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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1917
Page
5
A reflective verse urges heart and faith to temper sorrow and meet future days with gladness. The text then abruptly notes the Southern Bell Telephone company spending the day in the city on business.
Chapter officials urge every member and city women to help supply 400 sweaters 400 pairs of hose 400 wristlets and linen bandages to the national Red Cross. With cold weather ahead the need for supplies is already great and could save soldiers lives.
Mrs L C Furgurson entertained a few friends at her home on Willowbrook street in honor of her sister Miss Maude Furgurson of Danville. The party was informal and followed by a watermelon feast.
The many friends of Miss Clara Steele are glad she has recovered from the operation she recently underwent and is able to be out again.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Tucker a daughter named Winona Louise.
Miss Mary Wilson returns from Columbia University in New York with a course completion. Car travelers and film industry chatter fill the page, noting European trips and American tours, including Gr inside mentions of Chicago Grand American Trap and various A A U track championships, alongside a lively theater scene with new productions, casting, and studio plans.
W. C. Beavans spends ten days visiting New York and other eastern points on a business trip. Mrs. Mack Hiatt spent the weekend at Kernersville with her parents James H. Gray of Petersburg Virginia en route to Atlanta for a representative conference at Emory University and stopped in the city last evening as guest of her niece Mrs. W. S. O’Neal on Maple Street.
Acting under the quartermaster general's orders Maj A Doyle at Camp Sevier begins enlisting 1000 workmen from the camp's construction forces into a new regiment. The unit will work on government construction during the war, and its members remain subject to the draft unless exempted for industrial reasons by the district exemption board.
Washington confirms Victor Murdock of Kansas for the Federal Trade Commission. The senate also approves most of President Wilsons recent military nominations, with two generals remaining unconfirmed among nearly 200 named.
The Baroness Orezy, author of The Scarlet Pimpernel, is recognized as one of the era’s most clever versatiles. She is acclaimed as a painter, novelist and playwright in society circles.
Mrs John A Knott, widow of the late oil inspector, was appointed by Missouri's governor to complete her husband's unexpired term becoming likely the first woman to hold the state oil inspector position. The governor faced a staffing shortage as routine duties and draft work overwhelmed the office. In Kentucky, Ad airant General faced a similar strain until 24 Frankfort society girls volunteered to assist.
A litany of women’s progress from Turkey to Canada highlights training for telegraph work at the Santa Fe railroad and women farmers in Britain. Figures include Empress Frederick’s fortune and Miss Josephine T Berry’s federal appointment as immigrant director highlighting evolving roles in war effort and education.
A garbled passage outlines ceremonial duties in the British royal Household. It mentions personal attendance by ladies of aristocracy at a royal event and lists positions such as mistress of the robes and ladies of the bedechamber, alongside attendants and honors within the royal court.
The readable lines depict a soldier's valor and sacrifice amid battlefield duties. Interwoven images reference a fictional Yoda and a poetical musing on the world's honey and gall, attributed to J. Perris, amid scattered fragments and phrases.
A letter from Wades to Messenger Intelligencer argues against delaying sending American troops to France. It denounces treasonous acts and urges citizens to oppose speakers like Blease and La Follette, warning that hindering the government endangers soldiers and national unity.
Wesley Pitts a Guif ord county raised High Point resident and Confederate veteran was laid to rest at Friends' church. Dr Sylvester Newlin led the service as townsfolk recalled his bravery and leadership as a captain who served at Fort Sumter and in the Civil War.
A fragment from Marksville Louisiana describes a sufferer detailing persistent back and side pain and a failed attempt at relief. The text references a medical approach and hints at seeking aid, with unclear wording and damaged OCR context.
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