Local and Personal Notes from Monroe and Vicinity
Local items report Miss Susie Johnson visiting Raleigh and Durham and Mrs. A. W. Biggers staying with old friends in town. Rev. John A. Wray conducts a revival in Texas while his associate Rev. R. D. Cross fills in. Meredith College events include commencement with Annie May Ashcraft and Annie Craig in the graduating class. The Belk chain may expand to Albemarle. A Woman's Club meeting aims to elect officers. Monroe market hours shift to midafternoon for summer rest. Various community notices cover registrations, hospital plans, and local deaths including Mrs. Jane Gordon and infant William Glenn, with veterans and naval wartime concerns appearing in letters and travel notes. Community leaders discuss building a hospital, and local families send members to or from the army and navy. Funeral details and marriages are noted along with road and weather-related snippets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Wray
First Baptist Church
Texas
R. D. Cross
F. B. Ashecraft
Meredith College
Annie May Ashcraft
Annie Craig
Braxton Craig
Meredith
J. M. Belk
W. H. Belk
Albemarle
Charlotte Observer
Belk
Woman's Club
City Hall
Monroe
Dav Ling
Jesse D. Helms
Concord
Helms
Confeder Laiing
Co. Baith N. c
J. C. Helms
Morehead City
O. V. Hunnicutt
Langdon Wilson
Raleigh
Williiam Glenn
W. Avand
Bessie Cook
Henderson
Charlotte
A. C. Penagar
Dewtt Penegar
Washington
Ting
Penegar
Risden Lille
Brentzer
1. X. Ok
Ellis Aycock
Coxy
Otis Ayk
Taedes
Tiet
Aycock
Christenbury
J. W. Gayle
Columbia
Wee
Darlington
C. T. Cadieu
Johnson City
Gayle
Chesterfield
Snee
Cebin
C. F. Cadiew
Cadiew Vee
May Cook
Q. M. Deal
Jake Deal
Weddington
Seymour Taylor
Weddington Methodist Church
Deal
Martha Ann Simpson
John Simpson
Union Grove Community
June Howls
John Miller
Hunterville
David Price
Bob
Reece
William
James
Lemuel
Mack
Dade Simpson
Baptist Church
Simpson
Marshville Friends Gather for Family and Charity Visits
Marshville correspondent reports Shelton Harrell escorting his sister Lottie Harrell home from Chowan College Murfreesboro. Tom McBride returning from Philadelphia to visit family while Clay Newsome travels from Philadelphia to comfort his ailing father Albert Newsome. Pauline Taylor from Davenport College and Eva Marsh from State Normal arrive for mid summer vacation. The Young People’s Methodist Society serves ice cream and cake to raise pledge money at Hasty building on Friday May 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshville
Shelton Harrell
Peachland
Lottie Harrell
Chowan College
Murfreesboro
Tom McBride
Philadelphia
Clay Newsome
Albert Newsome
Albert
Pauline Taylor
Davenport College
Eva Marsh
State Normal
Howe
Peop Cety
Methodist
Watch sale notice by MacCall Jewelry Co and Howard Smith hours
An office notice indicates MacCall Jewelry Co offers a $45.00 watch for $35.00. Howard Smith will be available in his office on Friday and Saturday, May 25 and 26, for the sale event and inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Smith
At the Brunel Theatre This Week Beginning Monday May
Omitted readable details indicate events starting Monday in May at the Brunel Theatre with listings for performances and showtimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunel Theatre
Ribbon sale sparks talk of babies at counter
A shopper confronts a shopkeeper about four hours spent selling two women a yard of ribbon. The women then reveal both are with babies learning to talk, adding a humorous twist to the exchange.
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New York
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Susie Johnson
Durham
A. W. Biggers
Ridgecrest
May Cuthbertson
Deep Creek
Anson County
H. H. Hinson
J. BR. White
Ben O’rea
Seaboard Roundhouse
Navy Department
Navy Yard
Mr. Hinson
E. E. O'Rea
Norfolk
Jane Gordon
Kenneth Gordon
LA. Hunnicutt
John Hunnicutt
J. C. Hunnicutt
Sandy Ridge
George Hunatcutt
High Point
Wyatt Davis
Valdosta
R.A. Morrow
Southern Wholesale Grocers Association
Galveston
Morrow
Khiki
Wilson
Mr. Morrow
Gulf
Houston
Lee Williams
James H. Williams
L. D. Husbands
Seaboard
Husbands
Virginia
Earl Hinson
Eleanor Beasley
Joe McEwen
Elizabeth Hudson
Mary Hazel Long
Whitson Crowell
Andrew Monroe
Oxsear Abernethy
Clifford Goodwin
Harry Coble
Chamber of Commerce
Mra
EB. B.averald
United States
Jxm
Beatrice Crowell
Ruth Steele
Palma Sala
Fla
R. W. Lemmond
Lemmond
Rob Alley
Wadesboro
Bru-Nel
Woman's Club of America
O. P. Timist
Wingalv
Charles Morton
Kone Tucky Belles
Valence Innes
Lee & Lee Co
North Carolina
Bank of Union
the Welcome Bank
W.S. Blakeney
R. G. Laney
Griffin
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