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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1917
Page
5
Poem by Berton Braley questions the Kaiser’s rest amid bloodshed and imperial greed. It laments the crimes of empire and the ghosts of dead soldiers. A social note follows inviting members to a gathering at Mrs. J. W. Wilson's home.
Miss Olive Caudle and Mead B Laughlin were married last Friday evening by Rev Sylvester Newlin of the Friends church. The bride is daughter of J W Caudle of Randolph county and the groom is son of W D Laughlin of this city. They will live in High Point.
The regular Philathea class session at First Baptist Church will convene this evening in the church classroom at a stated hour. All members are urged to attend as important business will be transacted.
A regular meeting of the Evening circle of the Young Womans Missionary society is planned for this evening at 8. The city hosts Greensboro visitors Speed Joyner and William S. Dickson for business. Several residents and guests are mentioned visiting or returning to nearby towns and cities including Richmond Concord Spartanburg Charlotte Sanford Winston-Salem and Jackson Springs.
Mrs Harry Raymond Mrs Carter Dalton and Mrs James Hardee of Madison Florida accompanied Mrs W M Nissen to Pinehurst where they spent the day yesterday.
Tanenhaus Brothers, already operating credit stores in High Point Winston Salem North Carolina and Danville Virginia, plan a Concord store the fourth in their chain. The firm began on East Commerce street and grew by dependable merchandise and easy credit terms with weekly payments of one dollar. The Concord store will be modern and carry up to date merchandise.
The Gen Funston remark on preparedness is recounted, calling conscription essential. A separate incident notes an elderly woman dying after a fall from an office building. Her pastor asks if she was prepared, receiving a families reply that she was, even as a lawyer hears her say Now for a bump.
Raleigh reports Governor Bickett instructs local exemption boards and inquiring individuals to send all letters about the law to J. J. Mackey Jr. director of military enrollment in Raleigh.
In Tokio and Yokohama American residents launch a general war relief organization. A subscription is opened and local committees organized in several cities. Funds will support the United States and allied nations.
The Mutual Building and Loan association plans its second stock series sale for August 15 with bright prospects. Since February the first series has funded nine homes and drawn many city investors, including prominent businessmen and professionals.
Paris declares that the United States will recruit the cream of American youth aged 18 to 26 to man and crew fast racing aircraft and heavier planes in France. Lieut Lutberry emphasizes three airman types, rigorous training, and optimal physique, vision, and nerve for successful pursuit and bombardment roles.
The article highlights acrobatic flight skills as essential for light-machine chasers and praises Guynemer as a slight but formidable ace. It also features testimonials praising Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs, colds, and asthma with a user from Allens Mills, Pa.
Advert: Calotabs offers a new calomel tablet claimed to avoid nausea while preserving cleansing and liver benefits. One tablet per dose with water, no sickness, and a wake refreshed promise. Sold in sealed packages, twenty doses for thirty five cents. refund offered if not delighted.
The Duke of Grafton avoids modern travel, vowing against cars as he nears 97. The ex-Khedive of Egypt reportedly lives near Vienna on a small pension after losing the throne in wartime. Viscount Bolingbroke, the lone peer in military service, is linked to a romantic family backstory. New York University runs a course to train women for War Department Bureau of Ordnance vacancies left by conscripts.
The organization reports its national enrollment surpassing one hundred thousand members across the country expanding programs for girls. Leadership notes growth in chapters, community involvement, and activities nationwide.
Mrs. T. J Bucknell of Hardy Nebraska says a cold damp spring brought backache rheumatic pains and similar ailments. She reports recovering from lumbago with Foley Kidney Pills helped by Mern Drug Co.
David Bones states he is not responsible for any debts or obligations of the New York Bakery in High Point North Carolina and has not been responsible since May 1, 1917. This notice is dated August 6, 1917.
Indiana aims to leverage its political clout by backing Governor James P. Coodrich as the Republican nominee for the second position on next year’s national ticket. The move signals Indiana’s ambition and influence in national party strategy.
The City Transfer Co. has employed competent men and assures their patrons the best of service. There is nothing too large for us to move. We also have an auto service. Cars for hire anywhere at all hours.
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