Thomasville Lawyer McRae Appointed Deputy Collector
D C McRae, newly named deputy collector of internal revenue for Davidson County and High Point township, arrived in High Point to begin duties. A former France service lieutenant and prominent Thomasville lawyer, he will assist with filing income returns and special taxes this week 2 to 5:30 pm daily at the post office building. Internal Revenue Inspector Smathers will remain until tomorrow with an office also in the post office building.
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Dp. C. McRae
Thomasville
Internal Revenue
Davidson County
High Point Township
H. Hoyle Sink
McRae
High Point
France
Smathers
Mer. Smathers
Lenten Service at St Marys Episcopal Church
Brief afternoon prayer services will be held at St Marys Episcopal Church during Lent except Fridays and Saturdays. A longer Friday service at 7 30 PM and no Saturday service are noted. The notice urges all Christians to attend for prayer and Lent observance.
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St. Marvy’s Episcopal Church
Southern railway to maintain current schedules until further notice
The Southern railway announced at the local passenger station that the system will continue operating on existing lines. The local ticket agent said the railroad will maintain participation in the consolidated ticket offices along its routes for the present.
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Southern Railway
Southern System
Railroad Corporation
Cake Preserved Fourteen Years In Brandy At Wedding
Miss Geraldine Buchanan wed Lt. Austin Parker at the Statler Hotel wedding breakfast. A fourteen year old wedding cake, preserved in brandy from California Missouri, was served. The cake recipe was a Chinese fruit cake prepared by the bride’s parents. War romance adds interest as Buchanan, a war worker, met Parker at Harvard Canteen New York. Parker's home is Greenville South Carolina where he works for a banking and brokerage firm.
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Buchanan
California
Austin
Harvard
New York
Greenville
S. C
War Department declares soldier alive after death notice
In Haverhill Massachusetts adrift parents fight a discrepancy as the War Department lists their son Adolph Joy as dead while he is alive and working in a factory. They had sent in a French war memorial as proof of kinship and receive conflicting notices from officials.
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Haverhill
Mass
Adolph
Joy
War Department
Ray
Blood Medicine Number 40 Promoted by Local Druggist
A testimonial from Mrs. Jane Goodwin of Gideon Missouri praises Number 40 for relieving dropsy and bad blood after 17 years. The ad claims the remedy cures blood and systemic issues by removing waste and supporting nutrition, with use cases including malaria poisoning and skin diseases. Sold by Hart Drug Co in High Point North Carolina.
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Jane Goodwin
Gideon
J. C. Mendenhall
Evansville
Ind
Hart Drug Co
High Point
N. C
Watson Out Sherlocked Pollak in Hammond Hijink
In Hammond Indiana on March 2 a man known as Watson tracked down his missing roommate Bert Pollak who vanished with $600 after a burglary. Watson sent photographs of Pollak’s Hungarian wife to foreign papers causing Pollak to be traced and the wife contacted. Pollak fled to Winber Pennsylvania.
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Hammond
Ind
Sherlock Holmes
Winder, A
Watson
Bert Pollak
Pollak
Hungary
America
Hammond Society
Winber, Pa
Business trip ends with police escort in town
He traveled on business and was accompanied by S W McCullen chief of police of that place.
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S W. McCullen
That Place
Bottle found after 38 years links Belle Plaine woman
Belle Plaine Kansas March 2 192? a bottle cast into the Ninescah river carried a note bearing the name Alma Lane and a 1916 date. Recently Miss Lane received a letter from R S Baldwin Seattle Washington an engineer with Puget Sound Light Power reporting he found the bottle while boating on Washington Lake canal near Seattle.
Musk rats blamed for Cedar Creek dam breach
In Manton Michigan on March 2 authorities cited muskrats as the likely cause of a break under the splashway of the Cedar Creek dam, cutting off city water and power for essential lights for three nights.
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Manton
Mich
Cedar Creek
Five-Pound Sapphire Found in Mogok
A Burmese man reports finding an eight inch long sapphire weighing over five pounds in Mogok, Bombay. Value estimated between 175000 and 250000 dollars. This discovery highlights a rare gem of substantial worth in the Burma region.
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Bombay
India
Mogok
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Ring Drug Co
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