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The condition of Mrs. Marshall Teeter, who has been ill at the home of her parents for some time, is reported as being unchanged.
The regular Saturday night moving pictures will be held at the U.M.C.A. tonight at 7 o’clock. The public is cordially invited to attend.
Rev. W.C. Lyerly, pastor of Trinity Reformed Church of this city, will preach to the boys at the Jackson Training School Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
The condition of Eleanor Wallace, daughter of Mrs. T.N. Spencer, is reported today as slightly improved. Attending physicians have announced that the child has pneumonia and that her condition is as favorable as could be expected.
Approaches to the road on the concord-Charlotte highway are being repaired now in Cabarrus County. The work is being done under the supervision of the State Highway Department, large trucks and scrapers being used to level the approaches.
Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Mixon left this morning for their home in Woodland, Cal., where they will spend the holidays. They spent several weeks in Concord, Mr. Mixon being manager of the circulation campaign recently conducted by The Tribune and Times.
Capt. and Mrs. W.J. Burdell of Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T.J. White. Capt. and Mrs. Burdell will sail in February for Honolulu, where he will e Captain of the army post for three years.
Efird’s Kannapolis store opened a new addition which gave the store practically twice as much space as it had before. A large number of people attended the opening. This store started in Kannapolis less than a year ago.
Fifty feet of concrete has been poured on the three mile stretch of highway beyond Mt. Pleasant but operations were halted this morning on account of rain. Unless the weather becomes unusually cold, the concrete pouring will begin a full blast on Monday, according to highway officials.
Freakish weather was Concord’s portion during the night. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled very much as it usually does in the summer months. A light rain fell during the night and this morning and rising temperatures continued throughout the day.
R.C. Benfield, superintendent of the city’s street department, has had a force of hands at work near the White Parks Mill for several days widening and repairing streets. The streets were laid out several yeas ago but had not been improved until Mr. Benfield started his force to work on them several days ago.
It is reported this morning that officers during the night arrested two federal prisoners, the charge being intoxication. The report says the two men were released from the county jail Friday, their terms expired on that day, and immediately proceeded to imbibe freely of liquor in celebration of their release.
Durant Griffin, white man arrested Friday charged with stealing chickens from A.B. Coble, was given a hearing Friday afternoon and sentenced to serve 90 days on the chain gang. Another man charged with assault on a female was fined $15 including the cost when taken before Judge Caldwell Friday afternoon.
Miss Isabelle White has returned to Raleigh, after a visit to parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.J. White. She recently completed her training as a trained nurse and passed the state board examination in October being credited with honors in her examination. She is now located in Raleigh for the practice of her profession.
Public schools of Concord will close on December 18th for the Christmas holidays, according to an announcement made by city school officials. The usual two weeks holiday will be observed, with work to start again on January 4th. It is said that the county schools, due to their short terms, will be closed only one week for Christmas.
Valuable property on the national highway opposite the intersection of the Sunderland Hall road near the Flint Rock filling station will be sold at auction Saturday, December 12th at 2 o’clock p.m. There will also be three other sales, including several lots near the Hartsell Mill, and four store lots and one dwelling directly opposite the mill. Fifty turkeys will e given free at the sale.
From page 8 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Dec. 5, 1925
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