Poem and Society Notes from a Greensboro Page
A reflective poem on memory and friendship contrasts life and death with celestial imagery. The text shifts to social notes mentioning a business trip selection to Washington and Baltimore and list of visitors to Greensboro, including Bessie Hil Hackney and Mr. Comins of Lexington, with local residents seen in Lindsay Street and Asheville visits.
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Ing
Washington, D.C
Baltimore, Md
Mixs
Bessie Hil Hackney
Greensboro
Literature Department Meeting of Wo man’s Club
The literature department of the Wo man’s club will meet tomorrow at 3.30 PM at the residence of Mrs J W McAnally on North Main Street.
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Woman’s Club
J. W. McAnally
North Main Street
Personal notices of local visitors and movements
Hal Ingram returned to Chapel Hill after a weekend visit to his parents on Elm street. Grace Beneini Clara Steele and Louise Ingram were weekend guests returning to Greensboro College for Women. Bruce Carraway and Wade Marsh visited the city, returning to Wake Forest and Chapel Hill respectively. Richard Reitzel and Frank Henley spent weekends in the area. Bob Amos visited Mount Airy while C KE Wagner visited Greensboro. Augustus D Ward of Greensboro guest for a short while Sunday. Mrs Schrock entertained in Greensboro on Sunday. Elmer Shields returned after visiting relatives. Nottingham of Norfolk arrived to stay with Mrs Robert Walker. Col Wescott Roberson and Harry Raymond returned from Manchester. W C Jones attended Hon Cyrus B Watson's funeral in Winston. Royal W Sands of Mount Airy visited en route to Reidsville. George Lowe visited Winston. FE Wagner leaves tomorrow morning.
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Bruce Carraway
Wake Forest
Wade Marsh
Chapel Hill
Richard Reitzel
Frank Henley
Asheboro
Bob Amos
Mount Airy
C. KE. Wagner
Greensboro
Augustus D. Ward
WA. Scbrock Jr
Schrock
Elmer Shields
Nottingham
Norfolk
Robert Walker
North Main Street
Col. Wescott Roberson
Harry Raymond
Manchester
W. C. Jones
Cyrus B. Watson
Winston
Royal W. Sands
Reidsville
Funeral of Mrs. Mary Ann Link Wilson Held in Archdale
Mrs. Mary Ann Link Wilson of Archdale died November 5 1916 born May 15 1838 in Davidson County married Winship M. Wilson December 28 1864. Funeral services were conducted at the family residence with a Friends congregation present and a quartet singing Abide with Me and Nearer My God to Thee. Remains laid to rest at Springfield cemetery. Surviving: husband Winship. son Oscar F E Wilson. granddaughter Mary Wilson. two brothers John Sink and David Sink. two sisters Ellen Flannigan and Jane Yarboro.
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Wilson
Davidson County
Winship M. Wilson
Archdale
Society of Friends
Oscar FE. Wilson
High Point
Mary Wilsom
High Point City
John Sink
Memphis
Tenn
David Sink
Lexington
Ellen Flannigan
Jane Yarboro
Springfield Cemetery
James KK. Tomlinson
Charles F. Tomlinson
Joseph T. Weaver
Eugene Jarrett
Horace S. Ravan
Eugene Marsh
War is Won Today Brussi to Newspaper Writer
London reports General Brussi toif via Stanley Washburn of the London Times says the war is won today though final victory depends on future battles. He cites Romania’s entry widening Russian lines and asserts Russia will field its largest army next year with improved material and manpower.
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Brusssloff
Europe
Romania
Tehm
Russia
Guilford County Leads in Balloting and Democratic Gain
Guilford County reported the highest number of men voting last Tuesday and the largest Democratic vote increase in the state, per Democratic chairman Charles A. Hines. The county cast 8,231 total Democratic-leaning ballots and 8,296 for presidential candidates, leading Wake and Mecklenburg in overall turnout.
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Guilford County
Charles A. Hines
Guilford
Harnett
Anson
Stokes
Hines
Wake
Mecklenburg
Bickett
Linney
Wilson
Hughes
Cguilford
General Assembly
Kitehin
J. Elwood Cox
Cox
Miss Rankin: Montana’s Woman Congresswoman Candidate
Miss Jeanette Rankin, elected to Congress from Montana as its lone woman member, is described as attractive and intelligent. A Montana suffrage leader, she campaigned across the West, helped win women’s voting rights, and ran as a Republican at large, with a prohibition plank.
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Jeanette Rankin
Congress
Montana
Missouri
Mont
New York
New York School of Philanthropy
Seattle
Washington
Clarence H. Mackay
James Lees Laidlaw
Miss Rankin
California
Albany
Rubber Nipples Banned Shortage Plan In Germany
Berlin reports the Bundesrat orders all rubber nipples and imports to be funneled to a central company for controlled distribution. Mothers receive two nipples per child under one year with birth certificates and old ones in exchange. Max price set at 85 plennigs per nipple. Washington notes saline ocean volume exceeds 4.8 million cubic miles, enough to cover the continental U S to 500 feet.
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Berlin
Germany
Bundesrat
Washington
United States Geological Survey
United States
Greensboro Wrestler Challenges Anderson in City
Henry Pruess a Greensboro wrestler arrived at The Enterprise office seeking John Anderson the High Point grappler. Pruess proposes a winner take all two out of three match with a side bet and claims to weigh 160 pounds having faced top middleweights. Both wrestlers are expected to meet in a few days in High Point for potential matchups drawing local mat fans.
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Henry Pruess
Greensboro
The
Enterprise
John Anderson
Pruess
Anderson
Gate City
High Point
Compulsory Golf Club Talk Prompts Seven Busars
A fragment recalls a club member asking if someone joined a golf club and the reply mentions seven tasks. The snippet hints at social exchanges and an odd phrasing about meeting men through golf.
Whitman First Candidate to File Election Expense
Governor Whitman was the first candidate to file his election expense account with the secretary of state. He reported no receipts besides those from the campaign, and he gave $1,000 to Otis H. Cutter, treasurer of the Republican state committee. The filing also shows Theodore Douglas Robinson received nothing and contributed $650 to Republican county committees. Attorney General Woodbury reported $1,147, nearly all to political organizations.
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Albany
Whitman
Whitman Campaign Committee
Otis H. Cutter
Republican State Committee
Theodore Douglas Robinson
Fulton
Lewis
Herkimer
Egbert E. Woodbury
Southern Railway Schedule No 1e To Asheboro Times
Train times listed for Southern Railway No 107 and No 135 toward Asheboro with arrival and departure times including 2:17 a.m. 4:12 a.m. 7:14 a.m. 7:40 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 12:15 p.m. and 3:40 p.m. in a fragmented timetable snippet.
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Asseboro
Asheboro
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Lindsay Street
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Asheville
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Hal Ingram
Mrs. L. J. Ingram
Elm Street
Grace Beneini
Clara Steele
Louise Ingram
Greensboro College For Women
George Lowe
FE. Wagner
Moffitt Furnishing Company
Mrs. Wilson
Mary
Ann Link Wilson
Ily
Gurney Briges
H. J. Coffield
O. E. Mendenhall
Geo. Welker
Ayinister
London
Stanley Washburn
London Times
General Brussi
Toif
Harnett County
North Carolina
Allen
Louis
Buster Brown
Mr. Grewener
Jem
Bell Telephone
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
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Southern Railway
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