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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1919
Page
5
The report details a deadly pistol exchange involving Bates Newsom and Percy Newsom with Gentry. Bates fled toward a residence as deputies pursued. Bates was struck by 20 to 30 pellets along his right side after a deputy fired near the Gentry home. Gentry was accused of firing the fatal shot.
Mr and Mrs McKinley Davis arranged an enjoyable hay ride for a small group Saturday evening leaving at eight o'clock for Greensboro. The party included Miss Lillian Jones, Miss Emma Davis, Miss Gladys Hiatt, Miss Maggie Davis, Miss Lola Wood, Miss Mildred Wickard, Holt Hunter, Bill Brackett, Roger Griffith, Carl Brown and Ed Nichols.
A called meeting of the Alexander Martin chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will be held tomorrow at 4 30 PM with Mrs Houston B Hiatt at her home in Roland Park. Attendance of every member is desired.
W C Massey secretary of the local chamber of commerce left last night for Wrightsville Beach to attend the state good roads convention. He plans to study highways issues affecting the region and expects to return to the city about Saturday.
Little Miss Billie Hiatt daughter of Dr and Mrs H B Hiatt is spending a few days in Greensboro with friends.
Mr and Mrs Frank Wineskie and daughter Alberta depart Buffalo and nearby Canadian points for an extended visit.
Mr and Mrs Leo Welch have returned from visiting relatives and friends in Galax Virginia.
Tokio officials in Korea defend punishment of independence movement prisoners by continued fleshings. They cite prison crowding and note some Koreans prefer flogging to fines. Foreign reports cite severe injuries and gangrene after multiple days of blows. An official displayed the instrument used for flogging tied to a crosslike bench.
Lady Diana Manners daughter of the Duke of Rutland broke a thigh during a pageant fall and also terminated a contract with an American film company to star in a U S production. The deal was for a salary exceeding $50 000 for a single picture.
In Chicago on August 12 a mother waited in the Northwestern University South Side Dispensary as Dr. Cross prepared for a check of her infant. The physician examined the baby and found the heart no longer beating, ending the mother’s hope for a cure for the child’s failing lungs.
A humorous exchange shows two brothers choosing city life versus farm life. The city brother boasts of golfing, beach trips, and nightlife while the rural brother recounts buggy rides, baseball, poker, and cornfield work. The playful letters capture contrasting lifestyles in a lighthearted manner.
Captain T. M. Stanton has returned to the city after serving overseas with the 65th base hospital unit. He is described as having gained much from his service and as representative of the finest qualities of army personnel.
Women in Dallas organized to establish an open air municipal market as a measure to reduce the cost of living and aid residents.
The lyceum canvass planned today was postponed due to inclement weather and will be held later this week in wards. Excavation for the furniture exposition building on South Main street was also delayed as the massive steam shovel awaited repairs. Worth Ivey, long with Matton Drug, has returned to New York and is likely headed to High Point.
Mrs Katherine Keating, who received a pint of her own blood during a transfusion, rests easily at the county hospital in Chicago. Doctors report she is somewhat stronger and wishes to have the child saved in the operation given to her if possible. The blood donor is identified as Cessarv Zobdaeha.
Will Jogos and W A Ring of Guilford county left Monday for Wrightsville Beach to attend the North Carolina Good Roads association annual meeting and the organization of county commissioners. They travel in Ring’s automobile.
Mrs J P Robertson and Mrs A W W Hawkins of Laynesburg Virginia visit their sister Miss Sees Ryan on English Street for a short while.
VE JAAS TOWNS, Houston, the young son of Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Hiatt, has been spending a few days at Jamestown with.
Mrs W M Plummer departs tonight for Boston to spend time visiting Mrs Bicket, formerly of this city.
Mr and Mrs R M Hinshaw along with Miss Vera Hinshaw and Miss Grace Hinshaw returned to the city following a ten day stay at Wrightsville Beach.
Mr and Mrs W C Beavans have returned from a several day stay in New York City.
Jackson Hill, an aged former slave who died in Fayette Missouri, left an estate valued over 40000 dollars. He was more than 60 years old and had never left Toward County. After the Civil War he engaged in trucking and built a sizable business and owned a valuable farm.
The Louisville American Legion condemned pictures of German eagle murals in a local hotel. The hotel owners agreed to replace them with portraits of the American eagle to reflect patriotic sentiment during the wartime period.
Mr and Mrs Wade A Marsh traveled to Wrightsville Beach by car for a several day visit.
Mrs. C. E. Piner returns to her Wilmington home after spending several days in the city with friends and relatives.
Bohemia is described as a country where courtships unfold over exceptionally long periods. In this region engagements are often extended from fifteen to twenty years, a pattern highlighted as unusually drawn out compared with elsewhere.
Miss Rosa Vestal and Miss Cora Giles with Frank Vestal have returned to the city after an extended visit with friends and relatives in Pinnacle.
Visitors from multiple towns, including J. E. Davis of Concord, B. T. Stephenson of Greensboro, William Andrews and N. D Andrews of Greensboro, C. D. Partin of Durham, and L. C. Adams of Durham, arrived today.
Mrs WeLes Bepterr and Mrs Guy Wells have been seriously ill with typhoid fever at the sanitorium. The patient undergos improvement after a period of sickness.
Mrs. Frank Sizemore and her son F J Jr are spending two weeks in Winston-Salem as guests of a local family or organization. They are staying at a named residence or host's home during the visit.
Miss Jewel Montgomery entered a local hospital yesterday for an operation. Her condition this morning could not be learned.
Miss Alene Tomlinson has traveled to Moore's Springs for a week of leisure. She will visit local sites and enjoy the spring town atmosphere during the stated absence.
Wet weather appears likely with showers tonight and on Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to change little, keeping a mild but unsettled pattern.
Weaver M Marr came back to the city after a weekend visit with his parents in Bryson City. He plans to remain in town to finish preparations for the opening on September 1.
Tom Brandon, once a local, is visiting friends and relatives in the city. He has not returned to his old home in twelve years.
J Vassie Wilson, long confined at home with a mild typhoid fever, is now able to sit up and shows rapid improvement as anticipated by doctors.
Mrs. W. H. Plaummer departs for Boston Massachusetts where she will stay with Mrs. Rickett a former local resident during her visit.
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