Social and Personal notes from a Charlotte paper
A collection of social events in Charlotte includes weddings, trips, and gatherings. Notable items cover Miss Jo ae Mar Spartanburg and Mr. Rab's Europe trip, Mrs. Kell and Providence county marriage, Yarbrough family travel, and club meetings led by Rogers. Also featured are garden shows, thimble parties, and family reunions at Blowing Rock with accompanying travels to Atlantic City and Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepry
Kell
Providence
Sory
Ancaster
Lancaster County
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
Kate Harris
Blowing Rock
Chas. Hayes Brown
Knoxville
Tenn
Martha Laird Harris
Mary Blackwood Dickson
Jeremiah Goff
Atlantic City
Norfolk
New York
Returned Home and Social Notes From Steel Creek
Local notices report Mrs. A J Brett returning from a visit to her mother Mrs L Mesick. Mrs Olive leaves Apex for home after visiting her daughter Mrs J M Harry. Rockingham residents Mr and Mrs Joan Morrison plan a visit to see daughters Mrs Paul Co Whitlock and Mrs J Q Myers. Mrs Sadler hosts a gathering in Steel Creek in honor of her daughter Mrs J O Sadler of Jackson Kentucky with a white and green color theme and guests including many local families. Dr W H Moss to host guests and visit Mr Henry Morse at Kings Mountain. Moss, aged 75, remains active in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide
Ella Moseley
Florence
S. C
Mr. Moseley
Mrs. Oliver
Miss Oliver
Moseley
Baptist Church
Gordon Finger
Robert C. Williams
Gastonia
E. M.hannon
Eugenia Rowe
Mrs. Williams
Mesdames
W. D. Pickens
E. M. Hannon
W. J. Finger
David van Wormer
Lloyd Summerville
Henry Benoit
J. E Wearn
H. G. Dodenhoff
L. S. Sleep
John Bisaner
R. S. Reid
Eugenia
Laura Rowe
Lucile Henderson
Eulalia McGinn
Saide Royster
Greensboro
J. E. Wearn
Rockingham
Joan Morrison
Paul Co. Whitlock
J. Q. Myers
C.S. Brown
J. A. Freeman
Chas Stone
Frank McDowell
Misses Macie McGinn
Maggie Brown
Floy
Minna Reese
Evelyn Sadler
Rena Brown
Minnie Blair
Alma
Doell Marshall
Ruth Hayes
Kathleen Stone
Eunice Collins
Tie Mitchell
Maud
Edith Hobbs
Fay
Grace
Madge
Irene Freeman
Robert Brown
DR. Moss
W. H. Moss
Nic
Georgia
Henry Morse
Kings Mountain
Mr. Moss
A. Moss
Moss
Rocked Shifting Engine-Fined $15
Jim Stafford a colored man was fined 15 for trespass on Southern Railway property after he boarded a shifting engine at the station and threw rocks at workers when ordered off. He fled toward Cedar street, hid in the Texas Oil plant ice room, and was later picked up by police. He had prior similar fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Stafford
Recorder’s Court
Southern Railway
Laskey
Southern
Round House
West Trade Street
Engineer Lackey
Mr. Hurt
Cedar Street
Elmwood Cemetery
Texas Oil Company
Dimity Stripe Fabric Offered at Low Price
A fragment notes sheer Dimity stripe fabric in choice colors offered at 15 cents per yard.
Pacific Coast Tourists Start Seaboard Excursion From City
A Seaboard Air Line itinerary sails West from the city under Rev William Black with Charlotte and other state travelers. Stops include Los Angeles Fairmont San Francisco Hotel Perry Seattle Lexington Chicago. Notables listed: Mrs S A Lawrance C P McNeely Miss Mary Irwin Miss Violet Alexander and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Pacific Coast
West
William Black
Charlotte
James Ker
Seaboard
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Kate McSween
Foy Austin
Louise Murphy
C. J. S. Brooker
D. W. Bethea
Janie Bethea
D. A. Houston
Kate McArthur
Margaret McArthur
D. P. McEeachern
Anna Townsend
Mary Ragan
Jessie E. Massey
J. P. Brown
W. A. Wright
H. G. Welborn
J. P. Meetze
Nancy Little
May McAllister
Lizzie Stewart
Sadie Bell McGwigan
Mr. McGirt
A. J. Cottingham
Sadie Bell
Alma Marsh
Shade Wooten
Flora McK. Morrison
S. C. Bellamy
R. I. Lipscomb
Alexander Sprunt
T. E. Sprunt
Wm. Black
Q. L. Black
W. A. Sharpe
Jessie McLean
Walter Smallbones
Isabel Smallbones
Louise Smallbones
Lou E. Crossland
Margaret McGirt
H. M. Eddleman
Walter M. Walsh
W. H. Belk
John L. Ashe
Daisy Wallace
Lottie Linton
J. S. McRae
D. F. Kernoodle
Basement china sale items advertised in old catalog
An aged newspaper fragment advertises a basement sale with plates from 10 to 15 cents, cups and saucers, 12 1-2 cent dinnerware, and Jelly Tumblers at a reduced price. It lists assorted 10c to 12 1-2c items and a 206 dozen lot of Colonial Glass Ice Tea Tumblers at six six cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UTS Ccs
Ise
Mason Fruit Jars At Sale Prices
Pint jars sell for 6 cents with sale price near 49 cents a dozen. Quart jars listed at 7 cents each, sale price around 596 dozen. Twelve dozen includes 42 gallon jars priced about 1.00 per unit, sale price near 7.96 per dozen.
Snips And Cuts Third Annual of C H S
The Charlotte high school's third annual, titled Snips And Cuts, is a credits worthy volume inscribed to L Marion Russell who died last summer from typhoid fever after serving in this year's class. Editors include Edward Keesler Will Karr Miss Louise Young Miss Elizbeth Bomar Miss Mary Bloom Miss Erwin Kerr Fred McCall Joe Wentz deceased Mebane Long and Martin Boyettes. The booklet contains meritorious articles and class pictures and was prepared by the Washburn Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
L. Marion Russell
Edward Keesler
Will K. Karr
Louise Young
Elizabeth Bomar
Mary Bloom
Erwin Kerr
Fred McCall
Joe Wentz
Mebane Long
Martin Boyettes
Washburn Press
Sunny Slope Camp Opens This Week At Tryon
The J. B. Ivey Company announces Sunny Slope Camp in Tryon opens Saturday. Virginia Carolina YWCA sponsors the vacation site for young women from NC and SC. Two week stays available at 3 50 per week with chaperoned outdoor leisure and horseback rides. For more information write Sunny Slope Camp Tryon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunny Slope
Tryon
Virginia- Carolina Territorial Committee
North
South Carolina
Charlotte
Sunny Slope Camp
Open Air Meeting Planned by Rev Hendrick at Villa Heights
Rev E E Hendrick conducting a meeting at East Avenue Tabernacle will hold an open air gathering at T H Miller's store in Villa Heights Friday evening at 7 30 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Hendrick
East Avenue Tabernacle
T. H. Miller’s
Villa Heights
Grove's Taste Less Chill Tonic Promoted for All Ages
An old newspaper ad promotes Grove's Taste Less Chill Tonic as a remedy for malaria and a tonic for both adults and children, priced at 50 cents. The copy emphasizes strengthening the system and suitability for all ages.
Boy Freeland avoids punishment after pistol incident
Sam Freeland, a young colored boy who shot himself in the hand with a pistol stolen from a Greek fruit store, appeared in recorder's court. The official, citing the offender's extreme youth, sent him home with his mother and cautioned against future theft while emphasizing the consequences of wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Freeland
Recorder’s Court
Yassar
Husbands Not Liable for Wife’s Crimes in Georgia
Atlanta June 30 Judge Russell of the appellate court holds husbands cannot be held liable for crimes of their wives. The ruling reverses the conviction of W. M. Lumpkin of Atlanta in a case where his wife kept a blind tiger. The court of appeals reverses the lower court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Russell
Appellate Court
Georgia
W. M. Lumpkin
Court of Appeals
Legislature Adjourns For Independence Day Holiday
Atlanta on June 30 reports the legislature will adjourn tomorrow and reconvene Wednesday to mark Independence Day on July 4. Some legislators will return home over Sunday.
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Atlanta
Love in the Dark: Courting Sessions and Blindness
A witty reflection notes that love may be blind and courting often occurs in darkness. The line humorously links romantic misfortune to the lack of light, suggesting humor in the idea of sightless romance.
Hawkinsville Cleared Out Blind Tigers After Rev Bob Jones Sermons
Atlanta reports that Hawkinsville Georgia reduced liquor traffic after evangelist Rev Bob Jones of Montgomery Alabama led sermons urging churches to act. Sheriff Rogers closed known blind tigers and warned suspected operators who promised to quit and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Hawkinsville
Bob Jones
Montgomery
Ala
Sheriff Rogers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ly Addie Williams Caldwell
H. Manning
Kly
Bailey Aldrich
Scott
Joae
Mar Spartanburg
Eon, Jr
Charlotte, Er
Statesville
Europe
Mr. Rabhe
Gar Gsheimer Springs, ’ T
Senheimer Springs
Patterson Vey
Rogers
Denprebht
Iy Bennett Smith
Mr. Dixde
Greeka Ritch
Ramell
Mee Hannon
Mae Cruise
Azilee Feesus
Eugene Hayes
Brevard Vogler
Clyde Stearnes
Mr. Kell
Yarbrough Atlans Home
Yarbrough
Alabama
Mhewes
J. A. Nabers
A. McKinley
Amphi
Lora Gunn
Witter Witing
Washington
Rer
Sta " Franklin
Boston
Belle Wilson
Rhodeta Club
Boyle
Woman's Ciue
A'T
East Elizabeth
Sorrow
Bk Mason
Lucifer Glenn
Dorothy Mason
Gordon
Glenn
Mr. Mason
Patterson Springs
Mrs. Finger
Mrs. Spencer
Leah Spencer
Harry Shull
Josephine Shull
Virginia
Spencer
Jack
Miss Laura Spencer
Mrs. Shull
the Rock
Hovey
Edward Hovey
Josephine Smith
Elizabeth Smith
Concord
A. J. Brett
L. Mesick
Engineer A
Pst Bea
Ereeds
Romer
Speer Petersen
THE
J. B. Ivey Company
Hawley’s
Park & Tilford’s
Express
Hawley’s Pharmacy
His Mother
Wen’s
Oxfords
DeLane Shoe Company
MO. L. Delane
Mer
E. Trade Street
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