Conference Called Over Freight Rates in North Carolina
Governor Craig invites Gaston County Just Freight Rate Association to Raleigh next Tuesday for talks on proposed railroad freight reductions. President Tate urges full county and state representation with data on discriminatory outbound rates, aiming for fair treatment and unity among shippers and manufacturers. Craig opposes the railroads' plan for Gastonia, demanding zone parity with Charlotte rather than isolated gains.
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Gaston County
Just Freight Rate Association of
North Carolina
Fred N. Tate
Governor Craig
Raleigh
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Tate
Raleigh News and Observer
Gastonia
Charlotte Observer
Leake Carraway
Just Freight Rate Association of North Carolina
Charlotte
State Association
Corporation Commission
Craig
A. C. Jones
J. W. Atkins
Carraway
Social whirl fuels Gastonia week of youthful events
In Gastonia an extended sequence of porch gatherings, dances, and card parties unfolds as Miss Rebecca McLean hosts visitors Roberta Love Rose Simmons and Miss Meena Hand arrives. The week features Dutch supper for George Marvin’s birthday and a Riverside Park dance with a large youthful crowd and out of town guests from Yorkville Rich Square Asheville and Cedartown.
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Roberta Love
Lincolnton
Rose Simmons
Rock Hill
D. C
Rebecca McLean
McLean's
Meena Hand
Lowell
Mary McLean
United States Faces Gravest Mexico Strain Since Revolution
Washington reports describe the Huerta regime’s hostile stance toward John Lind as he travels to Mexico City to seek a halt to hostilities and an orderly election. President Wilson, noting Republican opposition, says no action will occur until Lind arrives and Huerta’s response is confirmed. No public demand for intervention exists.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mexico
Huerta
John Lind
Wilson
Mexico City
United States
Bacon
Senate
Congress
Clark
Wyoming
Mr. Lind
Bryan
Mr W L Balth Reappears After Runaway Injuries
Friends celebrate the return of Mr W L Balth who has been confined to his home about two weeks due to injuries from a runaway accident. He is seen out and about again, marking a notable recovery.
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W. L. Balth
Miss Abernethy in Charlotte Etiquette Tour
The Charlotte Evening Chronicle notes Miss Olive Abernethy of Gastonia accompanies Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Caudle and plans a Blowing Rock visit. In her honor, Mrs. W. W. Watt hosts a 5 o clock tea at East Ninth Street with Lucy Seymour Black and Helen Brockett among guests. A dinner party with red and gold decor followed at Watt’s home with a 12 course meal and roses.
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Charlotte Evening Chronicle
L. L. Caudle
Olive Abernethy
Gastonia
Blowing Rock
Mr. Caudle
Lucy Seymour Black
Washington, D. C
Helen Brockett
East Ninth Street
Guests of Dr and Mrs Garrisons visit from Concord and New York
Misses Jean Elizabeth and Mary Branson Coltrane of Concord and Ada Winslow of New York arrived to spend time with Dr and Mrs D A Garrison. A Chester youth party camped through Gastonia en route to Edgemont for a two week trip. The group included Stuart Pryor Marie Cross Kitty James Margaret Edens Joe Moore Ott Moore Lyles Glenn Walter Edens and others. Returning Miss Edens and Miss James will visit Lois and Hallie Torrence.
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Marie Torrence
Wrightsville Beach
Ellen McPhail
Mt. Olive
Katherine Mason
Stanley
Katie Carpenter
W. E. Stowe
Rock Hill
S. C
George F. McKee
Eliza Lindsay
Lote Long
L. D. Proffitt
Spartanburg
W. B. Arrowood
Isabel Arrowood
Sharon
Gastonia
Blowing Rock
Carrie White
Chester
Cleo Whisnant
Ola Whitesides
W. C. Barrett
First Baptist Church
Belmont Baptist Church
J. H. Tillinghast
Columbia
T. A. Wilkins
Jean
Elizabeth
Mary Branson Coltrane
Concord
Ada Winslow
New York
D. A. Garrison
Garrison
Edgemont
Stuart Pryor
Marie Cross
Kitty James
Margaret Edens
Clio
Joe and
Ott Moore
McConnellsville
Lyles Glenn
Walter Edens
Edens
James
Lois
Hallie Torrence
Providence Camp to Host Public Woodmen Meeting Tomorrow
Providence Camp No 382 Woodmen of the World invites the public to a hall meeting tomorrow evening at o clock. Deputy J R Cote of Lincolnton will speak on Woodcraft and the Ladies Circle, a branch order of the Woodmen.
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Providence
Woodmen of the World
J. R. Cote
Lincolnton
Gaston County Medical Society Meets Discusses Pellagra Duty
The regular monthly Gaston County Medical Society meeting was held on Wednesday with Dr. R M Reid presenting Is the Medical Fraternity Living Up to Its Duties and Responsibilities. A lively discussion followed and Pellagra was discussed with no action. out of town doctors Rhyne Mt Holly Pugh Stanley Puett Dallas Garren Rowe Bessemer City Anthony Kings Mountain attended.
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Gaston County Medical Society
R. MM. Reid
Rhyne
Mt. Holly
Pugh
Stanley
Puett
Dallas
Garren and Rowe
Bessemer City
Anthony
Kings Mountain
Singing Class From Oda Fellows To Give Gastonia Concert
The singing class from the Oda Fellows orphanage in Goldsboro will perform in Gastonia on Thursday night, September 11, under Gastonia Lodge No. 188, IL O O F. About fourteen boys and girls will entertain, with the lodge planning to attract a large audience of Odd Fellows and friends. Arrangements are led by R R L Fite as chairman, with S S Morris G H Marvin and E D Atkins on the committee.
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Oda Fellows Orphanage
Goldsboro Wi
Gastonia
Gastonia Lodge No. 188
Odd Fellows
Messrs. RR. L. Fite
S. S. Morris
G. H. Marvin
E. D. Atkins
Farmers Union Picnic Hit By Train Delay Aboard
Gaston County Farmers Union picnic at Linwood College today featured an address by Clarence Poe canceled due to delayed trains. Poe travelled to Charlotte and back to Raleigh. E W Dabbs, president of South Carolina Farmers Union, arrived on No 11 and spoke, with more to come in Tuesday's Gazette. Large crowd attended.
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Gaston County Farmers Union
Linwood College
Clarence Poe
Poe
Gastonia
Charlotte
Raleigh
E. W. Dabbs
South Carolina Farmers Union
Linwood
Clyde Armstrong
Dabbs
Return of Miss Willie Jenkins From Extended Visit
Miss Willie Jenkins of Gastonia returns from a three week social visit to friends in Durham and Salisbury. In Durham she attended multiple parties hosted by Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Constable on Jones Street in her honor. The Durham Sun reports Ellen Constable’s party featured music by Miss Jenkins and Miss Riley, with fern decor, yellow and white parlor, lawn chatting, cream and wafers, and a joyful farewell.
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Willie Jenkins
Durham
Salisbury
W. R. Constable
Jones Street
Miss Ellen
S. N. Slade
Gastonia
Jenkins
Riley
Local Couple Weds at Register of Deeds Office
Mr M P Guffy and Miss Lillian Hallman both of Bessemer City were married this morning at 11 in the Register of Deeds office. Rev Dr J C Galloway performed the ceremony with courthouse officials and visitors as witnesses. The article also notes visiting relatives from Gibsland La Homer La and Homer include Mrs J A Loftin Mr Will Loftin Miss Mary Loftin and Mrs Sellers and her husband J H Sellers. The newlyweds and guests plan to travel to Macon county later today with stays in Gastonia and Wilmington en route home via the Seaboard line.
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Robert Bradshaw
Pearl Helms
East Gastonia
Esquire
T. H. White
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Melva Gullick
Edna Rankin
Belmont
Norcross
Ruth Rainey
Presbyterian College
Charlotte
Helen Whisnant
T. K. Barnett
J. S. Wray
T. A. Wilkins
Shelby
M. P. Guffy
Lillian Hallman
Bessemer City
Office of Register of Deeds
A. J. Smith
J. C. Galloway
A. R. P. Church
Court House
C. I. Loftin
Loftin
J. A. Loftin
Will Loftin
Mary Loftin
Gibsland
Sellers
J. H. Sellers
Homer
Macon County
Gastonia
Wilmington
Seaboard
News of the County and Here and There
A compact county page highlights neighbors across Gaston with brief personal mentions. Local items salute community efforts, daily routines, small deeds, and familiar faces in various sections of the county.
Correspondence from The Gazette at Long Shoals
Aug 7 update notes Mrs. R G Rutledge able to be out. Miss Ella Kiser and Anderson spent week near Boone. Mrs Maud Sherrill of Hickory visited relatives. Burgin Carpenter and sister Bessie returned to Texas. S L Carpenter spent Sunday at Mr R F Fords. Cotton house at John Rudisill Manufacturing Co burned 40 bales of cotton and several cords of wood. Silas Tutherow hospitalized last Friday.
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the Gazette
Long Shoals
R. G. Rutledge
Ella Kiser
Anderson
Boone
Maud Sherrill
Hickory
Burgin Carpenter
Bessie
Texas
S. L
Carpenter
R. F. Ford
John Rudisill Manufacturing Co
Silas Tutherow
Various Gastonia Social Notes and Local Scattered Events
Personal notices recount visits by Paul H. Efird to Concord and H Aubrey Costner in Gastonia, returning trips of Mrs J M Hoyle and children from Easley, and sisters Annie and Sara Rutledge visiting Mt Holly. Upcoming Crowders Creek picnic August 16 features Young People Society program. Archie Huffstetler dies at Clara Mill and is buried at Hollywood cemetery. Rev W H Reddish visits Gastonia en route to Morganton with Mrs Reddish. Mrs W M Morris returns from Waynesville with nephew Joe Abernethy improving after specialist care. Providence Camp Woodmen members plan to attend Black Jack Camp picnic at Riddle's Mill with address by J R Cole. A B O Neill and party plan a New York purchasing trip for fall millinery and dresses, with Atlantic City stop, lasting two weeks or more.
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Paul H. Efird
Concord
H. Aubrey Costner, Esq
Worth
Gastonia
J. M. Hoyle
Easley
Annie
Sara Rutledge
Mt. Holly
A. Mackienderson
River Bend
Crowders Creek
A. R
W. MM. Morris
Waynesville
Joe Abernethy
G. H. Marvin
Providence
J. R. Cole
Lincolnton
Riddle's Mill
Black Jack Camp No
Woodmen of the World
Cole
A. B. O'Neill
New York
Neill
McKeesport
Atlantic City
The Newspaper Job
Presbyterian minister Rev Mc Leod edits the Pasadena Star for a brief term and finds the task chaotic yet creditable. He laments the rush and disorder of newsroom life, praising journalists as the hardest worked and least paid brain workers.
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McLeod
Pasadena
Pasadena Star
Bailey confirmed as collector for eastern North Carolina
J. W. Bailey of Raleigh was yesterday confirmed by the Senate to serve as collector of internal revenue for the eastern district of North Carolina.
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J. W. Bailey
Raleigh
Senate
Internal Revenue
North Carolina
For Sale Emerson Electric Motor and Freezer Sails
For sale Emerson Electric motor 1 20th horsepower suitable to run a cream freezer sewing machine or peanut roaster. A bargain offered by P N Glenn.
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Emerson Electric Motor
P. N. Glenn
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C .M. Stroupe
Willie
Mr. C. Chapman Beam
Ciureiu
South
Iron Station
George FE. Marvin
George Hi. Marvin
Messrs
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J. Sid Winger
G. L. Rawlings
George Ide
O. O. Baker
George H .E. Marvin
George H. Marvin
Marvin
Miss Sloan
Jennie Steadman Culp
Nell Blanton
Agnes Houseal
Clara Armstrong
Nell McLean
Nellie Rose Sloan
South York Street
Marie Pegram
Yorkville
Minnie Bryan
Rich Square
Lota Jenkins
Asheville
Roberta
Ic Elhannon
Sarah Garland
Virginia
Fop
Lettie Abell
Lowryville
8. C
Cedartown
Sallie Webb
Oxford
Nel Allen
Wake Forest
Ethel Miller
Goldsboro
Marion
Maud Rankin
Lola Jenkins
J. V. Harper
Ecards
Ruth Knight
Mesdames
E. W. Gilliam
J. Lean Adams
Bridge
Harper
Nell Allen
Grover Page
George Marvin
Arriett McLean
Frank Lentz
Ralph Armstrong
Bowman
Till Lind
Gaston
Nell Ligon
Wilma Long
A. E. Woltz
Granite Falls
Ola Noel
R. B. Babington
A. Mae Henderson
Rilver Bend
W. T. Moore
Statesville
W. J. McGill
J. K. Dixon
Mary Hildebrand
Morganton
Myrtle
Blanche Gray
Johnsie
Reberen Adams
Tyree Heath
Atlanta
Gastonian
Jennie Pegram
Annie Louise Wills
Littleton
J. W. Cloninger
H. F. Glenn
Montreal
James F. Weir
A. Robinson
Boston
Niagara Falls
Maine
Canada
Kate Johnson
Eva Riddle
Bowling Green
F. M. Howell
Miss Abernethy
Mrs. Garrison
Medical Society
Farmers Union Picnic
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