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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1916
Page
5
A church prayer and social season unfolds with beans and baked goods for a Saturday supper. Local residents list guests, departures, and visits as church groups meet and townsfolk plan picnics, outings, and weekend hosting across Main Street.
A lawn party yesterday on Gatewomb Avenue entertained Miss Annie McKay of Wilmington and Mrs. D. B. Hawkins of Rock Hill with a 4 to late afternoon reception. Guests entered past floral decorations as tea wagons served refreshments and names like Mrs. Shipman and Mrs. Portchinton greeted attendees. The event featured little Misses and brides elect Kathleen Petty, Bessie Pitts, Verta Idol, Sallie Gilmer Jones assisting at the punch, and Lizzie English providing music on a victrola. Earlier, the Commercial Club hosted a season opening ball on the third floor with Hood's orchestra, dancing from 8:30 to 1. The guest list included Elizabeth Gold, Wilson, Emily Brooks, and others.
A Guilford county Baraca-Philathea union convention gathers at Pleasant Garden High School Sunday with 10:30 a.m. opening led by J. M. Stone Greensboro and a full program of addresses from A T K Williams and J Quincy Seawell among others. The afternoon features enrollment reports, a treasurer’s report, music, and a closing address by R L Pope Thomasville president of the North Carolina Baraca association. A large dinner awaits visitors after the morning session.
Viscount Takaaki Kato, Japan’s foreign minister at the war’s start, tells a government assembly Japan advised Russia not to fear Japan and would not threaten Russian interests. He notes some officials favored neutrality and credits the Okuma ministry for siding with the Entente and seizing Tsingtau.
Washington September 9 report shows 221 firms hold nearly five million cases of eggs in cold storage, about 143 million dozen. The figure is 10 percent less than a month ago per the agriculture department.
Superintendent Marr of the city schools has been invited to address the State Teachers assembly in Raleigh from November 29 to December 1. He expects to give the talk as requested on Student Government.
The document lists textbooks across grades for High Point School including Treadwell books Dodge's Primary Geography New World Speller Everyday Arithmetic Gowdy and Dexheimer Language Lessons Practical Writing Drawing West's Health and History titles plus Latin and Algebra works. It shows multiple series such as Aldine Free and Treadwell Readers and Dodge's Comparative Geography and Our Republic history.
A catalog of textbooks including Algebra Brownlee Chemistry of Common Things and American History titles named Adams Trent and others. Items listed are to be selected and purchased during the year for use in classrooms and labs.
Mrs. J B Whittaker of McDuff Virginia credits Thedford's Black-Draught with preventing serious sickness after years of headaches and stomach trouble. She says the vegetable medicine aids digestion and relieves indigestion, colic, and nausea, and that her family now uses it regularly. It has sold for over 70 years and claims over a million beneficiaries. price 25 cents per package.
The piece promotes schoolgirl suits with emphasis on middy styles and a plan to save by buying or making at home. It highlights Paul Jones Chevrons embroidered on flannel at 75c each and mentions fabrics from 75c to 2 per yard. Authorities urge prompt action before school opens.
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