Guilford County Marriage Licenses Rise in October
The Guilford county marriage license market was active in October with 105 licenses issued. Whites accounted for 76 and negroes for 29. The Clerk of Court records show 3 divorces granted that month.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1920
Page
8
The Guilford county marriage license market was active in October with 105 licenses issued. Whites accounted for 76 and negroes for 29. The Clerk of Court records show 3 divorces granted that month.
Seoul press urges Japanese settlers in California to depart the United States and relocate to Korea and Manchuria. The semi official organ argues plentiful room, moral victory, and economic benefit for Korea and Manchuria if Californians return home and contribute to development.
Dutch papers report the Russian bolshevik propaganda bureau has split into four sections with offices in South America Berlin Amsterdam and another unnamed location. The four sections coordinate bol shear campaigns globally from their regional hubs.
Fragmentary lines reference a presidential figure facing retirement and possible withdrawal from public life. The wording suggests a choice between two leaders and a determination that the winner would exit public affairs, conveying a moment of political uncertainty.
A serialized vignette follows Deb and Jane helping Ann Lorimer hide a scandal. Deb shields Ann to preserve her husband Jim's honor while Jane discovers Ann's footwear mischief and their plan to tell Bob later. The chapter closes with Ann waking hungry and rebellious, demanding coffee.
Two year old child of Mr and Mrs Daniel Hartgrove of High Point is seriously burned after playing with matches. The mother left the child alone in a room. the child climbed a gun on a chair, got a box of matches and ignited its clothing. Fire damaged the room but the mother saved the child from death. The baby remains in serious condition with little change reported this afternoon.
Buenos Aires reports the arrival of Mexican minister Jesus Urueta and the establishment of a Mexican government commercial agency in Buenos Aires to acquaint Argentine importers with Mexican products and boost trade. The piece notes neither country has a merchant marine, so exchanges must use British or American ships.
Chinese households reportedly house spirit tablets in living rooms, believed to honor ancestors and invite ancestral protection. Images show tablets inscribed with ancestral names and offerings, reflecting traditional practices tied to filial piety and domestic ritual.
The funeral for Mrs. Florence Wall wife of J A Wall was held at Old Union church near Sophia with Rev J A J Farrington officiating. Interment followed in the church graveyard. She was 52 and survived by her husband her parents Mr and Mrs Samuel Aldridge two daughters Misses Cordin and Genevieve Wall and five sons Joseph Don Addison Richard and Herbert all of Sophia.
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