Local Aldermen Meet for Routine Session
The city aldermen held a regular monthly session Monday night focusing on routine matters. R. E. Lee had appendicitis surgery at Watts hospital last Saturday and was reported improving. B. Goldburgh appeared before Justice Owens on a charge tied to Durham Rolle Mills consignments and was bound over to the superior court on a $50 loan.
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R. E. Lee
Watts Hospital
B. Goldburgh
Owens
Durham Rolle Mills
Superior Court
County Commissioners Discuss Road Project Decision
County commissioners met in session this week handling routine accounts and general matters. A dispute over a local road project was carried over from Monday and resumed Tuesday morning, with votes recorded by Commissioners Owen Bar and Tilev.
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Oxboro Road
Ihe
Commissior
Lonnie Bailey Shot During Escape Attempt at Prison Work Detail
Guards at the road force escorting prisoners opened fire as Lonnie Bailey tried to flee after an attempted killing of his wife at Union Station during Christmas. Three shots wounded Bailey and the coroner and a deputy were summoned. Bailey was taken to the county home in critical condition.
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Lonnie Bailey
Union Station
Pa’ley
Jonnson
Maddry
Cle Neers
Ethel
Death of Thomas Austey in Portsmouth Typhoid pneumonia cited
Thomas Austey long time city resident died in Portsmouth last Friday from typhoid pneumonia. Remains were taken to Dar hain a and laid to rest Saturday at Rose we Sharon artist church. He left a father two brothers and two sisters, and he had worked in Portsmouth in a bicycle repair business during his stay.
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Thomas Austey
Portsmouth
Darhain A
Rose We Sharon
Biley Lesves
Death of East Durham citizen Mr Leathers Mead
Mr Leathers Mead aged sixty died at his home in East Durham on Monday morning around 4 o clock. He reportedly had no immediate relatives in the city. Funeral services were conducted at his residence and the burial followed at Mt Silver church.
Legislature adjourns amid mixed reactions across chambers
Lawmakers end session with uncertain mood as several factions express varied satisfaction while others criticize delays. Critics urge clearer policy aims and faster outcomes, while supporters praise perceived progress on key bills and bipartisan cooperation.
The Rialto Opera Company Christmas Miracle
A Broadway scene on Christmas Eve shows a struggling actor, his family, and a sick husband. A sleeping child in the Rialto stagebox becomes the focus of a charity moment led by Tony Thompson and associates. Santa Claus arrives to comfort the girl and present money, a Christmas tree, and hope for the ailing father.
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Ile Suhara
Shell Granger
Specticle
Angut
Crauger
Grouge
Abcuc
Pete
Mr. Hardcraft
Hardcraft
Tony Thompson
John Hardcraft
Rialto Opera Company
Helen Granger
Tony
Utek
Tennie
Bill
Hove
Urry
Ranta Claus
Santa Claus
Santa
Atlanta Constitution
Christmas dinner items once minor side dishes in long feasts
A short historical note explains that though today turkey mince pies and plum pudding dominate Christmas meals, they were once only side dishes amid a long sequence of courses. The source laments ornate celebrations lasting weeks and the evolving status of traditional foods.
Caudle Baby Dies. Funeral Held in Maplewood Cemetery
A three month old child of Mr and Mrs George Caudle died after a brief illness Saturday night. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon from the home at Mangum and Holloway streets with burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Caudle
Mangum and
Holloway Streets
Maplewood Cemetery
Mrs Kizzah Stanley Dies at 88 in Orange County
Mrs Kizzah Stanley aged 88 passed away Friday evening at her home near Durham Orange County after a week long pneumonia She leaves a son and four daughters along with grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon in the country with Elder T Y Monk delivering the sermon
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Kizzah Stanley
Orange County
Durham
T.Y. Monk
Death of Edgemont Pupils Leader Hugh Massey
Hugh Massey aged fourteen, eldest son of Mr and Mrs C W Massey, died at his home on 505 Alston avenue Sunday morning after five weeks illness from la grippe then typhoid fever. A sixth grade pupil and class president at Edgemont school, he was highly regarded by teachers and students. Funeral from the home Sunday at 2 30 pm conducted by Rev J A Daily, Maplewood cemetery interment.
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Hugh Massey
C.W. Massey
Alston, Avenue
Edgemont School
J. A. Daily
East Durham Methodist Church
Maplewood Cemetery
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Th Southern Railway
George Blackwell Tok
South Street
C. J. Thomson
First Baptist Church
Royal Arcanum
Mr. Leathers
Legislatire
Adj
New York
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Rialto Theater
Christus
Mrs. Stanley
Hugh Massay
Iran
Wood
Wood & Sons
Seedsmen
Richmond
Mss. L. Jones
Gallatin, Tenn
Ikae
C.E. King & Sons
Three Registere
West Main Street
Oragegists
the Cable Co
Church St
Durham, N. C
M.T. Langley, M’g’r
Johnson Studio
Katie L. Johnson
East Main Street
Recorder
Yearby
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