Funeral for Dennis W Ward in High Point with military honors
The body of Dennis W Ward who died in France on October 24 1918 arrives in High Point and will be buried with military honors at the home of his parents near Groometown Sunday at 3 PM. Rev W A Lambeth of Wesley Memorial Church will officiate with American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in charge. Ward was 21 and served in the 54th Infantry. brother of Gilmer Ward.
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Dennis W .Ward
France
Charles A. Ward
Groometown
W. A. Lambeth
Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gilmer Ward
High Point
Greensboro
Cuban planter Lezama faces court bid for 2.9 million
Havana creditors unite to manage the properties of Jose Lezama the young planter and financier who collapsed after large liabilities. A court ordered his apprehension on forgery and document falsification charges while declaring him responsible before civil courts for 2.9 million. His assets include harbor lands and two sugar mills producing up to 500000 sacks annually.
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Havana
Cuba
Jose Lezama
Lezama
Havana Harbor
Skepticism in Europe and Fashion Bias Cited in 1930s Quotes
The record quotes ex Senator James Hamilton Lewis claiming the US lacks friends in Europe. It also cites a remark on women’s skirts and necklines, attributed to Congresswoman Alice Robertson of Oklahoma, reflecting era gender views.
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United States
Europe
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Alice Robertson
Oklahoma
Priest Defends Entertainment in Christian Scheme
Father Degen, a British priest, says it is not part of the Christian plan to suppress cinemas theaters dancing halls racing or alcohol and tobacco. He argues moderation and moral guidance rather than bans should guide society.
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Father Degen
Short Skirts Celebrate Healthful New Youth Style
Dr Woods Hutchinson of New York praises young women for adopting short skirts, calling their costume extraordinarily healthful and congratulating them on winning what he terms the battle of the short skirt.
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Woods Hutchinson
New York
Ludendorff Urges Peace Treaty End of War Talk
A quotation from General Erich Ludendorff argues against fighting France and advocates submitting to and enforcing the peace treaty. The remark reflects postwar sentiment and calls for acceptance of terms.
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France
Erich Ludendorff
Reform bureau leader urges Ford to curb car use for vice
Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts, superintendent of the International Reform Bureau, tells Henry Ford he should advocate legislation to stop the motor car from being used for immoral purposes. The remark signals reformist emphasis on moral control of technology.
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Henry Ford
Wilbur F. Crafts
International Reform Bureau
German smoking habits shift to short American pipes
Berlin reports a cultural change as Germans abandon long-stemmed pipes for short American pipes amid street smoking during days of stress. The trend reflects practical reasons for carrying compact pipes at public places.
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Berlin
Card of Thanks for Gertie Miller from Epps Family
The Spencer Epps family expresses gratitude to friends in Mechanicsville and High Point for kindness during the illness and death of their daughter Mrs. Gertie Miller.
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Mechanicsville
High Point
Gertie Miller
Spencer Epps
Legion men protest Sweet bill on veterans aid plan
F W Galbraith Jr national commander of the American Legion urges defeat of a House Committee amended Sweet bill that would create 14 regional War Risk Bureau offices and limit central authority He warns decentralization and stalled compensation would hamper aid to disabled World War I veterans in Washington June 4.
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Washington
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Congress
House
America
F. W. Galbraith, Jr
American Legion
Galbraith
War Risk Bureau
Harding
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Federal Board For Vocational Education
United States Public Health Service
Veterans Bureau
Veterans’ Bureau
Tulsa rebuilds homes for Black residents after unrest
Tulsa business men plan to rebuild homes for thousands of Black residents made destitute by the Tuesday and Wednesday unrest. Judge J. T. Martin chairs a drive urging one thousand volunteers, each funding a home at about $1,000. Detention camps at the fair grounds are emptied as relief work continues.
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Tulsa
Okla
Committee On
Fair Grounds
Widow slept beside dead sister for three weeks
New York dispatch reports Mrs. Carrie Jacobs widow told police she slept in a bed beside her sister’s corpse for three weeks. Detectives noted the body had lain unattended as the investigation opens into the disturbing case.
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Flossie Fishburne
Jacobs
New York
Carrie Jacobs
Banker cashes fake check then flees by air to Germany
In Copenhagen on June 4 M Barning a banker cashed a $200000 check for a German. He discovered the check was bad and took a plane to Warnemuende arriving as the German left a ferry boat. Barning recovered his money and flew back to Copenhagen.
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New Orleans
Theodore Jacques
Copenhagen
M. Barning
Warnemuende
Germany
Barning
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