Tuesday, August 7, 1923.
SOCIAL & PERSONAL
MERCURY GOES TO 111
AS OKLAHOMA SIZZLES
Hottest Week on^ - Record Closes With
No Relief in Sight.
Oklahoma City, Aug. J>.—A week of
unprededented heat ended in Oklahoma
yesterday with new temperature records
set at several points and no relief in
sight.
At Tulsa the mercury hung at 111 de
grees for two hours during the after
noon, the hottest in the history of the
Government Wfather Bureau there. Cor
more than a week the daily average
maximum temperature for the State
has been well over the 100 mark.
Crops have been seared under the
pitiless sun and blistering winds. Corn
has suffered most.
Home Coming at Back Creek.
A mammoth Home Coining is planned
for August 14. All who have breathed
the cougenial air of this vicinity are urg*
ed to come home and join with us one
more time ip a gay day with the Home
Folk. The fame of Back Creek has
spread abroad for the excellency of her
festive events, but on former occasion**
has ever approached the crowd that will
make merry the old stamping ground on
Augusf 14th.
An organized army of scouts is now
in pursuit of the wandering Back Creek
ers. They are turning their faces home
ward. So we will all be there to hear
the music and speeches, to eat ami drink
and loiter with the youngsters in the
shade that bade us welcome in former
days.
All local trains will stop at the church.
Tickets should be purchased for Hahn,
that's the railroad name for Back Creek.
You are not only invited but urged to
attend and bring a well filled basket.
COMM [THE.
P. O. 8. of A. Picnic.
A P. O. S. of A. picnic will be held at
St. John's' Srhoolhouse, Wedue.'ilav.
August 15, 11123. The exercises will be
gin at 10:30 a. m. The following will
be the programme: • •.
Devotional Exercise by Rev. R. T.
Troutman. ,
Welcome Address, by Mr. Jay 1.. Cress.
Response by Rev. A. T. Cain, of Con
cord. " v > 1
Music.
Address by lion/' 'W. -B.‘ Stuart, of
Charlotte. -
Music. . • .. . *
Address by Mr. .1. M. Kesler, of Salis
bury. ' ’ * T | ,
Dinner.
Beginning at 2:00 p. m. there will be
a number sis games, l’ri/.es will be given
to the winners. Tie race, cracker race,
eating apples, bottle race, bean race,
chicken race, hundred yard dash. At
3 :30 a ball game vetween St. John's aud
Fink and Yost. Everybody is cordially
invited to attend and take well filled
At The Theatres.
Constance Binney in "A Bill of Di
vorcement,” is the attraction today at
the Star Theatre.
The Piedmont Theatre today is show
ing Round Bof “Fighting Blood." Also
Charles Jones in “Western Speed.”
“Fires of Hate," the 12th episode of
‘■Thunderbolt Jack," featuring Jncft
Hoxie, and Mabel Normand in “Molly
O” are op. the program at the Pastime
today.
70-Million-Dollar Warship Scrapped.
New Y'ork, Aug. ti. —Scrapping of the
hulls of the battleships Indiana and
South Dakota, left uncompleted on the
ways at the Brooklyn navy yard when
the naval limitation treaty was signed
was ordered today by the navy depart
ment. The Indiana and South Dakota
together were to have cost $70,000,000
and would have been the world’s largest
battleships.
The art of manicure is many centuries
old. having had its birth jn the dim old
convents in France, where the patient
nuns practiced it on the hands of the
noble ladies brought up within their
walls.
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bug, chigger, bee, wasp,
mosquito, etc., apply wet
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PERSONALS.
Rev. 1,. A. Thomas left this > morning
for Blacjtsburg, S. C., where he will.
spend seyeral days.
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Dr. Ernest McCauley, of Norfolk, Va.,
is spending this week at St. John’s!
Church, where he is assisting the pastor, •
Rev. Roy T. Troutman, conduct a Bible I
School. Dr. McCauley will also preach
fit St. John's on Sunday.
Mrs. H. M. Goodman and Mr. Sam
Goodman are spending the day in Moores
ville.
Mrs. George V. Harper, Mrs, S. V.
Stewart and Miss Dora Stewart, of Mi
ami, Fla., are expected to arrive in Con
cord tomorrow tp.spend about a month
here with home folks.
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Mrs. John A. Cline ,is spending the
week at St. John's with her daughter.
Mrs. Roy T. Troutman.
Miss Kathleen Sappenfield is visiting
relatives in Kannnpolis for several days.
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; Miss Mary Bradley Thompson, of Kan
napolis, passed through Concord today
on her way to Charlotte, where she will
undergo an examination.
' Mr. and Sirs. Frank B. Irvin and son,
Frank, Jr., of Salisbury, spent the week
end here as guests of Sir. and Sirs. Jas.
F. Harris, on East Depot Street. Sirs.
Irvin and son will remain here for sev
eral days.
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Miss Carrie Slay Broome, of Raleigh,
is the guest of her sister, Sirs. A. Camp
bell (’line, on Cline Street.
Sir. T. Frank Morrison and little son,
Thomas F. Jr., left Slonda.v for White
Lake, where they will spend about a
week.
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! Sirs. Robert E. Jones, of Franklin.
Va., arrived in Concord Slonda.v to
spend about a month here at the home
of her father, Sir. D. B. Coltrane.
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Sir. D. B. Coltrane has. returned from
a ten days' stay at Blowing Rock.
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_ Mr. and Sirs. Frank A. Duseh, of
Norfolk, spent yesterday and today in
Concord on their way to Blowing Rock.
Asheville and Hendersonville, where they
will spend about two weeks. On their
return from western North Carolina
they will spend a few days here with
Sirs. Duseh's father, Sir. D. B. Col
trane.
Dr. SI. L. Troutman and l)r. G. C.
Barnard, of Kannapolis, were business
visitors in Concord today.
Sliss Eva Kendall iias returned to her
home at Norwood after spending son.e
time here with Sirs. .1. SI. Fant.
Rev. L. A. Thomas, pastor of St.
James Lutheran Church, and family, are
spending several days in Blacksburg, S.
C., with friends.
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Sir. and Sirs. A. H. Wicks, of Rich
mond. Dr. William Parker, of Elizabeth
City, and Sir. aud Sirs. T. S. Parker, of
Albemarle, are spending the day with Mr.
and Sirs. T. D. Maness.
Sirs, Arthur H. Lee, of Yadkin, is
spending several days here with friends
and relatives. Sir. Lee spent Sunday
here, returning yesterday to his home.
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Slessrs. Fred Isenliour, Vernon Ljta
ker. Carl llowVll and Luther Barnhardt
left this morning for a ten day camping
trip. While on their tour of Western
North Carolina they expect to visit
Chimney Rock, Asheville, Black Sloun
taiu, Sit. Mitchell, Blowing Rock, and '
other points of interest.
Mr. and Sirs. Jno. R. Wooteiiy of La-
Grange, will arrive in the city Thursday
afternoon and spend the night with Sir.
It. P. Benson. They have been spending
the summer at Black Stountain and will
be en route home. Mr. Wooten is a
brother of Sirs. Benson. < t , ); i
Mr.i aud Mrs. Geo. Edwards have -re- ;
turned to their home at ItoCky Mount af
ter spending some time here with the par
ents of Sirs. Edwards, Sir. and Sira. Jno.
K. Patterson. They were accompanied
home by little Miss Elizabeth Odell, who
will visit them for some time.
Sir. and Sirs. Chas. S. Stone and two
sous, Chas. Slarion and William Stone, of
Charlotte,, spent Sunday here with rel
atives.
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Sira. R. 11. Patterson left this morn
ing for Louisville, K.v., So visit her sou.
Sir. Raymond 'Patterson, for several
weeks.
Sirs. Lester Patterson will leave Thurs
day morning for Joilet, 111., to join her
husband, who has been there for some
time.
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for 2.75
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100 lbs $2.90
Pure Wheat Bran, 100 lbs $2.25
10 per cent. Pure Wheat Middlings.
100 pounds $2.40
26 per cent. Highest Grade Dairy Feed,
for $3.00
Cotton Seed Meal, Hullb, Hay, Straw,
Shucks, etc.
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
South Atlantic League.
Team Won Lost PC.
Charlotte 21 14 .600
Spartanburg 19 13 .594
Macon 20 13 .371
Augusta 14 17 .453
Greenville 13 19 .40c
Gastonia 12 21 .364
Results I’estenlay.
At Augusta 3-2; Charlotte 8-0.
At Gastonia 4; Spartanburg 4; (14
innings, durkneSs).
American League.
Team Won Lost PC.
New York (18 32 .680
j.Cleveland 3(5 47 .544
ISt. Louis 51 49 .310
Detroit 47 48 .493
Chicago 47 51 .480
Washington 45 53 .459
Philadelphia 43 55 .439
Boston 38 61 .384
Results Yesterday.
New York 5; St. Louis 3.
Washington 2; Cleveland 5.
Philadelphia 14: Chicago 4.
National League.
Team Won Lost PC.
New York .. 68 35 .660
Pittsburgh ..60 40.(500
Cincinnati . .61 .42 .592
Chicago .54 49 .521
Brooklyn .....51 50 .505
St. Louis „■ 51 53 .490
Philadelphia 513 (58 .327
Boston .. ~ 30 71 .297
Results Yesterday.
St. Louis-Boston wet grounds.
Chicago 1; Brooklyn 5.
Cincinnati 2-4: New York 4-5.
Pittsburgh 4; Philadelphia 6.
Piedmont League.
Team • Won Lost PC.
Danville .. .. 17 11 .630
High Point 15 14 .517
Winston-Salem 14 14 .500
Greensboro .. ..13 15 ,4(>4
Raleigh : 13 15 .4(14
Durham .. ... 13 1(5 .448
Results Yesterdays. *
Winston-Salem 13; Greensboro 2.
Raleigh 5; Danville 2.
High Point 8-5; Durham 7-1.
Ketzer Returns From Big Coaching
, 1 School
1 Chapel Hill, Aug. (s.—Coach R. A.
(Bob) Fetzer, director of' athletics in
the University, lias just returned from
the University of Illinois summer school
for coaches where he has been for the
last sev’erul weeks with 425 other uni
versity and college coaches from all over
America. Two other North Carolina
coaches, Phil Utley of Wake Forest, and
Harry Hartsell, of N. C. State, also at
tended (the coaching /school. Mr. and
Mrs. Ebtzer have now gone east on a mo
tor trip.
Coiach Bob spent a large part of his
time while here in making preparations
for the coaching school to be conducted
for North Carolina high school coaches
by the ,university. This school will be
gin on August 29 aud last through Sep
tember 8 and will consist of theoretical
and practical instruction in the funda
mentals of football, basketball, baseball,
track ami tennis by Coaches Bill ami
Bob Fetzer, Norman Shepard, Grady
Pritchard, aud "Red" Johnston from the
university staff and Louis Graves, former
state tennis champion. j
Col. C! 0. Sherrill is a Newton Product, j
Newton, Aug.6.—Col. C. O. Sherrill, 1
who has charge of the funeral fceremonies
of President Harding, is a Newton boy.
He is a son of the late Miles O. Sherrill,
and was born in Newton and lived here
till he entered the West Point Military
Academy, He graduated second in his j
class, and has filled many assignments, I
at home and abroad, requiring the ex
ercise of superior executive and diplo
matic talents. The people of bis old
home have followed his successful career
with much pride.
Accuracy.
Desperado—" Halt.! If you move,
you're dead.” ; * ’>•*. '.
• Student —“My mgn, you should be
more careful of your English. 'lf I
should move'it would be a positive’sign
that I was alive.”
The sea coast line of the globe is ocm
puted to be about 136,000 miles.
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HOW IT WORKS
(1) WITH DIRECT heat while the gas is on like any other gas range.
(1) WITH RETAINED HEAT AFTFR GAS IS turned off.
Insulated oven and hood seal the he it for hours.
How It Meets Your Problems
(1) Every afternoon away
(2) Time to entertain guests
(3) No spoiled food when dinner late.
(4) Servant problem.
How It Serves You
(1) #Cuts gas bills in half.
(2) Cooks better'food.
(3) Saves time and labor.
Why You Should Own One
Not only gives you a new freedom, but cuts gas bills and pays dividends.
Let Us Demonstrate
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IME CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE
COURT CALENDAR.
In August of Cabarrus Superior Court will be held August 13th,
1923, before His Honor B. F. Long, Judge. Civil Docket will
not be called until Monday, August 20th, 1923,'Snd will be called in
the following orffer:
Monday, August 20th, 1923. * ML
180 £ —J. F. Cannon and M. L. Cannon vs. David H. Bfafr/'t^als.
80—Dr. J. A. Bangle vs. J. T. Carter.
95 F. J. Levy vs. East Side Mfg. Co.
96 R. H. and R. L. Walker vs. J. E. Starnes.
100— Concord National Bank vs. J. F. Bost.
101— B. W. Means vs. Fred S. Young and Gale S- Boylan.
98—Midway Theatre vs. North River Insurance Co.
Tuesday, August 21, 1923.
107—Love Nussman vs. J. O. and Lawson Herrin.
112—W. M. Williams vs. John Doe.
114—J. M. Weatherly vs. C. L. Spears.
116—Abram Ingram vs. Sam Harrison.
123—John Saunders vs. Bald Mountain Quarries.
125 For Motion.
126 F. H. Willi! vs. F,d. M. Cook.
Wednesday, August 22, 1923.
128 —C. A. Cook vs. J. B. Mangum.
146—Corl Wadsworth Co. vs. D. H. Sides.
149—Mrs. M. L. Allman, Admr. M. W. Allman, vs. Rav Henley.
151— C. S. Love vs. A. C. Lambert and J. L. Phillips.
152 D. A. Earnhardt vs. Mrs. J. D. Murph.
153 Kizziah Gardner vs. F. Cannon, Propounder.
155—Pautha Loye vs. A. L. and J. A. Chaney.
Thursday, August 23rd, 1923.
168- —Vassie Litaker vs. American National Insurance Co.
169 Vassie Litaker vs. American National Insurance Co.
195—11. M. Hartsell vs. G. E. Crowell and W. C. Burleyson.
By consent of Bar, Divorce cases are not calendared, but may
be tried at the convenience of the Court.
The Motion^.Docket will be called to suit the convenience of
the Court.
Witnesses need not attend until day set for trial, and cases not
reached on day set for trial, will take precedence of cases for next
dav. : (
aV, . j. b. McAllister.
Clerk Superior Court.
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and Oxfords
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I $5.00 White Pumps, any size heel, Sale Price $3.50 ]j
$5.00 and $6.50 White Oxfords, and white and black !]
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Then why ask one suit to make the
rounds of Spring, Summer; Autumn
and Winter? •
What every man in Concord
needs is at least one cool suit—
a weight lighter than he wore in May.
Look at Vacation time coming.
Look at the Values that are here to-day.
Look at how the girls are dressing
and then let us introduce you to our
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$15.00 up
will wear this, next and all
thru the summer of 1924
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! | Southern Railway System jjj
jjj Announces
Popular Excursion
Norfolk, Va., August 9,1923 jjj
]!» Round Trip Fare From Concord '!'
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Tickets Good Three Days in Norfolk ’ l||'
]j| Schedule Special Train and Rround Trip Fares: I'l
ji| Leave 'Schedule Round Trip j!j
!|l Charlotte __ 6:00 P. M. SB.OO !j!
ji| Newell 6:15 P. M. 7.75 jij
j|; Harrisburg 6.25 P. M * 7.75 '!>
iji Concord 6:40 P. M. 7.50
!j| Kannapolis 7:00 P.M. 7.50 X
jj| China Grove 7:15 P. M. 7.50 X
iji Salisbury __ 7:30 P. M. 7.50 X
]? Spencer 7:45 P. M. 7.50 j|
$! Lexington __ 8:15 P. M. 6.75 i'
iji Thomasville __ 8:35 U. M. 6.00 X
|j| High Point 8:55 P. M. 5.50 'jij
lj Jamestown __ 9:05 P. M. 5.00
jjj Greensboro 9:30 P. M. 5.00
j! Arrive Norfolk, Va., 8:00 A. M., August 10th
X Tickets good only on special train in both directions. . jij
jj Pullman sleeping cars and day coaches.
j> Returning Special train will leave Norfolk 7:00 P. M. X
j! Sunday, August 12th, 1923. j
jij Grand opportunity to spend few days vacation at Vir- j
j|j ginia, Beach, Ocean View and Cape Henry.
!j' Round trip fares Norfolk to Baltimore by hesapeake !j|
jjj Steamship Line. Ample time to make round trip. Two |!j
jj j nights on the boat.
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