City Council Holds Final Session Before New Election
The city council met for its last unaided session as current members adjourned to meet Monday May 7 at 2 pm. Mayor Pickett and Councillors Alexander and Davis were present. Smith and Terry were away. R L Pickett was elected tax lister at 200 dollars yearly. Attorney S Clay Williams asked for tax refunds for Worth Manufacturing for 1914 15 16 on behalf of the trustees. the request was granted. Primary results were read and filed, and a city improvements report by City Manager Arthur Lyon was noted. An appropriation request for the Maccabee Rifles Home Guard was discussed but no action taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickett
Alexander
Davis
Smith
Terry
R. L. Pickett
S. Clay Williams
Worth Manufacturing Company
Williams
Arthur Lyon
Maccabee Rifles
Home Gruard
Maccabees
Canadians and Americans unite behind Vimy Ridge push
Charles H. Grasty reports from near Vimy Ridge where Gen. David Watson and Canadian troops express strong faith in Allied success. Canadians praise American support, with Wat son emphasizing cooperation and shared aims as Britain and France prepare to drive Fritz from the lines.
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Vimy Ridge
David Watson
Carency
Lorette Ridge
Souchez
Labyrinth
Fritz
Marine Recruiting Office Moved From Danville to Raleigh
Danville Virginia May 2 Sergeant Pearson Parham who led the marine recruiting station here for a year closed the office yesterday and moved to Raleigh where he will be in active charge. The response locally was weak with only three recruits last month. Twenty five men were accepted for the navy in April and eighteen enlisted in the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Pearson Parham
Raleigh
Navy
Army
Hard Work for Women and Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement
A reader from Rocky Mount North Carolina endorses Foley Kidney Pills noting relief from overwork effects and kidney strain. The letter praises the product's benefits and credits Mann Drug Co for availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G Wells
R. BR. 5
Rocky Mount
Foley
Mann Drug Co
New Pain Relief Oil Claims Instant Penetration
Advertises a universal oil for rheumatism neuritis lumbago sore joints and head back and limbs with claimed instant pain relief. Its internal and external use covers coughs colds croup sore throat diphtheria and tonsillitis. Ad promotes ten drops on leather to prove penetration and offers 25¢ to $1.00 bottles with money back guarantee at Henderson druggists by A Hart Prue Co next to the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hending Druggists
A. Hart Prue Co
Ady
Four men arraigned after deadly weapons affray in city
Ernest Hedgecock Boyd Samuels Harvey Baker and Roma Nalls faced municipal court after a March 20 affray in which deadly weapons figured. Sentences ranged from 25 to 100 dollars with costs. Hedgecock and Samuels appealed. A separate assault case against Hedgecock ended not guilty for a witness.
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Ernest Hedgecock
Boyd Samuels
Harvey Baker
Roma Nalls
Hedgeenck
Samuels
Baker
Nalls
Hedgecock
Samuel
Rosie Beck
Nalls and Baker
Heat Enables Heart Muscles to Beat Outside A Body
Popular Science Monthly explains that heart muscle cells can beat outside a body when kept at proper temperatures in incubators. Experiments show single cells and colonies starting to beat, but cooling environments slow and stop rhythmic action, suggesting cells die when temperature is unsuitable.
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Popular Science Monthly
Sharpshooting Yankee pitchers lead this season
The New York Yankees appear to have several sharpshooting pitchers this season. Cullop Caldwell and Mogridge stand out with understudies also in the mix, either in the rotation or nearby.
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New York Yankees
Cullop
Caldwell
Mogridge
Foley's Honey and Tar Cited as Best Remedy for Coughs
A Wisconsin reader reports a severe winter cough resisted medicines until Foley's Honey and Tar relieved it. The letter from Amberg praises the product as unmatched for coughs colds and whooping cough. Mannering Co.
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Foley
V. DeKeuster
Amberg
Wis
Mannering Co
Sermon at South Main Street Methodist Revival
Rev C S Kirkpatrick of Greensboro led a revival at South Main Street Methodist Church with Rev H H Robbins assisting. A large congregatio n heard a James 4 13 14 based message about harvest time and plans under God. The preacher warned the wicked may die young and urged daily reverence to avoid divine judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main Street Methodist Church
C. S. Kirkpatrick
Greensboro
H. H. Robbins
World’s quickest revolutions
A London Observer note surveys rapid political upheavals, noting Portugal’s 1910 revolution as the quickest on record, lasting a single day. It contrasts fleeting peaks of change with longer shocks like the Bastille storming, James II’s exile, and the Greek 1862 revolt.
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London Observer
Bastille
Charles X
Louis Philippe
England
James II
Kingotho
Portugal
Kidney Pills Rebuild Health Says Hunsucker
A M Hunsucker of Bogue Chitto Mississippi credits Foley Kidney Pills with relief from rheumatism kidney and bladder trouble dizziness and near falls. Disordered kidneys cause side and back pains sore muscles swollen joints and fatigue according to the advertisement. Manrm Drug Co.
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A. M. Hunsucker
Chitto
Miss
Foley
Manrm Drug Co
Administratrix Notice for W. L. Armstrong Estate
Nancy F. Armstrong administratrix of W. L. Armstrong deceased of Guilford County North Carolina calls all creditors to prove their claims by March 30 1918 at High Point NC. Creditors may present demands and debtors should pay promptly to satisfy the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy F. Armstrong
W.L. Armstrong
Administrator's Notice in Guilford County Estate
Having qualified as administrator of late of Guilford County North Carolina this is again at the estate of the said deceased to present them to the undersigned or his attorney T W Albertson on or before the 6th day of February 1918 or this notice will be pleaded in that of their recovery All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned or his attorney This February 6th 1917 J B Shaw T W Albertson Atty Knkowka Administrator of Tillman Shaw died
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W. L. Armstrong
Guilford County
North Carolina
High Point
N. C
T. W. Albertson
Sale of Land in Guilford County April 28 1917
Order of resale by Guilford County Superior Court in Bettie Cruthis et al vs J F Cox et al appoints 48 commissioners to sell at public auction for cash on Monday April 28 1917 at 12 M. The tract lies four miles southeast of High Point in Jamestown township on a graded road from Fairfield to High Point and begins at a stone on the southeast corner of the Suits Lot following Blair's line 21 poles east.
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Superior Court of
Guilford County
Bettie Cruthis
William Cruthis
Jamestown Township
High Point
Fairfield
Suits
Blair
Two Guilford County land tracts put up for cash sale
Legal notice describes Tract No. 1 containing 24 acres with metes and bounds from H. W. Cox deed via Jas. H. Cruthis and recorded in Book 70 page 6569, and Tract No. 2 containing 51 acres from Eli Leonard to Cox, recorded in Book 70 page 571. Sale terms are cash. Dated April 4, 1917 by J. R. Trotter.
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Weaver
Joab Leonard
Pines
Mary Coleman
Suit
Wheelers
Eli Leonard
H. W. Cox
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
J. R. Trotter
Z A Burns Farm To Be Resold At High Point Notice
By reason of a raised bid deposited by A L Burns the bid stands at 425 dollars and the Z A Burns farm will be resold in front of the Bank of Commerce High Point NC on Thursday April 12 1917 at 2 oclock P M as described in the petition in this cause. This March 28 1917. W H Ragan Commissioner W P Ragan Atty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Burns
Bank of Commerce
High Point
N. C
Z. A. Burns
High Point Elwood For Winston Schedule Notes
Transportation bulletin lists departure times 9 00 a m 11 30 a m and 3 00 p m from High Point to Winston with multiple daily options for passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Mortgage Sale of Land in High Point 1917
Mortgagee J. M. Hedrick forecloses on Eugene F. and Effie E. Segraves note of 750 dollars dated February 15 1913. On May 28 1917 at 12 o’clock noon the property in High Point Guilford County North Carolina will be sold at public auction for cash, containing about one half acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene F. Segraves
Effie E. Segraves
J. M. Hedrick
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
High Point
N. C
High Point Township
Resale of Real Estate by Guardian Under Court Decree
By authority vested in the undersigned and by a Guilford County Superior Court decree in special proceedings, W. H. Ragan guardian of Z. A. Burns, a person of unsound mind, is proceeding with a resale of real estate.
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Superior Court
Guilford County
N. C
W. H. Ragan
Z. A. Burns
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Ness One
Viny Ridge
Charles H. Grasty
N. Y
America
Watson
United States
Europe
Miller
Lillie Hern
Hoyle
Russia
J. BE. Shaw
Atty
Knkowka
Tillman Shaw
D’ed
W. P. Ragan
J. A. Hart Brag
Interurban Motor Lines Incorporated
High Point, N. C
Winston Salem Line
Elwood
Winston
Winston Zinzendorf
Elkin
Wilkesboro
Mt. Airy
High Point Greensoro Line
High Point Elwood Hotel
Guilford Hotel
Interurban Motor Lines
O. A. Kirkman, Sec. and
Treas
Tom Lattle
Little’s Corner
Little
J. A. Hart Drug
North State
P. O
Bella
H. A. Millis
C. E. Kearns
A .M. Rankin
J. H. Adams
G. A. Pollock
High Point, N.C
J. Elwood Cox
C. M. Hauser
V.-Pres
V. A
J. E. Guy Elwood
Basement
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
Insurance Service
J. Gurney Briggs
Mer
Davidson County
Kernersville, N. C
Joseph Dreayer
Broad St
North State Telephone Company
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