When Walter Prayed for Pious When He Thought There Was Danger
Indian Trail July 28 correspondence from The Journal describes social visits in Unionville and nearby towns Miss Isa bel Seerest and Miss Odessa Lemmond hostesses. Miss Annie Porter and Miss Lilly Garmon. Miss Amy House visits. a large children day program. threshing season near end with ten thousand bushels. accidents and local anecdotes including Mr J Broom thumb injury and other community happenings. revival ongoing with Rev W L Lathon at Silei.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Trail
Isabel Seerest
Unionville
Odessa Lemmond
Annie Porter
Lilly Garmon
Amy House
Wesley Chapel
A. P. House
Myrtle Hamilton
Marshville
Letha Hamilton
R. W. Lemmond
Monroe
W. BE
Lemond
J. M. Harkey
Messrs. Garmon and Starnes
Frank Polish
Martin Privett
J. BE. Broom
Mr Broom
J. W. Rallings
Broom
R.H. Shaw
N. A. Ross
Elizabeth Hinson
Charlotte
Thomas Broom
Mr. Helms
Mr. Broom
Messrs
Tom Thompson
Robert Noles
Stallingsville
City Point
Will Biggers
Biggers
Crowell King
Danville
J.B. Broom
Oscar
William Privett
Ellerbe Springs
Rockingham
Ellis Privett
Will Plyler
H. Crowell
J. E. Haigler
J. B. Broom
Derek
A. L. Crowell
Lula Gordon
Duke
R. F. Walace
Clayton Crowell
Dolphus Davis
Mr. Crowell
W. L. Lathon
Silei
J. E. Robert
Waxhaw
Madge Gurley
Wingate
H. M. Orr
Lem Paxton
Pleasant Plain
Bakers
J. F. Conder
Sarah Williams
Shiloh
Cora Funderburk
Paula Harkey
Margaret Benton
Vick Huntley
Walter Thomas
Bliss Conder
Tom Kezial
Stouts
Ola Hemby
Weddington
Journal
A. J. Porter
W. H. Porter
Bouth Monroe Township
Hungarian Mountain Battle Report Reveals Hard Supply Strain
A Hungarian officer describes Tyrolese high altitude fighting above the snow line. He notes supply difficulties, Red Cross aid, and dangerous scout duty. He recalls Italian assaults at night, rotating lines, and brave Italian troops praised by Major Turndija as honorable. The echoing guns and rarified air drove some men to unconsciousness.
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Het
Toeataff
Red Cross
Turndija
Gypsy wedding vows begin on wheels in Pleasantville
William C. Schmelke and Miss Bernice Logue wed at 5 am after delays caused by a reluctant mule. They plan to live in a house on wheels for about five years, with Schmelke leaving a Canfield Papers post and a maintenance budget of 60 cents daily. The bride is stepdaughter of artist A J Dewey. They will move toward North Carolina by fall, then further south for the winter gypsy lifestyle aided by Rev J E Robert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Schmelke
Berenice Logue
Pleasantville
N. Y
North Carolina
Still Buying Mules in This Territory For War Effort
British prices rise to 160 per head as trains haul mules and horses through the South to England France and Italy. Atlanta designated chief assembling point with drivers and agents coordinating daily consignments amid soaring demand and scarce stock.
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Charlotte Observer
Norfolk
Europe
England
France
Italy
Carolinas
Atlanta
Savannah
Georgia
Carolina
LN. Ragsdale
Greece
Holland
Norway
Sweeden
Spain
Portug
Bighood
Canada
Australia
South Africa
War Vane Hall
100 Pound Pig Rescued From Old Well in Mount Airy
Mrs Daisy Smith faced a strange incident Friday when a 100 pound hog fell into an unused 60 to 75 foot deep well. Rescue workers worked patiently using a rope loop. After exposure to poison air and sand risk the pig emerged with its left fore foot secured and was hauled to the surface amid much squealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Airy
Daisy Smith
Kidnapped Ranchman Escapes in Idaho Reveal
Ernest A. Empey, a wealthy Idaho Falls rancher, kidnapped for a $6000 ransom, escaped from his abductors and was found by forest rangers. Lee Dean, a sheep herder who claimed to have kidnapped Empey, was captured by cowboys and jailed. Empey said Dean kept him tied to a tree but treated him well and fed him. The family had raised the ransom before Empey escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest A. Empey
Idaho Falls
Iaho
Lee Dean
Empey
Dean
Double Load of Shot Hits Henry Shoe at Big Lick
News from Albemarle reports Henry Shoe a well to do farmer near Big Lick was ambushed and shot twice in the chest at a farm owned by D. E. Efird. The shooter remains unknown, authorities say arrests soon. Shoe was conscious and described the attack before life-threatening injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Shoe
Atbush
Shoe
Halock
Remarkable Three-Year-Old Smoke Strong Cigars Case
A Pitt County child under three years old, paralyzed since age one, reportedly smokes daily cigar stubs and full cigars, blowing smoke like a veteran. The account notes recovery from paralysis and cites Dr. Greene, with caveats about tobacco not causing the condition. Reporter invites readers to Arthur, North Carolina to verify headlines with cigars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
N. C
Leigh News & Observer
D. M. Clark
Greenville
Pitt County
North Carolina
Walter Raleigh
Russians May Evacuate War Area in East Prussia
London dispatch reports Petrograd indicating the Russians plan to abandon the war area including Warsaw and the Polish salient. Critics say politics influenced the advance into East Prussia and Galicia, potentially depriving Russia of resources but aiding the Western Allies. Berlin awaits a state entry into Warsaw as the Polish triangle remains hot while Western fronts show little change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Warsaw
Petrograd
Nicholas
East Prussia
Galicia
Germany
Williai
Rutherfordton Tragedy A Jeweler Kills Wife Then Self
John C. Souther a Rutherfordton jeweler shot and killed his wife with an automatic pistol four times, then wounded himself, leaving near death. A letter directed to the Thomasville Orphanage named custody of children, and most property to the orphanage. Souther was under sentence to the chain gang for beating his wife, and drinking is noted as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherfordian
John C. Souther
Souther
Cleveland County
Iutherfordion
Rutherfordton Hospital
Thomasville
Fatal fall ends work at Broadway and 26th street
Iron worker Thomas Foy, 40, of West 146th Street, fell fourteen stories from a scaffold at a new Broadway building project after being overcome by heat. He died on impact while crews completed the frame and hoisted a flag signaling completion without accident.
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Broadway
26Th Street
New York
Thomas Foy
West 146Th Street
Death of Miss Williams Deepens Wingate Sorrow
Correspondent reports a young Wingate woman Miss Odessa Williams dies after long illness at home on South Main Street. Funeral held at Meadow Branch church with Rev. C. J. Blick officiating. Local community expresses deep sympathy as Wingate School booster efforts are urged to excel and awaken to opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estermed Lady of
Ernest Williams
Hamlet
Josah Chaney
Misa Odessie Williams
EH. Williams
Miss Williams
South Main Street
Rufus
Craven
Veil
F.C. Broadaway
Marshville
Ezra Williams
Meadow Branch Church
C. J. Blick
Williams Burying Ground
Father Yscathe
Raymond Bivens
McColl
Mie
Dr. Punderburk
Little Son
Witkate
Pawter Black
Professor Langston
Tuxahan
Wingate School
Wingate
O. P. Timist
Negro Lad Kills His Father in Halifax County
A 13 year old boy killed his father, Robert Watson, a colored man, near Airlie in Halifax County by loading a gun with large shot and firing into his back at close range while the man slept. The crime, possibly to avoid punishment for leaving his employer, shows the boy's lack of remorse and is suspected to be carried out by a Darandiae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Watson
Airlie
Halifax County
Darandiae
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Corraggio
Stanly
Sageland Journal
B. Laney
Grambler
Chaslee Wing
South Weet Masa
Soty
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