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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1916
Page
5
Mr A M Stack attends court in Albemarle this week. Residents and visitors from Charlotte to Richmond travel, study, and socialize with church events noted. Local business moves include Trinity College attendance, new markets, and the county Farmers Union delegates. A runaway pig triggers missing-animal notices, while legal actions address street taxes and cider cases.
The Womens Club schedules an important Wednesday afternoon meeting at four in the Jackson Club rooms. Members urged to attend, and dues paid before the 21st for the anniversary celebration. Other social notes mention visits, clubs, and alumnae activities in Rockingham and nearby towns.
Last week on the Monroe market cotton fell nearly a cent and a half yet held at high levels for September. Census Bureau figures show 850,032 bales of new crop gin reached September 1, a record for that date. Trades report steady sales with buyers predicting 12 to 20 cents, while others foresee a possible 20 cent peak.
A Louisiana era poem by T. B. Laney extols a local critic named Bell. The piece lauds his steel resolve, ties to the Blue South, and Tar Heel roots while noting his bias and temperament as part of public discourse.
A plan from New York urges shortening the Ten Commandments to aid memory. The proposal argues fewer words help people recall the rules more easily.
H Y Scott of Danville Virginia was elected secretary of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce last Friday. He and his family will move to Monroe around the 22nd to assume duties and aid local booster efforts. The salary was not disclosed and the secretaries selection was deferred until his arrival. Scott aims to reside near the farm demonstrator to closely coordinate community development initiatives.
Mr. Lee Stack, private secretary to W L Stanly, chief claim agent of the Seaboard, visited with his parents last week. He said Stanly, president of the Portsmouth baseball team, hopes to bring the Philadelphia team and others to train here next spring with backing from business men and the Chamber of Commerce. He believes big league teams would attract thousands of teams and significant advertising value for the Seaboard.
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