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Newspaper

Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1933

Page

8

Take off the smoked glasses and seek steady prosperity

A Boone editor urges residents to stop viewing every change with alarm. He argues fear paralyzes progress, cites past depressions, and asks Americans to resume normal buying and loyalty to home industries to restore employment and prosperity. He emphasizes persistence through cycles and confidence in brighter days.

The Winter Woods by Virginia Woods

The poem depicts pearly mist veiling winter woods with bare boughs and grey skies. It reflects on the woods enduring frost, dearth, and storm while awaiting spring, urging steadfast faith and resilience to endure life’s tempests.

Balancing the Budget and the Spiritual Deficit

A speaker warns that national and local budgets pale beside a woefully thin Spiritual Budget. He argues spiritual arrears threaten democracy and must be balanced first, citing John E. Shea that without God nothing can be done.

Legion John E. Shea

Farmers barter labors and produce in free ad service

The Catawba News-Enterprise in Newton offers free listings for farmers to exchange or barter produce. A number of farmers are using the service to trade items directly.

Catawba News-Enterprise of Newton

Grazing Crops for Poultry Bulletin Free to Citizens

Ex periment Station Bulletin No. 282 on grazing crops for poultry is available free to state citizens. Request from the agricultural editor at State College.

Experiment Station State College

France urged to repay overdue US debt in early April

Paris reports former premier Edouard Herriot warned France it must settle the three month overdue debt to the United States at once. He argued rapid payment underpins a US Britain France alignment as central Europe changes. Herriot chairs the Foreign Relations Committee and seeks a Chamber vote on the $18 million interest before Ambassador Lefevre de Laboulaye departs for Washington in early April.

Paris Edouard Herriot France United States Europe League of Nations Hitler Rhineland Heriott England Chamber of Deputies Amassador Andre Lefevre de Laboulaye Washington

Weather summary for Appalachian week ending March 25 1933

Co operative Station at Appalachian State Teachers College reports average max 56 F and min 34 F, mean 45 F, daily range 22 F with a peak 30 F on the 21st. 6 PM average 43 F. Highest 66 F on the 19th, lowest 24 F on 21st and 22nd. Precipitation 0.85 inches, 24 hour max 0.42 on the 20th. Snowfall 0.6 inches, 24 hour max 0.6 on the 25th. 4 clear days.

Co-operative Station Appalachian State Teachers College

The Banana Essay From A Japanese Boy

A Malay newspaper prints an amusing English essay by a Japanese boy about bananas versus sausages. It humorously contrasts wrapping, position during consumption, and the natural origin of bananas with manmade sausage production.

Origin of Uncle Sam Phrase Tied to War Era

An explanation traces the Uncle Sam nickname to the conflict between the United States and Great Britain during the war era, with a noted reference to Troy, New York as part of the discussion.

Uncle Sam United States Great Britain Troy N. Y

Uncle Sam origin story and Elbert Anderson waste joke

On the Hudson a commissariat run by Elbert Anderson of New York stored provisions. Inspector Samuel Wilson, famed as Uncle Sam, marked casks with EA US. A facetious worker explained the initials stood for Elbert Anderson and Uncle Sam. Wilson died in Troy in 1854 at age 84.

Hudson Elbert Anderson New York Samuel Wilson Uncle Sam United States Mr. Wilson Troy

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