The funeral services for the late Miss Matilda King will be held from her late home on North Union street Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.
The regular Saturday night movies at the Y will be held out of doors tonight for the first time this year. A good program has been arranged for this opening night, say Y officials.
All persons who have parts in the May Day Festival to be given next Friday are asked to be present at the Y.M.C.A. Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock for practice. All groups are urged to attend this rehearsal.
Miss Pearl Krimminger of No. 11 township was in the city today and informed the Tribune that she has a hen 10 year sold which lays an egg a day during the laying season, and wants Venus to “trot out” his hen if he has one that can beat this.
Mrs. Richmond Reed, city librarian, announces that she has ordered 200 children’s books for the Library which she expects to be in during the early part of next week. These new books will replace the large number of volumes which have worked out during the past year and which have not been replaced.
The Gibson mill baseball team is opening the 1925 season here this afternoon with a game with the Badin team. Sid Basinger is manager of the Gibson team this year, and he has secured a fast team for the opening of the season. The team plans to play here often during the season if attendance warrants the scheduling of games.
Rumors heard on the streets here Friday indicate that C.H. Barrier, Democratic nominee for mayor, will have opposition in the city election on May 5th. It is said that an independent ticket will take the field in opposition to Mr. Barrier and other Democratic candidates. The rumors were very faint Friday, and many think they will not materialize.
Results in the major league Friday were: Chicago beat Detroit, Philadelphia defeated Boston and Cleveland defeated St. Louis in the American League. In the National League, Boston defeated New York, Brooklyn won from Philadelphia Cincinnati won from St. Louis, and Chicago won from Pittsburgh. In the South Atlantic, Charlotte won from Spartanburg.
According to a deed filed Friday, J.A. Kimmons has sold to M.R. Dry property on Academy street for $3,450. Two other deeds filed Friday record the sale of property on Cedar street by W.W. Flowe, A.R. Howard, A.R. Hoover and F.C. Niblock to the Cannon Manufacturing Co., the purchase price in each transfer being given at $10 and other valuable considerations.
Concord’s quota in the American Legion Endowment Fund campaign is $1,700. It is planned to conduct the drive next Tuesday and members of the various teams in the campaign hope to complete the drive here in one day. The money will feed orphans of men killed in the war and those men who were wounded in conflict. Every person in the city will be given an opportunity to subscribe to the fund.
Special Officer Honeycutt, who patrols the Gibson Mill section of the city, took part in the raid during the night that resulted in the seizure of 15 gallons of liquor. With another officer Patrolman Honeycut was on the lookout for something when he saw a man come from a cotton patch. The officers back-tracked on the man’s trail, saw some fresh looking dirt, dug in the ground and found the liquor.
P.G. Sherbondy, manager of the J.C. Penny Company Store, will be in Atlanta, Ga., for eight days, beginning Monday next, where he will be in attendance at the regional buying convention of the managers of the organization. While away he will select goods for the fall and holiday seasons, including toys. The company will hold regional conventions this spring at Atlanta, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Oklahoma City, Portland, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, and St. Paul.
Rev. Elmer R. Hoke, Ph.D., President of Catawba College, Salisbury, will be in Concord tomorrow. He will preach at the new Gilead Reformed church at 11 a.m., at Keller at 3 p.m., and at the East Corbin Street School at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Hoke has been to Concord previously, having met with the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs. This will be his first time to speak with the Reformed church. The young people, especially high school students, and citizens are invited to hear him.
From page 8 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, April 25, 1925
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