Marshals Named for Monroe 4th of July Parade
A list of appointed marshals for Monroe’s July 4 celebration was issued. They are to meet at 9:15 a.m. in front of the Gloucester Hotel to receive instructions on horseback. The roster includes T. P. Dillon Clyde Richardson J. W. Griffith H. H. Wilson J. J. Beckley Stamey Helms and many others.
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Monroe
Gloucester Hotel
T. P. Dillon
Clyde Richardson
J. W. Griffith
H. H. Wilson
J. J. Beckley
Stamey Helms
Hargrave Bowles
BE. L. Long
H. K. Helms
Olin
YP. H. Joh Fearn
Jerre C. J. C
Sire
Clef Marshal
Naval Air Officer Dies In Chesapeake Bay Crash At Annapolis
Ensign William D Billingsley of the Naval Academy dies when a hydroplane converted from a bi plane plunges 1600 feet into Chesapeake Bay during a flight to Clairborne. Lieutenant John A Towers survives the wreck, recounting the moment as rescue boats comb the water.
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Naval Air
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Wm. D. Billingsley
Chesapeake Bay
John A. Towers
Navy
Ensign Hillingsley
Lieutenant Towers
Clairborne
Billingsley
Lke
Naval Academy Hospiti
Towers
Death in Niagara Whirlpool Claims Two Buffalo Boys
Two boys, Donald Roscoe aged ten and Mader Moore aged nine, both from Buffalo, were swept to their deaths in the Niagara Whirlpool rapids after their boat broke from a rope line. Hundreds watched from the gorge as rescue attempts failed. bodies not recovered. The incident occurred near the Cantilever Bridge as the scow rolled and submerged amid a 40 foot wave. Nearby observers, including motorists and car passengers, reacted with distress and disbelief.
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Niagra
N. Y
Donald Roscoe
Mader Moore
Buffalo
Tettle
Tragic Belmont Curve Crash Claims Mr Williams Life
A car driven by Mr. Williams of Belmont plunged from an embankment on a treacherous curve near Charlotte, killing him almost instantly around 1:20 PM. A young negro boy, Will Jordan, escaped unharmed. witness Mrs. W. L. Clark saw the car plunge and others moved the victim to a shady spot where he died. The driver reportedly sped to outrun city traffic, and the road’s unusual bank reversed outer bed likely contributed to the overturn. Mr. Williams had been repairing a Pepsi Cola truck in Belmont prior to departure with Mr. Hayes behind. The same bend previously saw a Chalmers 40 crash involving other drivers.
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Main Street
Dockery
Frank Perry
W. L. Dockery
Monroe
Perry
St. Massey's Hospital
Mag Davia
Myers
South Main Street
F. K. Ashcraft
Chas. Toney
Lent Polk
Lee ‘Trull
Polk Brow
Dockrey
White Dockery
Neeman Fowler
Laney
Bennett Blakeney
Stevens
Moore
Thomas
Charlotte
Fowler
Redwine
Capt.Green
Mr. Williams
Charl
Charlotte Observer
Crasford
Will Jordan
W. L. Clark
Williams
Willams
Bel- Mont
G. JH. Brockenbrough
Charlotte Pepsi-Cola Company
Willlams
J. M. Crthe
Chalmers
Bel»mont
Charone Pepsi-Cola Company
Mr. Hayes
Belmont
Mr .Williams
Mr. Hays
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Minnie Jane Gerv
Minnie Jane Gordon
Miss Gordon
Wweat
Route 5
Measant Grove Church
Pleasant Grove Church
Gordon
Mr. Sanford
Waxhaw
R. C. Boyce
Rachael Gordon
T. 4. Gordon
Jolo Island
Pershing
War Department
Tayol A. Nichols
Luke Lea
Smith and Wesson
Rewerks
Emory Bo’hs
A. J. Geymayer
Spencer
Beulah Matthews of
Clover, C
John Richardson
D. A. Houston
F. G. Henderson
W. C. Stack
PROM
Krad
Neaba
R. Hunter
Turkey
N.C
Selenes
H.R. Hunter
Lelia White
Henderson
Lillian Kibler
Newberry
Ideas L. Porter
Lancaster
C. Serman
Selence
G. Rawncaster Avenue
Pearl Nance
Mary B. Flowers
Red Springs
Stella Mundy
Penver
Daisy Leak
North Monroe
Evelyn Wolfe
Lola Price
Matthews
Colored School
W. C. Kilingsworth
Anna Chresfield
Ella H. Christmas
Sallie Griffith
W. C. Killingsworth
Dd. McLendon
J. J. McLendon
Vance Township
Anson
Pleasant Plain
Messrs
J. C. Gillespie
J. W. Whitley
Pleasant Hill
Mesars. Conder Simson
T. J. Renfrow
John Broom
H. B. King
Houston Wilson
James Shannon
McLendon
J. R. McLendon
Rockingham
A. M
J. G. McLendon
J. L. Jones
Brown Summit
EA. Bivin
Catawba
W. G. Nicholson
Harmony
Nellie
Jessie
Annie Lee McLendon
Miss Robertson
Iredell County
A. J. Robertson
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Lewisville
Anson County
Mevars
He McLendon
M. McLendon
San Angelo
Texas
W. HW. McLendon
Ansonville
B. Carpenter
BE. A. Liles
Wadesboro
SR. Townsend
Ited Springs
Me Lendon
Lee
Ansonville Fetale College
Siler City
J. D. Dorsett
C. H. McConnell
Chicago
Gettysburg
McPherson Woods
North Carolina
Michigan
Bryan
Count Bernstoff
CC. Stkes
J. W. Fowler
Kous
Wilson
Capitol
Senate
Asheville
Clifton Brown
Raymond Robin
Biltmore
BE. M. Mitchell
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