Watauga Democrat Local Affairs Rundown
Local notes from Mrs McKinley Ayers visit Greenville Tenn to D A Linney’s court absence illness of Mr E M Greer and Hartley family burial trip. Hotel grading bids set for May 24 while storm and sales of property dominate Boone news. Prohibition agents seize whiskey near Purlear and three men bound to federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Bingham
Thos Church
Purlear
Wilkes Co
Boone Trail
Russel Triplett
Davy Carroll
U. S
J. W. Hodges
Births and visits brighten local town notes
Mabel born to Mr and Mrs Walter White. Mr and Mrs John York of Virginia visiting Mat Younce. Lon Church left for Ohio to work until school opens. John Johnson unimproved after illness. Mrs Link Culver and Miss Bulice Church return from Johnson City visit. Culver husband accompanied home. Lee Stout of Butler Tenn visiting. W M Thomas spent week with home folks. R H Younce visiting Hodges in Boone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter White
John York
Virginia
Mat Younce
Lon Church
Ohio
John Johnson
Link Culver
Miss Bulice Church
Johnson City
Community Notes From Sugar Loaf and Rich Mountain Region
Local residents including Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barnes and Miss Fae Beach are noted for visits and trips. Church services at Rich Man Baptist resume Sundays. Corn planting progresses amid bad weather as locals visit relatives and handle errands across Sugar Loaf and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Barnes
Roby Greene
Fae Beach
Bina Keller
Winnie Greene
J. A. Beach
M. S. Eggers
Vick White
F. M. Beach
Rhoda Winkler
Lola Heach
A. G. McNeil
Laura Ragan
A. B. Greene
Ralph Keller
Rich Man Baptist Church
J. M. Cornell
Ethel Moretz
John Barnes
Wade Moretz
Setion
Bud Barnes
Boone's
R. G. Lane
Silverstone
G. W
Winkler
Meat Camp Church Meetings Close with Minister Visit
The Meat Camp Methodist gatherings ended Monday night with Rev. West of Warrensville delivering most of the sermons. The community enjoyed his preaching and hopes for a return. Visitors included Mrs. Philco of Freemont Va visiting daughter Mrs. Thos Greene, Mr. and Mrs. James Bingham with Laura Lee and baby, and Misses Minnie and Helen Wingberger of Zionville attending services.
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New Methodist Church
West
Warrensville
Philco
Freemont
Thos. Greene
James Bingham
Laura Lee
Baby
Willie Proffit
Minnie
Helen Winebarger
Zionville
James Miller
Linville
Larkin Miller
Henry Moretz
David
Local social notes from Meat Camp Tennessee visit neighbors
Ieenhour of Shoans Tennessee hosted guests for dinner at A W Hodgson's last Sunday. Miss Louise Hodges of Boone and Miss Florence Vanney of Pine Run visited family in the area. Calvin Moretz of Mabel and Dayton Wilson of Boone called on Meat Camp. Finley Brown of Rich Mountain attended services. A G Miller of Yuma made a business call. Caleb Winebarger traveled to Boone on business. Tom Walls of Todd spent Sunday at Meat Camp.
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Ieenhour
Shoans
Tenn
Louise Hodges
Boone
Florence Vanney
Pine Run
A. W. Hodgson
Calvin Moretz
Mabel
Dayton Wilson
Finley Brown
Rich Mountain
A. G. Miller
Yuma
Caleb Winebarger
Tom Walls
Todd
Death in Mabel Touches Cove Creek Community
The community mourns the death of John B. Johnson of Mabel last Sunday. He was buried with Masonic honors in the Henson's chapel cemetery. Local residents note visiting relatives and ongoing church Bible study sessions at Willowdale Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Horton
Vilas
Spencer Campbell
Mabel
Cleveland
John B. Johnson
Henson’s Chapel
W. E. Wilson
Nelda
F. Horton
Uriah Farthing
Willowdale
Scott Swift
Cabarrus County
Jack Bingham
W. Va
Cove Creek
Silverstone Weather Improves Amid Road Work Update
Rain ends to reveal sunny day as road crews under Ed Miller repair Silverstone streets. Mable Jean Wilson is very sick, Roy Perdue fights chicken pox. A birthday gathering at W L Wilson home celebrated Mr and Mrs Wilson with grandchildren and guests enjoying food and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silverstone
Ed Miller
Mable Jean
Dayton Wilson
Roy Perdue
W. L. Wilson
Foscoe Community Notes Reports Sermons and Local News
Foscoe residents share visits and illnesses including Mrs. David Wyke bedridden with rheumatism and nurse Hazel Bingham caring for Mrs. Aina Wagner. Rev. Barlow and Rev. Sebastian deliver sermons. visitors from Boone Banner Elk Galax and Blowing Rock frequent the area. Weather turns cold with snow on the 11th and 12th as residents plan churchgoers and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Wyke
Barlow
Gentry
Galax
Ashe County
Tom Curtis
Carrie’ Walters
Bind
J. H. Brinkley
J. D. Coffey
Foscoe
Hazel Bingham
Aina Wagner
Frank Robbins
Oscar Coffey
Watt Gragg
Boone
Sebastian
Watauga
Frances Andrews
Rosa Mitchell
Banner’ Elk
Grover Walters
Blowing Rock
J. W. Coffey
Joe Curtis
Jess Coffey
Cloyd Coffey
Tennessee
Worth While Club Hosts Mrs Wright On Locust Street
Mrs J T C Wright entertained the Worth While Club at her Locust Street home Friday of last week with a social gathering and light refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. C. Wright
Locust St
Flower Club Meeting Highlights And Gift Winners
A flower filled meeting opened by the president featured devotional exercises led by Mrs. Bennett and a business session. Mr J B Steel gave a talk on fertilizing planting and cultivating flower and vegetable gardens. Mrs Smith Hagaman won a toy garden tool set in a flower contest. Mrs Russell Hodges earned a bonbon basket as best artist. The next gathering is at Mrs W L Trivett's home on Friday May 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett
J. B. Steel
Town Board Sets Parking Rules on Main and King Streets
The town board adopted an order restricting parking on the south side of Main Street from the Episcopal church to Boone Drug Store and allowing parking on the north side from Peoples Bank to old Boone Hardware building and on both sides of King Street above Watauga County Bank until further notice. The order was issued at the regular meeting May 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Board of Commissioners
Main
King Street
Episcopal Church
Boone Drug Store
Peoples Bank
Old Boone Hardware Building
Watauga County Bank
Trinity College Summer School in Durham and Oriental
Trinity College offers a summer program with two terms in Durham North Carolina from June 10 to July 21 and July 22 to August 30, plus an affiliated session at Oriental North Carolina from June 10 to July 21. Courses serve teachers college students and high school graduates. For a complete announcement contact Holland Holton Director of Summer School College Station Durham NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
N. C
Oriental
N.C
Holland Holton
Summer School College
Durham, N. C
Wanted Furnished Rooms Apply to Democrat Office
A classified brief seeks one or two furnished rooms available for rent. The contact point is the Democrat Office. Dated May 22, 2011.
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Democrat
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