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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1932
Page
4
The May 5 1932 Boone North Carolina notice urges gardeners to prepare soil for family use and notes Watauga County residents can win against hard times by improving soil and beautifying premises. It previews a Senate race stir with Heflin possibly opposing Morrison and calls citizens to cooperate with city clean up efforts to attract longer visits. Local money crop lies in tourism from now until harvest.
The 1928 Democratic split left Thomas J. Heflin ousted from the party after a failed primary bid. He ran as an independent, was soundly defeated, and claimed foul play. Heflin’s Senate exit marked a partisan repudiation and a volatile end to a combative career in Alabama politics.
The article notes Democrats and Republicans in Congress resist immediate soldier bonus payment while a bipartisan bloc favors early settlement. President Hoover vows a veto, and the paper doubts a two thirds majority to override it, though it supports paying the debt to soldiers when feasible.
Three Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls five Senate contenders and two Republicans fail to spark strong public sentiment. The final month could surge turnout before polls close. Republicans expect Jake F. Newell to win the Senate nomination while Democrats remain uncertain in a state where primary results largely decide the election.
Capone, the Chicago crime kingpin known for the beer wars and violent reign, has been jailed at the Federal penitentiary in Atlanta. He received an eleven year sentence for tax evasion tied to income from unlawful enterprises. Authorities note the end of his era may be near.
Exit Heflin, longtime Senate critic, failed to declare Bankhead seat vacant as Alabama votes faced illegality claims. Rejoicing in the Senate followed, with Bankhead surrounded by colleagues offering congratulations while Heflin left the chamber humbled and unrecognized.
After-dinner speech reflection on tomorrow and the importance of long term vision. Barton contrasts workers, entrepreneurs, artists and prophets to urge patience and courage beyond present distress, urging a broader outlook for civilization.
A physician urges anxious parents to boost a child’s outdoor life and immunity to common school infections. He warns about chronic sniffles and warns against sacrificing health for fashion, stressing vigilance for nasal and throat signs and prompt medical care.
Early Saturday Fred Winkler discovers a Shorthorn cow has delivered twin bull calves in the Winkler barn. The scene mixes rural humor with commentary on farming times and beef prices, noting past high cattle values and current prospects.
A local tale describes a jealous boyfriend defending his romance at a night hop. After a flirtatious rival seizes the girlfriend, the warrior confronts the interloper in Boone’s alley, delivering a single brutal punch. The intruder collapses. the scene ends with the rival mistakenly believing his attacker was the boyfriend.
Local garden sale lists vegetables including tomato celery sweet pepper and sweet potato with per hundred prices. Mrs J Y Walker of Sugar Grove North Carolina advertises the items and readiness date May 20.
A devotional meditation on finding rest in Jesus the Master. The speaker travels from weariness to hope, recalling Jesus as the suffering savior who forgives, loves, and saves, and imagining immortality as shore, hand, air, and home.
A brief Mother's Day service is scheduled for Poplar Grove Baptist Church next Sunday during regular preaching time with hopes it becomes a home-coming day for members. Visitors are welcome. J. G. Vanney is seriously ill at Davis Hospital Statesville. Belar Gray of Slab Fork Mullins W V visited Mr and Mrs Fred Winkler. Entomologist Z P Metcalf State College requests specimens of the 17 year locust to be sent when they appear in late May or early June with data on location time of collection.
Hurja-Yes acknowledges Lissen-Linerimer's strong reputation as a poet. The ads claim thrift messaging as a key feature.
Tom Banner and Otis Mast invite top croquet players from Boone area to a tryout after boasting they have defeated all local players. They recall Ed Bingham and Ab Smith as past strong players and promise a good game and welcome any others to join.
The letter from LINELL WARD at Veterans Hospital Johnson City Tenn urges veterans to vote against lawmakers who oppose the bonus and to campaign against them. He calls for researching local candidates, pressuring friends and relatives, and a unified effort to secure passage of the bonus in the next session.
New York. The Rev Dr W S Claiborne vice president of Emerald Hodgson Hospital Sewanee Tenn said movies and unscrupulous fiction writers misrepresent Southern mountain people. John W Davis former Democratic presidential candidate agreed noting mountaineers are law abiding by local custom. Luncheon funded hospital rebuilding after December fire.
By power of sale deed of trust dated May 23 1931 F C Miller and wife secured 1300 to Watauga Building and Loan Association. On June 6 1932 at 1 pm the trustee will sell at highest cash bid Lot 3 Hardin Addition Boone N C beginning on Boone Trail Highway corner to Mrs D J Brown. W H Gragg Trustee. K E Bingham Attorney. 5 WANTED Irish Potatoes number ones mixed grades at Smitheys Store Boone.
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