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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1916

Page

5

Poem and Social News From Greensboro Elwood Visit Highlights

Social and Personal notes recount John G Whittier verse on life and faith followed by local society items. Mrs John H Shaw Miss Lola Lambert and Luther Fletcher of Winston spent a day in Greensboro while J L Royals longtime Giant Furniture supervisor is ill at home.

John G. Whittier Elwood John H. Shaw Lola Lambert Luther Fletchér Winston Greensboro J. L. Royals Giant Furniture Company K. ©. Council Morrisville D. B. McCrary Charles Ashboro Florence Blair English Street Verda Wall The Normal D. A. Stanton Archie Sherrod Spartanburg S. C F. A. Smith and Sons Wade Mecum Springs J. Nissen Coyt Tycho M. E. Langenour R. €. Charles Elm Street Laugenour E. A. Snow Dorothy Rodney Jackson Springs Eugene Davis Nina Martin Mangum Avenue Altoona

Dancing crowd fills Manufactus club rooms with music

In the rooms vacated by the Manufactus club young men hosted a delightful dance last evening. Hood's orchestra provided the music as 25 couples danced under red white and blue bunting with fans for comfort. Attendees included numerous local and out of town guests and a list of names followed.

Manufactus’ Club Hood

Rev H H Robbins Conducts Notable Trinity Church Services

Rev H H Robbins of High Point preached a week of notable services at the Methodist church in Trinity. Misses Kate Normant Mary White and Carrie Phillips returned from summer school at the Normal college. Mrs Vernon Peace and her child visit from High Point for a week. Mrs Edgar Pepper of Thomasville visits her parents Capt and Mrs Joseph Parkin. Mrs Bruce Craven and her young son left by noon train to visit relatives in Raleigh.

Mary Wilson Archdale Verta Idol North Main Street F. Wineskie White Sulphur Springs Henrietta White Myrtle Dwiggins Kernersville Ataynele Hepler Washington Street L-Warn Trinity H. H. Robbins High Point Methodist Church Kate Normant Mary White Carrie Phillips Normal College Vernon Peace Edgar Pepper Thomasville Capt Joseph Parkin Bruce Craven Little Son Raleigh Edward Montgomery Mechanicsville W. L. Guyer F. W. Welch Halere Arrice James Lowe Woodson Ek. C. Henderson Detroit Mich Fred Grissom E. C. .Grissom Alfred Pearce Ida Guyer

Barmaid Outsmarts Detectives In London Pub

London reports a barmaid avoided a fine by tricking two detectives under the anti treating law. They ordered two quarts of beer each, she served them, and when challenged she refused to drink, turning the encounter into a clever ruse that left the arrest thwarted.

London

Special Music Sunday at First Baptist Church

The First Baptist Church hosts special music tomorrow with a quartette performing Hear the Voice and Prayer of Thy Servant. Soloist Miss Gertrude Courtney renders My Redeemer and My Lord. Anthem Love Divine is sung with bass solo Lawrence White and solos by Henrietta White and Mrs James Melilchampe. Wilson Watlington of Ruffin also sings a solo.

First Baptist Church Bruce Steant Herman Sears Mellichampe Lawrence White L. B. Williams My Redeemer Lord Dudley Buck Miss Gertrude Courtney Lenoir Love Divine J. C. Macey Henrietta White James Melilchampe Wilson Watlington Ruf

Topeka Labor Bureau Plans Seasonal Help

Topeka a July 29 announcement says the employment bureau will not summon an army of harvest workers for the Kansas fields. It will notify farmers in spring how many men are required and dispatch farmhands only as calls are made. Currently miscounts lead to oversupply and wasted trips, with workers arriving from distant areas often unable to find suitable work.

Topeka Kan Ployment Bureau Cantern

Community notes from Hickory Chapel and surrounding towns

Daily social roundup reports visits between Mechanicsville Ek and High Point families. Highlights include Montgomerys visiting Guyers, Halere and Arrice Welch with the Lowes, and Leona Guyer returning from Burlington. A large turn out at Hickory Chapel for children's day exercises followed by a noon dinner.

Leona Guyer Burlington Hickory Chapel W. P. Jester J. V. Guyer Allie E. L. Crouch High Point W. V. Crouch Mechanicsville Henry Horney Camp Glenn Manila Burchfield John Kidd William Jester Joe Doss John Taylor W. L. Guyer

Lang Model Shows to Return Next Week in Morganton

The Langs Shows will come from Albemarle North Carolina next week to Morganton for a public event at the ball park. The celebration benefits the Masonic Orphanage at Oxford. The Morganton News Herald lauds the shows as clean and top notch with Dix ie minstrel performances and remarkable motorcycle riders Miss Betty Chester and Dave Devil Kelly thrilling crowds.

Lang Ball Park Albemarle N. C Masonic Lodge Oxford Morganton News- Herald

Swallow Outpaces Warplane in Public Flight Dare

London reports a flying corps officer racing an aeroplane against a swallow. For a quarter hour they chased each other through dives and climbs until a wire struck the bird, ending the contest as the swallow fell, leaving the pilot sorry to have killed the bird.

London Flying Corps

Woman's Missionary Meeting Adjourns After Biennial Session

High Point delegates and Greensboro attendees closed the Reformed Church woman’s missionary meeting this week. The next gathering will be in Concord. Mrs. A. Dixon of High Point delivered the most inspirational address on the verse God so loved that he gave.

High Point Reformed ‘Church H. G. Kopever Edgar Whitener Aeer Dixon

Burns Quotation Reflects Satire on Knave and Fool

A concise excerpt from Burns labels both knave and fool as plants of every soil, illustrating his sharp satire on human folly and deceit. The line underscores a universal critique of dishonest character across cultures.

Comperastion relief debated after tow by horse

Local chatter questions how a vehicle could be towed home by horse amid unclear reports. Citizens reference Creene-Bure and Piedad in a fragmentary Statesman column noting humiliation and disbelief.

Like Attracts Like Empty Purses and Stomachs

A brief aphorism notes a proverb that like attracts like and that poverty accompanies hunger. The saying suggests moral reciprocity and the idea that fortune follows disposition.

Modern fish keeping trends in gilded cages and crystal bowls

Miss Mason notes a fashion for lavish home fish and bird housing. Willow cages in natural or colored finishes flank exotic Chinese and Japanese influences with jade bracelets and tassels. Aquariums rise on carved stands with green water plants and multicolored marbles in vogue.

Europe China Black Forest Brittany New Jersey Brooklyn Milady

Fatal Accident at Muddy Creek Bridge Near Clemmons

A fatal accident occurred near Clemmons at the Muddy Creek bridge when Charlie Hammonds, a lineman for the Southern Public Utilities company, touched a live wire and died instantly. No further details were available this morning.

Winston-Salem Muddy Creek Bridge Clemmons Charlie Hammonds Southern Public Utilities Company

Undine at Broadway Theatre

Lovers of artistic pictures welcome the five part production Undine adapted from Pierre de la Fouque. Ida Schnall world’s champion long distance swimmer leads a cast of medal winners in Santa Barbara island settings with dramatic cave scenes. Manager Wagner promises an exceptional Bonding program Monday and Tuesday at the Broadway.

Undine Pierre de la Fouque Walter Woods Henry Otto Ida Sehnall Schnall Santa Barbara California Mir Otto Wagner Broadway

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