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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1934
Page
5
Local residents report travels visits and family news. Miss Nell Trivette sails to Clarksburg to visit sister Mrs. G H West. Frank Winkler of Sylva visits home folks. Clyde Greer announces a son born May 27.
An infant of Robert Mast of Vilas was buried last Thursday. Several local residents visited town this week including Dr. Simpson Osborne of Middle Cane and W. C. Walsh and wife of Elk Park. Mrs. J. S. Mast of Cove Creek was ill but improving.
Henry Greene, a well known Stony Fork Township resident, died at home on May 22 after a long illness at age 74. Funeral services were May 23 conducted by Rev. Levi Greene with interment in the family cemetery. Surviving are the widow and many children. A member of a prominent local family and longtime Baptist, he was active in church life.
A well known local gentleman and his nephew visited Boone in recent years. Grace Lutheran Church East Boone marked its sixth anniversary with an 11 a m sermon by Dr C L Miller of Konarack Va. A 2 pm dinner followed, then a talk by Mrs Sidney R Kepner of Pottstown Pa. Walter N Yount spoke to Luther League later that night.
Miss Annie Ward and Mary Emma Phillips visited Miss Lennis and Zizzie Mae Farthing last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Anderson hosted visitors including Mrs. Smith Tester, Asa Green, Kathryn Sherwood, and Rev. W D Ashley. Rev Tipton Greene joined dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Carter Farthing. Mrs. Ed Farthing and daughter Kizzie Mae visited Mrs. Roy Anderson one day last week.
John I. Ragan aged 73 died at his home near Elizabethton Tennessee on April 14 born and raised in Meat Camp community of Watauga County He married Hannah Adams on December 21 1883 they had four children and eighteen grandchildren survive His life centered in Watauga but he lived in Tennessee the last 14 years Funeral services were held at Adams Graveyard conducted by Reverends W D Ashley and W C Payne
Vera Sherwood of Vilas married John L. Yount of Boone at Grace Lutheran Church East Boone. Rev J A Yount officiated with Alice Watkins providing wedding music. Only family and a few friends attended as the couple plans to reside in Boone after the ceremony.
Mr R A Olsen received painful lacerations when his truck overturned near Mission School last Thursday. Mrs Charlie Church is improving after recent Banner Elk Hospital operation. J H Hobby and wife visited friends in Watauga over the weekend. Alverda Caudill returned to Washington after attending her mother Mrs George Caudill’s funeral. Joe Mast and Frank Baird spent the weekend in China Grove and Charlotte. A large funeral crowd gathered for Miss Emma Dobbin daughter of Rev and Mrs H A Dobbin at Todd on Sunday. Visitors at Valle Crucis School closing and Holy Cross Church consecration included Bishop R E Gribbin Rev and Mrs J P Burke and Godfrey Cheshire and Raleigh children.
Forsyth alfalfa growers report fine quality alfalfa hay this spring. Two farmers secured yields of two tons of dry hay per acre at the first cutting.
Miss Emma Dobbin 24 daughter of Rev and Mrs H A Dobbin of Ledgerwood died at Grace Hospital Morganton after a month long illness He was buried after Episcopal service at Todd conducted by Bishop Gribbin Surviving are parents two brothers Bynum and Edgar two sisters Beulah Kent of Shepherdstown WV and Mrs Moore of Newland The Wa Tauga County community knew her as active church member and former schoolteacher with many friends and relatives in Boone Todd and surrounding areas
Messrs Earl Henson and Cecil Glenn will leave soon for Fort Bragg to enroll as members of the C M T C. Miss Frances Jenkins, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs J C Smith, graduates from King College after weekend commencement in Bristol Tennessee.
Special notices include auto brake service from Sharpe's Auto Repair and Bendix brakes, radiator work, and a local listing for Mt. Hagin Hampshire sheep and ram sales by Shipley Farms in Vilas North Carolina. Also Dr C B Baughman will visit Boone Tennessee practice offices.
Frank Wilson and family visited Mrs. Wilsons parents the Cables over the week end. Lena Cable from Alleghany county stays at home for a few weeks. Charles Farthing and Dorothy Farthing visited Edmistons last Sunday. Aunt Rebecca Tester visits son Walter Tester and family. Madeline Farthing spent Sunday with Addie Mae Edmiston. Fred Moore family from Avery County visited Lee and family. Fred Greene visited Roy Vines family last Sunday. Bud Billings and son Jack spent weekend with Vilas home folks. E N Norris guests of Roby Vines last Sunday.
A 60 farmer group toured Union County farms to witness soil-building crops. At Eugene Ashcraft’s 400acre spread vetch kudzu and lespedera boosted soil. one 12acre vetch field reseeded since 1931 and hay yields reached five tons from vetch and kudzu cuttings.
A double-page feature in the American Weekly describes COLLEGE STUDIES in an Undersea Classroom where students learn in divers' helmets among corals sea ferns and fishes. The June 3 issue of the Baltimore Sunday American promoted buying the magazine via local news dealers.
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