Ellen Fitzgerald Hospital to be City Gift of Late Mrs. Ellen Fitzgerald
Monroe Aldermen unanimously approve soliciting subscriptions through the Journal to fund the Ellen Fitzgerald Hospital. A nine member board will manage the hospital, named in honor of the donor, with city oversight and no city debt pledged without council approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ap- Board of Directors
Ellen Fitzgerald
J. B. Simpson
J.C. Sikes
Chamber of Commerce
Messrs
T. P. Dillon
W. B. Love
E. C. Carpenter
Aldermen
J. C. Sikes
W. A. Henderson
Ellen Fitz
Gerald
Superior Court
Union County
Monroe
City of
Ellen Fitzgerald Hospital
Board of Aldermen
Chas, Seeman
A. M. Stack
H. A. Shute
J. M. Belk
W. E. Cason
J. H. Lee
R. F. Beasley
J. W. Laney
D. A. Houston
Four new members join Monroe Chamber of Commerce
On Wednesday Monroe Chamber of Commerce added T. L. Crowell Fred Huntley W C Stack and W B McManus to its roster bringing membership to about 107 and pledged revenue near three thousand dollars yearly. No secretary yet and months may pass before a firm working basis is set. Activities include hospital interest and street improvement agitation. Room location undecided with several prime options offered.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Messrs
T. L. Crowell
Fred Huntley
W. C. Stack
W. B. McManus
Chamber of Commerce
Union County Family Drowns in Florida River
A daughter and three granddaughters of J E Ramsey, formerly of Union County, drowned June 14 in Florida when a small rowboat capsized crossing the Banana River. Ramsey and his son survived. the girls aged 7, 8, and 11 were recovered dead ashore. Ramsey had long lived on Julius Belic land in Haford township and now resides in Florida.
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J. E. Ramsey
Florida
Mr. Ramsey
Charles
Florence
Bonnana
Julius Belic
Haford Township
J. H. Ramsey
White janitor at schools replaced by white worker
John Robinson, longtime colored janitor at Monroe Graded Schools, is replaced after a school board committee asks for a $15 raise to hire a competent white man. The new janitor will also oversee cemetery duties and grave digging, boosting revenue, while Robinson departs after nearly twenty years of faithful service and community regard.
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John Robinson
Messrs
D. A. Houston
T. P. Dillon
R.W. Allen
T. P Dillon
John
Monroe
Big Trip to Statesville Test Farm
North Carolina Piedmont counties plan an automobile excursion to the Iredell Test Farm near Statesville on Friday July 21. The one day trip from Monroe offers five to six hours on the farm with transport paid by some participating farmers. Owners of cars from Monroe Waxhaw Wingate and Marshville are urged to join and notify T J Broom early to arrange starting details.
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Statesville Test Farm
Piedmont
North Carolina
Iredell Test Farm
Statesville
Monroe
Waxhaw
Wingate
Marshville
Farmlore
T. J. Broom
Character of Moses sermon noted at Presbyterian Church
Dr Gurney preached on The Character of Moses, praising Moses as the greatest biblical leader and asserting his faith, humility, and governance surpassed modern secular figures. Despite a small crowd due to weather, the sermon highlighted Moses as liberator, faithful leader, and symbol of divine leadership in a reflective biblical history.
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Biblcal
Moses
Gurney
Presbyterian Church
Mecklenburg
Dr. Gurney
France
Charlotte
Abraham
God
Rage to be Installed in the Monroe Schools
Monroe officials approve sewerage installation for the Graded and High schools. The cost runs to several hundred dollars, likely around a thousand, with work starting immediately to have sanitary closets ready by September opening. An ex-board member cited unsafe, rainy conditions as a justification. Twelve stools will serve the grammar school and six the high school.
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Board of Aldermen
Anex
German Submarine Reaches Norfolk After 4000 Mile Voyage
The Deutschland submarine merchantman arrives in Chesapeake Bay at 1:45 am after a 4000 mile voyage from Germany carrying 750 tons of cargo including dyestuffs and mail. Reports say the craft evaded enemy warships and mines, with two small deck guns and diesel propulsion, while captains and officials discuss plans for a broader undersea merchant fleet.
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Norfolk Dispatch
William of
Germany
Woodrow Wilson
Dewiseland
Chesapeake Bay
Thomas F. Timmins
Virginia Capes
Deutschland
Coast Guard
Onondaga
Norman Hamilton
Norfolk
Hamilton
Pred Cocke
Virginia Pilot's Association
Capes
Cocke
United States
de Hland
Virginia
Baltimore Dispatch
William
Atlantic
Two Front Battles Persist As Powers Press On
British observers see steady gains and stubborn defense on both fronts. Russians cross Stokhod River. German positions hold at Mametz and La Boisselle. French take Hill No 7 near Biaches while German reports admit loss. Berlin notes Allied gains but claims standstill. German aims center on Kovel and Vladimir-Golynski as supplies move to Brest-Litovsk and Ivangorod.
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London Dispatch
Somme
Stokhod
al- Hed
Trones Wood
Orvilleres
la Boisselle
Mametz
Biaches
Paris
Peronne
Berlin Tageblatt
Kovel
Vladimir-Golynski
Brest- Litovek
Ivangorod
Flood Devastates Southern States with 61 Dead Missing
The Federal Government orders a War Department engineer to study flooding in the Cahaba and Alabama River Valleys where 2500 families lack food or shelter. Eastern North Carolina and six Southern states suffer extensive flood damage from unprecedented rainfall since last Wednesday. Nine deaths today raise the toll to 61. Estimated losses reach into millions. Mr C D Porter of Thomasville Georgia visited relatives over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Dispatch
Underwood
War Department
Cahaba
Alabama
North Carolina
White Way Paving Debate Dominates Aldermen Meeting
Aldermen in Monroe weigh paving Main Street and other business blocks with a white way plan. Citizens must file petitions. engineers from across the country show interest. Sanitation chief Mrs. Laney presses enforcement while city work, including ditch cleaning, proceeds under temporary supervision. Reception planned at Central Church for the Methodist congregation with a brief program and social hour.
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Morrow
Rexke
Houston Street
Mir A. M. Stack
Windsor Street
James W. Fowler
Main “Street
T. Dillon
Chamber of Commerce
Main Street
Ares Pias & White
Sikes
R. A. Morrow
Dillon
Henry Laney
Wiliams
Mre. Laney
Henderson
Fowler
Allen English
Paul Griffith
Griffith
Williams
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R. W. Allen
Algo
Flori
Kaiser
Wilson
Baltimore
Paul Koenig
Lloyd Office
Custom House
Count von Bernstorff
Koenig
Bremen
Department of Justice
Guy W. Steele
Ryan
Treasury Department
Washington
Lloyd Lie
Ately
Highting Thunder
C. D. Purter
Thomasville, Ga
Mra. M.D. Purter
White Way
Central Church
Central Methodist Church
Methodists
The
Missionary Society
Wom Missionery Society
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