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High Point Enterprise in High Point, North Carolina
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1917
Page
5
Coxes Return From Florida After Festival Triumph
Mr and Mrs J Elwood Cox and Miss Clara Cox plan to leave St Petersburg Florida Monday for High Point arriving home in five to six days. Cox health has improved after a Richmond hospital operation. Cox reports North Carolina won a 50 gold prize a loving cup and two silver cups at the St Petersburg Festival of States and his float promoted High Point as a major furniture center. Cox was elected president of the North Carolina association formed in St Petersburg by winter residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Elwood Cox
Clara Cox
St. Petersburg
Fla
Florida City
High Point
Cox
Florida
Richmond
North Carolina
N. C
United States
North Carolina Association
Graduation Exercises At First Reformed Church
A training course completion service will be held at the First Reformed Church tomorrow night. Graduates will receive diplomas after an opening song scripture lesson prayers and several orations on religious instruction and Sunday school work. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Reformed Church
Fésay
R. R. Smith
Edgar Whitener
Palm Sunday observance at Lutheran church
Tomorrow at 11 o clock the annual Palm Sunday service will be observed at the Lutheran church in commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The church will be decorated to symbolize the event with special music and the reception of new members. The program includes hymns, prayers, readings from Philippians and Matthew, solos and an anthem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
Jerusalem
Mission Study Classes Meet at Wesley Memorial Church
The Mission Study Classes of the Woman's Missionary Society and the Young Woman's Missionary Society of Wesley Memorial church will hold a public meeting Monday afternoon April 2 at 3 30 in the Philathea room. All ladies of the church are invited and tea will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Society
Young Woman’s Missionary Society of
Wesley Memorial Church
Philathea
New Residents of City Move In From Virginia
Dr and Mrs L D Walker and their son have recently moved to High Point from a county in Virginia. The family has taken residence and plans to settle in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
L. D. Walker and Son
High Point
Strange County
Virginia
Doctor opens High Point practice in McAnally building
Dr. Walker, previously of Virginia, opens general practice with focus on children at the McAnally building on North Main street High Point. He formerly occupied 221 Lindsay Street, and says the city’s good reports influenced his decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay Street
C. C. Walker
High Point Hosts Visiting Teams at Reception After Debate
After the high school debate between Reidsville and Winston-Salem teams, High Point pupils held a reception for the visitors in the auditorium. The informal event featured punch black ice cream and cake as refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reidsville
Winston-Salem
High Point High School
Dr Claude Reitzel Confined By Severe Illness
Friends report Dr Claude Reitzel is bedbound with a severe grip contracted in New York during postgraduate work. He recently returned home sick and doctors fear erysipelas developing on his face as he endures significant pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Reitzel
New York
Park Street School Parents Meet Features Home and School Decor
The Parent-Teachers Association of Park Street graded school holds a meeting tomorrow at 3 PM in the Park Street building. Mrs. H. A. White will speak on Home and School Decorations. The public is invited and the event is expected to be very interesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent- Teachers’ Association
Park Street Graded School
Park Street
H. A. White
Parliamentary Class to hear Allen J. Austin on Usage
Allen J. Austin will speak to the parliamentary class on Parliamentary Usage at the regular meeting Thursday afternoon at 3 15. Residence of Mrs Bascom Hoskins on Parkway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen J. Austin
Bascom Hoskins
Parkway
Missionary Society to Meet Monday Afternoon
The Daisy Davie Missionary Society will meet Monday at 3 30 in the afternoon with Mrs Harry Raymond on Johnson Street for a local gathering of members.
New Additions to the Measley Club
Wilfred Sechrest and Stewart Clark join the measley club as new members. C. C. Sewell stands as a candidate in the ongoing club affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Sechrest
Stewart Clark
C. C. Sewell
Personal News From Greensboro Visitors and Local Health
Miss Margaret Rankin visited Greensboro with friends yesterday afternoon. Mrs. C B Overman and son Master Robert spend the weekend in Greensboro with relatives. W J Dickson returned home to Greensboro after a short visit with relatives. W C Jones was in Greensboro yesterday on business. Capt A M Rankin visited his brother W R Rankin yesterday. Charles E Moore of Greensboro spent yesterday in the city. Miss Josephine Somers returned home after visiting her sister Mrs W M Roach in Greensboro. P A Hayes of Greensboro was among out of town business men here. Mrs W C Hammer and daughter Miss Harriett Hammer of Ashboro passed through en route to Greensboro to shop. J L Pitkins of Charlotte was a business visitor this morning. Mr and Mrs E S Rowell returned to New York after several weeks here. they plan to come back to High Point in about a month. Brooks Reitzel, post appendectomy, greatly improved and home on North Main Street. Miss Jessie Lawrence of Salisbury, former High Point teacher, visiting Mrs J R Reitzel on North Main Street. Mrs A C Jones and two children confined to their rooms at the Colonial with measles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Somers
W. M. Roach
Greensboro
W. C. Hammer
Harriett Hammer
Ashboro
Jessie Lawrence
Salisbury
High Point
J. R. Reitzel
North Main Street
Bids Opened for 200 Coast Patrol Motor Boats
Washington March 31 bids opened at the Navy Depart ment for 200 motor boats to patrol coasts. The fastest boats will carry guns able to disable submarines near U. S. shores. Contracts expected to be spread among many yards to speed construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Coast Patr
Largest Power Dam Under Construction in Nevada County
The country’s largest power dam is under construction in Nevada County California across Emigrant Gap. It will block water to form an artificial lake of about 30 square miles, turning a small stream into a vast reservoir per Popular Science Monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constitution
Nevada County
Cal
Emigrant Gap
Popular Science Monthly
Dentist Couple Wed in Crown Point License Parade
Two Chicago dentists Everett A. William and Florence Keevan received marriage licenses in Crown Point yesterday as reported by the Chicago Herald. The couple plans a likely early wedding as they begin life together amid professional ties and local civic festivities.
Ormi Hawley Stars in Where Love Leads Drama
Ormi Hawley, star of the William Fox film Where Love Leads, handles a flood of letters from young fans. She says she often answers the kiddies’ notes when possible, highlighting her appeal to children and her responsive nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormi Hawley
William Fox
No Meeting of W. O. T. Club This Tuesday
Announcement notes that there will be no meeting of the W. O. T. club on Tuesday afternoon. No alternative event is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. T. Club
To Visit Uncle in Raleigh for a Short Stay
Miss Katherine Smith of Raleigh arrives tonight to visit her uncle W. C. Jones for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Smith
Raleigh
W. C. Jones
Hygiene Man Ad Promotes Wonders By I Z Phillips
Rev Dr I Z Phillips advertises a health promotion tour at 607 East Washington High Point from the 25th to the 28th then travels returning April 8 through 11. Information line provided as Phone 4591.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Z. Phillip
The
Enterprise
Hygiene
East Washington Street
High Point
Rev
I. Z. Phillips
the Hygiene Man
East 15Th Street
Winston-Salem
N. C
Masonic Lodge Meeting Notice for Reid Lodge 344
Mason ic Notice calls a meeting of Numa F. Reid Lodge No. 344 A F and A M on Monday April 2 1917 at 7 30 pm in second degree work. Visiting brethren invited. P W Kirkman Bec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Numa F. Reid Lodge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ministry of Our Lord
B. W. Gentry
J. R. Yound
Joseph Livingood
L. A. Peeler
Palm Sunday
Clarence Schultheiss
Christ
Claud Reitzel
Ili
Parent-Teachers’ Meeting
Margaret Rankin
C. B. Overman
Robert
W. J. Dickson
Capt
A. M. Rankin
W. R. Rankin
Charles E. Moore
P. A. Hayes
J. L. Pitkins
Charlotte
Brooks Reitzel
A. C. Jones
Colonial
Amos Furniture Co
R. E. Andrews
Chero-Cola
Chero-Co
P. W. Kirkman
Bec
Glas
Max Bones
High Point, N. C
Peoples House Furnishing Comp
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