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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1926

Page

6

Bill Edwards Ill at Home

Friends of Bill Edwards report he is ill at his home on Colonial Drive. Other notices note club meetings, births, and events including a concert benefit for the Methodist church at Trinity and gifts to Ray Street School with map purchases and scales.

Bill Edwards Colonial Drive Methodist Church Miss Moore Lucy Robertson May Woolen Willowbrook Street Ray Street Cr. L. Amos Fairbanks H. A. Millis J. E. Millis

Mrs Gerner and Page family visit in Winston-Salem

Mrs Gerner of Winston-Salem spends the day with sister Mrs B C Page in the Monroe apartment. Page and daughter Norma return from a week with Mrs Page’s parents in Winston-Salem. Mrs M L Coggins and George Coggins of Lexington visit Mrs J A Holmes. Comers Covington return from New York trip. S J Nissen and family of Winston-Salem visit Mrs Nissen’s sister Mrs R C Charles. Reid Simpson of Orangeburg, D C, now a Duke University student.

Mrs. Gerner Winston-Salem Mrs. B. C. Page Monroe B. C. Page Norma S. J. Nissen Reid Simpson Orangeburg, D. C Duke Univer

Social notes from the week end visitors

Miss Julia Lee Morris of Gastonia spent the weekend with Rev. Edward Suits on Fifth Street. Ernestine Vuncannon hosted guest Miss Morris and had Sunday calls with local friends.

Sity Edward Suits Fifth Street Julia Lee Morris Gastonia Ernestine Vuncannon

The Scarlet West at Broadway theater

After seeing The Scarlet West at the Broadway, viewers gain respect for the motion picture art and its superiority to the stage. Frank J. Carroll produced and John Adelphi directed this First National epic of the western frontier with large-scale battles, romance, and adventure.

Frank J. Carroll John Adelphi

Bluebeard’s Seven Wives at the American Theater

A Robert Kane comedy displays Blanche Sweet Lois Wilson Ben Lyon Dorothy Sebastian Diana Kane and Sam Hardy in Bluebeard’s Seven Wives. The press agent schemes to make Ben Lyon a star with seven wives but love disrupts the plan. Fast paced with a Romeo and Juliet moment and a chaotic climactic chase.

Robert T. Kane Bluebeard Kane Blanche Sweet Lois Wilson Ben Lyon Dorothy Sebastian Diana Kane Sam Hardy Miy Lyon

Penalize The Idle in Fascist Italy

In Turin on January 18 AP reports Sig nor Rossoni, head of the Fascist labor group, announcing government plans to penalize voluntary idleness. A law to this effect will be presented to parliament as the program shifts from strikes to cooperation.

Turin Italy Signor Rossoni Fascist Labor Organization Intellectual Laborers Federation

London Cabarets Offer Cheap Drinks to Working Men

London cabarets now serve tea coffee and beer at low prices to attract workers. Patrons may smoke and play cards and dine for modest sums. Waiters are men and unmarried women may not enter unless with a male escort. Officials aim to humanize pubs and curb strong drinking.

London West End

Record Rain Drenchs Western North Carolina

In Asheville on January 18 the weather bureau logged 1.72 inches of rain in 24 hours the heaviest since December 1924. The French Broad rose three feet and streams swelled their channels but flood danger was minimal due to the gradual rainfall.

Asheville North Carolina Asheville Weather Bureau

Well Kept Bill 9 Still Serving in TS Home Section

A five dollar banknote dated May 9 1891 signed by R C Charles and J Elwood Cox is shown as a long circulating artifact from the Commercial National Bank. The bill, described as well preserved with minor wear, raises questions about its travels and local history.

J. Elwood Cox Commercial National Bank Mr. Cox R. C. Charles W. T. Rosecrans Register of the Treasury E. H. Nebeker United States

History’s silent bill reveals High Point village age

A cautious recount notes a centuries old bill in High Point, once a small village, now well preserved. Despite money’s reputation, reporters have not coaxed this currency to disclose its years or origin.

High Point

College Students Undergo Operation at Guilford Hospital

Miss Lelia Wagner a High Point college student had a minor operation this morning at Guilford hospital. Miss Annie Livengood another college student was operated on last Saturday night for acute appendicitis. Both patients are reported doing well.

Lelia Wagner High Point College Guilford Hospital Annie Livengood

Rail Merger Debate Echoes in Dream of Wider Berths

In a magazine style aside the author jokes that while rail merger discussions continue a practical improvement would be adding Pullman berths to let travelers stretch their legs. The line underlines passenger comfort amid industry consolidation.

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Priscilla Club C. L. Wheeler Mrs John Fambrough Madison Apartments North Main Street Robert Byrd White, JR Robert B. White Robert Byrd, Jr South Main Street Groome J. C. Groome Madison W. O. T. Club A. S. Caldwell Parkway Crowson M. C. Crowson Roland Park Edward Bizzell Henry Edward, Jr Bizzell Florence Yakley Edith Moore Graded School Trinity Ler Sheraton Lee Confederate Veterans American Legion Children of the Confederacy M. L. Coggins George Coggins Lexington J. A. Holmes Mrs. Comer Covington New York Rollins Quaker Maid Moffitt’s Good Picture Lgis Wilson American Theater Los Angeles Alyce Mills Margaret Morris Paris Exposition Building City Hall Santa Claus Ed Steele Kotex H. E. Schafer Winston-Salem, N. C lLeave Red Bell Shoe Store Bonnie Betty Woolworth’s Marcelling Nestle Landis Kiaxpert Cecil’s Wachovia Bank Spears Chiropractor North Main St Broadhurst Sheraton Hotel Creecit B.oemille Ee TR Neith Jetta Coudal Robert Ames Henry Bwalthall Clive Brook Anthony Paul Kelly Secret Service Sennett Fox News William Fox Oliver Curwoods Prince Royal the Dog Marvel Emerywood Stephen C. Clark Beavans the Ladies’ Store Fielding
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