Local Man George F Edwards Noted for Rapid Army Promotion
George F Edwards, commander of Andrew Jackson Post No.7, American Legion, is highlighted for rapid rise in the U S Army. He enlisted August 11 1911 served three years with the 2nd and 5th Cavalry before becoming first sergeant on about August 26 1914 after a furlough and recall.
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George F. Edwards
Andrew Jackson
American Legion
United States Army
Edwards
Army
Recruiting News
William EB. Werner
64Th Coast Artillery
Shafter
Hawaii
G. F. Edwards
High Point Enterprise
High Point
N. C
Oyster Supper at Ward Street Church This Friday
An oyster supper will be served at Ward Street M E church Friday evening from to oclock. Proceeds benefit the church. Public invited. Lottie Holden Bible Study class meets tomorrow at 3 PM with Mrs A L Cecil on Oakwood Court. A Greensboro wedding last Saturday joined Genevieve McAlister and Richard Angel.
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Ward Street
Ward Street M. E
Lottie Holden
A. L. Cecil
Oakwood Court
High Point
Greensboro
Genevieve McAlister
Richard Angel
J. A. McAlister
Angel
T. W. Angel
Rockingham
Lanier
Armistice Day Committee Plans Important Evening Meeting
Members of the joint Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion Armistice Day committees are urged to attend a crucial meeting tonight in the municipal courtroom at eight o'clock. Both men and women are invited to participate.
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Joint Veterans of Foreign Wars-American Legion
Vengeance Murderer Trails Slayer 4 000 Miles By Sea
New York Oct 19 homicide squad links a 1923 Sicilian killing in Milazzo to Brooklyn victim Joseph Spoto a 62 year old longshoreman end of life murder. They say Spoto killed Frank Foti with a barrel stave in Sicily and served 12 years. Detectives believe Foti’s relatives hunted Spoto to New York and killed him in his flat.
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New York
Sicily
Joseph Spoto
Brooklyn
Spoto
Milazzo
Frank Foti
Foti
Court of Assizes
Messina
Foreign Subsidies Weaken Missions Report Alleges
The appraisal commission sent to the Far East by seven Protestant denominations which donate $15 60 000 annually to mission work reports that foreign subsidies dilute church vitality. It warns subsidies create commercialism, parasitism, and undermine indigenous leadership, urging local self support and eventual self reliance.
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New York
Far East
China
Japan
India
Burma
High Point to Close Schools for District Teachers Meeting
High Point city schools will dismiss Friday at noon to allow teachers and officials to attend the Northwestern District Teacher Association convention at Greensboro high school auditorium Friday afternoon. The event, themed Character Education, features speakers from High Point and other districts, with several city educators presenting on topics from geometry teaching to Latin instruction.
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High Point
Northwestern District Teacher Association
Greensboro
Aselum
T. Wingate Andrews
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
L. R. Johnston
High Point High School
Association of High School Principals
Gertrude Hughes
Henry Grady Owens
L. E. Andrews
Louise Hunter
John K. Norton
National Education Association
Blanche Preble
National Classroom Teachers Association
Frank H. Hickman
Duke University
H. B. van Ott
Virginia
Edwin H. Reeder
Columbia University
Mr. Jordan To Speak At Service At Wesley Memorial
Rev. G. Ray Jordan will deliver the sermon What I Owe My Fellowman at Wesley Memorial tonight. Worship starts at 7 30 o clock in the Woman's Wesley class room.
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Mr. Jordan
Rev
G. Ray Jordan
Wesley Memorial
Wesley
Your Children Your Children By Olin Oliver Roberts
A former teacher argues against night homework for children, noting fatigue and reduced learning efficiency after school hours. She recalls mothers requesting after school work to keep youth off the streets and favors daylight study while criticizing long after school programs.
Four Local Artists Open Duke Auditorium Recital Series
Four High Point artists performed at Page auditorium Duke University as part of the Y M C A sponsored season opening recital. Evelyn Boyd and Mae Kirkman on two pianos provided a ballet of tones with encores, C L Gray Jr delivered a refined tenor performance, and Katharine Lowdermilk danced Dream Waltz by Strauss showing notable grace.
Glorifying Yourself by Alicia Hart
Practical advice on healthy slimming through gradual exercise and diet. Encourages realistic goals, regular workouts with supervision, avoiding harsh dieting, and choosing vegetables and fruits while staying hydrated. Promotes walking, tennis, and steady routines over drastic one day changes.
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M. J. Wrenn
Carl Reserve Council
Girl Reserve Council
Girl Reserve Club
Fyreysberg
Margaret Freyberg
Zanesville
Chamber of Commerce
Mies Freyberg
Onega
N. Y
Dubois
Jon
Athens
F. M. Pick
North Main Street
A. RK. Anderson
Jo, Jr
Bradshaw Street
Anderson
Vicia Bost
Joe Higgins
Joe
J. T. Rider
Memphis, Tenn
Slayer
Schoolmasters Club
King Cotton Hotel
Norton
Stagg
Cnc
Betsy Warrison
United States
Jown L Sullivan
Rockne
Norway
U. Jak Dempsey
Babe
Bive
By Helen Welshimer
NEA Service, Inc
Olin Oliver Roberts
Barton An Inc
Duke
Evelyn Boyd
Mae Kirkman
Katherine Lowdermilk
L. Gray
Alicia Hart
Sid Servier
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