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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
2
The State Tax Commission warns that the Revaluation Act requires accurate lists of tangible and intangible property. Tax supervisors may summon witnesses and inspect oaths to uncover evasive schemes such as interstate deposits or fictitious notes, with penalties for non disclosure.
The Aurora Borealis lit skies from Columbia to Charleston South Carolina and Montgomery Alabama and Tennessee cities. Bands of light flashed across North Carolina as beams resembled giant search lights while electric wires suffered outages from early evening through midnight.
At Boone Methodist Church Sunday School at 10 oclock. Miss Bimary Day observed with evangelistic services morning and evening. Morning subject Family Religion. Quarterly Conference Friday night April 2. Presiding elder Reverend W E Poovey will preach Friday night and Sunday night April 2 and 4.
The local Red Cross and partners secured a full time county public health nurse during the flu outbreak. A Tuesday meeting in Dr. Jones’s office formed a committee representing countywide agencies to direct the work with named members listed and plans for outlines to follow next week.
J. R. Walker urges readers to seek God over all needs and to pray for a heaven sent revival that unites home community nation and world. He emphasizes right relation with God and democracy safe for the world through prayer and work.
The Democrats of Watauga County meet in Boone on April 15 1920 to elect delegates to the State convention and conduct business. Township chairmen are to holdApril 3 1920 conventions to choose delegates based on Democratic Governor votes. Also noted is the death of Attorney Moses N Harshaw of Lenoir.
Card thanks friends for kindness and sympathy during recent illness. Notice: will be in Boone on Monday April 5 with fruit trees for sale. For sale a pure bred Durham bull four years old 1400 pounds, bright cherry red, quiet and good Calves, $140 or six months with bankable note. A C Reece, Zionville NC.
Having qualified as administratrix of the estate of T E Moretz deceased all persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present them to the undersigned on or before the 10th day of March 1921 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery All persons indebted to said estate will please come forward and make immediate settlement This the 10th day of March 1921 EPSY MORETZ Administratrix of T E Moretz deceased
The notice advertises free information or cheap insurance services by Geo F Blair an agent with an office in the Bank Building Blowing Rock North Carolina issued March 25 1920.
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