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Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1923

Page

6

Britain tightens grip as France presses through Ruhr

The article argues Britain has secured a strategic hold at Cologne and the Ruhr, choking French control while pushing Italy Belgium and Poland toward shifts in the balance. It notes Vatican diplomacy and Lloyd George’s influence shaping a broader non Catholic bloc opposed to British aims, with Germany facing economic strain and possible territorial readjustments as France seeks to reassert power.

France Ruhr Germany Britain Logue Reichbank Cologne Canal Upper Rhine Tance Connecthr Euge Italy Belgium Reparations Commission Poincare Pincare Brussels Alphonso Morocco Victoria Thn Mussolini North Africa Riviera Paris Adriatic Vatican George Lloyd George Europe Austria San Remo Nitti Millerand Foch League of Nations Socialistis Jon Sturzo Red Joan of Arc Lloyds Rai Hungary Poland Ireland Constantinople Palestine Catholic Nations Lord Curzon Africa Czecho Slovakia Marshal Foch Warsaw Moscow Russia Near East Bavaria Prussia Black Forest Czecho-Slovakia

Why I am taking agriculture by Thomas Bullard

The author recalls leaving a small rural school for Salemburg’s agricultural program after discovering a passion for farming. He bikes six miles daily despite weather and obstacles, finishing high school with strong grades and proclaiming vocational agriculture a vital investment that broadens a country boy’s view and future in farm life.

Thomas Bullard Boys Corn Club Salemburg Roseboro

Woodrow Wilson College Builds Block by Block in Appalachian Mountains

The appeal shows the founding of Woodrow Wilson College in the Appalachians. It emphasizes small donations over a single large gift, noting a stone building nearly finished and plans for a second, a large dormitory, funded by many individuals and societies.

Great Woolworth Mississippi River Southern Presbyterian Church Congo River Great Mission Station Woodrow Wilson College Appalachian Mountains Banner Elk N. C Christian Observer

German mind blinds fair offer in Berlin notes

The writer argues Berlin rejected a fair proposal backed by London and Rome, offering only words and $7.5 billion. He says the Germans demanded equality without real guarantees, insisting the French concede the Ruhr and Rhineland while other powers could do nothing.

London Rome Berlin Ruhr Rhineland Eugene J. Young

Automobiles surge across North Carolina counties

An early 20th century North Carolina note traces rapid car adoption from 1914 to 1923, highlighting Guilford County’s lead with 10,777 cars and one per 7.9 people, the role of road construction, and the shift of mountain and eastern counties toward motor ownership as highways develop.

North Carolina University Edgecombe Catawba County Tidewater Wake Iredell Guilford Catawba Gaston Southern Railway

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OUR the Peoples Bank & Trust Company Boone, N. C Wataugah County W. F. Sherwood Sherwoood
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