GOSPEL OF MODERN HIGHWAYS PROMPTS NC ROAD MEETING
Five hundred delegates attend the Wrightsville beach convention of North Carolina road, automobile, and county commissioners associations. Experts preach durable highways from macadam to concrete, with proposals for Wilmington Charlotte Asheville, and Wilmington Goldsboro Staligh routes.
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Wrightsville
Ers
North Carolina
Roger Moore
Wilmington
France
Charlotte
Asheville
Goldsboro
Staleigh
Raleigh
Tennessee Line
Wilmington-Charlotte-Asheville
High Point Couple Hosts Society At Beach Swimming Party
Wilmington Aug. 14 Mr and Mrs Wade Marsh of High Point hosted a swimming party at Wrightsville Beach. The guest list included many members of the state s younger smart set as visitors and guests yesterday.
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High Point
Wilmington
Wade Marsh
Wrightsville Beach
Mrs Ring Hosts Informal Dance for Guest Miss Mary Paul
Mrs C A Ring entertained last evening at her Broad street home for her house guest Miss Mary Paul of Elkin. Delighted guests enjoyed refreshments after the dancing, including Miss Vera King Miss Narcie White Miss Lindsay and others.
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Broad Street
Mary
Vera King
Narcie White
Miss Lindsay
Bessie
Emily Lambeth
Mary King
Elizabeth English
Horace Hayworth
David Yow
Reed Marsh
W. L. Smith, Jr
W.H. Kneplish
Clarence Smith
Illness Report From Barnhart Home
Mrs. C. C. Barnhart is ill at the Barnhart home with typhoid fever. Clarence Jr. has been ill with fever for some time and is somewhat improved according to reports this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Barnhart
Barnhart
Clarence, Jr
Mrs Ferree Improvement Noted After Illness
Announcement this morning reports Mrs P D Ferree has shown improvement after three weeks of illness and is no longer in a critical condition.
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P. Db. Ferree
Russell youth returns home after visit
Erroll Russell of Chattanooga has left his uncle A. E. Russell’s Russell Street home and returned to his own residence.
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Erroll Russell
Chattanooga
A. E. Russell
Russell Street
Helping Soldiers with Their Allotment Worries
Soldiers sailors and ex service men puzzled by red tape to convert war risk insurance to long term policies straighten allotments or obtain back pay need not hire a lawyer The American Red Cross offers free assistance and blanks via its southern division home service department to handle these tasks and save costs.
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American Red Cross
Beatrice Luse Leaves Cummings Home for Indianapolis
Miss Beatrice Luse, longtime house guest of Mr and Mrs C E E Cummings, has returned to her Indianapolis home. She was accompanied by her uncle C B Cummings of this city, and Mr Cummings planned to spend a week in Indianapolis.
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Beatrice Luse
Miss Bonna Bolt Guest Of Hicks Family
Miss Bonna Bolt of Mount Airy is visiting the Hicks family at 322 West Russell Street for a short time.
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Bonna Bolt
Mount Airy
M. T. Hicks
West
Russell Street
Western Union Names Durham Agent B C Summers Arrives
B C Summers of Durham arrives in the city to take an office position with the Western Union Telegraph Company here. Summers will join the local Western Union office as part of its staffing.
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B. C. Summers
Durham
Western Union Telegraph Company
Benning Leaves Local Stores for New York Vacation
Norman J. Benning, manager of the local press ten cent stores, has traveled to New York for a vacation of several days.
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Norman J. Benning
Ten Cent
New York
Bad Jim Rose Hill gunman on trial for murder in Avery County
The trial of Jim Rose, known as Bad Jim, opened in Asheville with conflicting evidence. Rose testified he did not kill Ab Wilson or be near the scene, while Mrs. Wilson and her daughter testified they saw him emerge from a tree stump with a smoking rifle as Wilson was shot on his porch. Several witnesses supported Rose’s alibi.
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Rose
HILL
Asheville
Ides
Jim Rose
Cherokees County
Mur
Wilson
Cops Hold Own In Battle Of Wits With Auto Thieves
Police recover another stolen car near Haynes town as they tighten the crackdown on auto theft. In two months and 14 days the force has recovered seven cars and secured six suspects either jailed or on bond for larceny in a higher court.
Boiling Water Advisories Amid City Filtration Struggles
City officials warn residents to boil all drinking water as filtration beds at the Jamestown plant become overworked and supplies of purified water lag. Boil water advised while upgrades, new plant construction, and reservoir cleaning aim to improve purity and future supply.
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City
Hamilton Street
York
Red Clover Demonstration At Cobb's Farm Saturday
Guilford county farmers plan a Saturday demonstration at Cobb's farm on the High Point Greensboro highway at 1 o clock. The event will show results of line and red clover experiments on 500 acres with plots treated and untreated with lime. W M Antrim S R Ivens and W C Massey direct the event and all Auto owners are asked to bring neighbors for full observation.
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Cobbs Farm
Greenshoro
W. M. Antrim
Cobb’s Farm
S. R. Ivens
W. C. Massey
Chamber of Commerce
Students Attend Greensboro Dance At Nesse Hall
A Greensboro social column lists attendees at a dance last night at Nesse Hall. Names include Miss Viola Foust Miss Rena Little Miss Nina Martin Miss Bessie Myers Miss Susie Kelly of Sanford and several men such as William Raper David Crocker William Croker William Bennet George Connor Van Holt and Bryce Bennett.
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Nesse Hall
Greensboro
Viola Foust
Rena Little
Nina Martin
Bessie Myers
Susie Kelly
Sanford
William Raper
David Crocker
William Croker
William Bennet
George Connor
van Holt
Bryce Ben
Neales Among Out-of-Town Visitors in City Today
Mr and Mrs EF J Neale of Winston Salem were among many out of town visitors enjoying the city today.
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EF. J. Neale
Winston-Salem
Durham Visitor and Canada's Oldest University
W F Carr of Durham visited the city today. The oldest university in Canada is King's College Windsor Nova Scotia dating from 1739.
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W. F. Carr
Durham
Canada
King’s College
Windsor
Nova Scotia
Arizona Man Visits Relatives in City and Nearby
Charles Parkins of Arizona is visiting relatives in and near this city, staying with family members and sightseeing locally during the trip.
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Charles Parkins
Arizona
Wood Brothers Buy Fall Goods in Major Markets
G. L. Bolick travels to Cleveland Cincinnati and New York to purchase fall merchandise for Wood Brothers Store, gathering stock for the season.
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G. L. Bolick
Cleveland
Cincinnati
New York
Wood Brothers
Visiting in City and Historic Labor Strike Mentioned
E. G. Edwards is visiting friends and relatives in this city. The 25 year old American railway union strike began in Pullman over wage cuts and layoffs, once the greatest transport disruption, spreading through several states though eastern railroads were scarcely affected.
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E. G. Edwards
American Railway Union
Pullman
United States
Asheboro Hostile Guest Arrives as Miss Armfield Visited
Miss Helen Long entertains as Miss Adelaide Armfield of Asheboro becomes an attractive house guest.
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Helen Long
Adelaide Armfield
Asheboro
Senators Vote 1 Call on Wilson for Peace Treaty Discussion
After a lengthy session today the Senate committee decided to notify President Wilson it would call on him at the White House to discuss the peace treaty. The move aims to make public all information secured from the President. A separate motion to invite Colonel House General Bliss and Henry White was rejected 69 to 6.
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Washington
Senate
Wilson
White House
Colonel House
General Bliss
Henry
White
McCumber
Norma Dakota
Harding
Ohio
Hungarian Government Notified of Allied Demands
A dispatch from Vienna reports a note attacking England and America. It demands Hungary be united with Romania under King Ferdinand and threatens to strip Hungary if the Romanian army must withdraw. The note was submitted to Archduke Joseph, head of the Hungarian government, by the Budapest representative.
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Vienna
England
America
Hungary
Rumania
Ferdinand
Archduke Joseph
Budapest
Missionary Society Meeting Hosted by Mrs Tesh
The August gathering of Wesley Memorial church women's missionary society was hosted by Mrs J Fred Tesh at her Washington Street home. Members engaged in an animated discussion on Japan and Korea. After the business portion, Mrs Tesh provided refreshments.
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Woman’s Missionary Society of Wesley Memorial Church
J. Fred Tesh
Wash
Japan
Korea
Dance This Evening at Thomasville
Local residents plan a 9 o'clock dance in Thomasville hosted by the city’s young men for visiting Ladies. An eight piece orchestra will provide music, and the event is billed as one of the season’s most delightful occasions.
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Thomasville
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Joseph Hyde Pratt
Automobile and County Commission
Henry G. Suirley
The
Highway Industrial Association
Federal Highway Council
Dinary Traffic
M. O. Eldridge
American Auto Association
Illinois
A. N. Johnson
Portland Cement Association
E J. Wolfe
United States Office of Roads
W. A McGirt
For the Road Association
Paul
Elkin
Mrs. Barnhart III
Mrs. Ferred Reptor
Tennessee
Cies
Southern Division
Red Cross
Exynerts
Service Department
Western Union
Georgette
Moffitt Furnishing CO
the Woman's Apparel Shop
Ecru
Phy. Rose
Ab Wilson
Front
Haynes
Jamestown
Seonure
Guilford
Copab
Net
City Today
Ashebord Vestsors
Allen
Vin
U.S
Stamey’s
W. L. Stamey & Sons
Props
N. Main St
Mrs. Tesh
Ington Street
Animat
Max Bones
High Point, N. C
Winston- Salem
Elwood Hotel
Winston
Winston, Zinzendorff Hotel
Greermsboro
High Point Elwood Hotel
Greenraboro
Guilford Hotel
Union Croge
Teaguetown
Wailsburg
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