Missionary Society hosts Greensboro groups for Centenary report
The Young Women's Missionary Society of Wesley Memorial Church welcomed Methodist church groups to hear Mrs. J. V. Wilson district secretary report on the Columbus Centenary celebration and view curios from China. The program included solos by Marguerite Kirkman and others, remarks by Wilson, and a social hour with refreshments.
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S Missionary Society
Wesley Memorial Church
J. V. Wilson
Greensboro
Columbus
Ohio
China
J. A. Esherman
Revi
W. A. Lambert
Solo
Marguerite Kirkman
Junaluska
W. R. Morrow
J. J. Farriss
J. W. Wilson
J. T. Hayden
Morrow
Methodist Assembly
Young Woman’s Missionary Society
John Shanks
Changchow China
Local People Attend Dunlap Springs Dance
A group of youths from the city attended a Dunlap Springs dance last evening described as very enjoyable. Attendees listed include Miss Viola Foust Miss Nina Martin Miss Elsie Apple Miss Helen Gueth Miss Rena Little Bristow Pitts Wilbur Strickland John Farlow J W Shaw Will Raper Mr Meadows William Bennett and Clyde Farley.
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Dunlap Springs
Viola Foust
Nina Martin
Elsie Apple
Helen Gueth
Rena Little
Bristow Pitts
Wilbur Strickland
John Farlow
J. W Shaw
Will Raper
Mr. Meadows
William Bennett
Clyde Farley
Mercier in Baltimore Reviews Sailors at Homecoming
Cardinal Mercier of Belgium visiting Baltimore with Cardinal Gibbons attended a homecoming parade for sailors and marines who served in the great war. The primate had three engagements scheduled for the day and reviewed the parade from the steps of the archiepiscopal residence.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
Cardinal Gibbons
Denson Leaves For Washington Station Assignment
Lieutenant Colonel BE P Denson and Mrs Denson with their young daughter depart for Washington after visiting Mrs J F Denson. Colonel Denson will be stationed there in the future.
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BE. P. Denson
Denson
J. F. Denson
Washington
Colonel Denson
Colonel E Denson Sent to Washington After France Service
Colonel E P Denson, a High Point native and West Point graduate, has been ordered to Washington. He recently returned from France where he served with the third and 28th divisions and the third army in Germany. He was on the staff of the third division and later assistant chief of staff of the 28th division.
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Denson
France
Third Army
Germany
Military Academy
West Point
Third Division
Army General Staff College
Lougres
United States
Confederate Veterans Camp Meeting Promised at 2 30
All members of the High Point Camp of Confederate veterans are urged to attend a very important meeting at the camp headquarters Saturday afternoon at 2 30. Officers are to be elected and other matters of importance will be discussed. Please be present and on time.
Trains Wrecked Near Greensboro No Injuries Reported
Southbound train number 21 derailed at a coaling station near Greensboro due to an open switch and derailing frogs. Engine tender and baggage car left the track with no injuries reported this afternoon around 1 20.
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Greensboro
Changes Affecting Offices of Southern at Asheville
Asheville Sept 12 Changes in the Southern Railway transportation department affect local offices. R K McClain moves from chief train dispatcher to train master succeeding T J Hayden who died last week. R R Mullikin becomes chief dispatcher succeeding McClain. Both men are veteran Southern employees. Mullikin recently returned from service in France with the Wildcat or S Ist division.
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Asheville
Transportation Department of the Southern Railway
R. K. McClain
T. J. Hayden
R. R. Mullikin
Mr. McClain
McClain
Mr. Mullikin
The
Southern
Mullikin
France
Wildcat
S&ist
Notable firsts and royal lineages across history
A survey highlights achievements of women in law and industry. It notes four women graduating from the University of Detroit law department and early patent awards to Mary Kies and Mary Brush. It also points to Queen Mother Alexandra’s extensive royal connections across Europe and beyond as she nears her 75th birthday.
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Law Department
The
University of
United States
Mary Kies
Mary Brush
Alexandra
Denmark
Edward VII
Queen Victoria
Great Britain
Norway
Greece
Czar
Russia
Tom McKenzie Heads to Jackson Springs for Weekend
Tom McKenzie left this afternoon for Jackson Springs where he will spend the week end.
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Tom McKenzie
Jackson Springs
Dog Hill Paragrafs and Washington Hocks Report
The item notes habit as a mighty bad thing and a politician talking to Wash in a field privately. It mentions Sile Kilden seeming in poor health with a pale nose since July 1.
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Washington Hocks
Sile Kilden
Preacher Crashes into Thought at Hog Ford Service
Cricket Hicks attended a Hog Ford church service last Sunday where he reportedly became absorbed in a distraction inside the doorway and forgot to smooth his hair.
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Cricket Hicks
Hog Ford
England Segured What She Wanted
Senator Knox pressed questions about the Paris peace effort. Bullitt said the delegation had little contact between its top leadership and the experts, implying dissatisfaction with how the delegation’s work was handled.
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Knox
Paris
Bullitt
Salisbury Set for Local Game at Welch Field Today
Ollie McQuage and Salisbury squad arrive for a 4:30 game at Welch Field against local team. McQuage, ex High Point, is eager to win after noon. The Salisbury lineup features top state players and promises exciting play.
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Ollie McQuage
Salisbury
Rocky Mount Schools Open With Record Enrollment
Rocky Mount records 1450 total enrollment for the city school system as classes begin. Of these, 244 students attend the high school and 600 are Negro pupils, marking the largest early-season headcount in the city’s history as every room runs over capacity.
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Rocky Mount
Hat with black marine weave and silk rose bands
A stylish broad brimmed hat in black marine with a matching ruff. Pink and lavender silk roses wrap the accessories and a black velvet ribbon adds finishing touches.
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Marine
Charlotte’s Pershing Parade Veteran Ferguson Recalls Frontlines
Charlotte notes one man in the Pershing parade, James H Ferguson of the first ammunition train. He served 12 years, was a sergeant in troop K seventh cavalry, aided Pershing in Mexico, joined the Farther France push, and had two brothers in the American expeditionary force, Lawrence with the 120th infantry 80th division and John with the Rainbow division. Ferguson bears multiple citations for bravery.
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Charlotte
James H. Ferguson
France
William Sibley
J. S. Sibley
Tenth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Ferguson
Seventh Cavalry
Pershing
Mexico
Villa
Lawrence Ferguson
120Th Infantry
Old Hickory Boys
John Ferguson
James Ferguson
Beacon Hill Child Mistakes Dirigible for Submarine Flying
A Beacon Hill child saw a dirigible pass overhead and exclaimed to his mother that it looked like a submarine flying in the sky, drawing a Boston Transcript moment of charming confusion.
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Beacon Hill
Boston Transcript
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Bishop Ainaworth
Cgeorge Stewart
John McNeil
Gypsy Smith
Young Woman's Missionary Society
Mercier
GOEHS
Moffitt Furnishing Company
Woman’s Apparel Sho
E. Denson
E. P. Denson
Confederate Vets
Detroit
Covington
Belva Lockwood
Supreme Court of the United
Dog Hill
By Grorgn Binghay
Wash
England
Senator Knox
Welch Field
Ollie
High Point Nine
W. A. Rathes Printing
High Point Commercial
College Street
Building and Loan Association
High Point
High Point Perpetual Building
C. M. Hauser
W. A
Commercial National Bank
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