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Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1930

Page

6

Missing heiress vanishes after hotel panic

In a tense sequence, Miss Parsons flees a New York hotel fearing a panic diagnosis. Hamilton, overseeing her care, deduces she packed quickly, left a mysterious envelope for Doctor Carrick, and disappeared with a cab. He vows to locate her as Miss Adams confirms the nurse’s report and Carrick’s likely whereabouts.

New York Garland Carrick Miss Parsons Miss Adams Hamilton Doctor Carrick M Parsons Harlem

Velvet beans boost soil with nitrogen and grazing value

E C Blair reports demonstrations in eastern counties show velvet beans raised on poor sandy soils increase corn yield from 19 to 39 bushels per acre and seed cotton from 1148 to 1745 pounds per acre. Peanuts rise from 40 to 60 bushels per acre, tobacco benefits when turned under. For grazing, plant with corn in alternate rows three feet apart. best NC varieties are Early Speckleola and Mississippi Black, planted by June first. Seed costs $1.50 to $2.50 per bushel.

E. C. Blair Extension Agronomist State College Blair North Carolina Mississippi

Weather Summary for Boone Week Ending May 10

Week summary from the Cooperative Weather Station at Appalachian State Teachers College Boone N C. Observer J T C Wright reports average max 69 F, min 47 F, mean 58 F. Daily range 27 F peaked at 5th with 74 F noted on the 8th and low 40s on the 5th. Four days with 0.01 inch rainfall, one cloudy day, six partly cloudy. Prevailing wind from the west.

Appalachian State Teachers College Boone N. C J. T. C. Wright

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