Reformed church meeting and local civic notes
A June 22 executive committee meeting in Lexington will review the Guilford wall and welcome Rev. A E Zechiel from Tiffin classis to Burlington church. City aldermen appoint J M Yount to police. last year’s tax rate remains unchanged. Mr and Mrs A D Barwell recover from injuries in Gastonia. W R Fry returns home after sanatorium stay.
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Newton
Reformed Church
Lexington
A. Klinger
Guilford
Guilford County
Tiffin
Ohio
A. EL. Zechiel
Burlington
Walter W. Rowe
Amon
J. M. Yount
A. l. Cline
A. d. Barwell
Gastonia
Thenear
Charlotte
Salisbury
Hutchinson Hosts Bridge Party For Miss Kluttz In Salisbury
Mrs. Kr S Hutchinson entertained with three tables of bridge for Miss Kathleen Kluttz of Salisbury guest of Mrs Carter Dalton. Oscar Durland won a silver vanity case prize. Kluttz received one from the hostess. A frozen salad course and hot rolls were served. Attendees included Mrs Carter Dalton and many local ladies. The note mentions church society meetings and social visits in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kr. S. Hutchinson
Kathleen Whuttz
Salisbury
Carter Dalton
Hutchinson
Oscar Durland
Miss Kluttz
B. S. Cummings
Albion Millis
C. M. Hauser
H. Tomlinson
Chase Idol
J. J. Farriss
Robert Walker
Ottis Mendenhall
Harry Raymond
Son born to Mr and Mrs Paul H Hardy
Personal news notes a son named Paul Harold Jr born to Mr and Mrs Paul H Hardy. The piece also mentions Geo A Matton’s son graduating Trinity College this year, who earned honors in English and economics and received the Bachelor of Arts degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Craven
Mt. Airy
E. C. Willis
Durham
Trinity
George Ellis
Trinity College
J. W. Ballance
D. M. Ballance
Greensboro
H. M. Alfred
H. FE. Ballance
Bruce Craven and Son
High Point
Marvin Parker
Paul H. Hardy
Paul Harold, Jr
F. Matton
Geo. A. Matton
Matton
Mecklenburg to Seek State Law for Fallen Women Home
Mecklenburg county commissioners voted unanimously to urge the next legislature to require Charlotte and Mecklenburg to build and maintain a permanent home for fallen women. The move followed more than two years of agitation by local church and humane groups and the city aldermen will back the resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Board of County Commissioners
Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg Grand Jury
Charlotte Humane Association
City Ministerial Association
Charlotte Board of Aldermen
County of Mecklenburg
Board of Commissioners
Board of Aldermen
the Humane Association
Finger Bowls Called Nuisance by Education Official
On a trip east Edward Hyatt state superintendent of schools criticizes finger bowls as a harmless foible. He notes a bill of fare offering finger bowls only on request and calls the practice a pretentious nuisance in the current state education bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Thorne
Edward Hyatt
State Superintendent of
State Department of Education
Advertising offer from High Point Show Case Works
A note invites storekeepers to request a new display arrangement that protects goods and enhances storefront appearance. Contact Frank Gurley at 135 for more details or to request the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Frank Gurley
Making the Most of June Indigestion Remedy
Indigestion quickly develops symptoms such as headache biliousness bloating and bad breath. The ad advises taking a Foley Cathartic Tablet tonight to feel better in the morning.
Cardus touted as a woman's tonic in Sav es daughter plea
Mrs Laura Bratcher of Ready Kentucky recounts months of illness and failed medical help before taking Cardus. She credits eleven bottles with restoring health and daily duties. Ad claims Cardus helps thousands of women in the past 50 years and directs readers to Chattanooga Medicine Co for instructions and a plain wrapper brochure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Bratcher
Cardus
Chattanooga
Ledeen Advisory Dep
Chattanooga, Tenn
The Conquest of the Arctic lecture highlights Dr Wirt's polar travels
A vivid lecture recounts three years near the Circum-Polar shore with Eskimo companions and dogs. It notes the unique view of Eskimo life, the dogs’ intelligence, an arctic night flight to aid sick companions, igloo villages, fetishes and dances, treacherous guides, auroral displays, wildlife study, wolf escapes, an open kayak whale attack, and a dramatic final escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Wirt
Verdun Heroes defend Caures wood under Driant
Paris dispatch recounts Lieut Col Driant and his chasseurs holding Caures wood near Haumont during the Verdun battle. Despite heavy bombardment and encirclement, they repelled assaults, saved wounded, and the colonel went missing after ensuring others’ retreat. At least 2,000 enemy killed or wounded attributed to their actions.
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Caures
Verdana
Chasseurs
Driant
Moronat Farm
Laent
Col. Driant
Colonel Driant
Renouard
Vincent
Flames
Renevard
Hamel
Haumont
Caures Wood
Peculiar Talk of a Rabble-rousing Conversationalist
The passage mocks a strange talker who reacts with a clucked tongue and exclamations about sawdust in his feed. He has never learned any lesson and confuses Mr. Bryan with a doughnut hole, making his chatter appear odd and peculiar.
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Bryan
Rival for Balaams Ass and a Speaking Horse Tale
In Higginsville Missouri a horse named Clarence reportedly speaks its mind, amusing stablemen and prompting belief in supernatural powers. Owner Clay Goodloe understands the statements, while a nearby neighbor recalls a child with a cough improving after Foley’s Honey and Tar from Mann Drug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Clay Goodloe
Foley
Mrs. Redkamp
Herman St
Covington
Mann Drug
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God
Lucy M. Cobb
Progressive Farmer
Miss Kiuttz
Woman's Missionary
Woman's Missionary Society
Young Woman's Missionary Society
Wesley Memorial Church
Prathea
Friends Church
Clara Cox
L. W. McFarland
Miss Cox
St. Mary’s
L. W. Blackwelder
St. Mary's Church
The
First Baptist Church
Miss Virginia
Lnard
Richardson Street
Miss Ingram
Frances Stanback
Mt. Gilead
Mary Smitherman
Troy
Louis: Ingram
Wo Om. Marr
Thomas H. Jackson
Mecklenburg
Vents
Arctic
Verdun
Paris
Verdun Front
Balaam
Higginsville
New York Herald
Mr. Goodloe
Phichester
Mets
S. Stera Dlmiond
Rand Eli
Bet
Elks
Masons
Odd Fellows
Shriners
Southern Car Company
OMAW
Vose & Sons
Kihler & Campbell
Kranich & Bach
Wing & Sons
Harvard
Kingsburys
Leslye
J. A. C. Fincher
Sohmer
Schultz
Ivers & Pond
Charlotte, N. C
Tryon St
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