Local and Personal News Highlights
Local items note Ross Page, a colored bakery cook, injured his right arm in a fall on the ice. The cotton market dropped about 25 points with buyers at 31 cents. Waxhaw faces kerosene shortages. Winsie High School to host a concert January 26 at 7:30 p.m. with Red Cross donations. Monroe teachers seek pay raises but funding limits may prevent increases. J. C. Smith Co. sold to G. B. and R. H. McClellan, shifting to cash basis. T. L. Riddle named Monroe Chamber secretary, replacing vacant post. he will relocate with his family prior to duties.
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Ross Page
Worm Sell
Winsie High School
Red Cross
Monroe
G. B. McClellan
R. H. McClellan
J. ©. Smith
Messrs. McClellan
J. C. Smith
R. H. McClelland
Vann Funderburk
Belk Bros
T. L. Riddle
Sanford
Monroe Chamber of Commerce Fed
Chamber of Commerce
Riddie
Riddle
Atlantic & Western Railroad
Messrs. E. C. Carpenter
R. A. Morrow
J. W. Lathan
Mr. Lee
T. P. Dillon
F. G. Henderson
Pistol Battle at Wadesboro Sparks Town Feud
In Wadesboro Morgan Street a Sunday pistol duel left no serious injuries as W A Phillips and his brother in law Rob Moore exchanged shots. Phillips fled, Moore pursued and was later jailed on a $100 bond. The two have a long feud dating back years with prior threats and an earlier shooting incident involving Phillips and Moore’s return.
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Wadesboro
Messenger & Intelligencer
Morgan Street
W. A. Phillips
Rob Moore
Phillips
Moore
Union County
Darkey
Jim
Nancy
Monroe
Register of Deeds Long
Ise
Mr. Long
Kerosene Shortage Sparks Road Talk in Marshville
Marshville residents report a kerosene oil shortage lasting several days with detours noted to Monroe. Townsfolk blame rough roads in Union County and urge action on a road bulldozer project to ease haulage.
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Marshville
Monroe
Unionounty
War Savings Stamps Promote Civic Frugality
Fragmentary note urges saving money and investing in War Savings Stamps. Mentions self knowledge and cautious attitudes toward money while appealing to patriotic thrift. Observed tone resembles a newspaper public notice encouraging fiscal responsibility.
Notice From the Doctors in Union County
Notice from the doctors arguing fees are lower in Union County than nationwide with cash or settlement options on discharge. They claim education, equipment, and time justify costs, note sympathy and charity limitations, warn of cash basis and a delinquent list, and say many debtors are paying up. DELINQUENT COMMITTEE.
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Union County
Hogwallow News sketches from a quirky hometown page
A column of lighthearted notes, jokes, local anecdotes, and tall tales from Hogwallow and nearby towns. It blends thrift, small-town gossip, oddball quotes, and mock editorials about shops, trains, seeds, jurists, and clergy, all in a folksy, period voice.
McCall Guarantees Watch Repair for 12 Months
In high grade watch work you want the best. Take it to McCall. He guarantees his work for 12 months.
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McCall
Meatless Days Prove Effective And War Talk Echoes
Meatless days have cut consumption by 25 percent, Armour & Company reports. In 1917 Armour earned 21 million dollars net on 575 million dollars in US business, with US sales and exports 50 million higher than 1916. The year’s tone urges thrift and warns against overconfidence amid wartime strain.
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Chicago
Armour & Company
United States
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Malcolm R. Patterson
Tennessee
Central Methodist Church
Hogwallow News
Hogwallow
Tobe Moseley
Slim Pickens
Jefferson
Fritzie Allsop
Tickville
Wild Onion
Atlas Peck
Sie Kilden
Poke Easley
Ras Barlow
Gander Creek
Calf Ribs
Hostetter Hocks
Congressman Robinson
Bunk Lemmond
Tom Broom
Zeb Green
County Farm
Wingate
Tom
Farmers’ Union
Jackson Township
Jackson
Columbus County
Waxhaw Enterprise
Esq. McWhirter
Tickville Tidings
Hog Ford
Jefferson Potlocks
Henderson Roller Mills Co
Henderson Garage & Machine Co
Co-Operative Warehouse Co
Salisbury, N. C
Henderson
The
Henderson Garage and Machine Co
J. E. Crook
East Fifth St
Charlotte, N.C
Army of Savers
Henderson Roller Mills
C. Smith
Care Journal
Jersey
Charleston
Wakefield
Express
B. Young's
M. D
Charlotte
Waxhaw
Dr. Wakefield
Court House
Hiram Griffin
J. W. Laney
Plyler, Funderburk & Co
MR. Farmer
McCall Jewelry Company
W. P. Kendall
Indian Trail
N. C
OR. H. Smith
J. W. Rallings
D. B. Snyder
McCall Jewelry Co
Bee J. W. Fowler
Union Drug Co
Watt Ashcraft
eDay Calle
Night Calle
Franklin Street
John R. English
G. B
J. C. Smith Company
McClerlan Boys
White House
New Orleans
McClellan Bros
R. H
Monroe and Vicinity
Benton & Benton
North Main St
Henderson Roller
Russia
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