Intricate Machine Sorts Out Aviators
Fort Worth Texas June 12. A new breathing machine at Barron field classifies aviators by altitude tolerance.Lieutenants Hanson Thomas and Blair run the lab testing pilots before overseas service. The apparatus simulates ascent and descent and has reportedly been used by the German air service for five years. Pilots are sorted into three classes from never affected by altitude fatigue to those who faint under stress.
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Barron Aviation Field
G. H. Hanson
F. W. Thomas
James Blair
Fort Worth
Mineola
N. Y
German Air Service
Noted actor becomes prisoner of Germans
London reports Major Leslie Faber, once a noted English actor and son in law of dramatist Henry Arthur Jones, now an unwounded prisoner in German hands. He had been listed missing from the western front weeks earlier and served as a second lieutenant after leaving the 1915 U S production Diplomacy to join the army.
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London
Leslie Faber
Western Front
Red Cross
Faber
Henry Arthur Jones
United States
Letters From France Urge High Point Youths Come Over
A High Point city soldier at a French naval air station writes that American troops are fed clothed and housed well, better than allies. He invites local youths to join, notes Y M C A life at the front, and asks pacifists and pro Germans to explain atrocities seen by expeditionary forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
J. Clyde Cummings
United States Naval Air Station
Cummings
High Point
Camp Jackson
Uncle Sam
Lady Minstrel Benefit Planned For Red Cross
High Point UDC and Tar Heel Chapter C of Confederacy join with Lilian Hall to stage a new minstrel show for the Red Cross. Hall arrives late this week for first rehearsal with performances expected within ten days.
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RED Cross
High Point
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Tar Heel
Children of the Confederacy
Lillian Hall
American Red Cross
Allied Expedition Urged to Halt German Invaders
Washington June 12 appeal from the Cadet party central committee in Russia asks the United States and allies to send an expeditionary force to Russia to repel German invaders. It urges that the expedition be placed under international control to safeguard Russia's rights.
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Washington
United States
Russa
Central Committee
Cadet Party
Russia
Widow Credits Fo Ley’s Honey and Tar Cure
Mrs A Walden of 460 Glenn Ave Fres no Cac writes that yearly fever left her with a lingering cough each winter. She says Fo Ley’s Honey and Tar helps her every time and notes she is a 66 year old widow. The product aids bronchial and grip coughs and is effective for croup and whooping cough. Mann Drug Co
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A. Walden
Glenn Ave
Fresno
Cac
Foley
Mann Drug Co
Well Known Trinity Resident R Young Died After Illness
The remains of Mrs. R. Young, a long time Trinity resident, died after a period of illness. She was moved to Norfolk, Virginia for her former home, funeral services and interment are planned after shipping. Mrs. Young had recently stayed in a local sanitarium and was beloved by Trinity residents.
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Trinity
R. Young
Mortgage Sales in High Point by Skeen and Pierce
Two separate mortgage foreclosures in Guilford County North Carolina set for July 2 1918 at 2 PM. First sale by J R Skeen and H A Pierce on land in High Point adjoining J F Brown, Lot I, about 691 square feet. Second sale by H A Pierce and J R Skeen on Lot 12 in High Point townships measuring about one quarter acre. W P Ragan attorney.
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L. H. Tuttle
Bettie Tuttle
J. R. Skeen
H. A. Pierce
Register of Deeds Office
Guilford County
N. C
High Point
High Point Township
N .C
J. F. Brown
Ward Street
H A Pierce
S. G. Tuttle
Irene Tuttle
North Carolina
L H. Tuttle
M. Silman
H. A Piace
W. P. Ragan
Atty. Mortongees
High Point Endorsement for Doan’s Kidney Pills
A High Point resident testifies about kidney trouble and back pain improved by Doan’s Kidney Pills. He recalls being cured after use and, over three years later, reiterates the strong endorsement. The advertisement cites Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo, New York.
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F. C. Remfrey
Main Street
Doan
Remfrew
Foster- Milburn Co
Msgrs
Buffalo, N. Y
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United States Aviation Corps
Fort Worth, Tex
United
States Government
A. KE. FL
Kultur
HMN
Triity
Norfolk, Va
Mer
Atty
Loflin’s Millinery
Commercial National Bank Home Banking Company
High Point Saving & Trust Company
Bank of Commerce Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
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