Speed Up for Freedom and Courage Across the Nation
The poem urges action and risk to defend liberty from coast to coast, warning that delay brings disaster and disgrace. In society notes Mrs. Shipman hosts a youth gathering at Gatewood Avenue for her nephew F. W. Fisher of Chicago with a long list of attendees. The event includes a musical dance, a reunion program by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, and dues collection, with the social at 216 Washington Street hosted by Mrs. J. Edward Wickman tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shipman
Gatewood Avenue
W. G. Shipman
F. W. Fisher
Chicago
Dorothy
Virginia Henley
Louise Ingram
Clara Steele
Emily Brooks
Katherine Harmon
Elizabeth Harris
Bessie Tate
Nellie Muse
Dorothy Snow
Marguerite Kirkman
Maude Owen
Mary Sherrod
Miss Colburn
Roanoke
Lucile Holton
Miss Rich
Covington
Miss Stoper
Washington
Charles Kephart
Banks Beneiii
Wade Marsh
Everett Marsh
Horace Sisson
Frank Henley
Roland Holton
William Simmons
Tom Dupree
George Lowe
Lawrence Ingram
Andrew Lindsay
David Stanton
Hiram Armentrout
Varnes Fisher
Rodney Snow
Womans’ Christian Temperance Union
Social visit notes from Wer nersville and surrounding areas
Mrs Thomas Fleshman and Miss Geraldine Fleshman visit in the city hosted by Mrs Charles F Long. Miss Katherine Walker and Miss Helen Long guests on Elm street. John Long visits from Roxboro. Arch ie Merrian spends day at High Rock. Carter Dalton at Greensboro with relatives. Mr and Mrs W S Dickson travel to Greensboro for bridal tour. Mrs Dickson is formerly Helen Galmer Sparger of Mount Airy. Mrs Charles Amos and son depart for Reidsville. William Burgess leaves for Charlotte after city visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas &. Fleshman
Wernersville
City
Charles F. Long
Elm Street
Katherine Walker
Lexington
Geraldine Fleshman
Kernersville
Helen Long
W. 8. Dickson
Greensboro
Dickson
Helen Galmer Sparger
Mount Airy
Charles Amos
Little
Reidsville
Socials Honor W C T U and B P U Members at City Church
J. and C. Wheeler hosted Young People members of the W C T U and B P U at the First Baptist Church on North Hamilton Street Tuesday evening. The gathering featured old time games and music followed by refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. &. Gross
C. C. Wheeler
Young People’s
First Baptist
Jones
North Hamilton Street
DAR Chapter Meets With Mrs Hiatt Tomorrow at 10
The Alexander Martin chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet with Mrs H B Hiatt tomorrow morning at 10 o clock. Attendance of all members is desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Martin
Daughters of the American Revolution
H. B. Hiatt
Birth Announcement: Daughter Elizabeth Woodard
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Swaim. Elizabeth Woodard is the newborn’s name, with family stating the happy arrival and lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Swaim
Elizabeth Woodard
Li Yuan Hung Submits to Monarchy Amid Edict
Peking reports on July 1 that Li Yuan Hung submits to the restored monarchy after an edict by the young emperor Hsuan Tung. The decree notes he was compelled by troops during the first revolution, requests punishment for his republican flaws, and elevates him to a first class duke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Hsuan Tung
Chang Hsun
Li Yuan Hung
Dynamite Found Hidden in Danish Coal Cargo
In Havana the Danish steamship Newa delivering coal from Newport News yielded a small dynamite cartridge with fuse among the unload. The device matches a coal mine style charge. Earlier an explosion on the American steamer Lackawanna in similar unloading near port caused two deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Newa
Newport News
Lackawanna
Woman Pilot Killed in Practice Flight Near Marlin
Marlin Texas July 4 Mrs Hattie Nixon 26 of Waco a student at the Marlin airplane school was killed yesterday during a practice flight Her plane failed to gain height after leaving the aviation field and struck telephone wires crashing to the ground crushing her beneath the engine The tragedy follows an unfortunate accident during training confirming the dangers of early aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin
Tex
Hattie Nixon
Waco
City appoints five member advisory school board
The city council named a five member advisory school board to work with the council and the city superintendent on school matters. Members include A. E. Tate J Elwood Cox J J Farriss Charles F Tomlinson and Dr Dred Peacock. Two teachers Horace Wright and Grace Holton were also elected. The council voted to maintain the free library once Carnegie Foundation funding for the building is secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Ragan
Stanton
City Council Debates Sewer Problems and Polluted Water
A petition signed by every city physician asks removal of the Centennial avenue sewer pump to prevent pollution of the water supply. Overflows and surface closets on the water shed threaten air and water quality. Council to study gravity flow and possible line enlargements. duty assigned to City Manager Murphy Councilman Stanton and Engineer Taplin. A request to extend the Russell street sewer to Mangum Avenue for four plants is deferred pending a report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centennial Avenue
Centennail Avenue Setion
Murphy
Stanton
Taplin
Robert Amos
Russell Street
Mangum Avenue
Dean's Kidney Pills Advertised for All Ailments
An old advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy for many ailments and claims strong results. It emphasizes availability at dealers with a price of 50 cents and cites Mr. Bullock as a user, from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Mr. Bullock
Foster-Milburn Co
Builalo
N. Y
Fifty American Civilians Detained in Germany
About 50 American civilians remain detained in Germany with Germany promising they may leave once passport conditions are met. Negotiations through Spain continue over the Moewe raid prisoners, but freeing them seems unlikely. Germany regards the men as prisoners of war as they were aboard an armed enemy merchantman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
State Department
Promage
Spain
Attitude of Labor Against Conscription in Canada
Ottawa July 4. J C Watters president of the trades and labor congress of Canada advocates conscription of material wealth and man power as law in response to a query from the British Columbia federation of labor. He urges working men refuse toil for private gain under conscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dominion of Canada
J. C. Watters
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
British Columbia Federation of Labor
Examination for Rural Carrier in North Carolina
Civil service examination will be held on July 28 for rural letter carriers at Hillsboro Maple Hill and Salisbury in North Carolina. This notice invites eligible applicants to apply for rural carrier positions in these towns and outlines the testing locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hillsboro
Maple Hill
Salisbury
N. C
U. S
Liberty Loan
North Carolina
Federal Reserve Bank
Slang Debate Echoes in The Lambe Play
In this fragment from The Lambe, a character chides Marjory for slang use while Marjory defends it as perhaps more religiously acceptable. The exchange reflects language style and social tension in the drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjory
Malaria Tonic Advertises Quinine and Health Benefits
An old catalog style ad touts a tonic claimed to fight malaria and malarial symptoms by delivering quinine and other medicines. It asserts the product removes malaria causes, wards off mosquito bites, and restores energy despite fevers and chills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aun Drug Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clinton Scollard
John Long
Roxboro
Mrs
Archie Merrian
High Rock
Carter Dalton
William Burgess
Charlotte
Mary Elizabeth Long
Mrs. Hiatt
At the Rose
Mark Swain
Selig
the Princess of Patches
Vivid Reed
Arles le Moyne
Fran Weed
Little Violet
Hank Mann
Real Fnsters
Ini
A. E. Tate
J. Elwood Cox
J. J. Farriss
C. F. Fomlinson
Dred Peacock
City Council
Bradner & 41
N.C
THE
Broadway
Kathlyn Williams and
Hose Peters
Frontier
Death Valley
Morosco-Paramount
Canada
the Rose Theater
Brady World
Robert Warwic
Gail Kane
Miss Thomas’ Commercial School
South Main
High Point
Cates
Thomasville, N. C
Hart Drug Co
Hart
Ness
Kodak Supplies
Hart Drug Company
Gae Commercial National Bank
High Point, N.C
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