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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1918
Page
8
Washington department cautions farmers to keep good sweet potato seed for spring planting to avoid a repeat seed shortage. Farmers with disease-free stock should store it, as high prices may tempt sales. Reports of Food Administration plans to set storage times or price control are false.
The First Baptist church of Monroe North Carolina cleared its debt of six thousand dollars on January 6 1918. Pastor Rev John A Wray led a campaign that raised cash to pay the church notes for the annex and pipe organ and to cover five years insurance. A public burning of the notes followed a missions offering of 86 dollars plus a salary raise for the pastor.
In Monroe a Baptist congregation celebrated paying off church indebtedness with claps after a fire destroyed the notes. Rev Wray urged a mission offering from all, and many joined in contributing 86 dollars. Mayor John Sikes encouraged children during Sunday school as a possum sight amused the class.
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