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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1920
Page
5
Mrs. Robert Sechrest will host a Wednesday afternoon meeting of the Woman's club literature department. The program will center on Ethelbert Nevin and his work with contributions from department members. The event benefits from Greensboro women's club and Reviewer's club joint lectures.
The local W C T U will meet tomorrow at 3 PM at Mrs. J Ed Kirkman’s home on Washington Street. An executive committee session precedes the main meeting to finalize plans for a community event on Sunday evening January 18 at Wesley Memorial Church with Judge J C Pritchard of Asheville as speaker.
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J Burt Holder offers chiropody and pedicure services from offices adjoining Drs Jackson and Woodruff at 102 1 2 North Main. Office phone 562. Residence phone 512.
Mr and Mrs Harry Raymond and daughter Catherine return home after time in New York. Miss Pearl Plunkett visits Greensboro. Edwin Chappelle recovering well after a minor operation at the local hospital. Effie M Cox heads to St Petersburg Florida with Mrs J Elwood Cox for the winter. R B Terry back from a business trip to New York. Friends of Mr and Mrs J K Wilson and Ruth Wilson plan to move to Seattle Washington. Vinecannon of Greensboro visits High Point. Mrs D C Johnson of Trinity visits High Point on business. James Wright heads to Baltimore for business. W K Callahan of Lynchburg VA visits on Saturday. J M Green of Washington DC spends Saturday on business. Elizabeth Ferree of Burlington visits High Point with relatives. Dr Amos C Duncan of Henrietta NC visits Saturday. L M Ditz and wife of Andridge PA guest at the Elwood. J R Crell of Chapel Hill on business. D M August of Lynchburg VA, formerly with Fallon’s floral shop, weekend visitor. Harvey Seward of Petersburg and A E Warner of Asheville among Elwood week end guests. Daisy Rankin of Charlotte and nieces stay a few days with relatives.
Paul Heinlein of Greensboro is a business visitor in High Point today. Charles Rankin of Greensboro spent the week end in this city with W L Smith and family.
John Jennings, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jennings, was burned on his face when a kerosene cup was tossed into a fire late Saturday. The injuries were not serious.
A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Setzer of East Green Street and a boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Linthicum of Poplar Street.
Captain Arthur Ringland of Montclair New Jersey supervises daily feeding at 2,665 American relief kitchens in Prague serving over 500 000 Czech and Slovak children. Meals include cocoa for younger children soup for those near fourteen, biscuits from the relief biscuit factory, with strict supervision to prevent misuse or theft of food.
Lee Iking aged 30 died at his home on Yomlinson street after a brief illness. He is survived by his widow and several children. The funeral will be from the home at 11:50 tomorrow morning conducted by Rev. J. E. Lanier of Green Street Baptist Church. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
The Odd Fellows Lodge plans a meeting at their lodge rooms tomorrow evening to install the year 1920 officers. A roll call of the 235 members will follow the ceremony with a social hour to conclude the session.
A court intrusion by a late era thief occurred as Clarence S. Harlow testified in Boston. While on the stand he had removed hat and coat, allowing a robber to steal his fur hat before security could intervene. Harlow borrowed a derby from Clerk Fitzpatrick to continue. A Chicago Illinois Missouri league revival is slated for this month. Minor league baseball forms a resurgence as Heydler notes NL supports a nine game World Series concept pending AL approval.
The article notes that many Chinese shopkeepers leave their premises unguarded for half an hour or more while customers can enter, select goods, and leave payment. It highlights perceived honesty as a prevailing trait and describes price tags visible to customers during absences.
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