Local Banks Close for Confederate Memorial Day Observance
Local banks will close on Saturday March 10 in observance of Confederate Memorial Day. Numerous residents travel for visits with family in North and South Carolina as spring activities begin. Community reports note rains refreshing drought conditions and ongoing health and civic events around Boone Blowing Rock and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Critcher
Greensboro
Clyde Ritch
Joe Crawford
Henderson
Katherine Bagby
Atlanta
J. M. Gaither
Lucile Hopkins
Blanche Horton
Kinston
Vilas
N. C
Friday Night Club Hosts Gift Shower for Mrs Gillett
Friday Nighters honored Mrs Rupert Gillett with a picnic supper and handkerchief shower at Rebel Ridge on Saturday night. Mrs Story, club president, presented the gifts and wished her a pleasant Texas visit with all members joining. The event featured a campfire, jokes, and songs after a tasty supper.
Coffey Linney Engagement Revealed At Bridge Party
Miss Nell Coffey announced engagement to Baxter Linney at a Main Street bridge party for the Maids and Matrons Club. Guests enjoyed white lilac and Madonna lilies, with prize scores and a May 1930 ring-dedication at table centerpieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Rivers
Louise Critcher
Estelle Pye
Miss Critcher
Miss Coffey
E. S. Coffey
I. G. Greere
Paul Coffey
David Greene
Dean Bingham
Robert Coffey
Kim Rivers
G. K. Moose
A. B. Cole
Tracy Councill
I. G. Greer
Ruth Coffey
Carrie Coffey
Eula Hodges
Eric Greer
Ruth Cottrell
T. H. Coffey
Ellen Coffey
Blewnie Rock
Livingston Patton
Mae Kirksey
Louise Coffey
Morganton
U D C Meeting Host by Mrs Tracy Councill
Mrs Tracy Councill will host the Watauga Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy meeting next Tuesday afternoon at 3 30. The event gathers chapter members for a 3 30 start in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy Councill
Watauga
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Patriotism in Business by J C Penney
The article argues true patriotism is daily duty toward country through law and order and support of American institutions, not grand gestures. It asserts patriotism is measured by actions, not slogans, and notes Columbus County farmers have sold over $10 000 worth of fat hogs this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penney
Columbus County
Early 1891 Boone notices and local election highlights
Sion Our Early Filer items report May 7 1891 news from Boone including visits by T Fin Coffey and Master Steward Coffey to Wilkes and a flying trip by James H Bryan to Richmond Virginia. The town elected D B Dougherty mayor J F Spainhour I W Thomas and R C Rivers as commissioners. Also notes Miss Sallie Jurney will teach at the academy school starting next Saturday with monthly tuition rates and a three month session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat
T. Fin Coffey
Coffey
Wilkes
James H. Bryan
Richmond
Gentry
Jefferson
Walter
Nathan Horton
Our Town
Boone
D. B. Dougherty
J. F. Spainhour
I. W. Thomas
R. C. Rivers
H. B. Battle
N. C. Experiment Station
State Weather Service
Entre Nous Club Entertained by Mrs Mast at Critcher Hotel
Mrs. David P. Mast hosted the Entre Nous Club gathering at the Critcher Hotel on Main Street. Tulips adorned the parlor and prizes were awarded to Mrs. Sam Horton high score and Miss Katharine Bagley consolation with guest high score to Mrs. G. K. Moose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Mast
David P. Mast
Critckery Hotel
Main Street
Sam Horton
Katharine Bagley
G. K. Moose
J. M. Gaither
Russell Modges
Tracy Councill
J. C. McConnell
Lloyd Isaacs
James Horton
Joe Crawford
M. P. Critcher
Brantley Duncan
John Horton
Paul Coffey
Doc the country doctor remembered in poem homage
An anonymous poem forwarded to the Democrat by a relative of the late Dr William Roy Butler commemorates the village physician known as Doc who died May 1 1928. It lauds his bedside care, charitable acts for the poor and compares his service to the village pastor’s labor. The poem honors a doctor who earned community respect through selfless devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Democrat
William Roy Butler
M. D
Execution Sale in Watauga County NC Court
In the North Carolina Superior Court of Watauga County the sheriff will sell on June 2 1930 at 1 p m at the courthouse door the real estate of Mrs Chanie Hardin in a described tract near Saxon Creek. The sale arises from a judgment totaling 420.63 plus interest and costs in the case J W Dula versus E B Hardin Mrs Chanie Hardin E T Hardin and C D McNeil Bondsman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Watauga
J. W. Dula
E. B. Hardin
Chanie Hardin
E. T. Hardin
C. D. McNeil
Superior Court
Watauga County
Property Description in Watauga County Deed Notice
Legal notice describing a land parcel of 75 acres bounded by poles to a maple and a chestnut with bearings and distances run to the beginning. Dated May 1, 1930, Sheriff L. M. Farthing and Deputy H. A. Hagaman sign. Filed May 8, 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Farthing
Watauga County
H. A. Hagaman
Lost Dog Near Shulls Mills Seeks Owner
Lemon and white walker dog with a nose scar and collar bearing the name H. W. Miller is lost. Last seen near Shulls Mills last week. finder asked to notify H. W. Miller Route 2 Boone NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shulls Mills
H. W. Miller
Boone, N C
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. L. Critcher
Boomer
Wilkes County
Frank A. Linney
J. P. Matheson
Lavinia Moore
Ruth Beatty
Charlotte
Mildred Moore
Esther Huff
Winthrop College
W. E. Setzer
Manley Greene
Meat Camp Township
Lula Ward Ricketts
Dudley Councill
Seattle
Wash
Ricketts
Cora Councill
Davis Hospital
Statesville
Russell
June Russell
Cora Greene
Blowing Rock
Southern Pines
John Absher
Bethelham
N. H
Lovejoy
G. E. Mock
Winston-Salem
Business Colleges
Mock
Susan Moody
George Moody
Beaver Dams
H. P. Dougherty
East Boone
Moody
E. T. Henderson
Lucille
R. P. Pickens
Phil J. Johnson
Mocksville
P. J. Johnson
Lenoir
Ben F. Seagle
Hickory
B. G. Johnson
A. F. Parsons
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Booné
A. E. South
Mr. South
W. H. Gragg
A. R. Smith
Mattie Greene
Carolinas
Watauga Inn
T.H. Coffey
Ellen
North and South Carolina
Rexall Club
Cabarrus County
H. A. Saxon
Lane
Boone Drug Company
Saxon
North Wilkesboro
Mona Greer
Princess Cafe
Hodges Drug Company
Hazel McGuire
Hickory Corporation
Miss Greer
Watauga Lodge No
A. F
A. M
W. M
A. Coffey
Sion
DOC
Dee
W. M. Brown
Arlie Brown
W. L. Greene
J. J. Brown
Harriet E. Clawson
Athickory
Winthrop W Aldrich
Chase National
Aldrich
R. I
John D Rockefeller, Jr
Janet Gaynor
Chas. Farrell
Pastime Theatre
MON
Carolina Theatre
Nancy Carroll
Ramond Navarro
Madrid
Novarro
Buddy” Rogers
Young Eagles
PATHE
Eastman Kodak Company
Boone Drug CO
Rexall
Slater’s
Farmers Hardware & Supply Co
Boone, North Carolina
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