War Par Prayer Union Meets At Wesley Memorial Church
The regular meeting of the War Par Prayer Union is scheduled for tomorrow Tuesday at 4 PM at Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church. Public attendance is invited.
High Point Enterprise in High Point, North Carolina
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1918
Page
5
Women urged to join government course by Miss Cox
Miss Clara J Cox calls all women in the city to enroll in a government course as soon as possible. The class will use The Woman Voter's Manual a suffrage oriented text. Topics include national state county municipal government and law. Judith Burton and Blossom Thacker return to Greensboro after a weekend visit. E Newton Allen and Curtis Shields visit friends in Greensboro. Mr and Mrs A G Koenig, returning from western North Carolina, plan to make Greensboro home. Thomas J Moser, now with Newport News Virginia business, spends the week in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara [J. Cox
Manuel
United States
Judith Burton
Blossom Thacker
Greensboro
A. G. Koenig
North Carolina
Former Local Man Reported Missing in Action
Corporal Harry F B Elston of Niles Ohio son of a former Southern Shoppes superintendent is reported missing in action and probably captured by the Germans on July 29 at age 22. He enlisted in August 1917, served at multiple camps, sailed for France last May and commanded a sniping crew in France. Officials of the war department are said to be awaiting further word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry FB. Elston
Niles
Ohio
Young Elston
High Point
France
War Department
Sail Up Congo Ex Consul McBride Heads to Central Africa
London reports Harry A. McBride United States consul in London will voyage three weeks up the Congo river by steamer on a government mission. He plans four or five months in Central Africa on US government business and will first visit Monrovia Liberia as temporary receiver general and financial adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Congo River
Harry A. McBride
Detroit
United States
Central Africa
McBride
Belgian Congo
United Sates
Monrovia
Liberia
First American Negroes Regimen Earns War Cross in France
Aug 26 report cites a single American Negro regiment in France earning the war cross after a June 12 dawn attack near Belleau Wood. Lieutenant Shaw directed a two-gun machine gun section under heavy shell and machine gun fire, keeping posts manned as crews cleaned jammed weapons. Privates Gaillard Jones Woods and others noted for coolness amid bombardment. the unit repelled assaults and sustained few casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Des
Belleau Wood
Bouresches
Minenwerfer
Lorian
Lefour
Machine Mn
Wn Fder
L. BE. Shaw I
Shaw
Ghaw
Howard Gaillard
Smithfield Jones
George Woods
R. C. Grame
Frank Harden
H. D. Brown
Bean
G. A. Morton
Sanders
Standard Mirror Company dissolution petition hearing set
In the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County Pennsylvan ia the Standard Mirror Company filed a petition for decree of dissolution No 623 October term 1918 Docket C. The court fixed Wednesday August 21 1918 at 9 30 a m for hearing when all persons may attend and show cause why the petition should not be granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Mirror Company
Sale Notice for High Point North Carolina Bond Issues
City council of High Point invites sealed proposals for 2400 6000 17000 9000 bonds in 1917 issue style. Bonds include 17000 Street Improvement bonds and 9000 Assessment bonds dated Oct 1 1917 bearing 6 percent interest payable semiannually. Sealed bids due Sept 21 1918. bonds redeemable at par with bidder deposit and certified funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Poin
North Carolina
Hanover National Bank
New York
N. Y
Thomas J. Murphy
Ely
High Point
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