Empties and Entertainments Mark Richmond Social Season
An ornate social page from Richmond Virginia details afternoon gatherings at Miss Louise Reitgeld’s North Main residence for the Beta Pie and Smart Set clubs with Marie Stevens as guest, prizes for high scores, and a salad course served by the hostess with a list of attendees from cities including Macon and Leidsville. The column then recounts weddings, dinners, and visits as local residents host guests, with multiple schedules around Centennial avenue and Roland Park.
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North Main Street
Louise Reitgeld
Marie Stevens
Statesville
Rock
Bessie Woodson
Thelma Wineskie
Frances Mann
Pat Jane
Marguerite William
Macon
Mary Alice Tate
Wilson Wallington
Leidsville
Gertrude Courtney
Noir
Edna Wall
Valette Jones
Mary Nerrad
Alta Pickett
Ruth Wishart
White Plains
N. Y
Katherine Harmon
Louise Ingram
Clara Steele
Maude Owen
Elizabeth Harris
Grace Bencini
Violet Johnson
Margaret Rankin
Virginia Henley
Nellie Muse
Committee Urges Prompt Flood Fund Turn-In Now
The High Point flood relief collection advances with about 350 dollars from churches reported. as funds arrive, contributors will be listed. The tally shows prior acknowledgments of 335.80 plus amounts from Wesley Memorial 538.33 Viret Baptist 34.35 PoE Cerson 10.00 Lutheran church 6.20 Lutheran Sunday School 6.41 Green Street Baptists 5.00 Friends church 22.08 Rien Weis en ca evae es 2.15 and several small pledges remain.
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High Point
Wesley Memorial
Viret Baptist Oc Cyives
Poe Cerson
Vine Cain
Lutheran Church
Lutheran Sunday School
Green Street Baracas
Friends Church
Weis
Judge Waddill Sustains Judge Advocate General
War department releases statement confirming Federal Judge Waddill ruling that a minor's enlistment in the District of Columbia National Guard grants the nation primary custody rights over the youth. The decision rests on the nation’s paramount interest in the minor’s military service under enlistment.
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Washington
War Department
Waddill
Norfolk
District of Columbia National Guard
Judge Advocate General
Charge of Fraud Dropped After Restitution in Glenora Case
A Glenora man John Brewer faced forgery charges in municipal court but the prosecutor withdrew the warrant after restitution of all funds lost on a $15 check. The case stemmed from a mistaken check drawn on a non standard Brewer account. Brewer had no intent to defraud and the matter was settled with payment of costs.
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John Brewer
Glenora
C. F. Hauser
Gilmer Brothers State
Brewer
L. B. Williams
W. Brewer
Glenola
High Point
Gilmer’s
Williams
Gilmer
Elas
Leon
Wallor's Homily On Dearest Things In Sigedor Threads
The fragment notes Wallor’s musings on cherished items and Sigedor threads, reflecting a personal reflection agenda. It presents oblique references without clear events or dates, leaving the core message ambiguous and authorial.
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Wallor
Children’s Day at Fairview Church
Children day will be observed at Fairview church Saturday August 5 starting at 10 o'clock and continuing into the afternoon. An intermission of an hour and a half for dinner is planned. In the afternoon several addresses will be delivered by Dre H M Blair editor of the North Carolina Christian Advocate Bruce Craven of Trinity and Miss Dora Redding Randolph Sunday school secretary.
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Fairview Church
Dre H. M. Blair
North Carolina Christian Advocate
Bruce Craven
Trinity
Dora Redding
Randolph Sunday School Association
Southern restores main line service after flood disruption
Trains 31 and 32 between New York and Augusta resume on normal schedule after flood interruption on July 15-16. 31 runs via High Point to Charlotte then Columbia and Augusta, three hours late. 32 departs Augusta at 10 am, reaches Columbia around 1 pm, and detours via Spartanburg to Charlotte. Trains 42 and 43 restore between Charlotte and Atlanta with regular equipment except Pullmans for Asheville pending Spartanburg Asheville line reopening.
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New York
Augusta
Southern Railway Company
High Point
Charlotte
Spartanburg
Columbia
Charlotte-Columbia
Charlotte North
Atlanta
Asheville
Commission Probes Horne Sanity After Death Sentence
A commission appointed to inquire into the sanity of Melvin Horne of Wilmington, under death sentence for the murder of FE L Capps, met in Raleigh on August 1. Horne was to be electrocuted July 21 but Governor Craig granted a respite for the inquiry. the timing of the commission's findings was not announced.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
Melvin Horne
Wilmington
FE. L. TI. Capps
Horne
Craig
Aviation Training at New Camp for 250 Girls
At Huguenot Park New York the American Women's League for Self Defense opened a camp to train 250 city girls in aviation for wartime service. Mrs Ida F E Lowther donated 100 tents and an army officer will teach military tactics daily possibly Capt Lucius Higgins. Airplanes and wireless gear are being installed and the girls pay seven dollars weekly for board.
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Hugenot Park
New York City
Uncle Sam
American Women’s League For Self Defense
Ida FE. Lowther
Lucius C. Higgins
Ninth Regiment
State Democratic Headquarters Opened in Raleigh
Raleigh August 1 Democratic state headquarters opened in the Capital club building by Thomas D. Warren chairman and J B Collie secretary. Campaign plans were announced as under way.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
Capital Club
Thomas D. Warren
J. BR. Collie
Democratic Executive Committee
No Casualties Reported From Zeppelin Raid
London reports no casualties after Zeppelins dropped projectiles last night. An official statement announced the absence of injuries or fatalities despite the attack.
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The
Associated Press
London
Hepler Leaves Tate Furniture for Hickory Firm
W W L Hepler, after ten years with Tate Furniture, will become superintendent at Hickory Furniture, starting in September. He has lived in High Point for 21 years and built a large circle of friends who regret the family’s departure.
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W. L. Hepler
EL. Hepler
Tate Furniture Company
Hickory Furniture Company
Hepler
Tate's
High Point
Three Thousand Recruits Sought for Camp Glenn
At Camp Glenn Brigadier General Lawrence N. Young appeals to North Carolina citizens to recruit 3,000 more volunteers for the National Guard brigade. He notes the unit is about half of wartime strength with roughly 3,080 enlisted and urges the state's young men to uphold a proud war record.
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Camp Glenn
North Carolina National Guard
Lawrence N. Young
North Carolina
Correction on 1916 High Point incident at Morris Chapel
Pastor P J Cook states an article in the High Point Enterprise on June 7 1916 misrepresented Morris Chapel. The dispute involved outsiders in a street affray near the church. the church and congregation were not involved.
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High Point Enterprise
Morris Chapel
P. J. Cook
Carl
Recorders Court
Last Week for Registering for Street Band Election
The final registration week for the street band election is underway with four registrars stationed at polling places daily. Registration numbers are expected to match March election levels.
Missionary to Lecture Tonight at Morris Chapel
Rev. O. Faduma a African born missionary arrives from Free Town Africa to give a lecture at Morris chapel. He is described as a native of Africa with his father leading a tribal group in that country.
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O. Faduma
Free Town
Africa
Morris Chapel
Colton Quote About Envy and Mortality
A Colton aphorism warns that praise without envy should wait until death as a measured moral reflection. The concise line pairs vanity with the finality of life, urging restraint before judgment or celebration.
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Colton
Nicollet County Scouts Hike Abandoned Over Militant View
St Peter Minnesota August 1 1920 Officials of the Nicollet County Equity Society halted a Boy Scout hike planned to start here citing concerns it resembled militarism. The event was called off to avoid controversy downtown.
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St. Peter, Minn
Nicollet County
Coffin Shortage Strikes London Hospital
London reports a coffin shortage at High Peak hospital due to labor shortages hindering procurement of cof fins.
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London
High Peak Hospital
Foley’s Honey and Tar Relief for Cough and Asthma
For summer troubles slay fever afflicts thousands and asthma sufferers endure torture. Foley's Honey and Tar gives relief by allaying inflammation clearing air passages easing rasping cough soothing. This wholesome family remedy contains no opiates a bottle lasts a long time for sale by Mann Drug Co.
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Foley
Mann Drug Co
Foley Kidney Pills Promised Quick Relief
Advertises Foley Kidney Pills as prompt in action for relief of rheumatic and muscular pains, backache and sleep disturbing bladder troubles. States availability at Mann Drug Co.
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Mann Drug Co
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Normal College
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