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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1919
Page
5
A collage of short items from a local paper: jokes from a church guild social at St. Marys Episcopal, a newborn Vivian C Spell, a coal mine rescue radio quip, a humorous Harper’s snippet about Casey and McIntyre, and Hank’s westward holiday tale with a friend revealing a secret business as a barber.
Miss Louise J. Williams is improving after a week of illness. Louis Kauffman of Cincinnati visits for business. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thomas of Bain avenue left for New York. Mrs. Lee Rice of Thomasville visits her daughter Mrs. Martine Parker. G. R. Pittard arrives from Greensboro for business. Jack Corbett former Carolina league baseball manager is in town. F. B. Manns of Baltimore, a furniture buyer, is in the city. G. T. Wood and J. F. Gibson depart today on business. G. L. Polick leaves for a short trip to Winston-Salem. Reid Marsh and Murray White go to Greenville Washington to attend Bailey Institute. L. W. McFarland returns from two weeks in Wilson. Miss Charlotte Perry starts as nestographer for James H. Farley Co. tomorrow. A. E. Futrell makes a business trip to Winston-Salem. W. B. Merrison of Greensboro visits High Point.
Rev W Hughes of Henderson and Mrs T W Bickett wife of the governor will speak in the Episcopal church tomorrow night at 8 oclock in the Nationwide campaign initiative by the Episcopal church. Both are regarded as fine speakers and a large audience is expected.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy state convention opens in the city October 7 for four days with guest wives including Mrs. Josephus Daniels and Mrs. Newton Baker to address sessions. A reception follows at the Alexander home on English Street. Delegates from Asheville Dunn Henderson Hertford Kinston Lexington Lenoir Marion Smithfield Hendersonville Salisbury and other towns attend along with ex-presidents and honor guests. State officers of the U D C will be present and include Harvey Woodard Gudger Barnwell Gary Tayor Pless Gwynn Fisher Shu ford Witherington Townsend.
Asheville reports five defendants in Buncombe county jail charged with murder. Monroe Hensley, held without bail after a coroner's jury finding for killing Lee Buckner in Weaverville. Ernest Hall, described as a Negro, held on uxorcide charges. Robert Owens and two sons S and Lenoir from Transylvania county charged with killing a man named Patterson. The jail's death row is its largest ever at one time.
Kinston officials report there are no vacant houses or empty sheds in the city. Apartments and downtown offices are at capacity with families occupying temporary quarters. Municipal leaders consider building a block of dwellings to house the overflow population.
The Womens club will hold its first meeting at the Elks home tomorrow afternoon at 3 50 giving out year books and outlining plans for the year. Members are urged to attend and cooperate for a successful season.
A maritime themed Yale Record item features a playful clash as a sailor-style coal heaver shouts to clear the deck while a golf jokester slips through. The vignette captures campus humor and nautical slang in a single line.
Mrs Flossie Lanier wife of J E Lanier of 600 Willows Brookstreet died at a local hospital yesterday afternoon An infant son died an hour later She was daughter of Mr and Mrs T M Crowson of Randolph county Survived by husband parents nine children six brothers and three sisters Funeral service at home led by Rev J A Clark then interment at Mt Vernon church burying ground Wailing and Teeth Gnashing Etc
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