Local Residents Arrive for Visits and Hospital Care
Mrs J P Rawley on South Main street hosts visits from friends. Rev C P Coble returns from Alamance Presbytery. Miss Sallie Craig of York South Carolina comes to stay with Mrs J S Campbell on North Main. Glenn Rawley visits relatives before returning to Asheville. George Lowe and Andrew Lindsay return from a week in Asheville. Mrs John W Walker goes to High Point hospital for treatment prior to surgery next week. Mrs Will Walker cares for home during hospital stay.
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J. P. Rawley
South Main Street
C. P. Coble
Alamance County
Sallie Craig
York, S. C
J. S. Campbell
North Main Street
Glenn Rawley
Asheville
George Lowe
Andrew Lindsay
John W. Walker
High Point Hospital
Will Walker
Tar Heels at Elwood W. L. Field Event Names
North Carolina participants listed including Charlotte figures C. L. Speake and S. B. Patterson and Raleigh officials J. R. Vann and R. L. Har graves at Elwood W. L. Field in Charlotte and Durham area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
W. L. Field
North Carolina
R. Fornan
Charlotte
C. L. Speake
W. F. Carr
Durham
Michel McChalk
Asheville
Jas
Hardison
S. B. Patterson
Greensboro
R. L. Hargraves
J. R. Vann
Raleigh
Russians Escape En Masse From German Prison Camps
Amsterdam reports that 1500 Russian prisoners of war have reached the Netherlands from Germany with over 150 awaiting ship passage to England. The Telegraaf notes ship connections to Britain are limited, delaying return to their regiments.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Germany
England
Amsterdam Telegraaf
Noted German Musician Dies in Seoul at 68
Franz Eckert a German musician who is believed to have composed the music for the Japanese national anthem Jimigayo died in Seoul at age 68. He helped introduce western music to Japan and spent twenty years connected with the court at Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Franz Eckert
Jimigayo
Hee
Japan
Tokio
Munitions Workers in Raleigh May Walk Out
Raleigh's Ironworks employs many for war munitions under government and allied contracts. Workers threaten to strike if wage increases are not granted. Receivers run the plant and creditors meet September 19 to decide action, with indications of a possible raise to stabilize the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Raleigh Ironworks
United States
Clapp Opens Campaign in Wayne County at Goldsboro
Senator Moses E. Clapp of Minnesota spoke at the Wayne County courthouse in Goldsboro urging support for Republican presidential candidate Hughes. He assailed the national administration, praised the South in parts of his address, and drew a crowded mixed audience of Democrats, Republicans and Progressives.
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Goldsboro
Wayne County
Moses E. Clapp
Minnesota
Hughes
Clapp
South
Tunnel Plan Discussed for Bosphorus Crossing
Berlin reports engineers in Constantinople have feasible plans for a tunnel under the Bosphorus. The project promises financial profit and strategic value, following earlier proposals linked to direct European Asiatic Turkey links and the Baghdad railway influence.
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Berlin
London
Bosphorus
Constantinople
Turkey
Bagdad
Rumili Hissar
Day of Life for You and Me Poem
A lyric poem describing a bright day shared by lovers with reassurance and guidance from a speaker. It speaks of a new day, fear eased by companionship, and ends with the upcoming night as they walk together toward the fading light. Daisy M. Hendley mentions Charlotte Observer as the source.
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Daisy M. Hendley
Charlotte Observer
Car Crash Injures Holmes and Grandson in Youngsville
W McD Holmes and his grandson were in a recent car accident near Youngsville. Holmes sustained chest injuries and may develop pneumonia due to age, while his grandson suffered serious injuries. Holmes is the father of Mrs Claude Reitzel. The Home Economics Department of the Woman's Club will hold a called meeting Friday at 4 PM at Friends' church. all members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. McD. Holmes
Youngsville
Woman’s Club
Friends’ Church
Belgian Town Fined For Flag Obstacle At National Fete
The Belgian town of Lierre was fined 50,000 marks after residents raised a large Belgian tricolor atop an oak during the national fete and surrounded the tree with barbed wire to defend it from potential German attacks.
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Hague
Netherlands
Lierre
Baxter Petty announces Kathleen Louise Petty to Dr Oscar Baxter
Invitations issued today announce the marriage of Kathleen Louise Petty daughter of Mr and Mrs James H Petty to Dr Oscar Dixon Baxter. The ceremony will be Wednesday October fourth at eight o clock in First Baptist Church High Point North Carolina. Cards request presentation at the church. Color scheme pink and green. A rehearsal night reception for the bridal party will precede the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Petty
Oir
James H. Petty
O .B. Baxter
Oscar Dixon Baxter
First Baptist Church
High Point
North Carolina
Woman's Club Social Service Elects Officers
The social service department of the Woman's club elected Mrs. J. V. Wilson as chairman and Mrs. Hunter Sechrest as secretary. They discussed plans for the year, reported a $3.75 fund, and aim to hold a rummage sale with civic department cooperation. Rose Gillespie and Karel Bonham from Statesville Female College will perform at the school auditorium on September 21.
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Social Service Department
The
Woman's Club
J. V. Wilson
Hunter Sechrest
Clara Cox
Civic Department
Rose Gillespie
Karel Bonham
Miss Gillespie
Mr. Bonham
Statesville Female College
High Point
Local residents listed as guests and students
Miss Stella Anderson plans a short visit with friends as a guest. Richard Reitzel and Wade Marsh travel to Chapel Hill for university study. Mrs. Abram Gainey visits the Stricklands on East Russell street. Miss Mary Sherrod returns to Randolph Macon College for the term. Miss Mary Duncan McAnally and James McAnally stay with Prof. Ralph Martin at the University of Virginia. William McAnally ill with pneumonia at home on South Main street. Dr. J. W. McGehee of Reidsville visits the McAnallys. Mrs. Claude Reitzel and children return from Mount Vernon Springs. Altai Pickett goes to Greensboro for State Normal College. Lucile LeRoy leaves for State Normal College for the year. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dellinger of Charlotte visit the McAnallys.
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Stella Anderson
Winston
Richard Reitzel
Wade Marsh
Chapel Hill
Abram Gainey
R. B. Strickland
East Russell Street
Mary Sherrod
Randolph Macon College
Mary Duncan McAnally
James McAnally
Ralph Martin
University of Virginia
William McAnally
J. W. McAnally
South Main Street
J. W. McGehee
Reidsville
Claude Reitzel
Mount Vernon Springs
Reitzel
Springs
Altai Pickett
Greensboro
State Normal College
Lucile LeRoy
Walter Dellinger
Charlotte
New York City Public Schools Open September 25
The New York board of education decided last night to open the city public schools on September 25 amidst debate with federal health authorities over the infantile paralysis epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Board of Education
Indictments Returned Against Alpine Hotel Keeper Spannell
Alpine Texas Sept 14 indictments charging Harry J Spannell hotel keeper with the murder of his wife and Lieut Col M C Butler Sixth United States Cavalry were returned by a county grand jury Spannell will be brought from El Paso to plead to the indictments
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Alpine
Texas
Harry J. Spannell
M. C. Butler
Sixth United States Cavalry
South Carolina
Spannell
el Paso
Massachusetts Legislature Votes Pay for Guardsmen on the Border
In Boston, a special session approved paying guardsmen ten dollars monthly on the border. The measure aligns with cities and towns payrolls for front-line workers and extends voter eligibility for federal elections to guard members in November.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Japanese Move Against Dog and Cock Fights
Tokio reports the government bans dog-fighting and cock-fighting with penalties including fines and imprisonment. The practice has spread into fashionable circles with clubs formed to promote it and has been linked to gambling.
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Tokio
W. O. W. Lawn Party Benefit Held in Elwood
Elwood camp No. 729 W. O. W. will host a lawn party at Greene street car line end Saturday night starting 7 30. Proceeds benefit the degree team.
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Elwood
Greene Street
Notice of Administration for W. M. Kenney Estate in Guilford NC
The administratrix Virginia Kenney of the estate of W. M. Kenney to all creditors and debtors in Guilford County North Carolina. Creditors must present claims by September 14 1917 at 907 South Main Street High Point NC. Debts should be paid promptly. The notice is dated September 13 1916 and signed by attorney T W Albertson.
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W. M. Kenney
Guilford County
North Carolina
South Main Street
High Point N. C
Virginia Kenney
McCall Released on Bond in Alienation Case
William McCall a Syrian jailed in Wilkesboro since July on alienation of affections charges has been docketed in the Federal court at Greensboro. He was released on a $4 000 bond here Saturday and transferred to the Federal court to assert his right to trial as an alien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Wilkesboro
William McCall
Wilkesboro
Greensboro
McCall
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