Prominent High Point Woman Mrs Moore Dies of Pneumonia
Mrs Benjamin B Moore a Wesley Memorial M E Church member and active W C T U and Woman's Club worker dies after several days illness. Her death deeply shocks the community as sons serve in France and Red Cross nurses aid the war effort. Funeral services were held at Wesley Memorial Church with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
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B. E. Moore
High Point
Benjamin B. Moore
Mrs. Moore
France
Red Cross
Wesley Memorial M. E. Church
W. A. Lambeth
J. H. Barnhart
U S Scholars Graduate At Church Ceremony
Students from the town church promotion service graduated to higher grades on Sunday. Recipients include Lois Smith Dorothy Hoskins Margaret Gurley Helen Clark Agnes Pow Lucile Bradner Mamie F Stamey Mary E Simmons Helen Marsh Mary C Tate Sherrill Snider Frank Wall Henry Gurley Marvin Matthews Henry Sinclair Vassie Wilson Coy Birchfield Carl Strayhorn Gilbert Ragan Ernest Wright Lawrence Grissom William Jones Clifton King Joe Snider Honce Mardell Earle Womble Charles Cannon James Turner.
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Lois Smith
Dorothy Hoskins
Margaret Gurley
Helen Clark
Agnes Pow
Lucile Bradner
Mamie F. Stamey
Mary E. Simmons
Helen Marsh
Mary C. Tate
Sherrill Snider
Frank Wall
Henry Gurley
Marvin Matthews
Henry Sinclair
Vassie Wilson
Coy Birchfield
Carl Strayhorn
Gilbert Ragan
Ernest Wright
Lawrence Grissom
William Jones
Clifton King
Joe Snider
Honce Mardell
Earle Womble
Charles Cannon
James Turner
North State Telephone Company Holds Annual Meeting
The North State Telephone Company held its annual stockholders meeting last week. Manager Hayden reported a very gratifying year with a net gain in business. Officers were reelected and the usual dividend declared. The company promotes itself as a top independent carrier offering low rates and strong service benefiting High Point and surrounding regions, with plans to expand further announced soon.
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North State Telephone Company
Hayden
The
North State Co
America
High Point
Raleigh Bills Seek Wilson Visit and War Memorial
In Raleigh on Jan 21 the senate sent to the house a joint resolution inviting President Wilson to include Raleigh on his Paris peace conference return tour and to authorize a $500 entertainment appropriation. A second joint resolution creates a memorial building for North Carolinians who died in the war, funded by popular subscription with Governor Bickett heading the committee. In the house, bills include raising the commissioner of agriculture’s salary, strengthening wartime prohibition enforcement with discretionary punishment for first offenses, equalizing punishment for secret assault, and requiring clerks of court to report appeals to the attorney general with allowed withdrawals.
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Wilson
Raleigh
Senate
House
Paris
Germany
Bickett
Commission
D. E. Henderson
Love
Commissioner of Agriculture
Burke County
Bryant
Durham
Wright
Review Adds New Comic Section For Readers
The Review announces a new comic section to please readers including children. It notes the feature is secured at a big expense and aims to provide the best for subscribers at all times.
Washington to Welcome Wilson Home With Parade
The city of Washington plans an official welcome for President Wilson on his Europe return. A DC committee schedules a parade of returned soldiers and notes Mrs Wilson will ride in a carriage once used by Cossack guards of Emperor Nicholas. The Centenary Mission Fund reports $185000 pledged by Methodist Episcopals. Shipton-Hiram, 15, ex Confederate soldier, died recently. funeral held at home. Ruth Owen had surgery and is recovering at the hospital.
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Washington
Wilson
Europe
District of Columbia
Willacks
Nicholas
Gone West A Tribute From Max Gardner at Elk Memorial Raleigh
Lieut. Governor Max Gardner delivers a memorial address at Elk Memorial Raleigh praising fallen soldiers as brave defenders of liberty and justice. He honors North Carolina heroes who gave their lives for home, country, and sacred ideals, calling their sacrifice the pinnacle of Carolina history.
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Max Gardner
Elk Memorial
Raleigh
Valley of the Shadow
Gethsemane
Calvary
Earth
Bourne
America
North Carolina
Carolina
Peace Conference Opens With Glowing Resolve in Paris
The Paris peace conference opened with Clemenceau as permanent chairman and welcome by President Poincare. Speeches by Wilson Lloyd George and Sonnino emphasized lasting friendship and unity to tackle crimes, labor law, and the League of Nations. Delegates from Japan Britain America Italy Belgium Cuba and others occupied the seats as discussions begin.
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Paris
Great Salle
de la Parix
Georges Clemenceau
Raymond Poincare
Wilson
Lloyd George
Baron Sonnino
M. Clemenceau
League of Nations
Great Horseshoe
High Point Expands Asphalt Network To Ten Miles
City Manager Murphy notes a two year increase from one to ten miles of paved streets, calling it a record achievement for the city and a sign of progress in local infrastructure.
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High Point
Murphy
Fire Destroys House of John Wardel in High Point
A Tuesday morning blaze nearly wrecked the home of John Wardel and the rental unit occupied by J E Burgess at the corner of English and Pope streets. Also noted is an upcoming meeting to establish a Chamber of Commerce in High Point to be held Monday night at the auditorium.
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John Wardel
J. E. Burgess
English and
Pope Streets
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Memorial to American soldiers in Raleigh approved
By an act of Legislature a memorial to the dead American soldiers of France will be erected in Raleigh. The 30th Old Hickory division the 27th and 37th divisions will soon reach home according to the war department. Through a mishap three columns of live news does not appear in this issue.
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France
Raleigh
Old Hickory
War Department
Kaiser Likely to Try Suicide Again Says Science
A New York report claims psychologists and alienists see an epidemic of death by own action in Germany. It notes Germans show higher self destruction rates, with Prussia and Saxony at the top. Data from Berlin and Prussia’s schools illustrate a troubling trend across ages and regions.
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New York
Germany
Prussia
Saxony
Berlin
London
Enrico Morselli
Teutons
Lower Austria
Sailzsburg
Liegnitz
Potsdam
Merseburg
Madgenburg
Switzerland
M. L. Jacobson
U. S. Bureau of Statistics
George Kennan
Ministry of Public Instruction
Eulenberg
Kennon
Shippers Protest Freight Rate Hikes Amid Local Discontent
High Point freight carriers protest rate increases as tensions rise. The University of X dean and acting president since President Graham’s departure, Marvin H. Stacy, died Tuesday morning leaving a leadership gap in academia.
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High Point
Marvin H. Stacy
Graham
Squire Mungo’s 648 Marriages Mark Magistrate Years
Squire Pat Mungo, longtime magistrate of Clear Creek township Mecklenburg, summed up a life of service by marrying 648 couples over 40 years and serving as tax officer for 42 years. A peace maker and circle of disputes, he now resides in Charlotte with a legacy in county and city history and as father of Patrolman Ed I. Mungo.
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Charlotte
Squire Pat Mungo
Squire Mungo
Clear Creek Township
Mecklenburg
Clear Creek
Ed. I. Mungo
Extension of Free Delivery on City Avenues and Streets
Extension of daily delivery routes along Extension Parkway Har Dover Ottaway and Chiquola avenues with two deliveries and collections per day. Smith and Thissel streets extend to one delivery daily. Filbert and Peachtree streets extend with one delivery and collection daily, conditioned on proper signs house numbers and mail receptacles.
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Parkway Avenue
Hardover Street
Ottaway and
Chiquola Avenues
Smith and
Thissel Streets
Filbert and
Peachtree Streets
Americans Debark at Vaga River in Russia Like Circus
Report describes American doughboys debarking at a Russian town on the Vaga river. crowds, including children, gather along grassy cliffs forming an amphitheater while Americans and Russians share space. Motor wagons struggle with local horses and the scene is filled with laughter as troops are cheered in, houses shared, and soldiers housed with locals.
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U. S
Vaga River
Russia
Slayer Of Charles White Found Guilty By Jury
Winston Salem January 20. A superior court jury found Wil Davis guilty of first degree murder for shooting Charles J White superintendent of construction forces for Southern Public Utilities. Davis faces execution by electric chair on March 7.
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Charles White
Winston-Salem
Wil Davis
Charles J. White
Southern Public Utilities Company
Davis
White
East Winston
Solidor Graves
Will Seales
Scales
J. L. Ayers
Will Jones
Charles Price
Our President the Big Man in Europe Today
Proposal to name Clemenceau permanent chairman of the conference. The speaker lauds Clemenceau and France, arguing the French leader embodies steadfastness and unity, and that honoring France honors mankind. The aim is a prompt, cooperative path toward peace goals and restored prosperity.
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Europe
M. Clemenceau
France
Thos J Gold Aims for Congress in Imperial Fifth Race
The article notes Thos J Gold is being groomed for Congress in the Imperial Fifth district and suggests he is favored to win if he enters the race.
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Thos. J. Gold
Congressman
Imperial
Tom
Wanted youths for Western Union messengerships
A brief public notice lists fourteen year old boys not attending school sought for Western Union messenger work. The item also covers local court notices in Guilford County North Carolina, detailing a 1919 case of William A Johnson et al. versus Mary F Welch et al. and Ira Johnson, with a summons to appear before the Superior Court in Greensboro on February 17 1919.
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Western Union
North Carolina
Guilford County
Mary F. Welch
J. C. Welch
A. L. Johnson
William A. Johnson
Emily F. Huffines
Edna Cramer
Cora Putney
Ira Stanley
Essie Stanley Rowe
J. Vestal Johnson
Ira Johnson
Tlm
William H. Welch
Andrew Lindsay
High Point
N.C
Russell
Russell’s Corner
Russell’ Street
Mascet Street
Superior Court
Greensboro
N. C
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C. A. York
York & York
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A.P. Staley
D.f.staley
Staley's
Staley
Stanton-Welch
High Point Review
Stamey Printing House
Millis
Western Union Telegraph Company
North Main Street
Stamey’s
Westmey’s
W. L. Stamey
United States and Territories
Ford Truck Factory
Oklahoma City
Ohio
Jimtown
Col
Methodist Episcopals
Centenary Mission Fund
Ruth Owen
Asheboro
Camille Brewer
Pleasant Garden
T. M. Stanton
C. L. Gray
W. L. Jackson
Crowson
Julius C. Smith
H. A. Cecil
Navy
Earnhardt
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