Shadows and Rest in a Life's Journey Verse and Local Notes
A poem evokes shadows of home and rest after long battles and love. The surrounding text reports local society notes: Miss Gertrude Hughes returns to Elm Street School as second-grade teacher. Mrs Mamie Ravan visited Thomasville. M L Yates of Raleigh to visit family. Horace Sisson and George Lowe attend a Keensboro performance. Thomas J Gold travels to Ashboro. Hilda Ogburn visits from Murphy. F M Pickett returns from New York. Mrs Dallas Zollicoffer recovering after surgery.
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Misa Gertrude Hughes
Pennsylvania
Elm Street School
Mss Hughes
A. G Dixon
Visiting nurse Miss Nichols aids many homes in August
Miss Bertha Nichols visits averaged 12 per day in August, totaling 372 visits across 54 homes. Her extensive outreach in western state towns supports trained nursing, sanitation, and relief for patients, pleasing the committee in charge.
Knitting Session Offered At Red Cross Post Office
Wool and instructions for sweaters and wristlets available at Red Cross headquarters south room second floor post office building Monday from 10 to 12. Mrs. C. M. Hauser announces the knitting program and leads the local chapter activity.
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Red Cross
South Room
Post Office
C. M. Hauser
Missionary Meeting Planned by Jennie Britt Armfield Circle
The Jennie Britt Armfield circle will hold a missionary meeting at First Baptist Church Monday afternoon at 3 30 o'clock. Church ladies are urged to attend as part of a special rally day.
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Jennie Britt Armfield
First Baptist Church
Reverend Dixon Returns From Conference Tour in Five States
Rev. A. G. Dixon visits West Virginia Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and New York for conferences and expresses satisfaction with his new role as secretary of Young People's work of the church.
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A. G. Dixon
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
New York
Mixon
Local Residents Share Brief City Visits And Moves
Miss Louise Reitzel departed for Thomasville to join the faculty of the Thomasville graded school. Mrs Julius C Fuller of Fullers returned home after a short city visit with Mrs W C Beavans. Mrs R C Charles and Mrs J E Hardee left for Winston Salem to visit relatives. Mrs W F Ellis of Trinity visits sister Mrs J J Farriss in Roland Park. Miss Ruth Hubbard of Reidsville arrived to stay with cousin Mrs J H Shaw.
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Louise Reitzel
Thomasville
Gracted School
Julius C. Fuller
Fullers
City
W. CC. Beavans
R. C. Charles
J. E. Hardee
Winston-Salem
Ruth Hubbard
Reidsville
JH. Shaw
Uruguayan Marines Board German Ships in Harbor
Montevideo reports Uruguayan marines boarded all eight German steamers interned in the harbor after authorities learned of plans to sink the vessels. The crews were brought ashore and the ships were taken over. Loose pieces of ammunition found aboard the steamers were seized.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Troop Train in Ohio Hit. Four Men Wounded
A Pennsylvania Railroad troop train near Mingo Junction Ohio was fired upon last night. Reports say four soldiers were wounded with one seriously injured. The train continued toward Pittsburgh with the wounded aboard.
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Ohio
Steubenville
Pennsylvania
Mingo
Pittsburgh
North Carolina to Guard Food Stores Against Fire Waste
State and national fire insurance leaders organized a campaign to inspect buildings storing food and clothing supplies. Governor Bickett and State Insurance Commissioner Young led the effort, with district inspectors to supervise wholesalers, depots, cotton gins, and warehouses to prevent fires and waste during the war.
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North Carolina
James R. Young
Raleigh
Governor Bickett
Young
S. Y. Tupper
Atlanta
Southern
The
Queen Insurance Company
Milton Dargan
Royal Insurance Company
A. M. Schoen
National Board of Fire Underwriters
J. M. Broughton, Jr
A. T. Bowler
Bickett
Council of National Defense
National Board
Threatened Shipbuilding Strike Worries Washington
Washington Sept 15 The labor situation in shipbuilding plants gives the Shipping Board serious concern A threatened walkout of iron workers in San Francisco and strikes in Seattle and New York present the most serious difficulties the board faces Representatives from Seattle and a New York delegation arrived to review the situation in New York repair yards
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
San Francisco
Seattle
New York
Preparedness Call and Fire Liability Measure
A wartime appeal urges Americans to support bonds, food, clothing, and protection for soldiers and allies. The Monitor notes a New Jersey bill would hold careless property owners liable for fire damage and firefighting costs on adjacent property, with spread evidence viewed as carelessness.
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New Jersey
Storm Drives Late Beach Residents to Wilmington
Wilmington reports a surge of late beach residents arriving cityward as coastal conditions worsened. An unusually high tide and strong east wind persisted with rain throughout yesterday and last night, disrupting travel along the shore.
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Wilmington
Experts to Combat Boll Weevil Expansion Near Hearne
Washington reports 12 entomology experts from the Department of Agriculture are ordered to Hearne Texas to combat the pink boll worm discovered near Hearne. Dr W Hunter leads the southern field crop insect investigation team departing Washington last night for Texas.
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Washington
Hearne
Tex
Bureau of Entomology
Department of Agriculture
W. Hunter
Southern Field Crop Insect Investigation
Texas
President Carranza Orders Return of Idle Railway Real Estate
Mexico City on September 15 1914 President Carranza ordered that all real estate owned by the National Railway not actively used by the government running the line be returned to the company.
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Mexico City
Carranza
National Railway
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Semed
Thornland
Frank L. Stanton
Mamie Ravan
J. W. Clinard
M. L. Yates
Mrs
Henry Yates
South Main Street
Horace Sisson
George Lowe
Keensboro
Thomas J. Gold
Ashboro
Hilda Ogburn
Murphy
W. C. Jones
Richmond, Va
F. M. Pickett
Dallas Zollicoffer
Nobby
Millinery Department
Lollin's Millinery and Jewelry Store
State Departments
Hubbard
Old Mother Hubbard
National Emergency Food Garden Commission
Maryland
Washington, D.C
France
Associated Press
Sith
Moffitt’s
United States
Beavans
Orange Brothers
Florence Blair
N. Main Street
S. Main St. School
High Louis
Fieldmouse
Louis
Sky Ae
Jack Taylor
H. Gordon
East Commerce Street
Yards
Russell and
Tomlinson Streets
Gordon
Venetia Smith
High Point
Official
British Pictures
Orchestra Music
Talent
W.a.barber Printing CO
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