Marriage Notices and Local Social News From Stouts
Stouts reports include the marriage of Miss Mollie Keziahver and Mr. Birch Phillips last Sunday at Monroe, the home wedding of Bernice Shannon to George Donwell Davidson of Asheville, and various personal items. Also noted are visits, illnesses, a nurse's hospital treatment, an egg hunt, and a German U boat alert off the Mexican coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Keziahver
Monroe
R. M. Conder
G. T. Hargett
T. L. Conder
Charlotte
W. T. Ballentine
St. Peters Hospital
Lam Norbett
Clarence
T. A. Eason
Ben Sutton
Mexico
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Navy Department
Mexican
W. W. Gilmer
Twelfth Naval District
Laura Shannon
West Franklin Street
Bernice
George Donwell Davidson
Asheville
Frank Lander
Gladys Laney
Ruth Russell
Mary Wylie
Elizabeth Stewart
Jesamine Austin
Marian Simpson
Mable Shannon
Georgette Crepe
Emmy Louw Simpson
Het
Frederick Davidson
Raleigh
Jefferson, S. C
J. Welsh
Chesterfield
S. C
V. D. Ramseur
Greenville, S. C
Clayton Outlaw
Swannanowa
Frace Farming
Local candidates announce candidacies for city offices
A flood of political notices lists residents seeking alderman in wards one to four and ward four re election. Names include John W Richardson J D McRae W L Howle T C Collins C H Richardson W M Gordon J B Simpson Walter F Lemmond G M Tucker Walter Henderson R H Cunningham John C Sikes J Baxter Williams G B Caldwell and C F Houston plus a mayoral bid from Sikes and Houston urging conservation and best interests with party primaries pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Henderson
J. Baxter Williams
Waxhaw Enterprise quotes stir in church town dispute
In a Waxhaw Enterprise style critique, jabs at marriage licenses and local beauty lead to a cross town feud involving Zeb Green Tom Broom and Col. Green. John Beasley defends the Waxhaw and Monroe girls as readers urged sharp wits to settle the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waxhaw Enterprise
Jand
Aberdeen
John Beasley
Marshville
Zeb Green
Nishet
Monroe
Waxhaw
Green
Esq
J. Braswell
Zeb
Tom Broom
Braswell
Journal
Col. Green
John
Williams Ready For the Germans War Update
Monroe Rt 6 April 12 Correspondent notes Mr. and Mrs. Joel Griffin visiting at Mr. J Frank Williams home. Local death Mrs Daniel Hargette near Bakers last Friday afternoon. Funeral held at Shiloh cemetery. Community updates include Easter visits, illness, missionary society program, and war sentiments. Mr J Frank Williams bought an automobile for faster retreat if Germans invade, Busy Bee reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R Williams
Monroe Rt
Joel Griffin
Monroe
J. Frank Williams
Leander Helms
Spence
C. A. Polk
Daniel Hargette
Bakers
D. F. Helms
Shiloh
G. W. Parker
Woman's Missionary Society
John Connell
Unionville
Conly Polk
Allie Horn
George Horn
A. B. Helms
J. &. Polk
Joe
Charlie Helms
Wingate
Nina Secrest
W. F. Lewis
Stallings
Weill
Uncle Sam
Busy Bee
Cedar Grove News Notes and School Closure Report
Local Cedar Grove notices report a week of visits among town families, mumps cases, and a Cedar Grove school close with recitations and a play. Miss Ruby Chaney won the gold medal in the recitation contest as Miss Selma Chaney and Miss Olive Krause led classes. The Journal notes entertainments by Miss Louise Braswell and a Union Grove string band performance at closing events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar
Grove
Cedar Grove
Pearl
Effie Tomberlin
Louise Braswell
Jeff Bivens
Unionville
Thomas Bivens
Bascom Rushing
Pearl Braswell
Fairfeld
Floyd Tenberlin
Charlotte
J. G. Tombers
Pearl Braewell
Tomberlin
Chas
Helms
Roland Helms
Effie Chaney
Wingate
Muth
Hubert Preston
W. H
Where's mother in the home heart and memory
A nostalgic verse recalls the family call of "Where's mother" as children and aging kin return to the homestead seeking the mother who anchors home. Priscilla Leonard in Exchange notes the enduring pull of maternal presence and home warmth in life’s journeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
Earth
Priscilla Leonard
Army life and unity in field duties debated in letters
The editor prints a letter arguing there is no carte system in the army and stressing officer duty to maintain welfare and self respect among soldiers. It notes discipline rests on rank distinctions, details about enlisted men serving officers, and a drowning incident of Private Lee Hoffman in Brownsville. It mentions a Benet-Mercier gun, the National Guard deployment, and the Army Young Men's Christian Association’s border support. The piece closes with wartime morale reflections and social observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Lee Hoffman
Rio Grande
Marras
Brownsville
Hoffman
Co. EB. Ath U. & Inf
Benet-Mercier
17Th Cavalry
Fort Bliss
National Guard
Army Young Men’s Christian Association
Nen
Austin
Fort Brown
Texas
Comrades in Arms British Salute America
London April 12 British Prime Minister David Lloyd George praised the United States as an ally in the war before a large audience at the American Luncheon Club. He denounced Germany and welcomed America’s entry as a decisive shift in the global conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Pilgrims’ Club
Walter Hines Page
Viscount Bryce
Washington
Page
Lloyd-George
London
David Lloyd-George
England
Brossia
United States
Autoc
Also Mentioned on This Page
John W. Richardson
W. E. Funderburk
J. D. McRae
C. H. Richardson
W. L. Howle
T. C. Collins
Houston
C. EF
Democratic Party
W. M. Gordon
Wart Two
J. B. Simpson
Walter F. Lemmond
G. M. Tucker
R. H. Cunningham
Sikes
John C. Sikes
G. B. Caldwell
the Union Drug Co. A. M. Secrest, Ph.g., Mgr
France
Chero-Cola
Chero-Cola Bottling CO
Florida
VIA
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Jacksonville
Tampa
Sarasota
St. Petersburg
H. E. Pleasants
Wilmington
N. C
James Ker, Jr
John T. West
J. C. Smith Company
Quatty
Ste
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