High Point Society Notes Highlight Local Gatherings
Mrs. C C Prince hosts Gamma Zeta at Roland Park with 10 to noon meeting and four tables of cards. Mrs J C Kearns from Ashboro under treatment at Guilford General Hospital. daughter of Mrs Mollie Lowe. Helen Montsinger hosts a children’s party at Jack Taylor residence 4 to 6. Lemou Meredith Gambline marries W B Gamble in Greensboro with brief reception. couple to reside in High Point. Andrew Jackson unit to form. state auxiliary leaders plan meeting at Presbyterian hut Green Street tonight 7. Tip Top Bridge club entertained at Tar Heel Inn with Miss Lucile Sherrod as host. Guests include Miss Kate Penn and others. Several visits and travels among High Point residents noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Prince
Roland Park
Gamma Zeta Club
J. C. Kearns
Ashboro
Guilford General Hospital
Kearns
Mollie Lowe
Helen Montsinger
Jack Taylor
Johnson Street
Miss Montsinger
Homer Montsinger
High Point
Organize Legion Auxiliary
E. W. Burt
Salisbury
American Legion Auxiliary
James K. Norfleet
Winston-Salem
Andrew Jackson
D. M. Pollock
Presbyterian Hut
Green Street
Region Auxiliary
Tip Top
Tar Hee Inn
Lucile Sherrod
Kate Rucker Penn
Madison
Kate Penn
Elizabeth Mitt.n
Westminster
Josephine Wood
Wagger's Anniversary Sale Features Low-Cost Jewelry
Visit Wagger's during anniversary sale to explore high class jewelry cut glass and a large stock where a few dollars buys refined pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagger’s
Body of Charlie Tillman Taken to Concord After Fatal Wreck
The body of Charlie Tillman, a Black man killed when his automobile turned over on the Greensboro road near Arch Hill, was moved to Concord after his employer E. C. Brown identified him. Brown said Tillman had accompanied him on a Virginia trip. a second man was not in the car, and a neighbor reported seeing a fast approaching vehicle before the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Tillman
Greensboro
Arch Hill
Negro Undertaking Establishment
Walter Poteat
Concord
E. C. Brown
Tillman
High Point
Virginia
Memorial for Local Soldiers Plans Revealed
Plans by Mr and Mrs M J Wrenn to erect a bronze life size World War I soldier monument in the open plot near the Southern station at Broad and College. The 18 foot monument will sit on a granite base with tablets listing local enlistees and those who died. unveiling targeted for Armistice Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Wrenn
Broad
College Streets
United States Army
Broad Street
Woman’s Leg Broken as Car Strikes Jamestown Pedestrian
Meris Muller a black woman of Jamestown was hit by Basil H Hedgecock’s car while attempting to cross the road. The car’s rear wheel ran over her leg after she slipped from a recently stopped vehicle, breaking her leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meris Muller
Moon
Jamestown
Basil H. Hedgecock
Chicago Gunman Dies in Battle With Police
Chicago August 15 A gunman identified as John Michkinus is dead after a gunfight with police. He first shot a man in a saloon, then wounded an man and a woman during the pursuit. He was killed at his doorway firing with a gun in each hand as officers closed in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Michkinus
Michkinus
Texas Dentist Errs In Tooth Extraction Of Girl
A Texas dentist pulled the wrong tooth from a young girl despite her longer skirts drawing no relation to the mistake. The incident highlights a misstep in dental procedure and patient safety concerns pending review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Old Hickory 8 Sold At Auction In Town
The Old Hickory club property nine miles northeast of town sold Monday at 11 for about $6,000 to W G Ragsdale of Jamestown. The sale included a club house 53 acres land a well stocked fish pond and furnishings. Sid Burton conducted the auction as Ragsdale may form a joint owners group to operate the site as a club and gathering place with barbecue picnics already a local tradition.
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Old Hickory Club
W. G. Ragsdale
Jamestown
Sid Burton
Ragsdale
Old Hickory
Bridge and road projects to be awarded August 30
The Yadkin River crossing between Thomasville and Lexington and 12 miles of highway will be let August 30 per state highway commissioner J Elwood Cox. The new bridge will sit about 100 feet north of the old railroad span and rise roughly 20 feet higher. The road will fill the existing 12 mile gap on the central highway. The delay was due to the sand clay road’s good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yadkin River
Thomasville
Lexington
Enterprise
J. Elwood Cox
British boxing title holders announced by board
The British boxing board of control released the official list of champions across weight classes. Beckett holds heavyweight, J Bloomfield middleweight, Ted Kid Lewis welterweight with a title in abeyance, E Rice featherweight, Joe Fox lightweight, J Harrison bantamweight, and Jimmy Wilde flyweight. The ruling prohibits a boxer holding two titles to avoid freak contests.
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London
British Boxing Board of Control
Heav
Beckett
J. Bloomfield
Ted Kid’ Lewist
E.rice
Joe Fox
J. Harrison
Jimmy Wilde
Wagger's Low Prices Spark City Jewelry Buzz
Shoppers flock to Wagger's as the store touts record low prices on top quality jewelry including diamonds silverware cut glass and other high end pieces unseen in the city before.
Local Dairy Plant to Produce Butter Under New Ownership
F H Mendenhall and Willard Mendenhall have purchased the Dixie Dairy plant and plan to start butter manufacturing about August 1. They will discontinue ice cream and milk sales, keep the plant at its present site, and announce a new name soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Mendenhall
Willard Mendenhall
Dixie Dairy Company
Raleigh
Remarkable Cure Reported For Gas and Liver Trouble
A letter praises Mayr s Wonderful Remedy for stomach and liver issues claiming full recovery after five months and noting friends say the writer looks twenty years younger. The simple prep is said to remove mucus and inflammation and is offered with a one dose money back guarantee through Hart Drug, Randleman Drug in Randleman North Carolina and other druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayr
Hart Drug Company
Randleman Drug Company
Randleman, N. C
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Gamma Zeta
Guilford General
Lemou
L. Canton
M. W. Jones
Washington, D. C
J. Dennis
Dennis
Cloverdale Avenue
Mary McMillan
Chael Dennis
Myrtle Davis
Mary Troutman
Miss McMillan
Bessie Parks
Mary Dennis
Rebecca Dennis
Watt Moose
Jesse Vinecannon
H. L. Canton
M. W Jones
Marvin Gallimore
J. P. Peacock
J. E. Harmey
Grady Cagle
Belvin McMillen
Pierce Carl
A. H. Beaman
R. E. Gillis
Martha Holbrook
Moore’s Sprigs
Davie
Gertrude Hayworth
Guilford College
E. R. Toms
Wilmington
Jr. C. Parks
Ed Kearns
North Main Street
Mrs. Parks
J. P. Redding
Janie Redding
Alice Johnson
Lynna Redding
Bessemer City
A. J. Owen
Oscar Kearns
Tom Kearns
J H. Adams
Nell
Elizabeth Adams
Leslie Bowling
Wrightsville Beach
Conner Covington
D. W. Harris
Welch Harris
Harriet Lavalle
Boston, Mass
Mrs. M Skull
Ray Street
Nancy Lay
Beaufort
James Stewart
the Parkway
Miss Lay
Beverly Thurman
Moffitt Furnishing Company
G. Ragsdale
HOTEL
ST. James
Times Square
New York City
45Th St
Grand Central
Pennsylvania Terminals
W. Jonson Quom
Red Bell Shoe Store
Main Street
Vendenhall Brothers
Dixie Dairy Plant
Fowler Lumber CO
Hamilton St
And
Capes
Lapert Shoe Fitters
Quality Shoe Store
Atlantic Bank and Trust Company
North Carolina
Atlantic Bank and Trust CO
Keensboro
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