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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1922
Page
4
Webk of Hasbord is elected president at the North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers annual convention closing ceremony. The event highlighted industry leaders and plans for future regional cotton production and trade initiatives.
George Coggins presided as several officers were chosen for the North Carolina Manufacturers Association in Winston-Salem. J H Webb of Hillsboro named president with Bernard M Cone of Grenaboro H C Dwelle of Charlotte and S F Patterson of Roanoke Rapids as vice presidents. Resolutions endorsed industrial education and praised J C White. Memorials for influenza nurses and Kinaton ceremonial plans for Shrines marked the session.
For sale 26 acres pasture suitable for grazing this season. Good turf in meadow last year. For price write or see N. T. Byers, Zionville NC R.F.D. 4-18-8te.
In Vance county superior court three defendants George A Wykoff F W Wooten and R T Stokes were found guilty on five counts of incendiary fires. Judge Garland Ferguson sentenced them to state prison with Wykoff given eight years.
Pittsburgh advocates steps to curb intoxicating patent medicines and align merchants with prohibition law enforcers. Wayne Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League urged self restraint to halt beverage sales. J Wesley Clay of the Southern Methodist publishing house visited Hickory, spoke on missions in Brazil.
Washington reports the forfeit ure of over 9 000 cases and more than 100 000 quarts of Scotch whiskey shipped from Glasgow to the Alps Brug company of New York for forfeiture proceedings. The action marks a record prohibition bureau decision approved by Commissioner Haynes.
A massive fire at the Utility Manufacturing company plant in Goldaboro totally destroyed a large veneering plate. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 225000 dollars, with the cause still listed as unknown.
Nori of administration having qualified as administrator of the estate of Fredrik Parthing deceased late of Watangi county N. this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 16th day of March 1923 or this notice will be wasted for their recovery All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settlement This 18 day 1922 00 Rarrima Admin
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