Church Announcements and Weekly Schedule for Local Goers
Sunday school starts at 10 a m with W R Gragg as superintendent. B Y P U meetings are at 6 30 p m. Mid week prayer service is on Wednesday at 7 o'clock.
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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1927
Page
5
Sunday school starts at 10 a m with W R Gragg as superintendent. B Y P U meetings are at 6 30 p m. Mid week prayer service is on Wednesday at 7 o'clock.
Morning worship at 10 a.m. Sunday with sermon at 11 a.m. by Rev. S. E. Grage. Prayer meeting Tuesday night and choir practice Thursday night. All are invited to attend the church services.
The page lists regular service times for St Mark's E L Church Boone Grace E L Church West of Boone Holy Communion E L Church West of Boone plus Sunday school times. It notes attendance goals at the Methodist Church including Teacher training week and evangelism in the Sunday School. Blowing Rock preaching is planned for Sunday evening.
The Ashe ville division of the Baptist Woman's Missionary Union holds its annual meeting at Brevard Baptist Church in Brevard North Carolina on May 17 and 18 inviting all Three Forks Association societies to send delegates Mrs Thomas Dodsworth Brevard chairs hospitality and should be notified if attending Mrs I G Greer Supt Three Forks Association
County Superintendent Hagaman issued a contract order Monday for lumber and materials for the new Miller school a three room building set in the bend of New River between highways 60 and 69. Maple Springs and Sandy Flat No 2 districts will be consolidated in the new school house at an estimated cost around $2000.
Attorney W R Levill says the post office department has established a railway distributing service between Cranberry and Boone. A railway post office will operate on the Linvill River passenger train under a postal clerk in charge.
Born last Thursday to Mr and Mrs Clarence Henson a boy. May 9. A tornado struck Poplar Bluff destroying most buildings in a four by four block area causing heavy damage and many casualties including thirty nine children injured at East Side school.
Hudson Maxim inventor author and explosives expert died at his Maxim Park home New Jersey after stomach cancer and anaemia he was 74. Plus Red Cross flood relief fund progress and Mississippi Valley health drive updates.
Secretary Hoover returns to Mississippi flood districts after a hurried Washington trip. He reported to President Coolidge and urged the nation to donate ten million, not five, to relief efforts.
The State Normal School in Boone near Appalachian State Normal is preparing for its largest enrollment after being rated the third largest summer school in North Carolina. Dormitory space is booked and remaining town rooms are filling as the five year period ends.
The Watauga County Bank building hosts the new No Name beauty parlor opened Monday under Miss Phillips from Ivey's Charlotte. Miss Hazel Cook will join later. the all ladies shop features modern equipment and redecorated booths. Readers invited to name the emporium for a prize.
Roanoke Virginia May 8 A large crowd attended Walter L Boothe funeral at Mount Union church following his death from injuries after a long illness The next county singing will be held with Laurel Fork Church the first Sunday in June near Boone with all choirs invited J R Isaacs chairman
Dr Hagaman reports the Sanitary Barber Shop is the best he has seen for cleanliness and sterilization, rating it A 1. Also notices advertise cattle for sale, home sewing work, White Leghorn pullets for sale with eggs and shipment, and a loan offer for city property in Boone and West Jefferson with five year terms.
H F Webb advertises sweet potato plants Early Triumph Nancy Hall Japanese Reds Southern Queen and tomato and sweet pepper plants with moss packed parcels 40 cents per 100 delivered by parcel post. May and June sale. Also W M Thomas seeks Ford 1925 model coupe trade for livestock or saddle horse in Mable North Carolina.
By order of John E. Brown trustee, on June 6, 1927 at the courthouse door of Watauga County between 12 pm and 2 pm, the lands described as Mont Clement property sections D and B will be sold to satisfy a deed of trust securing $120.00 to E. M. Clement.
The trustee will sell at the Watauga County courthouse door on June 6 1927 between 12 and 2 pm the real estate securing a $471.75 debt to K M Clement. The property includes lots 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 in Section D and 7 8 9 10 in Section A of the Mont Clement property with full map on file.
A summons and warrant of attachment issued May 7 1927 in Watauga County North Carolina directs L R Lane to appear June 6 1927 at 2 PM before Justice Edw N Hahn to answer a $100 note claim. The attachment covers the defendant’s property.
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