Courage and Duty Inspire Wartime Carding and Charity
The poem exhorts mothers sisters and sweethearts to bear wartime hardship with courage while contributing through knitting sewing and prayer. A holiday festival in High Point lists attendees including Mr and Mrs T J Murphy Miss Lucile Holton Miss Mary Sherrod Valette Jones Nellie Muse Catherine Harmon Altah Pickett H J Cofield T V Rochelle and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
T. J. Murphy
Lucile Holton
Mary Sherrod
Valette Jones
Nellie Muse
Catherine Harmon
Altah Pickett
H. J. Coffield
T. V. Rochelle
George Lowe
Roland Holton
Everett Marsh
Banks Bencini
A. K R. Williamson
Christmas Dance Opens Neeses Hall With Meyer Davis Orchestra
The Greensboro event last night marked the first Christmas dance at Neese's hall featuring Meyer Davis' Orchestra of Washington, D. C. It drew the largest, most brilliant crowd and performance of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Neese
Meyer Davis’ Orchestra
Washington, D. C
Miss Cobb Here in City with Mrs McCallum
Miss Lucy Cobb, home demonstration agent of Duplin County, spent yesterday in the city with Mrs. Lamar McCallum. She is the county’s first demonstration agent and has helped lead a postwar community fair at Kenansville. Cobb chaired the Duplin county corn show and the 10 county fair at Wilmington in November. She has since been invited to judge fairs in several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Cobb
Duplin County
Lamar McCallum
Cobb
Kenansville
Miss Cobb
Wilmington
Christmas Service At Lutheran Church
Tomorrow evening at seven o'clock the Sunday school will present a Christmas service with songs recitations and exercises. The pastor will offer a short address and the school members will receive a small gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lutheran Church
Holiday Visits Travel Across Greensboro and Nearby Cities
Names and towns fill a holiday social note as Mr and Mrs Tom Ogburn visit Greensboro while relatives in Stuart Va and Charlotte host trips. Guests include Dr J L Tabb Jr of the Medical Reserve Corps and families visiting from Statesville Meredith College Raleigh Wilmington and Danville amid Christmas plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. J. Lioyd Tabb, Jr
The
Medical Reserve Corps
Water Heater Safety in Summer Use
A kitchen tank heated by an electric heater during summer will not ignite a fire if the house has electricity. The guidance emphasizes safe operation and suggests electricity presence as a condition for safe heating.
A Veneers Dealer Encounters Astoria Embargo Confusion
Harry Raymond, a veneer dealer, sends a shipment to Astoria, Long Island, only to have it refused due to an embargo. His Black employee explains the freight office reported a vertigo on Castoria and returned the goods, illustrating shipping delays caused by embargo constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Raymond
Harry
Astoria
Long Island
Castoria
Red Cross Membership Urged For High Point Homes
A High Point chapter urges a $1 annual Red Cross membership for every household. The call stresses that every dollar enhances aid to soldiers and that widespread participation would reflect the city’s support for relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
High Point
Rere
Notice of Paving Assessments in High Point Streets
Paving assessments for local improvements on South Main, West Green, West Commerce, East Washington, and several North Main street segments in High Point have been computed and placed in the city manager’s office for inspection by abutting property owners until January 2, 1918. The city council will hear objections at the Municipal building on Jordan street. City Manager T. J. Murphy signs dated December 22, 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
High Point
South Main Street
Commerce Street
City Limits
Green Street
Williams Avenue
Wachovia Bank
Jordan Street
T. J. Murphy
Notice of Sale of House and Lot in High Point
Public auction on January 19 1918 at 2 o clock for the house and lot of the late S H Poplin on Hobson Street High Point N C. Terms: one third down one third in six months and one third in twelve months with interest on deferred payments Executor of Estate of Stephen H Poplin Deceased. 22 29 5 12 18-a Half Price Millinery Sale at Loflin's Jewelry at Loflin's
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Poplin
Hobson Street
High Point
N.C
Stephen H. Poplin
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Brave
Charles Penry
Dance At
Frank Ford—Flowers
N. C
Tom Ogburn
Aileen Corne
J. P. Rawley and Son
Charlotte
Rank ‘Ogburn
Stuart, Va
Mrs
James R. Gibbs
New York
Mrs. Ward Eshelman
Mrs. Eshelman
E. B. Woosley
Baltimore
T. D. Weld
Atlanta
Wilbur Jones
Prince
Nellie Dodamead
Raleigh
City
Diana Chandler
Hopewell
Richard Reitzel
V. PL
Elizabeth Norwood
Meredith College
G. A. Lazenby
Statesville
H. C. Pitts
Mrs. LC. Furgurson
Danville
Mr Furgurson
Minye
Kait
Moffitt Furnishing Company
Crepe de Chine Underwear
Philippine
Gilmer Bros. Specialty Sample Store
J. W. Sechrest
Loflin’s
Mary Pickford
Rebecca OF
Sunnybrook Farm
Winston-Salem
Winston
Zinzendorf
High Point-Greensboro
Elwood
Guilford
A. Kirkman
Sec.-Treas
Lisle
Via
Jarrett Stationery Co
Santa Claus Headquarters
Tray
Victor Records
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