Alma Davis and William Parker Harvell Wed in Spartanburg
Society Miss Alma Davis and William Parker Harvell were quietly married Sunday morning in Spartanburg at 7 30. Rev J W Frazer officiated at Central Methodist Church. They traveled by 2 50 train, plan to reside in High Point with many friends wishing them well.
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Alma
Davis
William Parker Harvell
Spartanburg
J. W. Frazer
Central Methodist Church
Harvell
Frances Mann to Wed John R Peacock in High Point NC
Invitations announce the marriage of Frances Mann daughter of Mr and Mrs Jefferson Davis Mann to Mr John Rosene Peacock on May 1 at 11 45 AM at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church High Point North Carolina. The Woman's Club social service department holds a 3 30 PM meeting at the Elks Home with a 25 cent contribution requested.
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Jefferson Davis Mann
Frances
John Rosene Peacock
Wesley Memorial M
High Point
North Carolina
The
Woman's Club
Elks
Minstrel Maids Rehearsal Tonight at High School
The Minstrel Maids will hold a rehearsal this evening at 7 30 o clock in the high school auditorium.
Personal notes from Lawrence White and others
Lawrence White left last night for Marietta Ohio on business. Tom Kearns is expected home this evening from a visit at the University of North Carolina. Dr J T Mann returned from Philadelphia and New York after attending the Theta Nu Epsilon tenth annual convention where he was elected national vice president for the coming year. Davis Harris has returned to Chapel Hill.
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Lawrence White
Marietta, O
Tom Kearns
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
J. T. Mann
Philadelphia
New York
Theta Nu Epsilon Society
Hill to resume studies at University of North Carolina
Hill plans to resume studies at the University of North Carolina after a week in the city with his parents Mr and Mrs Dave Harris. Several local residents, including Mr and Mrs Frank Wineskie and Miss Maude Owen, were seen visiting after trips to Greensboro Statesville and Bristol.
Getting It Off His Chest Joke Reappears Across Publications
The aviator joke about the wife dropping a pearl button and the pilot claiming it is Lake Erie has circulated widely. Cited by the Literary Digest with credit to Puck, it has appeared in London Tid Bits and the Paris New York Herald edition, a staple in humor columns for years.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Telegram
Spice of Life
The
Literary Digest
Lake Erie
Puck
London
Paris
New York Herald
High cost of drunks in Atlanta after bone dry law
The 1917 Atlanta court notes a rise in penalties for public drunkenness from 3.75 to 10.75 dollars under the dry law. The move, effective March 30, follows the governor's signing of prohibition, with two men cited for drunkenness on the streets.
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Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta
Baptist Ministers Conference Closes After Inspiring Session
The Baptist Ministers conference at First Baptist Church ended last night after Dr. Walter N. Johnson, secretary of missions for North Carolina Baptists, delivered a 70 minute sermon from Acts chapter 4. The event drew over 20 ministers and featured a closing round table on methods of work.
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Baptist Ministers’ Conference
First Baptist Church
Walter N. Johnson
Baptist Denomination
North Carolina
Johnson
No Reason for Postponing the Confederate Reunion
President Wilson replied to an inquiry that there is no reason to cancel or postpone the Confederate veterans reunion planned in Washington the week starting June 4. A White House letter requested guidance on delaying the event due to the international situation.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
COTTOLENE Biscuits Compared to Butter Flavor and Cost
COTTOLENE biscuits are described as delicious with flavor comparable to butter made biscuits. They brown nicely with a crisper crust and cost less than butter. Using COTTOLENE requires one third less shortening and it mixes into dough smoothly and wholesomely.
Battle big as the Marne opens in joint Anglo French drive
Anglo French staffs have crafted a coordinated attack to isolate the Laon railway center and sever the Hindenburg line, aiming to roll up the German front. The British have pierced the northern end, while French efforts focus west toward Champagne and Alsace Lorraine with secondary actions elsewhere.
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Laon
Hindenberg
Marne
Champagne
Alsace Lorraine
British hold 14000 prisoners and 194 guns in France
London report from British headquarters in France says since April 9 over 14000 prisoners have been captured along with 194 guns. The dispatch notes no other notable events and mentions heavy rain in the afternoon.
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London
France
Baedeker's Opera Curtain Call Etiquette
A Life magazine styled satire on theater manners at an opera house. It mocks audience rituals from hat checks to curtain calls with comments on hats, smoking, clapping patterns, and whispered conductor references. The piece lampoons concertgoing etiquette and the ritualized praise that follows performances.
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Ziennfeld
Panic in Wheat as Canada Free-Trade Move Shocks Chicago
Panic swept Chicago markets as Canada moved toward duty free wheat imports. Wheat, corn, and provisions fell sharply at first with May and July futures slipping, then recovered to modest gains. Extraordinary activity marked the session with big price swings and a strong rally from intraday lows.
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Chicago
Canada
United States
Plow Day Nears to Aid Garden Plots in City
The article notes plow day coming soon when owners who lent land for garden plots will have their lots plowed free of charge. Residents who secured privilege to grow garden truck may use the plots to curb high living costs.
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Save
Blanche Sweet Stars in Those Without Sin at the Broadway
Blanche Sweet headlines the Lasky Paramoun t drama Those Without Sin set in Richmond Virginia during the Civil War. She saves others with ingenuity as Federal troops close in and a vivid residential street recreate d for the screen. Also previews A Stranger from Somewhere with Franklyn Farnum and Agnes Vernon at the Rose theatre.
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Blanche Sweet
Lasky-Paramount
Miss Sweet
Richmond
Lasky Company
Tom Formam
Prairies
Sam Brockton
Rose Theatre
Franklyn Farnum
Agnes Vernon
Farnum
Farnon
Kaiser Turns Gold Coins Over For Public Example
Berlin April 17 Emperor William has handed over to the German treasury a collection of gold coins long kept in the private royal museum. The act is intended as a public example to his subjects.
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Berlin
William
Royal Museum
Electricity Aids English Farm Crops In Large Trials
U S Vice Consul H C Claiborne reports English tests using overhead electric current to boost cereal and field crop yields. Prof W H Blackman oversees experiments at Huntington Court Farm near Hereford funded by development commissioners, building on Dumfries results of 50 percent grain and 85 percent straw gains on a one acre plot.
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England
W. H. Blackman
South Kensington
Huntington Court Farm
Hereford
Blackman
Dumfries
Birth Announcement for Smith Couple’s Daughter
A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. C. Smith. The infant weighs ten percent pounds at birth.
Deep sea cable costs cited at 1000 dollars per mile
The report notes a submarine communications cable priced at 1000 dollars per mile with an estimated functional life of 30 years.
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Davis-Harvell
Davis Harris
Broadway
Francis Ford and
Grace Cunard
Hearst-Pathe Weekly
Blanche Sweet Lasky Paramount
Frank Wineskie
Atlantic City
J. W. Harriss
Statesville
Merideth Turner
Bradstret
Bristol, Tenn
Greensboro
J. J. Thomason
Thomms H. Tate
J. A. Hart Drug CO
High Point, N. C
Baptist Ministers Conference
First Church
Baedeker
L Hisses
Harvey Thew
Jesse L. Lasky Studios
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount
Southern Railway
Sou, RY
High Point No
Post Office
Nainsook
Lonsdale
Dimity
Othe
S'al
Stamey Company
Kaiser
Allen
Will
Eng
U.S
H. C. Claiborne
Bradford
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