon. Twenty one ladies attended as guests recounting travels from Tennessee and enjoying cool ices and sandwiches amid a green picnic setting.
Mrs Joe Cooke entertains the Watauga Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy at East Main Street on June 21. Miss Lily Dale hosted the April meeting in memory of her Confederate father who had recently died. Mrs Jim Winkler invites the ladies for August. no July meeting.
Mrs J D Councill hosts the Friday Afternoon Club on June 24 in a home decorated with flowers. After a brief meeting the group enjoyed a heart to heart chat. A daughter Mrs Robbins assisted with serving. Attendees included Mesdames J B Councill Tracy Councill Hassie Linney David Greene W L Winkler Alice Hardin and James Councill. Next meeting is set for July 8 with Mrs J B Councill.
Lee Wilson visits relatives after years in Cleveland Ohio. Mrs Paul Norris and Mrs Ivan Farthing of Beaver Dam visit their mother Mrs Charles Greer. The Greers host and guests from Ohio and Tennessee. Mrs Loyd Eller travels to Bristol Virginia for an appendectomy. Soviet Russia produced 23400 motor vehicles last year per official sources.
Mrs. Dugger, ill for a year, was honored with a birthday dinner at her home June 20, hosted by the Beaver Dam community. About thirty attendees joined in, baskets of food were delivered, and Miss Ethel Currier baked the special cake.
Mrs Wills Hunter and daughter Garland of Charlotte spend summer with Mrs Hunter's mother Mrs Robert Miller. Bower Williams opens Blow ing Rock's Green Lantern lunch stand. The B Y P U held a picnic near Linville with twenty one attendees. Tom Boatwright of Hickory visits Coffey household. Miss Lena Greene returns from China Grove. Charles Stone and family weekend guests at Mayview Manor. Eva Liddell and Mrs Thomas Franklin from Charlotte visit. Mr and Mrs W J Gleeck and Mr and Mrs C H Stock from New Orleans visit Miss Mabel Coffey. Miss Vita Youngblood Jane Lentz from Fletcher and Gussie Souther from Asheville visit Mary Robbins.
Rufus L. Gwyn of Lenoir urges exploiting the Park to Park highway and Great Smoky Mountains National Park for economic gain. He praises Tennessee for actively promoting the scenic routes while North Carolinians lag, arguing eastern America’s beauty spots offer profitable land development potential.
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