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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1909
Page
2
A city health official exposes fraud risks in medical services and urges protection for the sick. The piece criticizes meat handlers at the city market for unsafe practices and calls for enforcement of sanitary rules to curb disease and corruption.
The court continued a lengthy session on the Smith versus Holly Spring Land and Improvement case, awarding Smith $258 after a dispute over lumber purchases and a contracted Y M C A project. A related case, The Dake note matter, was postponed as the docket remained crowded with ongoing testimonies and more witnesses.
News note from Person county reports the death of prominent resident Mr W P Yancey after a prolonged illness last Friday in Lenaville Township. The obituary lists surviving relatives and notes burial was by Tar Heel Lodge No 2 and J C U A M. Widow Mrs Bettie Blalock dies at 64 after ten days illness in Maplewood cemetery burial service conducted by Rev Bradshaw. Funeral at home on Thursday. several relatives in Durham Petersburg and beyond mourn. Mr RH Wright visits New York days.
Aldermen decide to rebuild the academy site into a new city hall and market complex. The plan places city offices on the southern end with the rest as an arcade. two balconies will expand seating. Construction may start soon with bids to follow. market land is at Watkins and Foster streets, with expected cost around 20 000.
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