Society Notes Highlight Charlotte Ladies Gatherings
Mrs. J J Farriss and Mrs. Samuel I Davis depart for Lexington for a reception hosted by Mrs T C Lowr and Mrs J O Burgin. North Carolina baritone Francis Griffith returns from New York to Salisbury for a winter studio and state musical circles await his plans. Miss Vera Farlowe and Ray Farlowe resume studies at Guilford College. Miss Angelia Morrison and Miss Peggy Stephens honored at a rock party in Charlotte. a Main Street M E Church missionary picnic at J G Green residence. Miss Jane Johnston and Dr O W Hyman wed in Davidson and honeymoon in Blowing Rock. City Christian Endeavor Union to meet at First Methodist Protestant church to plan winter work. A large garden party honors Miss Bettina Ferrell at the J B Efird home in Myers Park. Circle Three of the First Baptist Woman’s Missionary Society reports strong personal service and mission study progress. Garden fete in Jamestown honors Miss Mary Alice Tate with music, poetry, and a plated program. Miss Tate receives bouquet and attire details.
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Francis Griffith
North Carolina
New York
Frederick Haywood
Griffith
Salisbury
Mr. Griffith
Charlotte
Angelia Morrison
Morrison
Peggy Stephens
Hickory
Suzanne Simmons
Myers Park
Miss Morrison
Egencoal
Jane Johnston
O. W. Hyman
Davidson
Hyman
Medical College of the
University of Tennessee
Memphis
North Carolina University
Princeton
Tarboro
City Christian Endeavor Union
First Methodist Protestant Church
L. W McFarland
C. E. .Society
M. P
Circle Three
T. G. Shelton
Boulevard
Circle Number Three
Woman's Misionary Society of the First Baptist
M. Rumble
Circle Lerger
Lawrence White
Pumble
James A. Clark
Shelton
Local residents and visiting business guests listed
Newton visitor F T Gaddy and Hickory's E Lyerly arrive for business. Winston-Salem's M A Martin and Greensboro's H B Cartland were in High Point. Tian China Grove's F R Graham and Columbia's F G Swatfield appear for business. Several guests stay at the Elwood including N P Miles and J T Horney. Mrs Troy Fitzgerald announces a son born in Kansas City. Julia Maxwell leaves for Florida after visiting the Parkway.
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J. T. Horney
Asheville
High Point
The
Elwood
J. E. Weatherley
Elizabeth City
George H. Levefort
Mr. Weatherly
Mr. Levefort
Hotel Elwood
Shorn Lambs of Labor Parade Clash at City Hall
In Boston on Labor Day a surprise demonstration by about 200 unemployed labeled the shorn lambs of labor formed outside City Hall led by Urban Ledoux of the Church of the Unemployed. Mayor Andrew J. Peters welcomed them after denying entry to the official procession.
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Ledoux
Dock Workers Strike Halts Havanna Harbor Operations
Havanna harbor operations stopped by a sudden strike of organized dock workers. Strike leaders cite shipping companies' refusal to negotiate work agreements with labor reps and direct dealings with the employer. About 1,500 workers are estimated to be on strike. Employers expect the stoppage to be brief due to available unemployed labor in Havanna.
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Havanna
Porcupines Seize Auto At Wellsboro Oil Site
Farry Sherwood and I J Focht visited the Asaph oil well in Sheppen township when two motor crazed porcupines occupied their car. On return they found upholstery chewed and the steering wheel damaged. They drove off the intruders using long poles after a lengthy struggle.
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Porcupines
Wellsboro
Farry Sherwood
I. J. Focht
Asaph
Sheppen Township
Drought Severely Bites Brookweal Residents
BROOKWEAL VA Sept 6 The river is so low that street light service has been discontinued and there is little or no day current. Residents who relied on deep wheel water pumps powered by electricity must carry water from any available source as drought bites the town.
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Brookweal
Wioty Bos Sldseg
Richmond Doctor in Hadley Murder Case Seen in New Evidence
Richmond police report new leads in the 1918 Hadley murder case. A laundry list showed Howard Griffith as a hospital package recipient while Dr Wilmoth A. Hadley is jailed in New Mexico. Police say Dr Griffith remains a mystery to the case. Mrs Hadley remains embalmed in a Richmond morgue awaiting identification.
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Richmond
Wilmoth A. Hadley
James River
Here
Howard ‘Griffith
Hadley
Denver
Col
New Mexico
Dr. Griffith
Dr Griffith
Griffith
Two Women Claim Body in Royal Airship Disaster
In Indianapolis Indiana the widow of William J Steele an American airman who died in the dirigi J2 ZR-2 wreck seeks precedence for his body Her brother Harry Steele said the Navy Department has recognized their claim Joyce Hannan of Leeds England says she and Steele married on July 4 The widow left two children.
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Inlyanapolis
Indiana
William J. Steele
Harry A. Stele
Navy Department
William Steele
Joyce Hannan
Leeds
England
Steele
Charlie Chaplin Returns to London Crowds Out Irish Question
Charlie Chaplin sails toward London crowding page one of British papers. Reports say reporters comb old school and church records for details of his early career while he prepares to step from his train in London. His income now eight times that of Premier Lloyd George.
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London
Charlie Chaplin
Irish Question
League of Nations
Charlie
Page
Lloyd George
England
Mine cave-in traps local hotel man in cellar fall
In Scranton Pennsylvania on September 7 Michael Coyne a hotel operator dropped fifteen feet into the Glen Alden National mine workings beneath his cellar He was trapped for about an hour until neighbor Mrs Katherine Joyce heard his cries and rescued him with a ladder assistance.
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Scranton
Michael Coyne
Glen Alden Company
Coyne
Katherine Joyce
Lloyd George to Visit America in Short Trip
London reports Premier Lloyd George will likely stay in the United States less than three weeks, despite Washington conference expectations of longer talks. Downing Street notes no principal British or colonial delegates would be away long.
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London
Lloyd George
America
Downing Street
Washington
Chinese Weddings Feature Beggar Chief Visit
In traditional Chinese weddings a beggar chief is invited to solicit funds for other beggars, reflecting communal customs and mutual aid within ceremonies.
Puebla Indian girl crowned Mexico's most beautiful
Maria Bibiana Uribe, a Puebla mountain village resident, won a national contest with over 500 photographs and came to Mexico City as the central figure at society events. She enjoyed tea with Lenora Pani and a theater honor box but says she prefers her mountain home unless something happens.
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Mexico City
Maria Bibiana Uribe
Puebla Mountains
Senorita Uribe
Mexico
Puebla
Lenora Pani
Secretary of Foreign Relations
Maria
Hen Temperament Rules for Poultry Success
The Rev Marshall Dawson of Storrs Conn urges rural pastors to entertain hens to avoid boredom in a profitable poultry venture. He spoke at New Hampshire College on profitable sidelines for ministers, noting poultry keeping as a mental health and income supplement.
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Durham
N. H
Kent
Marshall Dawson
Storrs
Conn
New Hampshire College
Dawson
German Boxer Conrado Wins Hearts in Occupation Bout
Nans Conrad a German boxer from Mainz fought in a boxing tournament under the French army in Mayence. He won his first bout but fell in the semi finals amid a crowd that cheered him for his gameness. It marked the first German foe against a Frenchman in sport since 1914.
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Mayence
France
Nans Conrad
Conrad
Smuggling by Water Turbulence Halts New York Ops
Roy Haines federal prohibition commissioner visited New York for talks with local officials on reorganizing the New York bureau and a concerted drive against bootleggers. The meeting focused on disrupting liquor smuggling by water, identified as the greatest trouble to enforcement around New York.
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New York
Roy Haines
Federal Prohibition
New York Bureau
Diplomat John Barrett Praises Atlantic City Beach Attire
In Atlantic City New Jersey Sept 7 diplomat John Barrett staying at the Ambassador walked the beach in swimwear and found bathing costumes unshockingly modest. He noted the feminine crowd from the Ambassador to Virginia Avenue, saying he expected more daring outfits but saw none they were not shocking.
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Atlantic City
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J. J. Farriss
Samuel I. Davis
Lexington
T. C. Lowr
J. O. Burgin
Mrs. Davis
City Union
C EE
High Point U. D. C
Gaffney
S. C
James Armstrong
Charleston
Robert —, Lee
Moses Wood
M. G. Huskey
Colonel Armstrong
Confederacy
Vera Farlowe
Ray Farlowe
Guilford College
Lewallen Farlowe
Louise Avenue
Young People's Missionary Society
Main Street
M. E
J. G. Green
South Main Street
J. B. Efird
Meyers Park
Elizabeth Withers Efird
Bettina Ferrell
Miss Efird
L. B. Williams
Efird
Miss Tate
Virgil Idol
Carter Dalton
Irwin Coffield
Mary Alice Tate
Tilden
Jamestown
Dalton
Mary Harmon
C. G Dickerson
Delphine Holder
Aneas Africanus
Southland
Harry Stillwell Edwards
Moffitt Furnishing Co
F. T. Gaddy
Newton
E. Lyerly
F. R. Graham
China Grove
H. B. Cartland
Greensboro
Martin
Winston-Salem
F. G. Swatfield
Columbia
N. P. Miles
Kenova
West Virginia
Troy Fitzgerald
This City
Kansas City, Mo
Troy Roosevelt
George E. Haag
Cincinnati
Mr. Haag
Julia Maxwell
Florida
W. Lewis
Parkway
Miss Maxwell
Katherine Pickett
Mary Ring
Josephine Wood
Greensboro College
Ruth Welborn
Hattie Rebecca Fowler
Statesville
City
Prince OF Wales
Countess of Cromer
India
Earl Cromer
Vexico
Barrett
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