Go Gettum John McQuigg to Lead 1925 26 American Legion
John Rea McQuigg, famed as Go Gettum McQuigg, was unanimously elected national commander for 1925 1926 at the Omaha convention. The Ohio born veteran and banker will speak at High Point on March 11 to open the post officers conference. He rose from private to brigadier general through the ranks, led the 112th engineers at Camp Sherman and Brest, and later became brigadier general of infantry. He organized Windermere Savings and Loan in Cleveland and serves as its president. He is 69, with two children, and known for his wartime recruiting feats and long service to The American Legion.
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High Point
American Legion
Go Gettum
John Rea McQuigg
Omaha
Legion
Post Officers Conference
North Carolina
McQuigg
Cleveland
Department
Ohio
National Finance Committee
Ohio Department
Wooster University
Cleveland Grays
Spain
112Th Engineers
Camp Sheridan
Ala
Col. McQuigg
Camp Lee
Brest
Baccarat
Argonne
Belgium
Gertrude Imgrad
Mcrciss
Wooster College
Cornell University
National Law School
Washington
Ohio Bar
East Cleveland
Windermere Savings and Loan Company
Baptist Youth Banquet Inspires Church Enthusiasm
A large crowd of Baptists gathered at the First Baptist church school room for a B Y P U banquet aimed at boosting interest across Senior Intermediate and Junior groups. Toasts and addresses by J C Bivens Dr Lloyd T Wilson Rev E N Gardner and others urged greater Bible education and opportunities within the church and Sunday School.
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First Baptist Church
Four
Baptist Church
BF. Fey
J. C. Bivens
Lloyd T. Wilson
Marvin Shields
Wilson
E. N. Gardner
Orphanage Baptist Church
Thomasville
J. A. Ruth
Claude Smith
H. G. Owens
Owens
Certificates filed for North Carolina firms in Raleigh
Certificates of incorporation were filed in Raleigh listing new firms Concord Real Estate and Investment Company in Concord with 125000 authorized capital and 2450 subscribed. The Bond Corporation in Rowland. Montgomery Company in Burlington. The Miller Company Inc in Asheville. Tart Manufacturing Company in Rose Hill. The Wilkes Baking Company in North Wilkesboro. Palace Department Store in High Point with New York City investors Ethel T. Marshall Edward S. Marshall and Lottie M. Brooks among subscribers.
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Concord Real Estate and Investment Company
Concord
W. F. Agee
Baltimore
M. P. Agee
Augusta
T. M. Alexander
J. F. Fisher
G. F. Agee
Bond Corporation
Rowland
R. 8. Bond
W. McA. Bond
B. P. Bond
A. BE. Bond
Montgomery Company
Burlington
A. H. Easley
Lynchburg
J. M. Dodson
Durham
James W. Montgomery
The
Miller Company, Inc
Asheville
Charles G. Lee, Jr
Horace Miller
L. L. Lee
Tart Manufacturing Company
Rose Hill
Co. C. Tart
H. C. Marshall
Wilkes Baking Company
North Wilkesboro
S. V. Tomlinson
BE. M. Long
I. H. McNeil
Palace Department Store
High Point
Ethel T. Marshall
Edward 8. Marshall
New York City
Sand Lottie M. Brooks
Death by own action cited in Charlotte bookkeeper
Ross N. Scott a 45 year old bookkeeper was found dead in a gas filled bathroom at his Charlotte home. Police indicated the death appeared self inflicted and that he had been dead several hours when the door was forced open. He was found in only his underwear.
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Charlotte
Ross N. Scott
Scott
Modern girl reveals kisses. keeps secret when she does not
A pointed social quip notes that today a woman openly acknowledges kissing a man, while silence dominates when she does not. The line contrasts public romantic signaling with private restraint in contemporary dating norms.
Iron and Cod Liver Oil Claim Fast Weight Gain
Advert reads that skinny people can gain weight and vitality by taking Burke's Cod Liver Oil and Tron Tablets. It promotes a modern cod liver oil with extracted vitamins and health elements and claims rapid body-building effects.
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Burke
Official college magazine The Torch shows marked gains
The fourth issue of The Torch official High Point College magazine was published yesterday. It expands from twelve to twenty pages and from two to three columns. It includes editor Cleo Harrel's The College Girl's Vocabulary and four short stories by Ted Thompson Semmie Herman Nady Cates Jr. and A Antonakos.
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Highh Point College
Cleo Harrel
Ted Thompson
Semmie Herman
Nady Cates, Jr
A. Antonakos
Poetic Parodies and Snippets Highlight Quiet Press Pages
A collection of brief writings shows James Ellington lampooning Milton’s On His Blindness and an unknown author jesting about boys composing verses on flappers’ attire. The tone remains light and playful with literary wit on display.
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James Ellington
Milton
Eastwood Owner to Register Protest Over Shelling
B. B. Cann of Yarmouth, owner of the schooner Eastwood, says he will file a formal protest at Ottawa against a U S coast guard cutter shelling while at anchor about a week earlier off Long Island New York. He vows to fight the case to the limit, arguing as a Canadian he will not allow the union jack to be treated as a joke.
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Lunenburg
B. B. Cann
Yarmouth
Eastwood
Long Island
N. Y
United States Coast Guard
Ottawa
Cann
Belevue Hospital Traces Dieting Mental Cases
In New York, Bellevue Hospital reports about 225 mental cases traced to dieting and anxiety over avoirdupoise in a single year.
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New York
Belevue Hospital
A Child's Laxative From Dr Caldwell Helps Constipation
Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello Illinois a physician for 47 years warns that many infants remain constipated and unwell from harsh cathartics He promotes a harmless laxative in his Syrup Pepsin that aids natural bowel regularity and provides reliable relief for mothers seeking gentle relief for children.
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W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
Ill
Advert for a 60 cent bottle medicine for children
The notice touts a medicine that cleanses and regulates the bowels in infants and children. It claims relief for constipation bilious feverish illness colds indigestion and sour stomach and urges readers to buy a large 60 cent bottle at any store selling medicine.
Three Day Cough Dangers and Creomulsion Relief
An old advertisement touts three day coughs as danger signals and promotes Creomulsion, a creosote emulsion, claiming it soothes inflamed membranes and halts germ growth. It asserts medical authorities support creosote and promises relief from coughs bronchitis and other respiratory illnesses with a money back guarantee if not relieved.
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John McQuigg
John Rae McQuigg
Mexican
Red District
Clarence Smith
Cullis Teague
C. A. Lewis
South Main St
Sheriff Ice and Coal Co
W. Russell Street
Petty Coal Co
West Russell Street
Whitman
Hart Drug Co
Wonder Horse
Raven
Rex
Young Peoples’ Union
Secretary of State
Raleigh
W. N. Everett
Rome
Mann Drug Company
Regina
Denny
Jones
Grantland Rice
George Broadhart
Official College Magazine
High Point College
Caldwell
Pepsin
Saturday Evening Post
Lampe
North Wrenn St
Feridache
Bayer
Rpg J
Robert E. Gribbin
W. 8
Howard E. Randthaler
Salem College
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Corner College and
W. Washington Streets
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