Enter the Subscription Contest Now Open for Winners
The article urges women to join a subscription contest with fifteen grand prizes and multiple district prizes. It explains entry steps, voting rules, and credits, noting that early entrants gain 5000 votes and that renewals or new subscriptions boost standings. It highlights merit and perseverance, with deadlines like Monday 8:30 pm for weekly standings.
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Union County
Lancaster
Chesterfield Counties
South Carolina
Monroe
Wingate News Highlights Pumpkin Feats and School Debates
Wingate notes include Y M Boggan’s three pumpkin vines yielding 97 ripe punks and Mrs Boggan’s quash harvests. Local moves include Mr Henry Broom occupying I A Connell residence and Dr O P Wimberly visiting Wingate. The Wingate school debate on immigration attracted strong attendance and praise despite unfavorable weather.
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Boggan
Wingate
Journal
Kemper Stewart
Pageland
F. Stewart
Kempe Stewart
Wright
J. S. Tarleton
Huffman
Laura Barnhardt
Unionville
J. B. Bass
N. A. Funderburk
Buford Township
Bass
Henry Broom
I. A. Connell
Connell
Parker and Deese
Y. M. Boggan
Ben Gaddy
Haigler
Rockinghams
Wing
O. P. Wimberly
Rock Hill
S.C
James Liles
Monroe
Moble Jones
Wadesboro
F. B. Ashcraft
J. W. Bivens
H. F. Williams
United States
Messrs
B. F. Dees
J. W. Ross
R. T. Liles
O. L. Biggers
J. H. Bird
Arthur Helms
Liles
Clyde Funderburk
Bright Bass
Mary Sullivan
Poe
Ethel Snyder
Browning Society
Carl Rayfeld
Oscar Porter
Marshalls
Philosophian Society
Roy, Johnson
Joe Carroll
Gladstone
First Touch of Winter Grips Nation With Frost
The first winter blast brought killing frosts and hard cold across the country. By Wednesday the chill had eased in many areas though the South saw lingering low temperatures. The frost line reached into North Florida, Portland Maine set an October cold record at 22, and New York tied October's 30 degree mark.
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Florida
Portland
Maine
New York
Famine Threatens Seven Million in Belgium Says American Minister
Brand Whitlock, the American Minister, warns that seven million Belgians face starvation unless foreign aid arrives soon. He reports food in cities is scarce while rural areas suffer more, with many displaced, damaged towns, and German occupation impacting daily life from Antwerp to Brussels.
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Faminine
Belgium
Brand Whitlock
Na |Louvain
Liege
Brussel
Protection and War Shift in Tariff Debate
The Baltimore Sun discusses protectionist theory versus wartime realities, noting Pig Iron Kelley’s embargo advocacy and the reduced foreign imports. It argues high tariffs are not clearly tied to prosperity, cites Republican critiques of low rates and war taxes, and questions import dependence given the income tax and wartime revenue needs.
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Ruperts
Baltimore Sun
Kelley
Protection
Europe
Germany
United States Treasury
Raleigh News & Observer
Opponents Clash Over Ten Commandments Vote
A draft report notes critics who oppose the proposed ten commandments would also oppose adoption if they faced a direct vote. The piece highlights the stance of several men aligned against the measure and frames the debate in political terms.
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3. Matthews, Sr
Louisburg
W. ©. Pruitt
BM. Perry
Mr. Matthews
Chatam
Germans Halt In West Flanders After Fiercest Fight Of War
London dispatch reports the German attempt to reach the channel ports stalled after ten days of exhaustion and heavy bombardment. Both sides appear to have fought themselves to a standstill with artillery silenced along the line, while new German reinforcements and a second line are being prepared for renewed effort further inland near Dunkirk.
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England
London
West Flanders
Dunkirk
Aras
French
Oise
Meuse
Cracnne
Apremont
St. Mihiel
Poland
Galicia
Africa
Turkey Joins World War Report From Flanders
Turmoil continues as armies of Germany France and Britain fatigue before rest. Turkish entry reported with a cruiser demanding surrender of properties in a Crimean town. Russian reports claim war declaration and shifting fronts near Warsaw Randers and the Tilita River as German and Austrian forces press. Washington notes improve business outlook and cotton trade moves as administration supports revival.
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Flanders
England
Germany
France
Belgium
Turkey
Crimea
Russia
Paris
Antwerp
Poland
Warsaw
Petrograd
Tilitea
Randers
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Alex Coxe
Roberdel Mill
Richmond County
Coxe
Rockingham
McAdoo
Simmons
North Carolina
Overman
Henry Milford Alexander
H. Q. Alexander
Mecklendure County
West Point
Bickett
Court House
Namur
Louvain
Malines
Brussels
Waxhaw
Conilet
Ias
Angola
Portugal
Sam
South Africa
Botha
de Wet
Beyers
Portugul
Holland
Netherlands
Rockingham Post
Richmond
Washington
Charlotte
United State
Department of Commerce
Tan
E. W. Thompson
Berlin
Roterdam
Thompson
Rhine
Wolman
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