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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1916
Page
5
Reasons to shop include courteous treatment, quick service, no waits, no short weights. It urges trying fruit and cheap candy and lists items wanted like eggs, butter, hams, green beans, tomatoes, and chickens. Bargains in Snowdrift while supplies last, by Vann Funderburk.
Local items list residents in Oakboro, Charlotte and Monroe. Visitors include C C Sikes in St Louis and J F Laney from Chester. Rev Abernethy preaches in Charlotte. Bessie Austin improvement news. several social events and club meetings announced. A new Dallas store venture by Benton Griffin and Carl Benton. Republican candidate P E Brown touring with local supporters. Woodmen circle to unveil memorial. speeding enforcement noted. Episcopal mission week led by Rev New. Chamber of Commerce secretary Scott arrives with plans for town growth.
The mayor J W Fowler warns drivers that the speed limit will be strictly enforced from now on. Any motorist exceeding 14 miles per hour will be cited and prosecuted under local regulations.
In a monthly session the Board of Aldermen endorsed strong speed enforcement by Mayor James W. Vowler. They noted speeding is rare after arrests by plain clothes officers and expect it to end. Sikes and Simpson will meet the city school board to seek funds for a new North Monroe school building as the current two‑room facility is inadequate. City Clerk G S Lee Jr will arrange a meeting with Ellen Fitzgerald hospital board to discuss equipment plans, likely within weeks.
Local plant sale notice stating cabbage and lettuce transplants will be available Friday for fall planting. Aimed at gardeners preparing beds for cooler season crops.
The Wingate School formed its first Junior Class led by assistant principal Miss Rosa Blakeney. Officers named include President Fred B. Helms and Vice President Thelma Carroll, with about 25 to 30 juniors present and plans for a constitution, songs, colors, and motto to follow at the next meeting.
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