Social and church notices from Rocky Mount area
Local society notes list visiting relatives and guests from Richmond Ta bor Warsaw Winter Park Teacheys Clinton and Faison as well as nightly Epworth League meetings at Grace Bladen Street Fifth Avenue and other churches. Several residents return from Wrightsville Beach and travels to New York Philadelphia Trenton and Durham with telegrams of illness and wedding attendance included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettie Clemons
Rosemary
Epworth League of Grace Church
Jeannette MacRae
Toledo
Ohio
Epworth League _ of
Bladen Street
Epworth League of
Fifth Avenue Methodist Church
George T. Keen
Seventeenth and
Orange Streets
Excellent Motor Trip by Captain Cronly and Family
Captain D. T. Cronly and his sisters Miss Cronly and Miss Margaret Cronly return from a motor trip to Little River Conway S C with excursions to Myrtle Beach. They traveled via Chadbourn Whiteville and Lake Waccamaw and report good growth in acco and cotton along the route. Checks for Armenian Relief Fund are forwarded by Mrs W L Berry from Cape Fear Chapter of Daughters of Confederacy including 15 210 5 23 and 0 amounts. contributions welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. T. Cronly
Miss Cronly
Margaret Cronly
Little River
Conway
S. C
Myrtle Beach
Chadbourn
Whiteville
Lake Waccamaw
Cronly
Acco
Cape Fear
Daugthers of Confederacy
W. L. Berry
Edward Borden
Roger Moore, Jr
W. G. Pulliam
Jane DeRosset
Berry
Short session at recorder Harriss court
Recorder George Harriss held a brief session this morning with seven defendants arraigned on speech law violations. all cases were postponed. Named defendants include L W Moore W R Ames E Welsch Donald Parsley W A McGirt Frank Suggs and Ed Swann, all white except Swann and Lizzie Luterlow and Beulah Pickett and Suggs in color. Luterlow faced costs or a month on the farm for disorderly conduct. Beulah Pickett and Frank Suggs in separate assault with deadly weapon cases were continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speeders
Harriss
George Harriss
Messrs. L. W. Moore
W. R. Ames
E. Welsch
Donald Parsley
W. A. MecGirt
Frank Suggs
Ed. Swann
Lizzie Luterlow
Beulah Pickett
Sheriff Warns Against Early Use of New 1918 License Numbers
Sheriff George C. Jackson reminds motorists that new 1918 license numbers cannot be displayed until July 1 and old plates remain valid until June 30. The enforcement of the law on early display will be rigid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
George C. Jackson
Jacks0n
Wilmington
Southport
Butter Beans Reported From Mrs Farrar Garden
Mrs. W. J. Farrar of 1318 South Third street reports the first butter beans of the season picked this morning from her garden and placed on the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Farrar
South Third Street
Food Control Bill Under Discussion In House
The Administration Food Control bill dominates today’s House debate with proposals to end government licensing of food dealers and opposition in the Senate from Senator Reed of Missouri. Indications point to enactment by July 1, while House members reject broader regulation including shoes clothing and farm machinery. The Towner substitute to ban hoarding or speculation only was rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
House
Reed
Missouri
Senate
Willson
Representative Towner
Iowa
Blizzard Couple Visit Wrightsville Beach
Mr and Mrs W A Blizzard of Dillon South Carolina are visitors at Wrightsville Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Blizzard
Dillon, S. C
Wrightsville Beach
Gueste at the Seashore
Late guests registered at the Seashore Hotel include several travelers and visitors seen in the hotel ledger. The item notes multiple arrivals and departures during a recent period at the coastal resort hôtel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seashore
Seashore Hotel
Mrs. Erwin Returns Home from Hanover Inn Visit
Mrs. John RK Erwin returns to her Charlotte home after visiting her daughter Mrs. W. H. Belk at the Hanover Inn Wrightsville Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John RK. Erwin
Charlotte
Ster
W. H. Belk
The
Hanover Inn
Wrightsville Beach
Rambunctions Endeavor Headlines Lumina Movie Bill
Lumina screens A Rambunctions Endeavor as a major comedy of the year. Mutual Tours, a scenic educational feature, and Nearly a Hero, another big comedy, also appear on tonight’s program at the over-the-waves theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumina
Group of names listed across multiple states
A long list of individuals and households from North Carolina and other states is presented, including Winston-Salem, New York, Baltimore, Greensboro, Raleigh, Mount Olive, Roanoke, and Columbia, with varied surnames such as Jones, Locke, Colston, Jenkins, Cox, Fussell, Parcell, Thorp, Beard, Merriam, Spruill, Journe y, Cox, Morps, Collingsworth, Turner, Grimes, Atkinson, Kenisgton, Guba, Postel, Miller, Dunn, Lane, Hambrick and others. The piece reads like a roster or notice of people connected to multiple locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
W. C. Jones
H. W. Locke
New York
George A. Colston
Baltimore
J. J. Jenkins
Siler City
J. Elwood Cox
High Point
D. C. Fussell
Pat Jones
Dunn
W. Crump
Sunbury
D. P. Boyette
Ahoskie
L. Blount
Winton
W. L. Curtis
R. B. Hill
Eure
M. R.riddech
Greenville
N. C
J. A. Parcell
Jos. B. Thorp
Greensboro
P. B. Beard
Salisbury
J. J. Parten
Monroe
J. E. Merriam
James Taylor
Mount Olive
F. S. Spruill
Rocky Mount
J. B. Journey
Raleigh
H. M
W.H. Turner
B. R. Ragsdale
J. B. Grimes
O. D. Grimes
Wm. Arnold
D. D. Towers
Lagrange
I. C. Atkinson
G. 8S
Kensington
Atlanta
P. M. Guba
Pittsburgh
J. A. Postel
Charlotte
I. W. Miller
Roanoke
Banbury
S. C
W. O. Jones
Columbia
J. A. MecFalls
Kings Mountain
E. B. Smith
Providence
R. I
H. T. Price
Richmond
W. B. Pickford
Cordova
Ala
P. J. Mullin and Family
Fred Martin
Philadelphia
B. A. Sullivan
Laurence
Mable Lane
Houston
G. B. Caldwell
W. C. Hambrick
Four-guest fishing trip yields large mackerel catch
A party of four aboard the Susanna, Captain Wells's fishing boat, fished two hours this morning near the Oceanic Hotel and landed over 100 mackerel. Most fish measured a foot and a half, leaving the group elated and already planning another outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceanic
Arrivals at the Seashore Hotel From Regional Cities
Seashore Hotel guests include L. W. Thompson and family from Charlotte. Mrs. J. D. Smith, Minnie G. Crawford and Ben W. Mather also from Charlotte. Other visitors include B. F. Jones and family Florence, W. B. Cooper Norfolk, J. R. Bowers Sanford, W. M. Enright Danville, L. H. Mincher Moore ville, J. R. Boykin and Mrs. Boykin Hamlet, W. H. Whyth Columbia, and T. C. Harris with W. T. Yancey from Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seashore Hotel
L. W. Thompson
J. D. Smith
Minnie G. Crawford
Ben W. Mather
Charlotte
B. F. Jones
Florence
W. B. Cooper
Norfolk
J. R. Bowers
Sanford
W. M. Enright
Danville
L. H. Mincher
Mooreville
J. R. Boykin
Tidewater Power Co Responds On Rule Enforcement
In a June 22, 1917 letter, Tidewater Power Co president High MacRae endorses the Committee of Ten findings on disciplining conductors. The company agrees to reinstate L Raynor with back pay, considers milder penalties in some cases, and reserves the right to discharge repeat offenders while allowing appeals to the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo MacRae
Tidewater Power Company
Committee of Ten
L. Raynor
A. B. Skelding
Mrs W L Dawson Visits Greensboro Guests of Dr Petree
Mrs W L Dawson now residing in Denver Lincoln county arrived in Greensboro yesterday to stay a few days with Dr and Mrs A L Petree. She will then visit her daughter Mrs A K Moore on Hendrix street. Mr and Mrs Moore are at Wrightsville Beach this week driving there with C H Grantham who attends a hardware convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
W. L. Dawson
Denver
Lincoln County
A. L. Petree
A. K. Moore
Hendrix Street
Guests Listed at Oceanic Hotel Observation
Among the attendees at the Oceanic Hotel are numerous individuals from North Carolina and beyond. Names span towns such as Louisburg Red Springs Matthews Edenton Richmond and Raleigh with guests from Washington D C Greensboro New Bern Goldsboro and more. The roster includes Mr and Mrs and several single attendees along with several households from Forthcoming regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceanic Hotel
T. W. Watson
Louisburg
Joan H. McKay
Red Springs
Troy I. Herring
B. Tyson
Roseboro
N. S. Cochran
Matthews
N. C
R. F. Futtle
J. Frank White
Edenton
A. Brown
Gladys Brown
Chadbourn
A. M. Issmay
George T. Leach
Washington, D. C
R. R. King
Justice
Raleigh
E. O. H. Strun
H. FE. Wolfe
Andrew Harris
T. F. Darden
C. van Leuven
R. B Adams
Mary N. Darden
Davis
North Carolina
R. RB. Davis
Rocky Mount
R. G. Rives
Greensboro
W. J. Moon
Charlotte
Bayard Clark
Elizabethtown
E. C. Clark
Clarkton
C. M. Bane
New Bern
N. N. McLain
Vass
John C. Hyman
Hamlet
W. W. Griffin
H. A. Cough
Pollocks
H. L. Stevens
Wananish
John C. Langston
Gold
Mintz Improves After Illness. Aycock Returns Home
Friends affirm Mr. W. K. Mintz is improving after an illness. Mr. R. N. Aycock of Smithfield returned home last night after attending the Bankers' Association at Wrightsville Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Faison Pierce
Warsaw
Wrightsville Beach
Bankers’ Convention
G. E. Walston
Lucama
F. H. Brooks
Smithfield
J. A. Brown
Gladys Brown
Chadbourn
W. K. Mintz
R. N. Aycock
Bankers’ Association
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Annie Merritt
Alice Henning Munson
Richmond, Va
Kate Munson
W. S. Stokes
Annie Stokes
Virginia Jackson
Winter Park
A. L. Blanton
N. P. Jennette
Tapor
A. F. Bland
Teacheys
Empie Mathews
Clinton
Kine
Sallie F. Hill
Emily Hill
Faison
Elizabeth C. Biggs
Crittenden Home
H. M. Pyle
Maysville
N. Y
H. E. Mathews
Wade
City
W. W. MacRae
Trenton
Ont
Sarah McLaurin
New York City
Tarrytown
Durham
Andrews Jones
Hazel Bishop
Petersburg
C. E. Sleeper
Mary Sleeper
Castle Haynes
W. T. Sessooms
Autreyville
J. M. Woodward
Fred Hollingsworth
Magnolia
Lloyd Hollingsworth
Walnut Street
T. R. Newkirk
Frederick and
Billy
Tampa
Fla
Annie Walton
Herbert Walton
Orange Street
Mae Bryant Waters
S. H. Waters
Mays Ville
Witack Co
Wooltex
A. D. Brown
Wrightsville
Thos. P. Noe
Citizens’ Committee
Coffee
Reilyraytor & 'Mporters & Roasters
Ontaans USA
Cord
Belk-Williams Co
Shivar
Shelton
Crescent Candy CO
State of North Carolina
New Hanover
J. J. Dreyfus
Windsor Chocolate Company
New Hanover County
Pamae
Crescent Candy Cmpany
W. N. Harriss
Frost Ice Cream Co
Thomas Payne
Charles Payne
Wilmington Homstead & Loan Association
Court House
Sixth Street
Wilmington Homestead Association
John Dr. Bellamy & Son
Anys
Beauty
B. F. King, Walter Rutland
Wilmington Township
Superior Court of
Delia Griffin Taylor
Nora Taylor
Annie Taylor
Seventh Street
Taylor Street
William M. Bellamy
Oscar P. Peck, —Woodd
Nak
Oo. D
mGors
N. Jacobi Hardware Company
South Front Street
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