Carr Reelected to Lead Veteran Confederate Meeting
Richmond June 21 The re election of Gen Julian S Carr of Durham NC as commander in chief and New Orleans chosen as reunion site in April 1923 highlighted the 32nd annual United Confederate Veterans session Other officers named included Gen J A Thomas Lieut Gen D Howry and Lieut Gen E W Kirkpatrick A resolution urged wealthy members to lend 30000 without interest toward erecting Jefferson Davis statue at Fairview Ky The group urged Congress to amend the Arlington Hall of Fame law to include Confederate generals and endorsed a report advocating a school history that portrays the South positively The report noted Mississippi Texas the Carolinas and Louisiana are adopting histories favorable to the South A memorial service was held for fallen soldiers and Col W H Lee was chosen commander in chief of the Confederate Veterans The 32nd reunion drew about 25000 descendants and visitors and was praised as the most successful despite thinning ranks, with many veterans departing for New Orleans and other points tonight and tomorrow
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Richmond
Julian S. Carr
Durham
N. C
New Orleans
United Confederate Veterans
J. A. Thomas
Army of Tennessee
Gene. D. Howry
Washington, D. C
Northern Virginia
E. W. Kirkpatrick
Texas
trans-Mississippi Department
Jefferson Davis
Fairview
Congress
Arlington ‘‘Hall of Fame
Historical Committee
Hughes W. “Jackson
Curryville
Abraham Lincoln
South
Mississippi
Carolinas
Lousiana
M. Walker
Col. W. & Lee
Irvington and
Rich- Va
Confederate Veterans
Order and Notice of Election for Coupon Bonds
A petition by one third of Cross Roads School District No. 40 electors and half of resident freeholders requests an election on issuing coupon bonds of 1500 dollars to fund building additions and equipment. An election is set for July 7, 1922, at the Reid District schoolhouse from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Managers listed are M L Rister C G Williams and David I Craft.
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Cross Roads
Board of Trustees
Reid District
Beinning
M. L. Rister
C. G. Wiliams
David I. Craft
Bradford Boyd Convicted of Attempted Assault in 9-Year-Old Case
Bradford Boyd, 17, was found guilty in the criminal court of attempting to assault a nine year old white girl. Judge Townsend set July 20 for electrocution. The trial included testimony about the victim’s epilepsy and a contested confession. Boyd maintained innocence claiming he was repairing a plow when the screams occurred.
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Bradford Boyd
Townsend
Camden
Boyd
Courting in Old Folks Home Sparks Tender Protest
A Chicago Methodist Home reports elderly inmates holding hands and sharing affection, provoking the matron's anxiety but drawing amid critics questions of dignity and discretion. The piece cites Capper's Weekly and Washington Post quips about civilization and manners.
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Methodist of Persons
Chicago
Faust
Mephistopheles
Pepys
New Virginia law shocks automobilists with railroad stop rule
Richmond Va June 25 great indignation followed mass arrests of motorists for failing to stop within ten feet of a railroad crossing. Constables arrested drivers on the scene near the track and a justice of the peace tried them there. Only a single warning sign read Danger Stop to remind drivers of the new law making failure to stop a misdemeanor.
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Richmond
Virginia
Barnwell Farmer Drowned in Pond
Barnwell June 25 Oscar Jones a young white farmer near Barnwell was drowned in Patterson's pond while bathing with his wife and father. The body was not recovered for about an hour witnesses from the group nearby. Jones aged 26 is survived by his father and his wife. The State. Ice man and
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Barnwell
Oscar Jones
Patterson's Pond
Jones
Woman Seeks Strongest Cigars for Husband
A woman enters a cigar store to buy cigars for her ailing husband. Asked for mild or strong, she requests the strongest available, saying the last ones he had were insufficient. The brief exchange captures a domestic moment in a period-appropriate, blunt tone.
Guests at Life's Board Reflect Varied Guests
A fragment notes Life's Board remarking on the varied guests around life's board from supermen to nuts, as observed by a speaker identified as 2 witter. The snippet suggests a contemplative or humorous meditation on human diversity.
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2 Witter
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Confederate Rial Association
United Ters of the
Confederacy
Shreveport
New Points
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Fort Worth
Tye
Washington Post
Goodrich
THE
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
Akron, Ohio
Silvertown
Eagle “Mikado
Mikado Eagle Pencil Company
New York
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield, N. J
Lombard Iron Works & Supply Co
Georgia Ford Appy and Repairs
Planos
Victrolas
Victor
Emerson and Okeh
the John Church Co
Main Street
Columbia, S. C
Mack’s Dry Goods Store
Bien’s Army Russett Shoes
Assembly St
Rose Hill
Lady Street
Columbia, 8. C
Life’s Board
Gillette
Gillette Safety Razor CO
Boston, U
Sky
North Carolina
Land of the
America
R. S. Brown
Broad Street
Augusta
Palmetto National Bank
Harmon Drag Co
Lexington Pharmacs
C. D. Kenny CO
Columbia, D. C
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