11 Aug 1916
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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1916
Page
1
The Monroe Journal notes Dr H D Stewart weekly health guidance praised by readers. It reports 585 subjects received anti typhoid treatment at the school building, lauding Union County as a leading example in the state. The item also includes corrections, social visits, and local incidents.
Citizens in Ward Two express gratitude to Alderman Sikes for moving ahead with street repairs after a mass meeting discussion. The effort highlights local leadership and community approval for public works.
A state relief committee for North Carolina flood areas urges $2000 monthly needs and detailed allocation. It cites county ruin and calls for funding to restore employment, housing, and winter support, with towns like Marshville Albemarle and Monroe contributing sums while the governor’s caucus has received around 40,000 dollars.
The report details widespread flood and landslide damage with 50% of pine and county roads destroyed. Crops along streams show 75% loss, with 90% of current crops along waterways ruined. One third of lands along streams permanently damaged. Relief efforts assist 12 families at $12 each. 80 more destitute and in need of aid, with 200 immediate and 300 more expected to require help. Urgent road reconstruction is urged to restore markets and employment, as many depend on rail work and winter duties. The Observer asks where to send clothing for flood sufferers and lists relief channels and preferred items.
Unionville notes from August 10 report Otto Clontz and Dan Smith visiting from Efird's Charlotte store on vacation. Local residents trip to Monroe for shopping. families visit relatives in Waxhaw and Aycock connections noted. Death of Mrs. Frank Helms mourned. sympathy extended to husband and children. Junior Sunday school program at Mill Creek Baptist featured readings and songs, with refreshments. Prayer meetings organized by age groups. youths at Presbyterian, older men at other sites, and young ladies at Methodist. Anti typhoid drive and dispensary closings referenced as several hundred received treatment.
T J Betts secretary of the Marshville Agricultural Fair Association announces that Cole L Blease former Governor of South Carolina and a candidate for reelection will address Union and adjoining counties on the closing day October 21. Betts says Blease has accepted and T W Bickett may attend on opening day as Marshville promotes the fair activity.
London dispatch notes Entente successes on multiple fronts. Italians capture Gorizia near Trieste, routing Austrian defenders and taking over 10000 prisoners. General Letuchiteky advances near Stanislau, while French and British forces gain additional ground in the Somme. The Austro Hungarian line suffers heavy losses as the overall offensive continues.
Lawrence Ho Mechin of Henderson- Snyder Company, Monroe, famous for long drives through Union and nearby counties, recounts thrilling experiences behind the wheel. After floods washed out county bridges, he and companion Medlin bridged a wide creek by laying and adjusting wooden sills, then carefully crossed the gap with their car.
The United States government has obtained one of the era’s largest searchlights. Inventor Heinrich Beck, detained in Britain during the war, aided in its construction at Schenectady. After returning to the U S he sold patent rights as negotiations with the government concluded. The mirror is five feet across and emits a violet white shaft visible up to 200 miles under favorable conditions.
Senator Sorghum quips about landslide polls during a Washington Star exchange. He says movement in political real estate will be mud clinging, suggesting little change ahead.
Dr T W Carstarphen spoke on malaria at the courthouse, urging sanitation and quinine, but only about thirty five attended. He contrasted this with larger audiences elsewhere and urged Monroe to clean breeding sites, empty standing water, and keep up quinine precautions for all.
Correspondence from The Journal Waxhaw reports a week of visits and travels. Hough and son Mas Chester visited friends. Grady Massey stays in Rock Hill. Mrs M A Howard returns home with Miss Julia Howard. Several locals visit Charlotte and plan church events including an Anti-Saloon League sermon and a protracted meeting at Old Waxhaw Baptist church with two sermons and dinner on the grounds.
Correspondent notes a lively Hebron shoot as teachers Miss Bessie DeLaney and Edna Helms assist. Mrs Hattie Boyd visits her father Dy Bpittle. A quip about Paine Boy and Scapegoat echoes. Mr and Mrs James Bigham spend Sunday with Mrs W R McCorkie as LeRoy McCorkie returns from South Carolina after months away.
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