Community Christmas Tree drive planned by local groups
The Woman's Club and others organize a community Christmas Tree with The Review and The Enterprise backing. Volunteers will stock gifts in the old post office room, distributed by Boy Scouts with Salvation Army and Elks cooperation. Subscriptions and box donations urged from merchants with funds for meat and staples, tree to be placed at the east end of the Southern Passenger station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
Frank Gurley
Talbert
Salvador
Kephart
J. M. Hilliard
Capt. Talbert
L. J. Ingram
Geo. T. Wood
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army and
Elks
Clara Cox
Little Square
T Te
High Point
Carolina and
XmasTree
City Should Do The Work After Snow
The snow kept property owners busy Sunday and Monday cleaning sidewalks to escape the law. The city could run a scraper over streets after snowfalls to remove the nuisance, costing little compared to individuals. Some homes lack able male residents to shovel within time. Mrs. E. P. Land, mother of Mrs. Carter Dalton, is recovering from an appendectomy.
Christmas Window Displays Draw Shoppers to Local Stores
The shops abound with holiday goods and festive window arrangements. Notable displays appear at Allen's Department Store Thacker's Shoe Store Moffitt Furnishing Company Leonard-Beavans-Stamey Alexander's Staley's Jewelry Wood's Dry Goods Miss Venetia Smith Hart Mann and Ring Drug companies. A well arranged display serves as a strong draw for customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen’s Department Store
Thacker’s Shoe Store
Moffitt Furnishing Company
Leonard-Beavans-Stamey Company
Alexander’s
Staley’s Jewelry Store
Wood’s Dry Goods Company
Unknown assailant targets Piedmont Cafe kitchen
An unknown person threw a rock and fired two shots into the Piedmont Cafe kitchen on South Main Street early Tuesday, narrowly missing cook Mike Mellus. The attacker appeared to target both the cook and the cafe.
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Piedmont Cafe
South Main Street
Mike Mellus
Found Dead in Bed in Smith Street Home
Viola Smith two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs G F Smith was found dead in bed Tuesday morning at their Smith street home Cause of death unknown Funeral services led by Rev J M Hilliard were held Wednesday afternoon
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G. F. Smith
Smith Street
Viola
J. M. Hilliard
Christmas Savings and Holiday Advertisements Prominent
The paper highlights Christmas savings clubs and multiple local ads. Stores such as Alexander’s, Moffitt Furnishing Co, The Fair, Brower’s, Gilmer’s, Allen’s, Rabinowitz, Arctic Ice and Coal, Thacker’s, Hart, Staley’s jeweler, Leonard-Beavans-Stamey Co, Solomon Rabinowitz, H Harris and Bro, and Bank of Commerce promotions appear. Also noted are Rabbi Pieres leaving for Chicago and Mrs. B S Cummings convalescing after appendicitis operation.
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Crowson
Alexander
Moffitt Furnishing Company
Commercial National Bank
Brower
Gilmer’s
Allen’s Department
Rabinowitz
Arctic Ice and Coal Company
Joe Lee
Thacker’s
Hart
Staley
Leonard-Beavans- Stamey Co
Solomon Robonowitz
Ad. H. Harris and Bro
Moffitt Furnishing Co
Bank of Commerce
Rabbi Pieres
Chicago
B. S. Cummings
Personal and Civic Life Notes From Local Chronicle
Supt Haynes and wife will spend the holidays at their old Chester home. Orphanage Sunday at Wesley Memorial M E church will collect chairs tables book cases and money for the Home at Winston. Drunks disrupted East Washington street Saturday night and one man sat in the snow in a hot air scene. Pythians report big district meeting attendance in Greensboro with High Point showing largest net gain. Sam Buie and Ben Best were indicted for sewer connection failures and paid costs. The Governor may pardon John Wade soon. C F Tomlinson visited St Louis with the National Travelers Protective Association president role. Judge West of Virginia refused a Hopewell charter, legislature to act January. Carolina and Yadkin depot praised for cleanliness and convenience. Christmas season is highlighted with preparations and church activities around town. The Snow Lumber Co received 3,000 door orders after a big Hopewell fire.
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Haynes
Chester
Wesley Memorial M. E. Church
Winston
East Washington Street
Greensboro
High Point
Sam Buie
Ben Best
Soyars
John Wade
C. F. Tomlinson
Missouri T. P. A. Post
St. Louis
Tomlinson
National Travelers’ Protective Association
Wst
Virginia
Hopewell
Carolina and
M. C. Crowson
Home Banking Company
A. D. Shelton
Welch Memorial Church
Santa Claus
Broadway
Messrs
L. W. Blackwelder
A. E. Teeter
J. D. Fulmer
W. B. Griffin
Snow Lumber Company
North Carolina Dogs Win Derby Trials at Pointer Club Meet
North Carolina dogs took top honors in the Derby trials with Fairy Beau winning the free for all stake. The Charlie Whitlock cup and a desk donated by High Point merchants were among the prizes. Naponachee, owned by O F Hege of Winston, sold to Frank Reilly of Medford New Jersey for 500 dollars. The trials concluded Thursday.
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North Carolina
Pointer Club
Fairy Beau
Charlie Whitlock
High Point
Naponachee
O. F. Hege
Winston
Frank Reilly
Medford
N. J
Pric
Unique Xmas Cover Promised for Next Week Edition
The publisher notes Edition Twenty includes eight pages of reading matter and twelve pages of ads totaling 48 columns of content and 72 columns of advertising. Time constraints forced a early print but a distinctive Xmas cover is presented for study with plans for an even prettier cover next week.
Installment of Neal of the Navy Due This Week
The serial installment of Neal of the Navy owed in the last issue is due this week, appearing alongside the current issue’s edition. Readers can expect the continuation of the sea adventure and further chapters to unfold in print.
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Neal
Navy
Recorder’s Court Convicts For Disorderly Conduct At Greek Cafe
Ed Moore and Clarence Haynes were convicted and fined for disorderly conduct at the Greek Cafe Sunday night. Ed Wade was fined 25 dollars for assaulting Carl Patterson. Several drunks were arrested at the Cafe on Broad and College streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Moore
Clarence Haynes
Ed. Wade
Carl Patterson
Broad
College Streets
Hopewell Destruction Sparks Rebuilding Hopes in Virginia
Hopewell, Virginia's mushroom city of 25,000, was devastated by a January fire caused by an oil stove in a Greek restaurant. Local figures Charles Welborn and contractor Davis described the blaze and rapid rebuilding plans, noting high land prices and new charter efforts as the town vows to rise again.
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Hopewell
Virginia
Charles Welborn
James River
Mr. Welborn
Davis
Elder Bros
R. W. Gray
W. H. Dugdale
Navy Christmas Described as Neptune’s Santa to Sailors
An illustrated feature describes how the Navy marks Christmas with King Neptune in the role of Santa Claus. The piece portrays a festive, shipboard celebration for sailors, highlighting merriment and patriotic cheer aboard the fleet.
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NAVY
Uncle Sam
King Neptune
Santa Claus
Bluejackets
Christmas Poem by H. Dugdale Celebrates Christ’s Birth
A festive poem honors the birth of Jesus Christ with lines about Bethlehem, the manger, and the Prince of Peace. It proclaims hopeful themes of grace, guidance, and universal peace Christmas bells joyfully ring as hearts rejoice.
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H. Dugdale
Christ
Bethlehem
Jesus
Heaven
Di g gins chat sparks farm row in rural humor piece
A farmer recounts a rainy day visit to Jim Diggins and a quarrel sparked by a dish rag waved in jest. The storyteller recalls misread signals, a neighbor’s anger, and the lure of a peaceful cleanup day as a remedy.
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Jim Diggins
Mr. Diggins
Bud Tall
Samantha Tail
Mrs. Tall
Quiet North Piedmont Neighbor Delivers Civic Hope
A narrator visits Jim Diggins in a chilly kitchen to discuss fly control and home cleanliness. They swap jokes and memories, highlighting hyphenated Americans and a wish for a county clean-up demonstrator to improve farm surroundings. The piece ends with an offer of useful machinery and a note of neighborly diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Ifty
Lizzie Diggins
Jim Diggins
Jo Dotson
Dan Biggs
Piedmont County
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E. P. Land
Carter Dalton
Recorder’s Court
Atlantic Ocean
Guy Sharp
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