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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
5
Lyrical European war poem honors France as ally and praises courage. The verse speaks of friendship and shared toil, urging readiness to aid France and promise freedom. Local social notes mention guests in New York and visits of Warrenton residents, with families returning from Baltimore and Praislinville.
News of a city marriage announces former resident Rober Underwood wed to Miss Mattie Virginia McPherson of Norfolk Virginia on August 22. The ceremony took place in Norfolk and the couple plan to reside there. The bride is described as an exceptionally fine young woman born and raised in Virginia.
Red Cross chapter officials announce a sale of home cooked foods at Jarrett Stationery Company to raise funds for hospital supplies and knit goods. Women who promised articles for the sale should drop them off at the store early Saturday morning.
Mrs. P. D. Brown and children return from a month with her parents in Philadelphia. Miss Treva Cook visits her brother in Lindon. Mrs. Lena V. Holton and Miss Dorothy Holton visit Mrs. W. P. Welch on Thornton street. Mrs. C. M. Hauser hosts, with Mrs. T. J. Gold, Mrs. Densmore and Mrs. W. C. Beaveans visiting Ashboro. Miss Estelle Gerringer and Miss Lula Edmundson return to Greensboro after a brief stay. Baseball mention notes Cleveland needs another win over Carl Mays to improve record against the Red Sox, with Indians having already claimed one victory since Mays joined Boston.
Mre M. Buckner of Asheville and Miss Hettie Lyon of Oxford returned home after spending several days with Miss Virginia Clinard.
Miss Elizabeth Norwood is spending several days at Sanford as the guest of Miss Mattie Gunter.
In Landon dated Aug 24 a City Express remark questions the impact of the anti-treating epoch and liquor’s decline. It cites a resting ac counts of nine cups of tea since breakfast, describing glittering eyes rapid speech high temper and nervous behavior as signs of tea drunkenness.
A passenger steamer arriving at Vera Cruz reports the rescue of four lighthouse keepers and their families on Triangle Island who had not seen a supply boat for months and faced starvation.
Windsor report says Prince Henry William Frederick Albert fourth son of King George joined an advance party of the Eton College Officers Training Corps. He wore private soldier attire, carried a kit bag, and performed fatigue duties to prepare the camp for the corps arrival.
A new institution named the Official Matrimonial Bureau operates in Madgeburg under Saxony authorities. A central bureau maintains records and arranges introductions for war widows seeking remarriage and wounded veterans unfit for further service.
Italian aviation becomes a national industry with Caproni bombers hitting Pola and Assling while Italian flyers shoot down two Austrian machines near Venice. Italian raids over the Adriatic coast end with Italian planes returning undamaged.
The article profiles Ernest Rudisell, a 22-year-old from Shelby now in High Point, who asks Secretary Wheeler when he will be called. It outlines the local draft procedures, district certification, and mobilization quotas, noting that Shelby and Statesville boards govern his eligibility and timing. Walter Lee Morton is certified to the district board, while six men are discharged for dependents.
Rose Theatre manager McIntyre announces the film The Fall of a Nation a Thomas Dixon epic shown next Tuesday afternoon and evening at Rose Theatre. The production is billed as a major motion picture spectacle with wartime themes and comic moments, described as a milestone in screen history.
Fairfax Harrison reports that with only a three percent rise in equipment railroads carried 25.7 percent more freight in June than a year earlier. The June fleet of 29 roads with 125,488 miles moved 16,676,463,384 tons one mile, aided by intensive car loading and better empty-car distribution.
A Phillies perspective highlights the recent series with the Pirates as entertaining games, noting lively play and competitive tone from Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo T Penny and daughter Evelyn left for Philadelphia Atlantic City and New York. Penny president of the American Land Company will conduct land sales on this trip at Doylestown Chester Pleasantville and other points in the East.
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