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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1934
Page
8
An eminent English surgeon photographed what he believed to be the Loch Ness sea serpent. Four exposures show a long neck and a thick body, suggesting a living creature not a serpent or seal. Experts remain unnamed on the exact identity, calling it a possible extinct survivor.
A brief note says it makes a community feel confident to recall local firms in case of an emergency, underscoring the value of preparedness and support from nearby businesses.
Six North Carolina State banks formerly restricted during the banking holiday reopened on May 14 after joining the temporary FDIC fund and receiving licenses. Four other banks are pending, including two in Boone, while the six reopening banks list their capitals and deposits.
Obituaries record the death of T. Crit Norris 65 of East Boone after months of illness with funeral at Sands cemetery led by Reverends Hicks and Yount. Survivors include seven of nine children and twenty-five grandchildren with tributes noting his devout life. Lula Hughes 48 dies in Statesville Hospital from pellagra after illness. service at Boone Methodist Church. Burial in Minneapolis, immediate family surviving includes three children and her mother.
Frank A Clinard age 80 of Hickory died at home last Thursday. Funeral services were held Friday at the Episcopal Church with Oakwood cemetery burial and Masonic Lodge Knights Templar escort. A Forsyth County native, he lived in Hickory over sixty years and was a prominent figure in religious fraternal politics and civic life in Hickory and Catawba County.
Rev A J Greene of Vilas spent the weekend with his father Hiram Greene. G W Klutz of Le Noir visited with A W Smith and wife. Arthur Church returned from Knoxville to spend the weekend with his family while employed with the Muscle Shoals development. Clay Thomas and others from Mabel along with Zionville residents headed to Oregon. Mother's Day observed at Union Church with talks by S C Eggers.
Reduced prices on permanent waves offered at the National Beauty Shoppe in Boone North Carolina with special waves priced from two fifty to five dollars and Bonat at six dollars. Dr C B Baughman eye ear nose and throat specialist from Elizabethton Tennessee will visit the office of Dr J B Hagaman in Boone on the first Monday of each month.
Local Goodyear dealer A. E. Hodges credits the new G-3 tire with solving tread wear on modern cars. He notes tests against granite grit and repeated high speed braking show the G-3 resists wear, offering a flatter tread and extended non skid life for safer, longer wear.
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