Red Cross Week Pajama Work Totals Weekly Effort
The report lists daily sewing activity for the Red Cross including pajama coats trousers and operating caps by named volunteers across multiple sessions Monday to Saturday. The weekly totals show 16 pajama coats 17 pajama trousers nine operating caps four undershirts and three pairs of underdrawers. An Atlanta headquarters announcement urges greater participation, urging one percent of women to join war work.
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Red Cross
W. Clark
P.O. Poston
L. L. Wheeler
M. Hauser
Will Lee
F. P. Ingram
C. E. Mendenhall
J. O. Poston
Gladys Kivett
C. D. Baxter
Bert Kirkman
Homer Wheeler
F. E. Sauls
J. A. Hart
Henri Turner
FE. A. Wells
E. D. Steele
C. L. Wheeler
R. A. Wheeler
Robert Ben¢ini
C. E. Reitzel
Edna Sechrest
J. J. Cox
Bob
Atlanta
American Red Cross
Fouth
Marriage Solemnized Under Sycamore Tree in Abbott’s Creek
A quiet marriage took place Saturday afternoon at 4 near Hayworth mill in Abbott's Creek, uniting Miss Mary FE Wyse and Perry F Hayworth. Rev J M Hilliard officiated under a sycamore tree in the bridegroom's home vicinity. A home-done dinner followed for friends and relatives.
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Abbott's Creek
Hayworth Mill
Mary FE. Wyse
Perry F. Hayworth
J. M. Hilliard
Hayworth
Mrs Fuller and company visit for town events
Mrs A Fuller came to High Point last Monday to visit Mrs John A Lindsay Sr and attend the hhau tauqua and returned home last Thursday with Mrs Lindsay. Sunday Mr and Mrs John A Lindsay Jr and son John and several others went to Mrs Fuller's home at Fullers for a day trip and returned last evening with Mrs Lindsay Sr who ended her visit.
Local Pair Edith Gray and Fred Harville Wed at Methodist Church
Miss Edith Mae Gray and Fred J. Harville were united in marriage Sunday at South Main Street Methodist Church with Rev. H H Robins presiding. A small circle of intimate friends witnessed the ceremony. The couple will reside in High Point.
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Edith Mae Gray
Fred J. Harville
South Main Street Methodist Church
H. H. Robbns
High Point
War Prayer union to hold meeting at Lutheran church
The regular weekly meeting of the War Prayer union is scheduled for tomorrow Tuesday at 4 PM at the Lutheran church on English street. All members and the public are urged to attend.
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War Prayer Union
Lutheran Church
English Street
Union
W C T U Meeting Set for Tuesday Afternoon
The regular W C T U meeting occurs tomorrow at 4 o clock in the afternoon. Mrs A M Briggs hosts at her Hamilton Street residence and Mrs Arthur Lyon leads on the topic Systematic Giv...
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A. M. Briggs
Hamilton Street
Arthur Lyon
Local Residents Note Safe Arrivals Overseas And Visits
A list of travelers and servicemen including Robert 8. Greer who reported a safe arrival overseas and Coy Jackson who reached a port in France. The city saw visits from W. J. Dickson of Greensboro and families from Lexington and Winston-Salem, plus hospital and house party events involving Miss Irma Tapp and High Point High School staff.
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Robert
Greer
A. N. Greer
Josephine Wood
Kinston
Irma Tapp
High Point High School
Odelle Peacock
Ruth Owen
Quack School Aids Men to Evade Army Service
London reports a pattern where unscrupulous doctors and chemists run a school teaching men of military age how to simulate illness to avoid conscription. Medical boards note fake heart symptoms as the common evasion tactic with fees around 50 dollars. Poorer Londoners are most affected and some have harmed themselves attempting to fake conditions.
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London
Axsoeiated
Bells Taken by Invaders Bellows War’s Loss
A wartime lament by Amelia Burr describes Belgium church bells seized for munitions, turning peaceful spires into symbols of destruction. The poem mourns lost shared language and homes, warns of slavery and hate, and urges resilience before the foe arrives at the gates.
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Amelia Josephine Burr
Belgium
Case of Trachoma Found at Duke for Nine Year Old Girl
An advanced case of trachoma the dreaded eye disease was found in a nine year old girl at Duke. After three years of sore eyes her parents arranged a consultation with Dr. R. H. Lewis of Raleigh and state health officials. Dr. Lewis and Major J. J. Kingeun of the U S Army Medical Corps diagnosed the condition.
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Duke
R. H. Lewis
Ralegh
State Board of Health
Lewis
J. J. Kingeun
United States Army Medical Corps
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement by Detroit Woman
An Indianapolis style testimonial claims strong relief from backache rheumatic and urinary symptoms after using Foley Kidney Pills. Mrs Chas Gray of 270 Sixth St Detroit Michigan reports better sleep and marked improvement.
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Foley
Chas. Gray
Sixth St
Detroit
Mich
Mann Drug Co
Typhoid Fever Lowers in North Carolina This June
The North Carolina State Board of Health reports typhoid fever cases for June at a five year low with 59 cases by mid month. Deaths average about one in eight of cases, implying over 600 cases annually in June, though this year’s first half shows a marked drop to one fifth of former prevalence.
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North Carolina
State Board of Health
Beaverbrook seeks greater paper supply for British press
London reports Lord Beaverbrook head of the propaganda department and Max Aitkin writer of Canadian army eye-witness accounts argues paper restrictions are too drastic. He says newspapers play a vital war role and should receive more liberal government treatment.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
Max Aitkin
England
New Calotabs Calomel Adverts Health Remedy
An advertisement promotes Calotabs as a new harmless calomel based liver cleanser. It claims no nausea or danger, requires one tab at bedtime with water, and offers a morning return to appetite and energy. Sold sealed, 35 cents, with money back if not delighted.
French tenor thrills GIs in intimate France camp concert
In a France camp on June 17 an informal concert drew American troops and nearby French regiment soldiers. A Paris opera star, one of France's leading tenors, sang a demanding aria from Tosca a cappella, his powerful voice drawing a hushed, admiring silence from all.
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France
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