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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1914
Page
5
Local society reports a flurry of visits and travels as residents from Gastonia to Salisbury share weekend trips. Many attend gatherings, funerals, and family visits with brief notes on family movements and upcoming weddings.
Next Sunday morning at the Reformed Church will feature special music with Mrs. Dr Shuford singing a solo and Dr Murphy preaching after an absence. In the evening worship will be with Presbyterians with Dr Murphy again preaching. The Grace Church hosts the South Fork charge reunion next Saturday with the annual sermon to be delivered by Dr Murphy. Families attended a birthday dinner at Mr A Willong home last Sunday. Many members joined an excursion to Crescent for Nazareth Orphan Home anniversary events.
The Catawba Fair Association held in the secretary's office of the Blackwelder Riddie Building on Tuesday night August 4 elected officers led by presiding chairman W J Shaford. Officers include President J W Robinson Newton Vice President Geo E Bianar Hickory Secretary A C Henderson Hickory and directors H T Williams W J Shuford K C Menzies Hickory H P Lutz Gordon Wilsons and K Lee Hewitt Newton District vice presidents listed across Granite Falls Morganton Taylorsville Claremont Conover Statesville Lincolnton and others quick to follow.
Morghead City claimed first prize of 100 dollars in the annual tournament's state horse wagon race held in Winston-Salem on August 5.
Brussels Aug 6 Several thousand dead and wounded is the toll paid by the German army of the Meuse for its attack on Liege. House for rent close it See E A Herman 862t.
A grand Panama Pacific International Exposition will open in San Francisco on February 20 1915 and run to December 4 1915. Nations including Argentina Italy Canada will showcase elaborate exhibits while railroads offer low round trips. Free booklet from the Exposition Manager provides detail on the Panama Canal and event.
Nathaniel Willard Poovey son of Mr and Mrs L W Poovey died at Kelley Sanitarium Baltimore on August 1 at 9 30 PM after illness. He was nine, attended Sunday School and church, and loved by family and community. Funeral held Monday at First Presbyterian Church with Rev J G Garth and Rev A L Stanford. Honorary pallbearers were six boys. parents and siblings mourned. Other items note Mrs Woodrow Wilson near death and neutrality proclaimation, plus North Carolina fruit conditions and local civic updates.
The Interstate Commerce Commission cancelled the Southern Railway revised lumber rate proposal amid disputes over discriminatory effects. The plan favored Tennessee and North Carolina Railroad interests, risking uneven realignment across Virginia and northern routes. Culture legumes replace nitrates as inoculation orders surge. state lab expands to meet demand and cut costs for farmers. A February 1865 muster roll for Company K Forty Fifth North Carolina Regiment arrives at the North Carolina Historical Commission, found near Fredericksburg.
London reports Great Britain declared war on Germany tonight marking a pivotal turn in the evolving crisis as global tensions escalate. The announcement follows recent diplomatic ultimatums and regional mobilizations, with observers awaiting further government statements and potential allied involvement.
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