Local and Personal Notes from Monroe Area
Rev A B Haywood will start a meeting in Roanoke next Sunday at 10 o'clock. Mrs S O Perkins of Albemarle arrived to visit Miss Janie Sanders. Elder J F Mills will preach at Crooked Creek the third Saturday and Sunday. Mr David F Herring of Pender county visits Mr J B Wager. Mrs George F Rutzler leaves for Raleigh to join her husband. Water scarcity affects railroads. Richardson pump is very dry. C F Harrell reports 89 gallons molasses from cane on one fifth acre made with H M Baucom. A J Green received red checked apples from the western part of the state. Mr and Mrs J A Morris celebrate golden wedding on Oct 14 near Beulah in Sandy Ridge township. baskets invited. Cotton seed price changes noted in Monroe. Public speed enforcement discussed. Curious incidents include Mr H B Rowell transporting flour and packages in car. Dr Isaac Walton Smith returns from Lite Ue River fishing trip. Helms reports 38 bales gained by Sept 24, far below last year. Goose Creek crop reporters predict 40 pct yield. W E McManus of Goose Creek hospitalized in Charlotte after eye injury. Burglars raided Starnes and Broom’s store in Buford, few items taken. W T Clark of Jackson county, Oklahoma, up for reelection as public instruction head. Cotton climbs. a shop claims 16.87 3 4 cents a bale but calculator disputes, hinting at 20-cent cotton.
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Osceola
Richardson
C. F. Harrell
Lanes Creek Township
H. M. Baucom
Presbyterian Church Notes Invite Services Schedule
The Presbyterian Church notes invite attendance at worship and sermon at 11 a.m. and Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. A 7 p.m. YPS and CEB gathering, with a 7:20 p.m. praise service and sermon. The Woman’s Missionary Union monthly meeting is Monday at 4 p.m. The Mission Study class meets at 3 p.m. Reporter.
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Presbyterian Church Notes
Woman’s Missionary Union
Monroe honor roll September grades spread across eight classes
The Monroe Graded School honor roll for September lists students from First through Eleventh Grade, including John B. Ashcraft and Harry Lee in First Grade, Florence Redwine and George Beasley among Fifth Grade higher, and Henry Belk in Ninth and Eleventh Grades. Additional names cover Second Grade through North Monroe School entries and scattered reading errors in the OCR list.
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Monroe
John B. Ashcraft
Harry Lee
Margaret Redwine
Frank Armfield
Virginia Baskerville
Helen Cason
Chartie Stack
Allie Hawn
Jessamine Austin
Max Griffin
David Capehart
Walter Scott Smithy
Willis Griggs
Ind
Claudia Brown
Virginia Blakeney
Walter Lockhart
James Morgan
Joseph Stewart
Abram Hill Crowell
Nevin Johnson
Florence Redwine
Martha Adams
George Beasley
Mildred Lee
Blondel Curlee
Blanche Armfield
Ada Levy
Mary Austin
Virginia Crowell
Whiteford Blakeney
Henry Ellis Copple
William Taylor
Rowland Beasley
George Tucker
Eleanor Armfield
Berta Allen Houston
Hoyle Griffin
Nellie Basinger
Thelma Tharp
Jessie Harper Brown
Mary Deane Laney
Eni Griffin
Bivens Helms
John Redwine
Emsley Laney
Janes Askew
Rachel Arnfield
Caroline Coble
Ardrey Meliwain
Jopane Norwood
Sarah Presson
Ewurt
Francis Taylor
Nora Lee
Artes Seeman
Henry Adin
Finey Rogers
Claude Helms
Lora Penegar
Margaret Walters
Henry Belk
Beth Howton
Ruth Freeman
Vann Hunter
Carl Schachner
Joe Mekwen
Ellenbeth Hudson
Mamie Lemmond
Julia Fitawater
Muriel Hinde
Ma Lathan
Mary Hazel Long
Mary Douglas
Eleanor Beasley
North Monroe
Hoyle Trull
Maybelle Gray
Luby Lemmond
Ella May Helms
Eater Griffin
Frances Haltons
Maud Bowers
Henry Broom
Lula, Gray
Fanny Griffin
Record bale of cotton sales praised by readers
A letter to The Journal highlights several cotton bales sold by different vendors. Mr Bivens of Union County sold both seed and cotton for 145.20, Mr Smith of Pageland sold cotton and seed for 162.00, and Mr B W Sullivan of Jefferson sold just the cotton for 149.02. He kept the seed, planning to grow more of the same cotton next season.
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Journal
Bivens
Union County
Smith
Pageland
B. W. Sullivan
Jefferson
Mr. Sullivan
C. T. Blak
He Was Out of Gas in a Town Car Tale
In a rustic verse vignette, Ponce, once advised by Mr Middleton on auto lore, acquires a Ford and hires Bud Doster as chauffeur but faces a stubborn car. Autumn winds, frantic attempts, hammers, and a Buick gas scent shift the scene as the vehicle finally refuses to move despite every effort.
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H. B. Rowell
Indiana Trail
Mr. Middleton
Ponce
Bud Doster
T. B. Laney
Loneliness Sermon by Rev. A. S. New at Waynesville Church
Rev. A S New of Waynesville preached at the Episcopal church on The Loneliness of Christ. He cited Jesus solitary moments and examples like Zaccheus and the thief on the cross to show companionship in faith. He urged congregants to welcome ministers, easing loneliness with Christ present.
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Jesus
A. S. New
Waynesville
Episcopal Church
Christ
Zaccheus
Teachers Exam Set for October 12 and 13 at County Office
County Superintendent RE. N. Nisbet announces teachers examination will be held at the office on Thursday and Friday October 12 and 13. Examinations start by 4 PM. Teachers must bring ink and cap paper and may apply to the State Board for the State examination. Meanwhile The Salisbury Post notes a train of 600 mules from Meridian to Norfolk was fed and watered at Spencer en route abroad for Entente needs. The text mentions war era stock shifts with horses and munitions, noting depleted horse stocks and a drift toward different replacements.
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RE. N. Nisbet, Co
Salisbury Post
Meridian
Miss
Norfolk
Spencer
Euro
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. B. Haywood
Roanoke
S. O. Perkins of
Albemarle
Janie Sanders
J. F. Mills
Crooked Creek
David F. Herring
Pender County
J. B. Wager
George F. Rutzler
Raleigh
Mr. Rutzler
A.J. Green
Canton
J. A. Morris
Old Home Place
Beulah
Sandy Ridge Township
J. B. Nash
James W. Fowler
Isaac Walton Smith
Horace
Lite Ue River
D. C
Helms
Squire A. W. McManus
Goose Creek
W. E. McManus
Goose Creek Township
Charlotte
Starnes and Broom
Buford Township
Starnes
W. T. Clrak
This County
Jackson County
Oklahoma
Clark
Bob Hargett
Hargett
Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
Billie Burke
Gloria
William Farnum
Samson
Metro
Blue Bird
Francis Bushman
And
Beverly Bayne
Ella Hall
Bob Leonard
Comning
Edmund Breese
Yukon
Feu
Everwear
Lee & Lee Co
North Carolina
Burroughs
Bank of Union
W. S. Blakeney
W. C. Stack
Lee Griffin
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