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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1917
Page
5
Local ad urges buying Stone's and Gardner's best cake to avoid scarce butter and eggs, promising weekly supply and cotton price paid for all produce brought in. Vann Funderburk invites country friends to visit, saving effort of home baking.
The Bru-Nel theatre will shut this week to install a heating plant. Rev. J W Little to preach at Olive Branch next Sunday at 11. Mrs Martha Funderburk of Buford township improving after appendicitis operation. Mr and Mrs J N Howie and family visiting Mrs Howie in Wesley Chapel. The second lyceum attraction at Bru-Nel theatre is monodramist Mrs William Calvin Chilton on Tuesday Nov 6. The Journal seeks a correspondent in every live community. write for details.
The Presbyterian Church at 114. m offers worship and a sermon on The Reformation at 3 30 p m. Sunday school follows. A Young People's meeting is at 7 p m with a praise service and sermon on Satan His Object at 7 20 p m. Messrs W T Stewart and Walter A Henderson were elected to the Bench of Elders on Sunday last. Reporter.
Local society notes list visits from Mrs N A Tye of Greensboro to Mr T B Moore, Mr C N Bruner returning from Columbia, and Mr T J Payne's brief stay. Mentions include Marshville relatives, Charlotte resident P H L Mills visiting, synod attendees Gurney and Nisbet in Fayetteville, and Rev R H Cline visiting his daughter in Monroe. Also notes Hon L D Robinson's swing through Monroe en route to Greenville, Dr Pryor's hospital stay, soldier Robert Therrell in Greenville, and Katinka viewing in Charlotte with many local guests including the Howies and Hortons.
Union County sold only about 80 000 dollars worth of the second liberty bond issue, far short of the 290 000 dollar target. Banks listed include Fuet National 89 000, Bank of Union 20 000, Farmers & Merchant 5 500, Savings Loan & Trust 5 150, Waxhaw Banking & Trust 5 500, with Wingate and Marshville results rolled into First National totals.
Eleanor Gates writes The Plow Woman a Butterfly picture coming to the Pastime theater on November 2. Gates is known for The Poor Little Rich Girl and other stage successes.
The Union County Teachers Association launches its new year with a meeting at the Graded School auditorium in Monroe on Saturday November 11 at 10 30 oclock All county teachers are urged to attend The program features devotional exercises talks on school work war duties discussion on attendance and patriotism in school led by local educators R N Nisbet presides
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