High Point Woman's Club to Meet Tomorrow at Elks Club
The High Point Woman's Club holds its regular meeting tomorrow at 3 PM at the Elks Club on Broad Street. An executive board session will precede at 2:30 PM. Visiting nurse Miss Nichols will report on the first month’s work and a letter from President Miss Clara I. Cox in St Petersburg will be read.
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High Point Woman’s Club
Elks’ Club
Broad Street
J. J. Farriss
Nichols
Clara I. Cox
St. Petersburg
Meeting Postponed by Cold Weather at First Baptist
The Philathea class of the First Baptist church has postponed its business meeting due to cold weather. Members are informed to note the change in date.
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First Baptist Church
Welds Visit City Guests of Mrs Prince
Visiting in the city are Mr and Mrs T D Weld of Atlanta Georgia staying with their daughter Mrs G Prince for a few days as guests of the family.
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T. D. Weld
Atlanta
M A
G. ©. Prince
Local Births and Civic Notes Include Guilford Courthouse Site Visit
Bern welcomes a girl to Mr. and Mrs. J B Fitzgerald of Dewey Street. Birth announced for Mr. and Mrs Fred D Holt. Representative Carter Dalton returns to Raleigh after weekend with family in the city. P Rawley travels to Greensboro on business. Mrs W H Plummer shops in Greensboro yesterday afternoon. A Kirkman visits Greensboro for business. W C Jones travels to Greensboro to attend county board meeting deciding Guilford County courthouse site.
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Bern
J.B. Fitzgerald
Dewey Street
Carter Dalton
Raleid
W. C. Jones
Greensboro
Board of County Commissioners
Guilford County
Greensboro man Gel John A Barringer in city business
John A. Barringer of Greensboro spent yesterday afternoon in the city on professional business.
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John A. Barringer
Greensboro
Greensboro Visitors Drop In For Afternoon
R R King of Greensboro was a business visitor to the city yesterday afternoon. Mr and Mrs C C Seawell spent yesterday afternoon in Greensboro returning last evening. Judge R C Strudwick of Greensboro was among the out of town men spending yesterday afternoon in the city on business.
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R. R. King
Greensboro
Mrs. C. C. Seawell
R. C. Strudwick
Mrs P A Postum Tops Greensboro Shopping Trip
Mrs. P A Postum spent yesterday in Greensboro on a shopping trip.
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P. A. Postum
Greensboro
Carroll Visits Mrs Carroll in Greensboro Hospital
G. S. Carroll spent yesterday afternoon at Greensboro at the bedside of Mrs Carroll, a surgical patient, who is reported to be improving.
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G. S. Carroll
Greensboro
Carroll
Refugees Encamped at Columbus as Raid Probes Continue
More than 3,000 refugees from Mexico are encamped in Columbus New Mexico where the American Red Cross has been asked to assist with feeding them. In the prison camp 22 alleged Villa bandits are held and charges of murder connected with the raid will be filed in state courts.
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Columbus
N. M
Mexico
American Red Cross
Marguerite Clark Stars in Snow White at Broadway Next Friday
Marguerite Clark appears in Snow White at the Broadway theater next Friday. Tickets and show times are announced for the upcoming performance window with a full cast and stage notes.
New Spring Suits On Display At Popular Prices
Early showing of new spring suits in colors navy Belgian geld mode at popular prices. Many stylish waists offered priced at 1.98 and 2.98 with a variety of styles for women.
Alumnae Protest State Domestic Science Building Plan
Local alumnae from the State Normal and Industrial College oppose a $50,000 plan to build a state domestic science facility at the A and M College in West Raleigh arguing it should be at Greensboro for the State Normal and Industrial College. High Point women who studied in Greensboro will lobby Guilford representatives and a senator in the General Assembly. final decision is due next week.
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Industrial College
Agricultural and Mechanical College
West Raleigh
State Normal and Industrial College
Greensboro
Raleigh
High Point
Guilford
General Assembly
City seeks faster street car service in High Point
Industrial department of the Commercial club pressed North Carolina Public Service Co. general manager C. B. Hole for improved High Point street car service. Citizens request more cars and published schedules, especially an extra car each afternoon before 6. Hole promised attention and likely service improvements soon.
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High Point
C. B. Hole
North Carolina Public Service Company
Hole
Exra
Order Suspends Return of State Troops From El Paso
After South Carolina and Tennessee units entrained for home, General Funston suspended the return of all state troops stationed in El Paso. The order halted their immediate redeployment as previously planned.
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el Paso
Tex
South Carolina
Tennessee
Funston
Kentucky Distilling Plants Offered for War Alcohol
Louisville report states all Kentucky distilling plants are placed at the disposal of the United States government for producing alcohol to aid munition manufacture. The telegram was sent to the secretary of war by J. B. Wathen Jr.
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Louisville
Kentucky
United States
Secretary of War
J. B. Wathen, Jr
Pay your city taxes. White at the Broadway next Fri
A brief notice urges residents to pay city taxes with a reference to a Broadway venue event titled White. The advisory implies a deadline or action tied to the upcoming Friday at the Broadway.
Marguerite Clark Stars in Snow at Broadway Next Friday
Marguerite Clark appears in Snow at the Broadway theater with dates and times announced for the upcoming Friday showing. Fans are urged to buy tickets as the performance promises a festive holiday mood and Clark’s celebrated screen presence.
Fire safety warning on burning under houses
Chief Ingram of the fire department urges residents to stop building fires under homes to thaw frozen water pipes. Such acts violate state law and may incur fines. Alarms have been reported as locals try to free pipes, with warmer weather expected tonight and tomorrow. the cold statewide reaches Florida with Jacksonville recording freezes.
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Ingram
Fire Department
Florida
Jacksonville
Mary Smith, 65, Burned to Death in Virginia Home
Mrs Mary E Smith aged 65 an invalid was burned to death in her home between Danville and Ringgold Virginia. It is believed she approached an open grate her clothing ignited and she was found burned head to foot on the floor with a hole burned in the carpet. She was unconscious but alive before dying during the night.
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Danville
Mary E. Smith
Here
Ringgold
Turkish grand vizier resigns amid ill health
London Feb 6 a Reuters dispatch from Constantinople reports the Turkish grand vizier has resigned due to ill health. Talaat Bey forms a new ministry with Enver Pasha as minister of war and Nessimy Bey as foreign minister.
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London
Reuter
Constantinople
Amsterdam
Talaat Bey
Enver Pasha
Nessimy Bey
Diplomatic ties with Austria-Hungary not yet affected
Vienna reports that after Frederick C. Penfield met with Austro Hungarian foreign minister Count Czerin, the United States and Austria-Hungary still had relations unaffected by the previous break in U S Germany talks.
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Vienna
London
United States
Germany
Frederick C. Penfield
Count Czerin
Austria-Hungary
Boy Frozen to Death in East Tennessee Cold Wave
Samuel Bailey aged 13 froze to death at Byington near Knoxville as an East Tennessee cold snap brought extreme temperatures. The cold spell caused widespread suffering among the poor and livestock with temperatures around two below zero in Knoxville and ten below at Bristol.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Samuel Bailey
Byington
Tennessee
Bristol
Miss Alice to Be Seen in This City in Wonderland
Miss Alice will appear in the operetta Alice in Wonderland at the school auditorium on Thursday and Friday evenings under Col Bragg of New York and Miss Leonard assisting. About 250 local singers and dancers rehearse to present the comic tale with familiar characters, audience members to identify Miss Alyss among the cast after buying tickets.
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Alice
Enterprise
Miss Alyss
Naem Mayre
Miss Alice
Public School Fund
Col. J. F. Bragg
New York
D. Hope Leonard
High Point
Lewis Carroll
Wonderland
Alyss
W S Graves of Wadesboro Dies After Long Illness
Wadesboro reports the death of W S Graves at his North Wadesboro home after several months with tuberculosis. He was a Baptist church member and described as a devout Christian gentleman.
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W.S. Graves
Wadesboro
W. S. Graves
North Wadesboro
Notice to creditors of Tillman Shaw estate Guilford County NC
Having qualified as administrator of the estate of Tillman Shaw deceased late of Guilford County North Carolina this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate to present them by February 6 1918 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate should pay immediately to the undersigned or his attorney T W Albertson This February 6 1917 J E Shaw Administrator of Tillman Shaw deceased Attorney ltwkowks
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Tillman Shaw
Guilford County
N. C
T. W. Albertson
Forest Service Hikes Grazing Fees 25 Percent for 1917
Secretary Houston announces a 25 percent increase in grazing fees on all national forests for 1917, instead of the previously planned 31 to 8 percent. Increases thereafter will reflect local forest conditions and forage value after careful surveys, with no new rise before March 1 1918.
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Washington
Houston
Villa to Attack Juarez Reported Reinforcements Near City
Rumors of a Villa force attack on Juarez revived after the American expedition left Mexico. Ochoa, a bandit commander, was said to be north of the city with a small force as tensions rose around the border town on Feb. 6.
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Juarez
Mexico
Villa
Ochoa
Enterprise advertisers showcase goods daily
The Enterprise highlights local merchants who promote products in daily columns. Readers are encouraged to patronize these businesses and support the community through regular, visible advertising presence.
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Enterprise
Foley's Honey and Tar touted for children’s coughs
A. Baxter Wheeler Wise endorses Foley's Honey and Tar as the best non opioid cough medicine for ten years. They report it helps croup and colds, is safe for babies, and effective for adults, with Maun Drug Co. supplying it.
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A. Baxter
Wheeler, Wise
Maun Drug Co
How Appendicitis Prevention Warned by Ad-ler-i-ka Claim
An ad claims the mixture Adler-ika with buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients relieves or prevents appendicitis and other stomach troubles. The Matton Drug Co. pitches it as the simplest strongest remedy for constipation sour stomach and gas.
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Adler-ika
The
Matton Drug Co
Oakwood Cemetery as a Beauty Spot for Spring Planting
The note promotes Oakwood Cemetery as a pleasant, evergreen filled site. It invites readers to contact F. H. Ford at the greenhouses to plan spring planting of evergreens and shrubs for a beautification effort.
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Oakwood Cemetery
F. H. Ford
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Ad. P. Rawley
W. H. Plummer
A. Kirkman
Marguerite Clark
Snow White
the Broadway
Moffitt Furnishing Company
the Industrial Department
Broadway
Snow A Geal
Broadway Next Friay
Snow
AT the Rose
Mary Smith
Boy
J. E. Shaw
It. W. Albertson
Ltwkowks
Allen
Atfs
Slisafo
Cross Roads
Amanes
Mom
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