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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1922
Page
4
Priscilla club planned for tomorrow afternoon at 3 with Mrs Frank Ford hosting. Kindergarten classes led by Miss Dick to open New Year at Sheraton with 1923 work outlined.
Reverend Samuel Haworth, pastor at Friends church, called to Maryville Tennessee due to his mother’s illness. Mrs J J Kerner of Kernersville visits daughter Mrs D L Bouldin on Johnson Street. Mrs H W McCain and daughter Alma Virginia visit relatives in Waxhaw. Miss Fay Cunningham visits her parents in Waxhaw. Mrs J A Marsh and daughter Helen visit Ramseur with young Arthur. Mrs J R Hiatt of Clinton visits son Dr H B Hiatt in Roland Park. Mr G H Edwards leaves for southern territory, traveling for the High Point Overall Co. Mr and Mrs S A Leslie arrive tonight to stay with Mrs J M S Salisbury. Leslie is remembered as Lil Way Baker from prior cit visits. Miss Kitty Moore of Gastonia visits Miss Billy Hiatt on Roland Park. Miss Eleanor Moore visits Mrs B R Thurman on Johnson Street.
Eu gene Boies of Greensboro returns home after a visit with Clyde Grimes. Miss Ida Maile Yow visits parents Mr and Mrs George Yow in Thomasville while working in Louisburg. Mr and Mrs G R Powell go to Lenoir due to Mrs Powell's mother Catherine Hogan's death. Miss Annie Thomas leaves for Jackson Hill after visiting her sister Mrs G M Hoover. Miss Jessie Gray Boggs in Gastonia due to illness of fiancé Mr Pinkney Rankin. Rankin remains ill and the notice ends abruptly.
Amid district social news several residents are ill with influenza and neuritis. Parker Waynick is in High Point Hospital for treatment. Friends report plans for visits as Mrs. J A Green travels to High Point to stay with Mrs. J I Hayden and families from Lexington share Christmas with the Pritchards and Barkers.
The trial of Ray Campbell and a man named McCarter for larceny failed to proceed in police court this morning due to the absence of a key witness. Campbell had earlier been tried for vagrancy and found not guilty. Other defendants were either found not guilty or fined, including George Jones for injuring property and B Steed for carrying concealed weapons.
An old subway era advert promotes Royal Guaranteed Bed Bug Liquid to stop spread of bed bugs from crowds. It urges New York women to purchase a 25c can today, sold by The Basketeria and Mann Drug Co.
Malta Dec 28 The British Mediterranean fleet, which arrived on December 23 for a three week sojourn, is expected to receive orders to return to the near east. Naval authorities offered no official confirmation but Admiral De Roback, head of the Mediterranean fleet, was said to be ready to depart this afternoon with available ships.
An automobile marriage took place in High Point yesterday afternoon. Miss Nancy Jones Sampers and Earl A. Patterson, both of the city, were married by Squire W. G. Brown. The couple sat in a roadster in front of the bride’s North Main Street home as the squire read the rites in the rain.
Dr. Wilbur B Crafts longtime head and founder of the International Reform Bureau died in a local hospital of pneumonia at age 78. He led prohibition and related reform efforts for 28 years shaping modern advocacy.
A blaze in Charlotte destroyed the Thomas and Howard company wholesale grocers building and its contents early today. The loss, partially covered by insurance, was estimated as high as $100,000.
The Piedmont Building & Loan Association will hold its annual stockholders meeting in the Wachovia Bank and Trust Company directors room at 7 30 p m on Saturday January 20 1923. The agenda includes election of a board of directors for the ensuing year and other business as may come before the meeting.
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