Candidate notices fill Union county races in 1914
A flood of Democratic primary announcements from Union county candidates covers sheriff cotton weigher clerk superior court county commissioner and other offices. Many names appear including J W Griffith J N Price J C Winchester R W Lemmond C Be Houston H T Baucom and M L Flow among others with notices dated in Monroe Marshville and Waxhaw. An execution sale ad lists Neal A Williams property to be sold by sheriff John Griffith on August 3 1914.
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Union County
J. W. Griffith
Monroe
J.C. Winchester
Chas
B. Barden
Jesse J. Lockhart
Bartley Helms
John W. Broom
Henry M. Presson
Clerk Superior Court
C. BE
Houston
R, B
Cuthbertson
H. T. Baucom
Plyler
Waxhaw, N. C
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Recorder
M. L. Flow
North Carolina
A. P. Phifer
Neal A. Williams
Court House
Neal Williams
Marshville Township
J. B. Little
Will James
J. E. Lyttle
Will James’ Corrier
J. E. Lytle
J. P. Ashcraft
John Griffith
W G Long Seeks Union County Representative Seat
W G Long announces candidacy for Union County Representative in the next General Assembly. he states he submits under the Democratic primary and pledges to serve to the best of his ability if elected.
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General Assembly
Union County
J. M. Fairley
W. A. Eubanks
J. Dunham Bundy
T. B. Moore
Co. M. Vann
W. G. Long
Stock losses on western ranges raise meat costs
From the Forest Service report the open range of the West loses about one fifth of stock before market age. Winter storms droughts and predators cause deaths. Disease poison plants and accidents add to waste. Rangers equipped with vaccines and syringes can treat affected cattle to save valuable stock and reduce losses.
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Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
West
Poisonous plants in forests reduce stock losses
Forest officers mapped danger areas of poisonous plants and seasons, posted warning placards naming plants and affected stock, and offered free fence materials to protect small areas. The approach has cut animal losses, though fatalities from poison remain possible, with ongoing studies of antidotes and treatments for plants like larkspur.
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Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
West
Polaon
Bureau of Plant Industry
17 Dry Years Predicted By Bourges Astronomer
Abbe Moreux of Bourges Observatory forecasts a 17 year dry cycle from 1918 to 1995 with alternating humid years. He cites sun-driven climate patterns, notes a past rainy maximum around 1906 1907 and predicts renewed drought until 1835, with signs of reawakening activity and more marked seasons.
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Paris
Luckey and ex wife reunion amid European trip plans
E D Luckey once principal at John Marshall and tour conductor visited his former wife Rebecca A Luckey and borrowed a traveling bag for a honeymoon trip to Europe with Mrs. Luckey No 8 Elizabeth Reed. The remarriage and trip were revealed by Mrs. Luckey’s son and linked to a 1911 European tour controversy in a divorce trial.
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St. Louis
E. D. Luckey
John Marshall School
Rebecca A. Luckey
Europe
Luckey No
Elizabeth 8. Reed
Robert Brinsmade
Luckey
Redding
Conn
NAVY DRINK LID RULES ON SHIPBOARD ALCOHOL BAN
Washington officials report Secretary Daniels has issued a ban on liquor aboard Navy ships effective July 1. Officers may not possess or receive intoxicants on vessels or at naval installations, with interpretation to cover any liquor on hand. The rule targets long-standing provisioning practices on foreign cruises and shipboard wine allowances.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
Navy
Neptune
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J. N. Price
Democratic Party
Jas. F. McManus
G. Watt Davis
Jerre C. Laney
R. A. Hudson
G. W. Smith
L. R. Helms
Joe E. Thomas
Marshville
Vance
Vance Townshps
W. H. Starnes
Monroe Township
A. L. Helms
W. L. Earnhart
Vance Township
James K. Polk
T. B. Davis
Buford Township
Lee M, Howie
Reece
H. B. Adams, JR
Vance McNeeley
Register of Deeds
M. C. Long
Democratc
F. W. Hays
Sandy Ridge
Sandy Ridge Township
Reid
Wood
T. W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen
Richmond, Va
French Observatory
Navy's
Secretary of Navy
Invincible
Recep
Henderson Roller Mills
N. C
Crow’s Sale
Grow Bros
Baker’s
Bank of Union Building
Monroe Insurance & Investment Gompan
G. B. Caldwell
Southern Presbyterian College
Red Springs, N. C
Conservatory of Music
C. G. Wardell
D.D
Red Springs
N.C
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