Local and Personal items from Monroe news
Dr J M Belk and W H Belk are buying goods in the North for stores. Rev R M Halgler cannot fill his Sardis Baptist church appointment next Sunday afternoon. R W Lemmond, Clerk of Court, moved a guardian account from Union to Mecklenburg involving several thousand dollars. A car crash injures John A Shute of Greenwood formerly of Monroe. two others injured. Mary Steele Norwood breaks her arm playing on the sidewalk. hospitalized in Charlotte and recovering. Joe Brewer, Charlotte State Guard member, expects call to colors and patrol duty locally. Lizzie Fowler wins auto prize. other winners named. A patriotism wave with flags and calls for a city hall flag. Joe Russell returns from Memphis in Uncle Sam's army. may be called back. Frank Long and Queen Belk wed. reside in Midland after ceremony. German spies said to operate worldwide. Rex Theatre shows The Nation's Peril. A needy Monroe family seeks charity for tuberculosis father and children. Journal prints Stack Belt Dressing Company matter. E B Stack patent for belt dressing. plan to manufacture in Monroe then Richmond. samples to manufacturers nationwide. Miss Blanche Pepper visits for Hallie Neal wedding. Stack family trip from Vancouver, BC. T Z Secrest complains war cost of living more than war itself. admires Claude Kitchin. E B Stack also invents a kickless Ford crank. slated to cost $2.50. Unusual events around Monroe linked to a Fort Mill crash case. C A Workman wandered in woods near Monroe after a fatal accident.
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J. M. Belk
W. H. Belk
R. M. Halgler
Journal
Sardis Baptist Church
R. W. Lemmond
Charlotte
Union County
Mecklenburg Clerk of Court
John A. Shute
Greenwood
Miss
Monroe
Mary Steele Norwood
Joe Brewer
Charlotte Company
State Guard
Germany
Lizzie Fowler
English Drug Co
Beatrice Fowler
Lynn Mahone
Elizabeth Houston
United States
Frank Long
Queen Belk
M . W. Belk
Buford Township
Midland
H.W. Belk
Albemarle Normal College
N. C
Rex Theatre
Toma
H.R. Laney
D. B. Snyder
Blanche Pepper
Winston- Salem
Myrtle Sanders
Hallie Neal
J. E. Stack
A. M. Stack
Claude Kitchin
North Carolina
Acre
E. B. Stack
Ford
Stack
Charlotte Observer
C. A. Workman
Fort Mill
Workman
Seaboard
Redpath Chautauqua Opens With Elite Studio Cast
Monroe announces the Redpath Chautauqua program begins May 3 with The Mikado Light Opera Company an all star 30 member troupe and Reed Miller headlines. Special numbers include Indian Princess Watawaso and Fraulein Marie Mayer. advance man W S Wright assists Woman's Club as tickets go on sale and street advertising is prepared.
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Monroe
Redpath Chautauqua
Our City
The
Mikado Light Opera Company
Reed Miller
America
Watawaso
Fraulein Marie Mayer
Princess Watawaso
Penobscot
Maine
Oberammergan
Mary Magdaline
Miss Mayer
W. 8. Wright
Woman’s Club
Mention of Wilsons Name Brings Applause in Commons
London reports a House of Commons session marked by strong applause when President Wilsons address to Congress was cited. Chancellor Bonar Law said a Washington telegram stated Wilsons speech was well received and anticipated authority would be granted, prompting further cheers from MPs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Wilson
Congress
Henry Calaiel
Bonar Law
American Congress
Bonard Law
Washington
Big fire rumors vs actual loss in Monroe building
Monroe residents discussed a major fire at the Heath Morrow building with estimates ranging from 125000 to 150000 in damages. The Charlotte Observer and Charlotte News reported differing totals while one correspondent noted corrections after gathering facts.
For Sale A Mule and Bees Wax Wanted Classified
A brief notice offers a good mule for sale with reasonable terms by Wilson Ashcraft, and a separate wanted line from Monroe Steam Vulcanizing Company seeking 26 pounds of good bees wax.
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Ashcraft
Monroe Steam Vulcanizing Company
Public sale ordered in Walkup lot partition case May 7 1917
Under a Superior court order in H M Houston et als v Daisy Youngblood et als and by bid on lot described, commissioners will resell the Walkup lot in Monroe at noon May 7 1917 at courthouse door. Lot bounds Full description, 24480 square feet, bid starts $1100, terms one-half cash and half in eight months with interest, title retained until payment. sale for partition. J C Yann and John C Sikes, Commissioners.
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Superior Court
H. M. Houston
Daisy Youngblood
Court House
Monroe
N. C
Bear Skin Creek
J. A
J.C. M. Yann
John C, Sikes
Presbyterian Church Notes Sunday Services and Nisbet Chosen
Presbyterian Church notes list worship and sermon at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Sunday school and Y P C E praise service and sermon at 6 p.m. The third in a series on The Coming Crisis. At Mecklen burg Presbytery meeting Prof. R N Nisbet was elected commissioner to the General Assembly in Birmingham, Ala May 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Mecklenburg Presbytery
R. N. Nisbet
General Assembly
Birmingham
Ala
Monroe NC General Election May 8 1917 Notice
North Carolina Union County Monroe will hold a general election on May 8 1917 to elect a Mayor and Five Aldermen at the Court House from 8:00 am to sunset. Duncan Huntley is Registrar and R N Payne and Byers are election judges. Registration books open April 20 to April 28 1917 daily 9 am to 6 pm, Saturdays until 9 pm.
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North Carolina
Union County
Monroe
Duncan Huntley
R. N. Payne
Byers
Board of Aldermen
G. S
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Joe Russell
N. G. Russell
Memphis
Tenn
Uncle Sam
Joe
Stack Belt Dressing Company
Richmond
Charlotte Papers
SS News
Heath-Morrow
Charlotte News
News
Zeb Green
Observer
R. A. Morrow
Savings, Loan &Trust Company
Recorder's Court
Darkies
Ellis Ross
Lee Barnes
Ross
Lee
H. Smith
Howard Smith
J. R. Russell
Badin
J. S. Funderburk
Monroe, RF. D. 1
Ford Touring
A. F. Eeies
Charles St
Third Degree
Wirthmor
Welworth
Lee & Lee Co
Bank of Union
the Welcome Bank
W. C. Blakeney
W. C. Stack
Girffin
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