Local letters note visits and small-town life
Miss Minnie Massey and Miss Alice Redman visit in town while Miss Sallie Davis and Miss Texie Howie travel to Charlotte. Reports mention rain halting travel, upcoming Sunday school exercises, and a five-foot water moccasin killed near Helms saw mill. Mrs. Henry McQuirt dies in Rock Hill. funeral at Van Wyck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warhaw
Minnie Massey
C. S. Massey
Sallie Davis
D. S. Davis
Charlotte
Texie Howie
Howie
Cleone Davis
Lula Redman
Chester
L. E. Brown
Alice Redman
Presbyterian
Methodist
R. It. Gordon
Stout
Perry Carter
T. W. Helms
W. N.' Davis
Jackson
Sandy Bigde
S. F. McQuirt
McQuirt
Henry McQuirt
Rock Hill
van Wyck
Methodist Church
Huey Cleared in Lancaster Cotton Case
In Lancaster a cotton deal involving J. B. Stack & Co. and Monroe buyer Mr. Huey led to arrest for lacking a city license. Evidence showed Huey acted as an authorized agent for Stack & Co in Monroe with the sale completed there. The jury found Huey not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. J. B. Stack & Co
Dock” Helms
Union County
Lancaster County
Monroe
Lancaster
T. W. Huey
Huey
Lancaster News
C. D.ownes
J. E. Stack & Co
Verdun Battle Dramas Enter Fourth Month With New Gains
The Verdun offensive enters its fourth month as French forces counter renewed German pressure. Observers note unexpected French resiliency as they retake Douaumont and press toward Fort Vaux amid heavy bombardment and stubborn German defense. The New York World dispatch credits air and artillery support, with Petain’s storming corps driving gains on Hill 388 and the fort's fabled rabbit warren defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdun
France
Greensboro
Douaumont
le Mort Homme
Wafare
Dead Man Hill
New York World
Ells
Tamin
Vedun
Fort Cousumont
Verduns
William Tham
Nivelle
Fort Vaux
Fort Dauaumont
Froide Terre Hill
Debating for Stronger Local Civic Involvement
The piece notes a community push for a public debate on a political question in the upcoming June 10 issue. It mentions appointing judges, crowd attendance at a May celebration, and local residents arranging editorial participation while highlighting civic engagement and local personalities.
Marriage Soon In Marshville Area Amid Measles
Measles and mumps sweep Marshville area as the Huggins Hamilton and Hargette families prepare for a May-June wedding. Principal J T Yeargin and Ruth Maude Hargette set June 7 at the new Presbyterian church. church-building plans and local social notes fill the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unionville
L. B. Huggins
Ernest Hamilton
Lillie Price
B.A. Hallman
Marshville
Miss Bethune
Bethune
C. A. Aycock
Green Whitley
South Monroe
Frannie
Ronnie Purwer
Monroe
Charlotte
Baxter McRorie
J. T. Yeargin
Misa Ruth
Maude Hargette
Mise Margette
J.C. W. Hargette
Yeorgin
Padersky
Sir John
Brey
Let His Beauty Be Upon Us and Varner Piles Expense
A Progressive Farmer excerpt praises beauty in nature and daily life reflecting religious sentiment. The piece cites Moses and Solomon on beauty and notes Mr. Varner Piles’ campaign expense report. It states H B Varner, Democratic candidate for Congress, filed an expense account totaling 189.76 dollars with the House clerk in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Judea
Solomon
Varner
H. B. Varner
Conen
Prelir
Washington
This World rendition by Uncle Walt Mason
This World is described as a bully old place with misfortune and trouble yet balanced by humor and resilience. The speaker notes pirates of happiness live in the harbor while one setback is common, advising to smile and seek relief at the drug store. The piece ends with a reminder not to worry today and to delay concern until tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Kaiser
Empire
Ircles
Germany
Butocki
Kriegs Ernaehrungsam
Kriegs Ernaehrungsamt
Herr von Battocki
Lokal Angelget
Ttme
Walt Mason
Harbor of Happiness
Insurance schemes and a question of fraud in a fire claim
A fire insurance agent explains rates and valuation to a woman asking if paying a few dollars will guarantee a payout of a thousand if her house burns. The dialogue reveals suspicions that someone might set the house on fire to collect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spriggs
Wild Rose
Unionville
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MR. Huey
Stack Co
Dailey
Joshua ‘Tripe
Tripe
Alread
Frelinghusen
Berlin
New York
Ministry of Food
Kreigs Ernachtungsamt
Adopp Tortilovitz von Batocki
Futhermore
T. L. Conder
B. L
Stouts
Sylvester Presley
Elin Thompson
Bundy Thompson
L. M. Boone
Zoar
Buford Township
Mary Yandle
F. M. Yandle
Seapie
Tam
Free
Bouthland
Milly
Pext Taeasday
Walter Carnes
Carnes
Meares
Murphy
Parks Conder
Leslie Conder
Ebenezer
Benton
Crows Roads
Union Grove
Center Grove
Benton's Cross Roads
William Sutton
Bakers
Murphy Hargett
Mises Mollie Keziah
Myrtle Conder
T. G. Keaiah
Haywood
M. B. Yandle
North Monroe
P. J. Conder
Mesars
John Watkins
Tom Eason
C. E. Haywood
John McRorie
Effie Mae
Chas
Rudolph Haywood
Here
MeRorie
Mr. Haywood
Henderyson Garage
Jonville Community
Sandy Ridge
Journal
W. S. Brantley
Walter Green
Mt. Pleasant
W. M. Melton
Pineville
J. A. Melton
W. B. Starnes
Litsle Starnes
Waxham
Fisher Braswell
Sarah Ellen Davis
Faulks
Brantly
Luther Broom
Carmel
John Fincher
MS Pleasant
J. W. Hill
Beth- Jehem
J. L. Beth
Angolua
8. C
8. A. Montgomery
Sammie
Sandy Ridge Burying Ground
Genolia
L. A. Gay
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