Evening church social events and charitable gatherings
Peacock Philathea class at Wesley Memorials meets Monday at 8 pm with Mrs H C Lewis for business and social hour. Women’s auxiliary of Friends church to meet Monday 4 pm at Mrs Parsons home to discuss officer and committee chair duties.
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Peacock Philathea
Wesley Memorial Church
H. Co. Lewis
Centennial Avenue
Woman’s Auxiliary of the Friends Church
D. H. Parsons
Green Street
Local Visitors and Departures Highlight City Happenings
Mrs Minnie Woolwaver of Tampa Illinois visited Tam pa for a week with Mrs J G Lambert on North Main street and returned to Chicago. Clarence Crowson and Mrs William Bass traveled to Givensboro for the day while Crowson came from Louisburg on business. Leo Wilson, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Wilson, recovers at home from tonsil removal. King Lige Brown of Star was a business visitor yesterday. Ed Mungo left for Salisbury and Spencer to visit friends. J P Lafoon returns from Richmond after attending the Confederate reunion. A R Williamson Jr of Charlotte expected to arrive tonight returning Sunday with Mrs Williamson and Alfred Russell Williamson III. Mr and Mrs Harold Horrox to return next week from Westerly R I by motor after visiting J G Burgess.
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North Main Street
W. C. Jones
Ed. Hutchison
A. M. Rankin
Rock
Jones
Beavans
Minnie Woolwaver
Tampa
Ila
J. G. Lambert
Woolweaver P
Chicago
Leo Wilson
Arthur Wilson
King Street
A. R. Williamson Jr
Charlotte
City
Charliot
Williamson
Alfred
Russell Williamson
T. B. Rogers
College’ Street
Harold Horrox
Westerley, R. I
Caldwell Receives Message About English Fortune
Statesville report says Caldwell a local bar member got a post meridiem letter from WY T Adams of Elizabeth City claiming to be sole heir to an English $750,000 fortune and promising arrival to settle the estate.
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Statesville
Caldwell
Wy’ T. Admas
Elizabeth City
Raleigh Couple Ties Knot in Wendell Leesville Nuptials
In Raleigh on June 24 B P Wiggins of Wendell and Nora Jones of Leesville were married yesterday. The groom had previous marriages twice and the bride three times.
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Raleigh
B. P. Wiggins
Wendell
Nora Jones
Leesville
Death of Newton C. Blanchard Noted Louisiana Leader
Newton C. Blanchard aged 73 former Louisiana governor seven term congressman and later U S senator died at his Shreveport home yesterday officials announced his death confirming a long public service spanning state and national offices.
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Shreveport
Newton C. Blanchard
Louisiana
United States
Women Profit By Business Field In Chicago Rail Line
Edith Jarvis Alden, newly named assistant secretary of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy, cautions women against entering business solely for spending money. She argues that genuine experience strengthens understanding of a husband's work and that capable women can earn their own livelihoods. She notes her path from wartime Liberty bond work to succeeding her father as secretary in a family railroad background.
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Chicago
Edith Jarvis Alden
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Alden
H. E. Jarvis
Liberty Bond Department
Weeks Urges Beer Modification as Unrest Fades
Philadelphia June 24 John W Weeks secretary of war said the nation tolerates unrest due to the Volstead act and urged a modification to permit beer and light wines He spoke at Chester to graduates of the Pennsylvania Military College stressing that educated legislators reflect community interests and urging readiness through trained youth.
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Philadelphia
John W. Weeks
Chester
Pennsylvania Military College
Iam
Weeks
Washington
German time used in England reports surge in clocks
Consular Clerk Watting in London reports a sharp influx of German clocks into Great Britain in the first four months of the year. Of 1,194,782 total imported from all countries 1,115,614 originated in Germany.
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Washington
England
Commerce Department
Clark Watting
London
Great Britain
Germany
German Athletes Prep for Berlin Olympic Games
Berlin hosts the annual Olympic event this month at the stadium with managers Dr. Carl Dim and Hans Borowiek guiding German athletes. The two organizers are well known to U.S. athletic leaders.
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Berlin
Carl Dim
Hans Borowiek
United States
Plans for $100000 Omar High School Building
Huntington West Virginia June 24 plans have been adopted for a new 100000 high school building at Omar this summer. The structure will include a gymnasium with shower baths and courts for indoor basketball and baseball.
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Huntington
W. Va
Omar
Teenager Killed By Live Wire On Bridge Over Little Kanawha
Parkerburg dispatch reports Okey Nutter age fifteen employed at a local pottery plant was killed after contact with a live tension wire while climbing the bridge superstructure over the Little Kanawha river on June 24.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Little Kanawha River
Okey Nutter
French Gun Claimed To Have No Recoil
A new French firearm has been developed claimed to be absolutely without recoil according to reports. The invention promises smoother operation and reduced shooter fatigue despite billed advances in design.
Harold Lloyd At Broadway In A Sailor Made Man
Harold Lloyd stars in A Sailor Made Man at the Broadway showing tonight with a light comedy tone and seaside era setting.
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Harold Lloyd
Sailor Made Man
California Lawmakers Probe McCormick Gland Trade
California officials confront allegations of major gland harvesting schemes led by Harold McCormick and other wealthy figures. A San Francisco assemblyman cites numerous operations where youths’ life blood or glands are transferred to older patients, deeming it a grave moral and medical violation.
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San Francisco
Juni
McCormick
Gillionaire Mal
Illia Mtiornbios
Gpria
Pegar
Fage
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