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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1925
Page
6
A daughter was born at the Canodle home on Pickett Street on November 12. Other local items note Guild changes, meetings, and community events including a turkey dinner reschedule to November 17, Philathea class gathering, and flower show continuations.
Funeral services for Dewey Richardson who died from a fall while working on a tower wagon were at Gay's Chapel Methodist Church seven miles west of Salisbury. Rev. T A Plyler and Rev. H G Carmichael led the service as friends and relatives gathered. Pallbearers included Joe Powlas Tom Robinson Max Thomasno Carl Thomasno and James Carpenter. Survived by father A P Richardson mother Martin Richardson of Trinity five sisters Carrie Stortz Lovella Mattie Elvira Cornelia Richardson two half sisters Ann and Alice Richardson and half brother Emmett Richardson. He worked for the North Carolina Public Service Company and helped place a trolley line after trips to Hagerstown Harrisburg Pittsburgh Chicago and Cincinnati. He noted strong Pittsburgh district prospects and Chicago shipments to High Point. Local rail traffic broke records in October with consignments to High Point Thomasville and connections with Norfolk and Western Railway.
Jessie W Wright Lawrence died at his home 706 Mangum avenue last night at about 1130 after an illness of eleven months. He was 20, born October 25 1905 in Henry county Virginia. He is survived by parents H N Lawrence a brother Henry and four sisters Mrs Mary Hawkins Mrs Faith Leonard Charity Lawrence High Point and Mrs Hope Lawrence Sandy River Virginia. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 am at the home conducted by Rev T E Pierce. Interment will be in Springfield cemetery.
Mrs. Cook of Winston-Salem visited her daughter Mrs. B C Page yesterday. Mr and Mrs P M Derrick left for Tampa Florida to stay several months. Dr J T Burrus traveled to North Wilkesboro to operate on Dr Fred Hubbard’s son-in-law. Nellie Muse of High Point hospital staff attended Charlotte automobile races yesterday.
F J Flagler general freight agent of the High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad has returned from a traveling assignment. Details of his itinerary were not disclosed.
The HP. T. and D. Railroad provides superior access to and from the Central Freight Association territory, delivering enhanced reliability and capacity over previous service in this section.
Chairman Mellon of the American debt commission and Senator Smooth of Utah met with President Coolidge. A written statement on the Italian debt was announced to be issued later from the treasury.
The Unholy Three at the American theatre is a bold underworld melodrama by Tod Browning featuring Lon Chaney Mae Busch and Victor McLaglen. A trio of freaks run a bird shop while planning robberies and murders aided by a gorilla, with a gripping courtroom twist and a dramatic finale.
Several cabinet members resign and supporters of Manchurian warlord Chang Tso-Lin flee Peking as the government crisis deepens.
Mustapha Kemal launches a dinner dance fashion in Angora drawing attention from the diplomatic corps as he unveils a style requiring Turkish women to uncover faces and heads in public reception.
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