Marriage Surprise in Greensboro as Hariet Hammer Weds Hal Worth Walker
Miss Hariet Hammer of Ashboro and Hal Walker wed quietly in Greensboro with Rev. E. L. Bain officiating. The couple left for a honeymoon to Asheville after a brief ceremony with close friends, while family and friends believed she remained in High Point. Hammer, daughter of U S District Attorney W C Hammer, studied at State Normal before eye troubles. Walker, son of Dr J C Walker, is an Ashboro native and former member of the Ashboro military company with border service.
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Greensboro Daily News
Hariet Hammer
Hal Worth Walker
Ashboro
Greensboro
Walser
the Register of Deeds
E. L. Bain
United States
W. C. Hammer
Engagement of Frances Mann and Roscoe Peacock Announced
The city welcomes the engagement of Frances Mann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Mann, to Roscoe Peacock, elder son of Dr. and Mrs. Dred Peacock. The wedding is planned for Tuesday, May 1, at Wesley Memorial Methodist church, ending a romance that has spanned several years.
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John Roscoe Peacock
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Miss Mann
Mr. Peacock
Dred Peacock
Easter Monday Dance at Commercial Club a Pleasant Event
The Commercial club hosted an Easter Monday dance for members wives and friends with dancing from dusk until late evening. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Thomas J. Gold Mr and Mrs Cecil C Prince Miss Virginia Henley Miss Dot Henley Miss Lucille Holton Miss Bessie Hackney Miss Louise In aram Miss Helen Brockett and other local residents.
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Commercial Club
Thomas J. Gold
Cecil C. Prince
Virginia Henley
Dot Henley
Lucille Holton
Bessie Hackney
Louise Inaram
Helen Brockett
Cox
Ashboro
Miss Smith
Lexington
Rodney Snow
Rowland Holton
Charlie Kephart
Frank Henley
Everett Marsh
Wade Marsh
Talmage Rochelle
Andrew Lindsay
Miss Hamilton to Speak on Library Value in High Point
Miss Hamilton will visit High Point Thursday delivering afternoon and evening lectures on the place and value of a library in a community. All who can arrange to attend are urged to hear her, as her talks are described as worthwhile. Admission is free.
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Hamilton
High Point
Georgette Crepes
Mary Faith Willis and Stokes A. Smith Wedding Guests
Here for wedding are Miss Bess Cobb of Elizabeth City Miss Etta Smith and Miss Josephine Harkay of Lexington Miss Jeannette Pearce of Southport Dr. H Stewart Willis of Baltimore and Samuel H Willis of Chapel Hill attending the marriage of Mary Faith Willis and Stokes A Smith
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Bess Cobb
Elizabeth City
Etta Smith
Josephine Harkay
Lexington
Jeannette Pearce
Southport
H. Stewart Willis
Baltimore
Samuel H.willis
Chapel Hill
Mary Faith Willis
Stokes A. Smith
Solemnization at St Marys Episcopal Church Tomorrow Night
A solemnization is scheduled at St. Marys Episcopal Church tomorrow night. The event will mark the formal union of the couple in a quiet ceremony.
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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Bridge Tea Hosted by Brockett Family at Elks Home
The bridge tea will be held at the Elks' home on Broad Street tomorrow afternoon hosted by Mrs. Robert Brockett Jr and Miss Helen Brockett. Bridge players are asked to arrive at 3 o'clock while non players may call between 5 and 6 o'clock. A large number of invitations have been issued.
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Elks’ Home
Broad Street
Robert Brockett, Jr
Helen Brockett
Meeting Postponed by Woman's Club Civic Department
The civic department of the Woman's club postponed its meeting until next week. The date and place will be announced later, according to a department member this morning.
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Civic Department
Woman’s Club
Department
Personal greetings and social visitors in the city
Greensboro visitors include J B Cox and Al C Wirth with friends for Easter. J W Landreth and H B Warner pass through for business. Mrs Celia London visits with Miss Katie Stadium. The Over the Tea Cups club meets Thursday. L Sinclair leaves for Chicago on business. Mrs J Harvey Everhart and son Willard visit in Thomasville. Miss Viola Albright and Miss Eva Peeler visit from Salisbury. Robert N Fields, lumber firm rep, is in town on business.
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Viola Albright
Eva Peeler
Salisbury
Epworth league play at Trinity draws regional invites
Trinity notes a Friday night performance by Epworth league home talent. The troupe is invited to Ashboro to present Under the Blue Skies, likely departing early next month. Local residents and visiting students are mentioned including P. Fisher, Miss Mary White, Miss Lyde Leach, and others. Mrs. Murray of Wallace visits with relatives as Mrs. Carr remains seriously ill.
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P. ©. Fisher
Salisbury
Fisher
Mary White
Guilford College
Fred Ingram
High Point
Lyde Leach
Greensboro
Hazel Hogan
Thomasville
Frances Barker
Lola Snider
Joe Parker
Trinity College
Durham
Carrie Phillips
Wake County
Mrs. Murray
Wallace
O. W. Carr
Dentists Offer Free Service to Boost Military Recruiting
New York on April 10 reports dentists nationwide rally to aid the war effort. Dentists will treat recruits at no cost with proper enlistment certification. The New York Dental College will assist navy applicants and Dr Peter F Groden will set up a chair at 1 East Twenty third Street recruiting HQ offering one hour daily. Captain Evans notes many more dentists ready to help.
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New York
New York Dental College
Navy
Marine Corps
Peter F. Groden
West One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Street
East Twenty-third Street
Evans
Their Period of Anguish
The piece argues German Americans face real distress in choosing between dual loyalties to Germany and the United States. It urges civic sensitivity to their feelings while affirming loyalty, describing the split as a sacred, difficult burden for neighbors and coworkers.
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Germany
America
War is Against Prussianism and Not German People
A Portland Oregonian piece praises President Vogelman of St. Joseph Missouri for stating the United States will not wage war on Germans as a people but against Prussians. It cites Spokane turnverein flag displays as patriotic examples and urges Germans worldwide to recognize the U.S. as a grateful ally.
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Portland
United States
Garden Mart Pie Sale At Civic Event Saturday
Garden Mart day features a large pie sale prepared by the Woman's Club civic department with treats like cakes pies and sandwiches to benefit city beautification. Proceeds from the sale at the Leonard Beavans Stamey store room support local improvements and light lunches will be available for business visitors.
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Woman’s Club
Mother
Leonard-Beavans-Stamey Company
Atore Room
Nurses Club Plans Boston Largest Club House
Massachusetts Nurses' club outlines construction of a Boston clubhouse claimed to be the largest and best equipped of its kind in the country.
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The
Massachusetts’ Nurses’ Club
Boston
Love Never Dies at Rose Theatre in a Romantic Dance Tale
Amusements note that Love Never Dies, Bluebird Photoplay, screens at the Rose theatre on Thursday. A tale centers on a Paris Grand opera dancer who loves dance from childhood, with a violin playing sweetheart and a reunion that fuels a graceful, forceful romance. Cast includes Franklyn Firmam Kingsley Benedict Dorothy Clark Arthur Hoyt Mrs. Witting Wm. Canfield Helen Wright and Wadsworth Harris with 6lia Stonehouse.
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Rose Theatre
Doncer
Paris Grand Opera House
Buth Stonehouse
Spring Lane
Franklyn Firmam
Kingsley Benedict
Dorothy Clark
Arthur Hoyt
Mrs. Witting
Wm. Canfield
Helen Wright
Wadsworth Harris
4Lias Stonehouse
Manager Promises Paramount Day With On Record Engagements
Manager J Lee Stone promotes a Paramount day featuring On Record starring Mae Murray, billed as a fashion driven comedy drama with thrills. Also scheduled is Marguerite Clark in The Fortunes of Fi Fi, delayed from last Friday due to holdovers, as Stone publicizes the program and presses for attendance.
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J. Lee Stone
Paramount
Mae Murray
Marguerite Clark
Mr. Stone
Hawaiian quintet to perform in local auditorium
High Point hosts a Hawaiian music program on the 19th featuring a touring quintet in native dress. The act, seen at the Panama-Pacific Exposition, offers Hawaiian songs, popular tunes, and classical pieces, with instrumental and vocal numbers. Proceeds from a later art exhibit support Main Street School collections.
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Talking Machine
San Francisco
Hawaii
The Wrong One Bandages a Bicycle Injury
A bystander recounts a dramatic street accident in Baltimore where a woman, after taking a first aid course, assists an injured man. She improvises splints from a broken walking stick and uses her underskirt as bandages, earning praise from the surgeon who notes a single misstep.
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Baltimore Sun
Watermelon Patch Advice Sparks Tribune-Herald Banter
The Rome Georgia Tribune-Herald quips that every boy should have a watermelon patch to avoid robbing others. The playful remark suggests summer fun without conflict and reflects the paper’s humor about community life.
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Rome
Tribune-Herald
Paschael to Open Electric Shoe Shop in Thacker’s Rear
J W Paschael will open an electric shoe shop in the rear of Thacker's store around April 26. He previously conducted the shoe shop in the Jarrell building.
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Thacker’s
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Raleigh
Celia London
Katie
Over the Tea Cups Club
L. ©. Sinclair
Myrtle Desk Company
Chicago
Robert N. Fields
Kansas City
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Randolph County
William Norment
University of North Carolina
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NEW York Bakery
Broadway
Main Street School
Main Street
J. W. Paschael
Jarrell Building
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