Fatal drowning at Wrightsville Beach tragic two deaths
Miss Anne Burkheimer 23 of Charlotte drowned in Banks Channel at Wrightsville Beach while bathing. Don Kirkman of High Point died attempting to rescue her. Judson Barber helped pull Burkheimer ashore but she died. Kirkman, recently returned from overseas, remains missing. Funeral held at Wesley Memorial Church.
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Anne Burkeimer
Elois R. Burkheimer
H. D. Burkeimer
Banks Channel
Wrightsville Beach
Don R. Kirkun
High Point
Miss Burkheimer
Burkheimer
Kirkman
Florence Burkheimer
Daughters of the Confederacy
Charlotte
Gurney Kirkman
Chestnut Street
Walter
Bert Kirkman
Miss Borkheimer
Daughters of Confederacyes
PR. H. Sechrest
Wilmington
Wesley Memorial M. E
Undying Songs in a London Tit Bits excerpt
A musician speaks of songs never dying as Brown notes his daughter fights to kill two or three each evening, a remark that echoes the haunting refrain about enduring tunes. The exchange evokes a Grotesque fascination with music and mortality across generations.
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Brown
London
Truth in Error in an Absolute Compositor Debt
A London Opinion quip credits a Boston Transcript remark about a doctor who felt the patient’s purse and declared there was no hope. The tongue in cheek line comments on perceived medical and financial stakes.
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Boston Transcript
London
Spencer Edges High Point In Low-Scoring Saturday Game
In the second game, Spencer defeated High Point 5 to 4. High Point won the opening game, leaving the series tied after two games.
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Spencer
High Point
Burleson Targets in Public Utilities Policy Draw Fire
Albert Sidney Burleson, Postmaster General, faces mounting opposition over his experiments in government ownership and operation of public utilities. He is the target of more attacks than any other man in the Administration as union labor and workers outside his party argue against his policy.
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Albert Sidney Burleson
United States
Little Girl Killed by Street Car No 43
Florence Elizabeth Stadiem five years old daughter of Mr and Mrs Morris Stadiem was instantly killed Thursday evening at 7 o'clock when struck by street car number 43 of the North Carolina Public Service company on South Elm. Motorman C E Ellington tried to stop but the car dragged the body 33 feet across brick pavement. The child was crossing from Walker avenue toward Odell Hardware company store. Ellington was held on $2500 bond for a preliminary hearing likely Monday. No inquest was ordered.
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Florence Elizabeth Stadiem
Morris Stadiem
Walker Avenue
Edgeworth Street
North Carolina Public Service Company
Elm
Odell Company
Ellington
Poole and Blue
Jones
Public Service Company
Stansbury
Typhoid Fever Costs North Carolina Half Million This Month
The state health officer estimates typhoid fever in July will cost about five hundred thousand dollars in illness alone with deaths not yet counted. Through the first half of July 332 cases were reported statewide led by Durham and Wake counties. Vaccination grants immunity for two to four years and sanitation is urged to prevent further losses.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Durham County
Wake
Caldwell
Caswell
Catawba
Edgecombe
Gaston
Wayne
Short Paragraphs Highlight Local Happenings
Local notes cover police attire improvements and new street paving plans. Community updates report Mrs. Saunders recovering from appendicitis and Mr. Kirkman’s body reinterred, plus church closure and district conference attendance. The piece also notes a young dance, Elizabeth Virginia Martin’s death, and multiple family obituaries and visits.
Local basketball slate features multiple week games
The schedule lists Lexington visiting Wednesday, Reidsville hosting Thursday and Friday, and Oak Ridge visiting Saturday for back to back contests.
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Lexington
Reidsville
Oak Ridge
Stamey’s Jewelry Store Run Adds Watches and Jewelry
Another shipment of fine jewelry arrives at Stamey’s Jewelry Store featuring Hamilton and Elgin watches in all sizes, fountain pens, vanity cases, silverware, rings, brooches, lavalliers, bracelets, pins, chains, cuff links, and fobs.
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Hamilton and Elgin Watches
Stemey’s Jewelry Store
Lavalliers
Stamey
High Point Real Estate Leads Friday Deed Transfers
Real estate activity surges in High Point with multiple deeds filed in Greensboro records. Transactions include City Property to A. Sherrod for 30000 cash and several High Point parcels tied to Home Investment and Improvement Co. Creelman, West End Heights, Moon Pilot and Garden Acres areas feature from 10 to 4500 dollars with other considerations.
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High Point Real Estate
Office of the Register of Deeds
Greensboro
High Point
City Pes Estate Company
A. Sherrod
North Main and
Williams Streets
M. T. Dowdy
E. L. Reese
D. W
H. E. Montsinger
O.L. Smith
Howell Street
Poplar Street
High Poll
Thomas Watson
C. J. Ragan
Moon Pilot
E. W. Freeze
W. M. Dyer
Garden Acres
J. H. Adams
R. O., Lindsay
Johnson Street
Louise Avenue
Fire traps loom as old Jarreil Hotel condemned
Insurance Commissioner Young notes dangers from aging wooden structures. John and Williard Dyer lost appeal of condemnation by Fire Chief and City Council for the Jarreil Hotel site. Building to be razed immediately with daily fines from ten to fifty dollars if left standing. Young warns sanitary lapses raise insurance rates and threaten the firemen relief fund.
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Young
Messers
John and
Williard Dyer
Jarreil
High Point
Ganger Frei
Gas attack at Durham Hosiery mill injures worker
Reece Williams, a bleacher at the Durham Hosiery mills, was gassed Monday afternoon while repairing a machine. A nine inch stream of chlorine under high pressure struck him in the face. He was taken to his home in serious condition. Also noted: High Point won a spring game 2 to 1 on Friday. Mrs. Isaac Fiddler left the hospital last week.
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Reece Williams
Durham
Soldiers' Home Again In Raleigh Faces Assaults
A Raleigh hearing on the Soldiers' Home governance failed to oust manager Dave Milton as directors chose not to replace him. Critics cited food quality and patronizing management while veterans applauded a soldier in charge. editor backs Milton as best and faithful leader.
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Raleigh
Dave Milton
Charles Lee Smith
Confederacy
Penn Wood
Milton
Irvin Paylor
High Point
News, & Observer
Col. Milton
Automatic telephone exchange to modernize service
North State Telephone Co plans a new automatic dial system costing about one hundred thousand dollars to install in the Belt building. The six to eight month project will replace operator calls with direct dialing from 1 to 0. The change promises faster service and eliminates hello girls, shifts delays to user or recipient.
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North State Telephone Co
South
Florida
Belt Building
High Point Shirt Plant Expands to Meet Demand
The High Point Underwear Co. enlarges to 24,000 workshirts daily by August 1. The second floor gains more cutting tables and the plant becomes a central distributing point for a major shirt maker. Finishing stays in town and shirts use southern cloth. Output rises daily with 150 to 200 workers after August 1, and some needle work may be done at home by local women. Manford Cox has returned from overseas.
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High Point Undewear Co
Eving
High Point Schools Planned to Open September 1 1919
High Point public schools will open for the 1919 20 session on Monday September 1 for nine months. Charles F Tomlinson and Mrs W C Jones announce the date and note hiring updates including Horace Wright as science teacher Lidie Horton for domestic science and Daisy Osborne for fifth grade. Weaver M Marr arrives from France to assume superintendency duties and two new rooms will be added at Fairview street school for African American students.
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High Point
Charles F. Tomlinson
W. C. Jones
Horace Wright
Army of Occupation
Lidie Horton
Daisy Osborne
Mechanicsville
Weaver M. Marr
France
Newport News
Fairview Street
Big Sum for Good Roads in Davidson Randolph Forsyth
A project to spend about $180,000 next year to link the Davidson county line on the west, Randolph on the south, and Forsyth on the north with a strong road to Greensboro to the east. The federal government will cooperate with state, county and city authorities in construction.
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Davidson County
Randolph
Forsyth
Greensboro
High Point Route 4 News Local Notes and Reflections
Community brief from High Point recounts weather effects on tobacco and a rain delay for an ice cream supper at Mr Reed's. Harvey Teague returns from overseas and a tire theft targetting Mack Smith’s Buick is noted. The Friedland church series begins the fourth Sunday, and Mrs Farabee at Duncan sanitorium is visited.
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Friedland Church
Harvey Teague
Harvey
Mack Smith
Mack
Ford
Farabee
Duncan
Ellison Family Supper Honors Two Sons
Mrs. A L Ellison hosted a Thursday evening supper for her sons Carl A Ellison recently back from France and Charles E Ellison whose birthday fell on that day. The home decorations featured the national colors.
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A. L. Ellison
Carl A. Ellison
France
Chas. E. Ellison
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R. Kirkman
Wrightsville
South Elm
W. L Smith
Nan Bowman
Brown Sumumitt
Wade Mecum
Washington
Moses
New Hampshire
Horney
Mr. Kirkman
Guy Wells
John Hayworth
North
Middle West
W. L. Stamey
The
Press Association
W. A. Lambeth
H. W Fraser
Raademan
the Armory
Martin
Elizabeth Virginia
West Green Street
Luther Martin
John Martin
Eugene
Bessie Morris
Denton
Mattie Strayhorn
Eunice Fogleman
Flora
Lula Martin
W. L. Smith
J.H. Farley
New York
High Point Property
Isaac Fiddler
David H. Milton
Mr. Wood
Manford Cox
High Point Route 4 News
Mary A. Clodfelter
Frederick W. Gillett
House of Representatives
Congress
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