Fourteen Year Old Lafayette Lambert Killed in Railway Accident
A 14 year old Lafayette Lambert died after being crushed beneath a freight train near the Bellevue hotel yard. Witnesses say he boarded No. 5 at the depot and rode about 35 feet before falling. The body was mangled, fragments recovered by undertakers, and funeral services were held at St. Mary's Episcopal Church.
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Lafayette Lambert
J. G. Lambert
Virginia Avenue
Broad Street
Southern Railway
Bellevue Hotel
Lambert
J. W
R. H. Sechrest
Beye
Bessie
Emily
Corinna
Lola
Esther
Gabriel
Fred
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
L. W. Blackwelder
Archdeacon Hardin
Salisbury
Lafayette
Messrs
M C. Crowson
Ed. P. Parker
Robert Brocket, Jr
H. J. Coffield
A.D. Brockett
P. S. Johnson
Bess Lambert
T. J. Gold
Leonard-Beavans-Stamey Co
Miss Wilson
Miss Lambert
Mr. Beavans
Dr. Jackson
Alleged High Pointers Skip Court in Asheville
Magistrate B L Lydia searches for three men claiming High Point as home who left a Waltham gold watch worth about 30 dollars and two overcoats rather than pay fines totaling 14.55. Five men L K Greer Floyd Reed Eugene Jether John Nalls Jr and Albert Stencil were arrested by railroad detectives for trespassing on the Southern Railway by beating their way onto trains. Two paid costs of 485 each. three asked to wire home for money and were granted time to avoid jail, then proceeded on their way.
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Asheville
B. L Lydia
High Point
Waltham
L. K. Greer
Floyd Reed
Eugene Jether
John Nalls, Jr
Albert Stencil
Southern Railway
Personal items and upcoming marriage in High Point
A local hospital operation on Mrs. A. B. Teetor is noted as successful. An engagement is announced for D. Ralph Parker of this city to Miss Eunice Anderson of Charleston for spring. Local updates cover travels, illnesses, new hires, and community notices from The Randolph Progress to High Point.
Why You Should Trade at High Point Opinion Pieces
A sample submission urges residents of High Point to buy locally, listing ten reasons to trade at home. The piece frames local commerce as supportive of taxes, community, and prosperity, concluding with a slogan for Greater High Point.
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High Point
N. C
Manufacturers Club Seeks Fast Fix for High Point Greensboro Road
The Manufacturers' club appoints a committee to travel to Greensboro next Monday with Greensboro chamber of commerce members to urge County Commissioners to upgrade the High Point Greensboro road to permanent first class condition without delay, criticizing patchwork as wasteful and seeking funds for full completion.
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Manufacturers’ Club
Greensboro
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Davidson County Republican Convention Set For Feb 26
The call has been issued for the Davidson county convention to be held in Lexington on February 26. Precinct primaries are scheduled for the Saturday before.
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Davidson County
Lexington
Recent Arrivals in Ready-to-Wear at Our Store
New Spring styles in suiting skirts cotton waists middy blouses corsets Hosiery kimonos children's dresses plus fresh fabrics for 1916 including white goods ginghams madras long cloth and tub silks. Shop today for spring woolens rayon and dimity as well as curtain goods. come often to see the latest arrivals.
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Madras
Railway Promotions Stir Within C Y R And Southern Offices
L E Ryan has been promoted to late Gerk at the C Y R railway office and Miss Clodie Young rises to chief clerk at the Southern freight office in a pair of internal appointments.
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L. E. Ryan
Gerk
Clodie Young
Southern Freight Office
Building Activity Shows Modest Investment in Last Month
The building line shows some activity with nearly $25,000 invested in buildings and repairs. A total of 19 permits were issued, reflecting limited but steady construction activity.
New North Main Shoe Shop Opens Under Hagan Experience
The shoe shop at the front of the Southern Buggy Co on North Main is now open under H. J. Hagan. He arrives from Greensboro with nine years in government service. He guarantees workmanship, uses oak tanned leather, and promises lasting quality at fair prices.
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Southern Buggy Co
North Main
H. J. Hagan
Greensboro
Hagan
Madam X Broadway Today Drama At Broadway
Madam X is staged at the Broadway today starring Dorothy Donnelly. A million dollar court room drama with over 1,000 in the cast, admission 10c and 15c. Also notes social events through the week and a death in the city, Miss Novello Quate, age 19, who died of pneumonia after moving here to work at North State Telephone Co.
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Madam X
Broadway Today
Dorothy Donnelly
W. C. Beavans
Old
Clarence Haynes
Dalton
Followers of Rathbone Plan Interesting Night
Protection Week observed by local Knights of Pythias with a meeting on Monday night February 14 at High Point lodge No 39. L B Williams discusses Knights of Pythias Rathborne Col D H Milton and Rev L W Blackwelder on Pythianism. Geo T Wood on Our Obligation and W L Stamey on the Insurance Department. Members urged to attend both nights for an upcoming surprise.
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High Point Lodge No. 39
K. of P
Order of the Knights of Pythland
L. B. Williams
Rathborne
D. H. Milton
L. W. Blackwelder
Geo. T. Wood
W. L. Stamey
Talks With Screen Struck Girls by Beatriz Michelena
Miss Beatriz Michelena, famed screen actress, becomes a regular contributor to the High Point Review with a new series. Talks With Screen Struck Girls will offer concise, practical advice from experience, aiming to dispel delusions about motion picture success and guide aspiring actresses in their first steps. Readers may address letters to Miss Michelena care of The Review, High Point, N.C.
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Beatriz Michelena
Salomy Jane
Miss. Michelena
Miss Michelena
High Point
N.C
Talks With Screen Struck Girls Talks With Screen Struck Girls
Beatriz Miche na presents a preface for a series on motion picture acting. She stresses that success demands hard work patience and sacrifice with no shortcuts. The piece outlines difficulties facing aspiring actresses and the need for grit and perseverance.
Major J G Baird talks Brotherhood of Man at First Baptist
Maj J G Baird grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias North Carolina delivered an impressive Sunday afternoon address at 3 o clock at the First Baptist church on the Brotherhood of Man and the Fatherhood of God He spoke of life of service and warned that Europe would be fraternalized like America to avoid war He praised the universal brotherhood of man and cited Grant Lee and Jackson as examples of fine manhood after conflict The oration extolled helping hand and right living leaving listeners inspired to improve their conduct
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Maj
J. G. Baird
Knights of Pythias
North Carolina
Brotherhood of Man
Fatherhood of God
First Baptist Church
F.ord
Baird School
Charlotte
Baird
Church of the Living God
Europe
America
Wniversal
Grant
Lee
Jackson
Major
Barn near completion and community notes from High Point
Mrs James Moorefield and Mrs John B Motes visited Mrs George R Henderson on Monday. Mat Gordon’s new barn nears completion with neighbors helping. Little Miss Toma Guyer spent a week in the city with W M Jeter. Mrs John Guyer of Mechanicsville visited W L Guyer. YC Weaver returned home near Wallburg after visits to W W and W L Guyer and Alfred Pearce. Elsie Grissom recovered from pneumonia and is up again. James Lowe welcomed a baby boy. Funeral services were held for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Hedrick with EC Henderson son Forest returning from City Point Va. T P Kimrey finished lumber for A M Payne’s new barn. Ww P Jester does brick work at Wallburg. Mrs S N Guyer returned from a week’s visit in High Point. Miss Gertha Les Smith visits relatives in Thomasville.
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James Moorefield
John B.motes
George R. Henderson
T Mat Gordon
Mr Gordon
Toma Guyer
M Jeters
John Guyer
Mechanicsville
L Guyer
YC Weaver
Wallburg
Alfred Pearce
Elsie Grissom
James Lowe
Frank Hedrick
High Point
EC Henderson
Sot
Forest
City Point
Kimrey
M Payne
Jester
S N Guyer
Gertha Les Smith
Thomasville
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D. Ralph Parker
Randolph
Randleman
W. F. Hunsucker
L. Scott
Mary Drew
Carter Dalton
Walter Chandler
Hopewell
Annie
M. J. West
Bennettsville
S. C
Albert E. Tate
Robert Amos
H. B. Hiatt
W. C. Christ
Winston
R. F. Rice
Walker and
Dorsett
John Swaim
H. A. Copenhaver
St. Paris
Ohio
Copenhaver
Bethel Reformed Church
Dikdiy M. Mock
R. B. Terry
St. Petersburg
Fila
Frank Wood
Edward Ruth
Columbia
Grace Kephart
H. Harris
Bro
Col. Ludlow
Penny Farm
High Point Motor Co
People’s Motor Co’s
East Washington Street
T.R. Turner
High Ae
Messers
E. E. Mendenhall
J.V. Apple
I. A. Morris
Broadway
High Point, N. C
Recorder’s Court
Reubert
Haynes
Reuben Vail
Joe Welborn
Jamestown
Fiee Tee
Welborn
Superior Court
Register Today
Hmg
Today
McCall
May Manton
Meems
The
View
the Housekela
Today’s Magazine
Woman's World
Home Life
People’s Popular Monthly
Review
Holland’s Magazine
the Home Life
Household
Farm Life
Atlanta
Constitution
Southern Farming
English
Wilson
Milwaukee
Chicago
California
Paris
Graham
Rathbone
Beatriz Micnetena
Beatriz Michena
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