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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1916
Page
5
A humorous social item recalls a Detroit Free Press cartoonish scene where Pa boasts of driving skill while Ma alerts him to street hazards. The narrative blends domestic banter about traffic, signaling, and fear of street cars as a family returns home safely.
Miss Mary Campbell hosted guests from Sanford for four tables of rock with gladiolas on display. Numerous parties follow with gatherings at Okadoka Camp Fire girls and Thimble club, plus several marriages, travels, and hospital updates across local families and friends.
The first brigade of the North Carolina national guard is now part of the federal army. The unit includes the first, second and third infantry regiments with 3,114 enlisted men and 179 officers on the muster roll.
The Clements Cigar company was sold today at auction for 1 050 dollars. Eugene Parish will continue the business as formerly. Mrs Laura Beall Plattsburg Miss writes about health improvements after using Foley Kidney Pills. They relieve backache rheumatism and bladder troubles. For sale by Mann Drug Co Wine.
The 20th annual North Carolina Firemen’s Association tournament began in Raleigh with a big parade and fast hose races down the South Blount asphalt course. Kinston and Morehead City led early heats with times around 272 seconds, while floods forced some west teams to skip events.
In Wilmington on July 20 Colonel Edmund Buckner testified in a stockholders suit that DuPont Powder Co faced pressure to honor foreign contracts amid wartime price surges. He described advances, rising material costs including toluol and a $56.9 million stock value increase from an earlier $14 million purchase.
Tomorrow afternoon marks the second Friday half holiday observed by 17 city stores to give clerks a weekly rest in July and August. The agreement, reached to close at 1 pm, aims to ease the heat and keep shops open for public trading the rest of the week. Participating firms include George T. Wood, Jarrett's Stationery, Allen Brothers, Moffitt Furnishing, Thacker's Shoe Store, Blair-Hoskins, Staley's Jewelry, D. Bones and Son, and N. H. Silver and A. FE. Alexander.
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