Mrs. Gray Dies at Home After Illness
Mrs. R. W. Gray of this city dies at a local hospital after an illness beginning Tuesday evening. She was born August 31, 1870 in Healing Springs, Davidson County and left a husband R. W. Gray and three children. Funeral services at 10:30 a.m. Saturday from the Willowbrook home with clergy from Wesley Memorial and First Baptist officiating. Interment in Oakwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Gray
Gray
Calvin G. Harris
Healing Springs
Davidson County
Isto
Carleen Gray Shiplette
Ferrell Harris
Oma Gray
Clay Dorsett
Trinity
W. S. Anderson
Lexington
W. F. Harris
Miethodist Episcopal Church South
Cit
Willowbrook Street
Avelock
W. A. Lambeth
Wesley Memorial Church
James A. Clark
First Baptist Church
E. F. Kearns
W. F. Lauther
C. CC. Muse
R. E
J. A. Clinara
H. A. Millis
J. A. Barker
Oakwood Cemetery
Morrison Calls a Cotton Conference
Governor Cameron Magson announced a conference of cotton commissioners from every cotton state to meet in Asheville. The purpose is to ascertain world demand, production costs, and the price to be fixed by the planter, with possible plans to finance the crop to maintain the set price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Cameron Magson
Carpenters Gather for State Union Session Saturday
The state council of the Carpenters and Jointers Union meets in the city for a two day executive session led by J W Parker at 9 am in the Junior Order hall. Robert Brockett will give the welcome. fraternal delegates from Tennessee and Georgia are expected. An international delegate is on site as the union eyes routine business before next week’s Federation of Labor meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Council of the
Carpenter’s and Jointer’s Union
J. W. Parker
Robert Brockett
Labor
Tennessee
Georgia
State Federation of Labor
Royal swimming pool delight becomes film prop
At Versailles a marble pool once built for King Louis XVI is now used by soldiers stationed nearby. During a heat wave about 50 privates fled after cries of crocodiles in the pool, only to discover six real crocodiles, later deemed harmless as props for a film.
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Versailles
Louis XVI
Trianon Palace
Neptune Basin
Leutenant
Rutherfordton Boy Receives King’s Medal for Valor
Rutherfordton August 5 Private J Frank Lewis of this city earned a royal commendation after during the war he and his French sergeant captured eight Germans and a machine gun in a single action. King George grants a medal and a letter praising the deed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherfordton
J. Frank Lewis
George of
England
Kiwanians Hear Divergent Outlooks on Future
Aug 5 meeting in Greensboro featured J Elwood Cox of High Point and J E Latham of this city as speakers. Cox voiced optimism about better times ahead while Latham, claiming pessimism, predicted slow general improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
J.elwood Cox
High Point
J. E., Latham
Cox
Latham
Juniors With Miers Marsh Members Meet Saturday
The Junior Missionary secretv Division No 1 will convene Saturday at 4 PM with Moe J Al Marsh on South Main street. All members urged to attend. A new throat transmitter tech eliminates outside noises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miers
Marsh
Missionary Secretv
Moe. J. al Marsh
South Main Street
Paraguay Considers Mennonite Colonization Plan
President Gondra recommends concessions to allow a Mennonite colony in the Paraguayan Chaco. The deal would grant military exemption and tax-free imports, permit private schools in German, and allow common property administration. Delegates say 4000+ Mennonites overseas ready to emigrate if approved.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
United States
Chamber of Deputies
Gondra
Chaco
Walsenhurst
Canada
Russia
August crowds flood Asheville hotels and boarding houses
August brings record crowds to Asheville known as the Land of the Sky with local hotels and boarding houses filled to overflowing, signaling a continued busy period ahead.
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Asheville
Land of the Sky
Baby Clinic Busy for Full Two Days
The Red Cross baby clinic in this city completed its second day with strong attendance. About 400 babies were examined over the two days as crowds filled the clinic rooms and Dr Isaac Faison of Charlotte spoke on general baby care and diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Red Cross
Isaac Faison
Charlotte
Woman Awarded 12000 in Railway Death Case
A Cleveland county jury awarded Mrs. Gartha Davis 12,000 damages against the Southern railway for the death of her husband A. H. Davis killed in 1917 while employed as a flagman on the Charleston Marion division.
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Shelby
Cleveland County
Gartha Davis
The
Southern Railway
A. H. Davis
Charleston-Marion
United States Expenditure for Year Ending June 30 1921
The total expenditure of the United States during the year ending June 30 1921 was 5 115 000 000 dollars.
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United States
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Atlantic
Morrison
Morris Purity
Ferndell Line
Ferndell Canned Goods
Royal Swimming Pool
Delight
Rutherefordton
Keng
South America
Sidow Wiens
Southern
the Enterprise
Mann Drug Company
Kester-Weaver Furniture Company
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