What will you give in return for my love and heart
A fragment from a period piece with a poem by Jay Thomas of Salisbury N C. It notes a return from St Petersburg Florida by Mr and Mrs J Elwood Cox and Miss Clara Cox after four months away and mentions the Thimble club meeting Wednesday at 3 PM with Mrs H Wearns on South Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Thomas
J. Elwood Cox
Clara Cox
St. Petersburg
Fla
Miss Cox
Thimble Club
Birthday Dinner Honors Mr. B F Moore
Yesterday at noon Mrs. Moore hosted a surprise birthday dinner for Mr. B F Moore. Guests brought jonquils and ferns, boutonnières for gentlemen and violet corsages for ladies, with yellow and purple decor and a four course menu. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. A Sherrod, Mr. and Mrs. A J Owen, and Dr. and Mrs. G T Rowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. EF. Moore
Mrs. Moore
Mr. Moore
Messrs. and Mesdames A. Sherrod
A. J. Owen
G. T. Rowe
Marriage Unites Miss Feansey Harvell and Bert Peace at West End
At West End Baptist church Rev F L Fiddler joined Miss Feansey Harvell and Bert Peace in marriage last night. Both residents of High Point the couple concealed plans from most friends but shared their intent with a few. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Harvell the groom son of Mr and Mrs Asbury Peace. Friends extend congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End Baptist Church
F. L. Fiddler
Feansey Harvell
Herbert Peace
High Point
Lee Harvell
Couple Binds Amid Traffic Near Sandy Ridge
Saturday evening Rev. L. W. Blackwelder was hailed driving to Sandy Ridge to organize a Daughters of Liberty society when a passing couple stopped him. Lee Charles from Sandy Ridge was escorting a couple to be married. In the road at seven o clock Miss Delia Frazier and Benjamin Farrington pledged their troth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Ridge
Daughters of Liberty Society
L. W. Blackwelder
Lee Charles
Bringieg
Delia Frazier
Benjamin Farrington
High Point UDC Offers Medal for Confederate History Essay
The High Point chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will award a medal to the best high school pupil essay on Confederate history. The prize will be presented at the close of the school term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Local social notes include guests visiting Greensboro and Statesville
Jr. and Mrs. Frank Wineside with Miss Thelma visit Statesville to see Mr. and Mrs. Fred Slane and Mr. and Mrs. George Stevens. Attendees to On Trial in Greensboro include RR B Terry, Harry Raymond, A Brash, C Prince, Katherine Humphreys of Wilmington with Mrs. A. H. Sissom, Horace Sisson, and Mrs. A. H. Sisson. Others traveled from nearby towns for Baraca Philatheas convention and weekend visitors such as Lola Long, Margaret Holliday, Prof. Edward Allen, H. A. Blapsi, and Lucy Cobb. Kate Humphreys of Wilmington returns home. Misses Iris Holt, Lillian Harrell, Paul Fisher, and Dr. W. F. Clayton toured to Asheboro. Groom brothers from Groomtown visited. Geneva Barnes of the Normal faculty stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lyon. Dr. H. C. Pitts left for Atlanta and will return by Wednesday. W. B. Thomas and W. H. Slane visited Statesville. Kate Humphreys travels back to Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Ingram
Katherine McClamroch
Greensboro
Nellie Muse
Baraca
Philatheas
Lola Long
Margaret Holliday
Edward Allen
Warrenton
H. A. Blapsi
Raleigh
Lucy Cobb
State Normal
High Point
Paul
Jack Groom
Groomtown
Geneva Barnes
the Normal
Arthur Lyon
East Green Street
H. C. Pitts
Atlanta
Iris Holt
Lillian Harrell
Paul Fisher
W. F. Clayton
Asheboro
W. B. Thomas
W. H. Slane
Statesville
Kate Humphreys
Wilmington
A. H. Sisson
Russia's Industrial Meeting Increases Military Committees
More than 1 000 members of military industrial committees have gathered across the Russian empire to discuss mobilizing national resources for defense. The assembly aims to detail concrete steps needed to turn resources into effective defense capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
eXtrograd
Russian Empire
Citrolax touted as remedy for constipation and digestion
An advertisement from Mann Drug Co promotes Citrolax as the best cure for constipation sour stomach lazy liver and sluggish bowels. The copy claims rapid headache relief thorough cleansing and a pleasant system cleansing effect with no pain or nausea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann Drug Co. Adv
Entente and German Actions Reported From Fronts
Reports from Paris describe a major Entente war conference as fighting continues east of the Meuse and near Saloniki. German air raids fail on Frisians base while losses include a destroyer, sea planes, and several ships sunk by submarines amid ongoing bombardments and skirmishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saloniki
Athens
Berlin
Friscian
Admiralty
Cerne
Hebe
Wichartoum
Paris
Entente Alles
High Point Higs Lose Season Opener to Pomona
The High Point High School baseball team fell 14 to 13 to Pomona on Pomona’s grounds. High Point led by four in the ninth before Pomona’s Johnson tied and then pulled ahead with a costly rally. Schulteiss and Lyon starred for High Point with a homer, two triples, a double and multiple hits. Batteries Teague Farlow for High Point Johnson Stafford for Pomona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Pomona High School
Johnson
Pomona
Gorgrat
Schulteiss and
Lyon
Teague and Farlow
Johnson and Stafford
Springfield school commencement begins with Rev Walter Grabbs sermon
The Springfield graded school's commencement opened with Rev Walter Grabbs of Bethania delivering a sermon in the school auditorium. The program includes choir pieces by Greensboro quartet, a primary and intermediate entertainment, declamation and recitation contests, a State Normal address by Dr John A Lesh, a baseball game, and the play The Noble Outcast to conclude Tuesday evening with musical support from the Springfield cornet band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Walter Grabbs
Bethania
Walter Bragg
Messrs. Hayworth, Marley, Phipps and Pierson
Greensboro
Wildwood
Mr. Phipps
John A. Lesh
State Normal
Springfield Cornet Band
High Point to Debates Jamestown Team This Evening
High Point and Jamestown high schools meet in Chapel Hill tonight for a debate on whether the United States should greatly increase its navy. High Point's team includes Edith Harrison and Hugh Hamilton for the affirmative and Louis Woodson and Odie Ingram for the negative, with the event serving as a lead in to a triangular meet with Winston and Reidsville Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Jamestown
Winston
Reidsville
Chapel Hill
Carolina
Edith Harrison
Hugh Hamilton
Louis Woodson
Odie Ingram
Doctor selected to clean up Buenaventura sanitation
To Clean Up Buenaventura Panama March 27 Dr E P Bever ly of Colon hospital has been chosen to tackle the sanitation effort at Buenaventura a pest hole of Colombia tied to a strict canal zone quarantine The Colombian government requested aid from American medical officers through its representative in the area Two main problems hinder sanitation the sewage system and the supply of clean water with water drawn from open wells or cisterns as in early days
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
E. P. Beverly
Colon Hospital
Buenaventura
Colombia
Canal Zone
Birds trained to destroy Krupp works proposed in London
An Englishman proposed training cormorants to destroy Krupp works by feeding birds along lines on walls. The plan involved releasing the trained birds at Essen to attack the chimneys. A war inventions board member warned about revealing secrets to the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essen
Krupp
War Inventions Board
Royal Institution
Chestnut Blight Spreads Across 19 States
Chestnut blight, starting in eastern New York around 12 years ago, has reached 19 states and now affects almost the northern half of native American chestnut stands. Estimated damage runs just over $50,000,000 as federal and state governments work to curb the disease.
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Washington
New York
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Malcolm Strauss
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Philadelphia
Miss Snellenburg
Enfente
Balkans
Verdun
Associated Press
Meuse
Palkan
High Point Highs
Springfield School
High Point School
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Archdale
Parker
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Krupp Works
London
Chichester
W. B. Inform
W.B. Inform
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Weingarten Broos., Inc
Chicago
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