No Slackers For Robeson as Draft Moves Ahead
Robeson county regisration board announces a thorough mobilization with about 7000 men aged 21 to 30 to be registered, expecting only around 350 to be drafted initially. Local recruiting sends several workers to join the railroad corps and report to Atlanta while others anticipate rapid deployment to France. Separate notes cover a Supreme Court ruling easing bond issues for water light and sewer projects and a temporary halt to Raleigh and Charleston railroad mail service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton
N. C
Registration Board
Robeson County
Robeson
Frank Morrison
Furman Williams
Olin Edens
Railroad Corps
France
Atlanta
Supreme Court of the State
Raleigh & Charleston
Keighley Sets Economy Pace in Wartime Rationing
Keighley Yorkshire leads England in thrift across homes and public life. The town collects old tins and rags to profit from supplies, keeps to a food limit, and enlists Boy Scouts to manage refuse and depot networks. A 1821 act created the U.S. military pay department with a paymaster general and fourteen paymasters.
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United Press
London
Keighley
Yorkshire
All England
Lord Devonport
the Military Establishment of the
United States
Congress
Lutherans Reach Major Union Amid Quadricentennial Plans
Three American Lutheran bodies General Council General Synod and United Synod South move toward full merger within the year to mark the Reformation quadricentennial. Joint committee in Philadelphia leads push with outreach to chaplains war relief and unchurched Lutherans.
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General Conference
General Synod
United Synod South
America
General Council
United Synod
Lutheran Church
Philadelphia
H. R. Gold
Lutheran Church In
Luther
Germany
Martin Luther
Wittenberg
United
Joint Committee For the
United States
E. Clarence’ Miller
Home Missions
Church Extension
Foreign Missions
Board of Publication
United Church
Local Society Notes Spring Through Fayetteville and Nearby
Clinton June 2. Mrs J T Gregory visits Fayetteville with Mr and Mrs Benge. Miss Estelle Ray returns from Meredith College Raleigh for summer. Miss Lucy Landon home from Winston-Salem where she taught. Major and Mrs Vivian Whitfield guests of Mr and Mrs J A Stevens from Charlotte. Miss Georgia Faison home from Shelby where she taught last winter. Mrs J T Lassiter returns from Selma. Mrs Floyd Brock back in Goldsboro after visits here. Miss Eva Culbreth home from Queens College Charlotte for summer. Miss Rozelle Robinson home from Greensboro college to spend summer with mother. Mr and Mrs Frank Herring visited daughter in Wallace. Mrs R H Hubbard Sr returns from Charlotte and Wilmington. Miss Louise Goode heads to Emporia Virginia to visit relatives.
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Clinton
J. T. Gregory
Fayetteville
Benge
Estelle Ray
Meredith College
Raleigh
Lucy Landon
Winston-Salem
Vivian Whitfield
Charlotte
J. A. Stevens
Georgia Faison
Shelby
Floyd Brock
Goldsboro
Eva Culbreth
Queen’s College, Charlotte
Rozelle Robinson
Greensboro
Frank Herring
Wallace
R. H. Hubbard, Sr
Wilmington
Louise Goode
Emporia
Marietta Social Notes Include Visits From Various Guests
Marietta reports visits from Richmond Virginia guests Pitman Barnes and family. Florence South Carolina visitors Mr and Mrs Mims stay with Mrs Kate Hill. Oliver family members travel between Lumberton and Mount Airy while Misses Hill Page and Ada Henley return from Chadbourn Oxford Mere dith and Kingstree. A church benefit oyster supper is noted with the Phil thead Class. Local residents and teachers are listed with several coming and going.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Henley
Millie Hill
Chadbourn
Owen Powers
Ada Henley
Oxford
Alice Page
Meredith College
Raleigh
John Wells
Shelby
Lannie Oliver
Kingstree
D. C
Rachel Oliver
Sim. McClellan
Barnsville
Sarah Adams
Viola. Watson
Lake View
S. C
W. B. Smith
Georgia
Whiteville
Wallace Christ deavor Society holds regular meeting
Wallace June 2 Christ deavor Society met Monday at the Presbyterian church with Miss Madge Southerland elected delegate to the 8 convention. Several community notes follow, including travel, visits, and a June 6 Clean-up Day declared by the mayor and Woman's Club.
Local Notes Highlight Visit and Arrivals in Laurinburg
Laurinburg residents record a string of visitors and guests including Mrs J Barbour of Benson staying with sister Mrs Roland Covington, Mrs Emmett Lee arriving to take a post, Mrs D A Watkins from Laurel visiting, Mrs W C Russell visiting relatives in Amarle, and Mrs L E Myers of Hartsville staying with Lilly and Minnie McKinnon. Miss Elizabeth and Agnes Kott visit Fayetteville. Eva and Hallie Cove host the Elizabeth Bro Book Club gathering at their home Tuesday afternoon.
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Laurinburg
J. Barbour
Benson
Roland Covington
Emmett Lee
Rockin
D. A. Watkins
Laurel
W. C. Russell
Amarle
L. E. Myers
Hartsville
Lilly
Minnie McKinnon
Bessie P. Turner
Charleston
W. Va
Elizabeth
Agnes Kott
Fayetteville
Eva
Hallie Cove
Elizabeth Bro Book Club
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Oly
Pepsi-Cola
OL Robeson
Lumberton and Marion
Rehder
Palm Beach
Dimity Nansook
Madras
Fourth Street Bridge
J. H. Rehder & Company
North Fourth ‘Street
Religious Rambler
Gold
Diet of
Worms
Additional State Society
J. T. Lassiter
Selma
Marietta
Greystone Inn
Carolina Beach
Noyce
Saturn
Panama
Ellsworth
Herbert Cavenaugh
C. C. Boney
Rose Hill
Dan Ter
N. H. Carter
C. V. Brooks
Carriere
Miss
Brother
Southern List
New Orley
J. S. Westbrook
Elizabeth McGowan
Robert Ruark
W. F. Murphy
Westh Murphy
H. O. Dixon
Salem
Pearsall-Cox
C. Dixon
Martha Faison
Faison
New York
Colum University
J. A. Cavenaugh
Exum Southerland
Genia
Woman's Club
Su Court of
New Hanover County
Delia Griffin Taylor
Nora Taylor
Annie Taylor
Art House
Sue
Taylor Street
Yey
William M. Bellam
Oscar P. Peck
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