Twilight Verse and Local Social Notices
A poetic devotional fragment reflects on love and immortality as stormy feelings give way to a smile. Local social notes list visits and guests in Winston-Salem and Greensboro, with details on Baptist Missionary Union delegates and a wreck survivor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PD. HH. Parsons
Little Son
Greensboro
Edgar Whitener
Rankin Street
Mesdames
J R. Pace
A. W. Biggers
Ridgecrest
Baptist Missionary Union
Winston-Salem
Mrs. Pace
Mrs. Biggers
Whitever
Caroline Biggers
Jamestown
W. O. T. Club Meeting Postponed. Rook Event Set
Social note reports the W. O. T. club meeting with Miss Irvine Paylor postponed and to be announced later. Also, Mrs. Robert Beneiii to host a rook party tomorrow at 3 PM on Lindsay Street.
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Irvine Paylor
Robert Beneiii
Rook
Lindsay Street
Local Visitors Stop in Reidsville and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Eugene Rochelle were weekend guests in Reidsville. Mrs D N Sykes of Norfolk Virginia sister of Mr B C Freeland visits the Freeland household on South Main Street. Misses Clara Jordan Iris Holt Paul Isher and Dr W F Cloton drove to the Normal in Greensboro yesterday to attend The Holy City. Misses Mary Wilson Mary Smith Ernest Wall and W H Slane drove to Asheboro yesterday afternoon. J C Benson spent the weekend in Statesville. H C Kearns Jr southern representative of the Southern Wood Finish
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Rochelle
Reidsville
D. N. Sykes
Norfolk
B. C. Freeland
Freeland
South Main Street
Clara Jordan
Iris Holt
Paulisher
W. F. Cloton
Greensboro
Holy City
Mary Wilson
Mary Smith
Ernest Wall
W. H. Slane
Asheboro
J.C. Benson
Eight Grade Pupils Honored for Deportment and Punctuality
A school list honors students for good conduct and perfect attendance across grades. Seventh Grade names Bo Newell Idol George Rice Enos Blair. Sixth Grade includes Clese Brown Bertha Hutchins Lena Wood Pauline Gallimore Edith Hedgecock Homer Hull Ora Ilines. Fifth Grade lists Garland Clinard Pearl Teague Myrtie Ingram. Fourth Grade Willard Hammer Lela Hedgecock. Third Grade Leona Welch Luna Turner Ollie Brown Mary Clinard Helen Hull Vena Holebrook Blanche Ingram Melvin Yow Ashburn Walch. Second Grade names Pauline Brown Hazel Brown Charlie Coleman Moxie Denny Wilbur Hines Edith Richie Geraldine Staley. First Grade Frances Hedgecock Violet Hines Jesse Stone Malory Turner.
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Bo Newell Idol
George Rice
Enos Blair
Clese Brown
Mary Clinard
Helen Hull
Vena Holebrook
Blanche Ingram
Melvin Yow
Ashburn Walch
Pauline Brown
Hazel Brown
Charlie Coleman
Moxie Denny
Wilbur Hines
Edith Richie
Geraldine Staley
Frances Hedgecock
Violet Hines
Jesse Stone
Malory Turner
Denmark Expands Motorship Fleet With Giant Vessels
Copenhagen reports rapid growth in motorship construction. After the Selandia 375 feet long and 3,500 HP, a Danish yard works on vessels of 12,000 tons, 500 feet, 6,000 HP. The firm has orders for fifty ships, occupying slips through 1921.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Ten Defendants Face Recorder On Blue Monday
Ten defendants faced the recorder on Blue Monday as the municipal court opened a larger docket than the prior two weeks. The Will Clinard case on automobile law violation was postponed to Tuesday. Several minor cases and fines followed, including gambling convictions and drunk charges, with various defendants receiving small counts or acquittals.
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Will Clinard
All Young French Lawyers Joined the Army
Paris dispatch reports the Parisian bar reduced to its lowest terms as all young French lawyers have entered military service. The move reflects sweeping wartime mobilization affecting the legal profession in Paris.
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Paris
Arm Cranks Ford. Pitts Severely Injured in Fracture
Pitts a young white man from three and a half miles north of High Point sustained a Colles fracture of the right arm this morning when he was kicked by a Ford while cranking the automobile.
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S. ©. Pitts
High Point
Colles
Russian Forces Resume Push Toward Sivas
Petrograd reporting from London says after three weeks of pause, main Russian forces beyond Erzurum have resumed a westward march toward Sivas. They expect favorable Turkish resistance not yet apparent, while yielding prisoners as they advance.
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Sivas
Petrograd
London
Erzerum
Black Sea
Lake van
British actors serve with forces praised by Lord Derby
London reports 1,00 actors now serving with the British forces announced after a dinner in their honor by theater professionals. Lord Derby lauded the dramatic and variety trades for aiding recruiting, noting they have always volunteered and contributed to the success of England's volunteer army.
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London
Lord Derby
England
Sir John Simon Returns to Bar in Big Insurance Suit
London report notes Sir John Simon, retired from the cabinet over military compulsions, resumes practice as private lawyer. His first major case is a dispute between two insurance firms in chancery division with a retaining fee of 35,000 dollars signaling high earning potential for elite English counsel.
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London
John Simon
England
Canadian mining expert hired to revise China laws
G. G. S. Lindsey, president of the Canadian Institute of Mining, has been retained by the Chinese government to revise China's mining laws. He has lived in China nearly a year and is familiar with oil fields as well as antimony and iron districts. The revision is expected to take about three months.
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Peking
G. G. S. Lindsey
Canadian Institute of Mining
China
Lindsey
Billy Foiste Recovers From Membranous Croup Attack
Billy Foiste grandson of Mr and Mrs J C Welch is recovering from membranous croup after a serious attack. He has improved and is now on the road to recovery at his grandparents home.
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Billy Foiste
J. C. Welch
Recompense for Escapes Frontline Courage Rewarded
Paris reports March 20 that the minister of war announced French soldiers taken prisoner and later escaping will be compensated as generously as possible for their courage and loyalty to the country.
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Paris
Last Voluntary Recruits in England
The last voluntary recruit among single men in England arrived at the recruiting office near midnight on the final permissible day. The recruit identified as Solomon, an East Side Jew, marked the end of voluntary enlistments.
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London
England
East Side
Solomon
Kill Smugglers in Wartime Dutch Policy
Amsterdam March 20 official headquarters report shows 62 smugglers killed or wounded during the war while 36,679 summonses were issued for smuggling. It also bans storing goods within an hour’s walk of the frontier to curb smuggling.
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Amsterdam
Holland
WrY Chilly Weather Brings Rheumatism
Rheumatism shows no age or class bias in damp cold. To ease symptoms, eat less meat, stay warm, avoid exposure, and drink plenty of water. Uric acid from bowels accumulates when skin pores close. kidneys must filter it. Four ounces of Rad Salts daily for a week may help, Jad Salts offered as a lithia based effervescent drink.
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Aneuist
Clarence Reese
Scroges
Ing Company
J. H. Shields
Statesville
H. C. Kearns, Jr
Mechanicsville School
Bers
Monsieur Robert
Order of Advocates of Paris
Monsieur Ernest Cartier
Order of Advocates
R. N. Mitchell
J. H. Whern
Elwood
Id. Strayhorn
Presley Stone
Abe Simpson
John Stone
Ed. Tucker
Loflin
Lloyd Wiggins
Brady
Durvacak
Columbus
N. M
Racine
Wis
Mexico
United States Immigration Service
United States
Sonora
Sample
Express Today
Leonard
Beavans
Stamey Company
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
J. Gurney Briggs
Mgr
Eugene
Northway Motor
Rothers High Point
Columbia
Detroit
High Point Motor CO
High Point, N. C
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
V. A. J. Idol
Sec’y Treas
Commercial National Bank
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