Monroe Journal Highlights and Local Notes
The Monroe Journal cites social visits and travels including Grace Benton toward Denver for a friend's wedding and mourns the Governor Bickett era with naming of newborn Walter Bickett Williams. It reports on a ten year look back, pig farming yields, Dr Blair’s reminiscences, salary praise for Deputy Clerk F H Wolfe, and a local business shift as T B Washburn opens a grocery. Readers are invited to contribute and new feature “Monroe and Union County Ten Years Ago” debuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor Bickett
W. V. Williams
Wingate
Walter Bickett Williams
Mr. Bickett
Monroe
Union County
John Blair
Vslue
Blair
T. B. Washburn
Charlotte
Bank of Union
Local cotton market sees no sales amid price dip
Spot cotton yesterday quoted 17 1/2 cents with no recorded sales as the market slips a cent a pound over three days. Buyers sense most Union county crop already disposed. a few hold out for higher prices expected in coming months. News notes include a Honolulu card dated December 27 and local civic items about Main Street improvements and a ladies rest room funded by the courthouse. County Agricultural Board organized with J. B. Broom as president and policy to keep money and food local. Wanted one gallon jugs eight cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
County Board of Agriculture
County Board of Commissioners
L. R. Helms
Nesbit
T. J. W. Broom
Court House
County Agricultural Board
J. B. Broom
S. A. Lathan
C. J. Braswell
H. L. Price
H. M. McCain
Sandford Smith
A. R. Edwards
A. A. Gaddy
Vann Sikes
J. W. Rawlings
J. %. Green
C. BE. Rushing
H. Y. Scott
Greater Union County Association Aims to Model NC County
The Chamber of Commerce and County Demonstrator T. J. W. Broom organize the Greater Union County Association to hear farmer views monthly in various locations. They plan to move Broom into the Chamber offices with a permanent county exhibit. The chamber touts the Ladies' Host Room in the courthouse, already attracting county ladies and seen as a sign of growing county pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
T. J. W. Broom
Greater
Union County
North Carolina
Banner County
Mr. Broom
Court House
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. N. Simpson
Grace Benton
Denver
N. C
Shasta Abernethy
W. E. Harris
L. L. Harris
H. G. Nash
Messrs. C. D. Roberts
P. H. Johnson
W. C. Wolfe
R. W. Lemmond
Raleigh
H. W. Hatton
Wilmington
Delaware
Robert Gibson
Matthews
Lee Park
Gibson
J. P. Rogers
F. H. Wolfe
Wolfe
Recorder's Court
Chain Gang Board
John English
Horace Smith
Messrs. English and Smith
BE. P. Mendhall
Esq. Flow
Squire
Benton Cash Store
Old P. 0
Cox
Bot
Olives
Alaska
Maine
Alliance
White House
Lory
C. IN. Bruner
T. B. Laney
A. M. Stack
Main
Court House Square
Mary Coble
Darkey
North Corner
Register of Deeds Office
Mary
T. P. Redwine
Austin & Clontz
LEE & Lee CO
the Welcome Bank
W. S. Blakeney
W. C. Stack
Griffin
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