UCS Army Man Seeks Cattle Raising Spot in Section
An Arkansas paper item reports a Philippine Constabulary lieutenant colonel seeking a rural site to breed blooded stock. He asks about climate, land, wages, cultivated crops, labor supply, and proximity to churches and schools as he weighs relocation options to raise cattle in this area. He notes bringing a churchgoing companion and emphasizes road access.
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UCS Army
H. ¥. Scott
C. EB
Nathorst
Philippine Constabulary
Orient
Amusing incident precedes fatal child burn at Wild Rose
Unionville reports a neighbor calling a doctor then meeting the couple while they were visiting. A colored child, Dan Presson’s family note, died after a cup of boiling water burned it. Other local updates include visits and illnesses among Purser, Helms, and Mullis families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unionville
Bruce Helms
J. C. Purser
Wade Purser
Elierbe
Ed Purser
Eva Keziah
Roy P. Helms
Char-lotte
Raymelle Purser
Monroe
Marshville
Peachland
Clara Purer
Maple Springs
Earl Price
Albemarle
D. A Price
Master Bright Benton
Alfred McWhirter
Wingate
Pierce Sell
Mill Creek
Annie Helms
Vernon Mullis
Charlotte
C. A. Aycock
H. H. James
Hopewell
J. Boyd Griffin
Wadesboro
Dan Presson
Monday in the Recorder's Coat Court Dawns on County Funds
Judge J D McRae presided over a busy morning session with several cases. Tom Sikes, known as a slick artist, was convicted of selling whiskey after failing to pin the crime on Bill McDonald. Rob Brooks was fined five dollars plus costs for assaulting Eugenia Richardson. Garfield Marshall, intoxicated, fought officers and was fined ten dollars plus costs after a scuffle with Officer Fowler and others on Franklin street.
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Recorder
J. D. McRae
Captain Fletcher
Tom Sikes
Tom
Bill McDonald
Rob Brooks
Eugenia Richardson
Garfield Marshall
Garfield
Franklin Street
Fowler
Croft Griffin
Earnhardt
MR GEORGE SPITTLE DEAD IN CHARLOTTE FIREMAN DIES
Missive obituary reports Mr George Spittle a Charlotte fireman died in a Charlotte hospital from injuries sustained when a firetruck collided with a trolley car on February 22 He would have been forty in August He is survived by his father a half sister and two children and by a wife and two children The funeral was at 506 East Fifth Street conducted by Rev W W Orr Elmwood cemetery interment followed
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George Spittle
Duncan Spittle
Oak Grove
This County
Charlotte
Sir. Spittle
Morning Star
Mecklenburg
Union County
Gertrude Austin
Raleigh
Mamie Stancil
Itle
Grace Troutman
Concord
Verna May
George Willan
East Fifth Street
Charlotte End
W. W. Orr
East Avenue Tabernacle
Spittle
Charlotte Fire Department
Elmwood Cemetery
Central Fire Station
Waxhaw High Lights Local Basketball and Community News
In Waxhaw on Friday Monroe High School defeated the Boy Scouts 13 to 11 in a heated local basketball game. The item notes social visits, illnesses, and weekend trips among townsfolk, with patient detail on residents and guests, including residents from Monroe and Lancaster. A doubleheader also featured Waxhaw girls beating Flint Ridge 23 to 1, and Waxhaw boys defeating Flint Ridge 17 to 1. A road accident briefly interrupted play as Mr. Broom suffered severe leg injuries when the back wheel struck him. The piece closes with a political note proposing a mayoral slate: J P D McRae for mayor and six alderman candidates, described as progressive and prudent.
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Waxhaw
Journal
Monroe High School
Monroe
Mons Foe
Worth Redwine
Olin Massey
Henry Massey
Loever Alltary Schoo
Massey
W. P. Wingate
Charlotte
L A. Hunnicutt
E Mra
WH. Hood
C. Davis
Clyde Gamble
Revears
J. A. Gamble
J. T. P. Nisbet
Albemarle
Schdas
Blake Yandle
Roy N
Wingate
L. &. Brown
Chester
J. L. Rodsian
Albert Vestal
Mo H. Vestal
Estelle Johneston
Charslotte
Arthur Broom
Frank Niven
Fit Ridge
Flint Ridge
Wesley Chapel
Niven
Broom
Waxhaw Scout High School Tean
King Street Baptist Bar
T.T Martin
Blue Mountain
Miet
Martin ix
Rev
Waco
Tex
Atlanta
Neighborhood Comment Reports Roads Toward Indian Trail in Fair Shape
The Journal notes 'Sq. J. M. Harkey and Officer Laney toured the sheet asphalt road while a civil engineer touts cheap gravel-base asphalt potential. Local residents discuss roadwork by C. C. Sikes and the road commission board, with praise for Doster and ongoing improvements on Monroe township roads. Farmers like Joseph Helms anticipate big road projects and crop prospects amid changing prices and wartime uncertainty.
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Sq. J
Joseph C. Helms
Waxhaw
Lancaster
C. C. Sikes
Sikes
Helms
Monroe Township
Messrs
F. M. Sutton
W. D. Bivens
Mr. Helms
John Blair
St Pauls Episcopal Church Announces Updated Service Hours
St Pauls Episcopal Church lists services Tuesday Wednesday and Friday at 8 pm and Sunday at 11 am. A change from 7 30 to 8 oclock is noted to update the weekly schedule.
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Britons Advance in Ancre Region DentGermany Defenses
Britons resume attack in the Ancre region of France advancing on a three mile front and taking the village of Irles and nearby works. More than 100 Germans captured along with fifteen machine guns and four trench mortars. British casualties reported slight. Simultaneous news from Berlin notes outposts and hazy weather. Paris says no infantry fighting in Champagne. Russian forces push toward the Divia river in Western Persia. Verdun sees German detachments gain and be repelled. Storstad sunk by a submarine with one American aboard. Local real estate transfers and paving work noted. Life of Our Saviour at Pastime Theatre on March 20.
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Ancre
France
Iles
Irles
Warlencourt
Puisieux-Au-Mont
Bapaume
Berlin
Champagne
Paris
Persia
Senne
Divia
Verdun
Oena
Storstad
Notice of Resale in Union County Court Sale
In the Superior Court Union County before Clerk Martha Ann Taylor et al versus Paul Funderburk et al a commissioner will expose two parcels of land at public auction for cash on March 28 1917 at 12 oclock they adjoin each other and lie on Richardson creek adjoining Margaret McColum H A Hill and others the deeds are in Book 50 page 283 and the sale is subject to Martha Ann Taylors dower 56 acres approximate terms cash bid starts at 75.00 J C M VANN Commissioner
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North Carolina
Union County
Martha Ann Taylor
Paul Funderburk
Superior Court
Richardson Creek
Margaret McColum
H. A. Hill
J. T. Taylor
E. J. Taylor
Register of Deeds
Pela Y Ves Mets
Death of Mrs Maggie Underwood in West Monroe
Mrs Maggie Underwood born October 5 1878 died March 7 1817 after a lingering illness in West Monroe She leaves a husband and seven children the youngest eight months old She joined Pleasant Plains Baptist Church in 1894 lived a Christian life Funeral services led by Rev H B King and burial at Pleasant Plains cemetery Old friends offer prayers for the family of the deceased
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Maggie Underwood
Underwood
West Monroe
Pleasant Plains
H. B. King
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General Assembly
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Macon
Piedmont
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South Carolina
May
County Board of Education
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Page
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Hoyle
Lee County
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Roy Traywick
George Smith
New Salem
State Lodge of Masons
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Traywick
Turner
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Jimmy
R.mcrary
Roland Beasley
J. W. Little
Mr. Little
Wake County
MR. George Spittle
Washington
United States
State Department
Centr
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J. PD. McRae
A. M. Secrest
T. C. Collins
W. B. Funderburk
C. B. Houston
G. B. Caldwell
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Hin Place
Smith
Hia Place
Kemp Hels
Deacon Carter
Doster
Bish Doster
Pageland
van Wyck
Jefferson
Mr. Doster
Nate
Jennings Secrest
M. C. Long
FP. M. Yandle
F. W. Hayes
Crooked Creek
Vance Township
T. L. Blackmon
Walter B. Davie
Glennie Nash
Marshville Township
J. H. Myers
Raymond L. Mills
Benton Heights
A. A. Starnes
W. J. Trull
J. W. Fowler
Albert H. Helms
Pastime Theatre
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