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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1917

Page

5

Marriage of Miss Kennedy and Asa Biggs Surprises State

A marriage solemnized at Pikeville Wayne county unites Miss Mary Elizabeth Kennedy and Asa Biggs editor of The Enterprise. The ceremony occurred at J B Smith home with Rev J H Rumley officiating. They will reside in High Point after short trip to Wilson.

Pikeville Wayne County Mary Elizabeth Kennedy Asa Biggs The Enterprise J. B. Smith J. H. Rumley Miss Kennedy Greenville Biggs Diggs

Ladies Club Darning Circle Plans Send Off for Member

The Greensboro Duty Pecord notes a afternoon meeting at Mrs. H J Thurman’s Park Drive home to honor Mrs T J Murphy leaving for High Point. Members will embroider chair covers for her home as the club promotes domestic crafts and mending day as a holiday.

Greensboro Te City Inaswich Ds Murphy H. J. Thurman Park Drive High Point T. J. Murphy Murphy Furniture City J. S. Betts S. M. Garner Kuykendall J. W. Murphy A. R. Perkins Rob Wharton

Registration Day Call by Local League Leader

Mrs. J. J. Farriss declares in support of World War mobilization that all men 21 to 31 must register on June 5. She urges women to fill home duties and keep industry running while men serve, emphasizing no woman can take military place.

J. J. Farriss National League of Service For Women

Patriotic Enlistment Booth At High Point Post Office

June 5 registration for men aged 21 to 31 may lead to military service and warfare. Red Cross and National League for Women’s Service plan booths at the post office with joint voluntary efforts. Red Cross members pay $1 annually with no further obligation, while both men and women are urged to join and aid hospital supply creation and wartime relief work.

National League For Woman's Service Red Cross High Point The

Mrs Bruce H Carraway Entertains Tomorrow Afternoon

Mrs Bruce H Carraway will entertain tomorrow afternoon at 3 o clock for Mrs John A Lindsay. The event appears to be a social call or gathering hosted at an unspecified location. Further details are not provided in the fragment.

Bruce H. Carraway John A. Lindsay

Personal notices of travelers and visits around town

Personal items list Hicks heading to Norfolk Naval Training School and various local residents traveling, visiting, or returning from trips. Mentions Rebecca Denny at Salem College graduation, Mrs Webra Holt returning from Graham, Mrs W T Parker returning from Baton Rouge, Perryman’s appendicitis, Kathryn Burns en route to Greensboro, Florence Phillips visiting, J I Thomason and H W Kronheimer in Greensboro and Winston Salem, and a marriage in North Wilkesboro. Also notes thirty years voting age in British franchise bill.

Mildred Hair Remedy Restores Natural Color In Days

A non dye product named Mildred Hair Remedy claims to restore natural hair color quickly. It removes dandruff, smooths, and leaves hair fluffy and healthy. Sample mailed for 16 cents by The Mildred Louise Co. Boston with Hart Drug Co. as a seller.

Mildred Mildred Louise Co Boston Mass Hart Drug Co

High Point Merchants Honor First June Bride Gifts in Town

High Point merchants announced gifts for the first resident bride married in June. The Enterprise offers a year’s subscription if the marriage is reported, with items from Allen Brothers, Moffitt Furnishing, Nattdhat, Ilmer Brothers, W. C. Beavans, Peoples House Furnishing, Start Drug, Blair-Hoskins, and Broadway theater, plus a rocking chair and slippers.

High Point Cdthimereiat Anah Bank Ilmer Brother's Peoples House Furnishing Company Uoon J. Albert Blair-Hoskins Company High Point Enterprise

New York Marriage Bureau Sees Run Amid Draft Rules

An abnormal demand for marriage licenses and immediate ceremonies was observed in New York as conscription age men rushed to wed. Officials tie the rush to the draft law and rumors that married men would be drafted last, noting 243 licenses issued yesterday and 167 by 4 p m today with long queues awaiting services.

New York Washington W‘rease

Measure of a Man at Rose theater with Kerrigan

The Blue Bird photoplay Measure of a Man comes to the Rose theater tomorrow starring J Warren Kerrigan and Louise Lovely. A young man expelled from divinity school becomes spiritual adviser to rugged lumbermen in a western camp. His forceful gospel and moral influence transform a mountain community led by a wary queen.

Rose Theater J. Warren Kerrigan Louise Lovely Divinity Schol

Hugh Hamilton Wins Medal At Davidson College

Hugh Hamilton son of Mr and Mrs C T Hamilton returned to the city after finishing his freshman year at Davidson College where he won the medal for best play. The note adds a light quip about a self starter for the Tigers.

Hugh Hamilton Davidson College C. T. Hamilton Mr. Hamilton Presbyterian Institution

Is Yours Mr Men Bay Pe ee er eS

A fragmented passage discusses two variants of a simple lifestyle. It notes one family eats and sleeps steadily, avoids excess, and pursues health through balanced nourishment rich in iron.

Mr. Men

Which Family Are You

The passage describes the family that stays up late and overworks seeking nourishment and iron. It stresses reliance on natural iron to sustain speed, vitality, and nerve force, noting some men drive automobiles while others do not and that iron may be essential for those with rundown health or illness.

Mineral Iron Medicinal Remedy Promises Quick Nerve Benefit

An advertisement touts Acid Iron Mineral, a non alcoholic medicinal iron from Cherisd Corp. It claims rapid nerve support and health benefits, with purported water and home use instructions and two bottle sizes available through druggists.

Berrudine Cherisd Corp Foy Home Tse

Still in the Dark a husband’s changes haunt a friend

A distraught wife recalls affectionate kisses before marriage, while a bosom friend notes a shift as the husband now drinks. The fragment hints at marital strain and possible drinking troubles within a strained relationship.

Thoughtful Fire Safety Question Misfires as Clerk Sees Cigarette Toss

A quoted exchange questions the clerk's caution about fire. The speaker notes the clerk habitually discards cigarettes in another's wastebasket, illustrating unsafe behavior.

English woman who sent four husbands to front ends career

Mrs Pardee reads about an English woman who reportedly sent four husbands to the front and lost them all. Pardee asks if the account says she has resumed recruiting, while Ex Ivan Olson may boot away more games than umpires combined but still sits in the Robins lineup when the Swede is in play.

Pardee Ivan Olson Robins

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Mrs. Murphy Honoree Notts Mrs. Lindsay Soue Hicks Norfolk Naval Trains School Webra Holt Graham Carl Hill W. T. Parker City Baton Rouge J. A. Perryman Bee Kathryn Burns Florence Phillips J. I. Thomason KK. BE. Mendenhalk H. W. Kronheimer Winston Salem Lerence Blair Nashville, Tenn W. F. Ellis George F. Ellis Salisbury P. ©. Fisher North Wilkesboro Mr. Ellis Philip Robbins Louise Harpon Glenn Muse Wake Forest College Sidney Perry Statesville Grace Jerome Greensboro College For Women R. B. Strickland East Russell Street W. C. Beavans Detroit Tigers Skipper Jennings Sten Tore Stofe Mich Point Blanche Sweet Barnegat Lasky-Paramount Warner Beauans
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