Real estate transfers recorded in High Point deeds
Six transfers filed in Greensboro register office show J H Tuttle selling 18.34 acres on Commerce Street to J S Worth for 2350. E F Wrenn selling Lot No 5 in block 12 Snow Park to J S Fulton for 500. T F Shoat selling Lots 7 and 8 in block CC of W G Bradshaw's addition for 3000. S C Vincencannon selling Lots 7 and 8 in block C for 2000. P L Stafford selling 25.37 acres to I D Motsinger for 2600 adjoining Motsinger and Hilton. G O Hayworth selling Lot 3 plot 2 McLewallen lands on Kearns Street for 10 and other considerations.
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High Point Realty
Office of Register of Deals Row
Greensboro
J. H. Tuttle
J.S. Worth
Commerce — Street
Will Horney
George Wirkman
E. F. Wrenn
Fulton
Snow Park
W. W. Payne
W. G. Bradshaw
High Point
P. L. Stafford
Ivey D. Motsinger
Motsinger
Hilton
G. O. Hayworth
J.H. Stacy
McLewallen
Kearns Street
Spy tale of Polish captain linked to Big Bertha discovery
John Tomas, former Polish Army captain, recounts finding a Big Bertha shell dud in Paris that matched his own internal mechanism plans. French officers doubted him until dissection proved his design. He left details with a Minneapolis attorney to patent in 1917, with a German spy suspected of stealing the specs. County Attorney Floyd B. Olson investigates for possible federal action.
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Minneapolis
John Tomas
Paris
Tomas
Germany
Floyd B. Olson
Legion warns public on solicitations for disabled soldiers
In Indianapolis on April 1 the American Legion urged the public not to give to individuals asking for funds for disabled soldiers, warning of potential fraud and advising donations through official channels.
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Indianapolis
American Legion
Campaign to Conduct Meetings Here by Friends Church Leader
Announcement states a Christian Life campaign will be held this month under the Friends church. Daisy Douglas Barr of Newcastle Indiana will lead as pastor and evangelist, arriving in High Point on Tuesday April 19 to start the meetings. Greensburg Pennsylvania’s F I Balmond will assist as singer and chorus reader to boost public interest.
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Friends Church
Daisy Douglas Barr
Newcastle
Indiana
Barr
High Point
F. 1. Balmond
Greensburg
Legion Urges Direct Support for Disabled Soldiers
A legion bulletin calls for money to aid injured soldiers to go dollar for dollar to the disabled and not fund salaries or admin costs. It urges government care for wounded veterans and directs local relief contributions to wartime welfare societies, not post armistice groups.
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Legion
Army
Navy
Legion Adad- Vises
Efird's offers deep discounts on dress fabrics and gowns
The ad touts end of season dress sales with Tricotine suits priced at 37.75, Minuettes and Latins up to 25.00, and a variety of fabrics and dresses including Taffetas Georgettes Crepe de Chine and Crepe Meteor styles. It compares prices to higher listed values and promises rock bottom dress prices at Efird.
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Ajit
North Carolina
Taffeta
Crepe de Chine
Efird
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Dodge Brothers
High Point Motor Company
Plrerer
Reesere
Eierere
Eselen
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