11 Jun 1914
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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1914
Page
1
The Moffitt Furniture Co. and The Moffitt Furnishing Co. showcase new summer plain and flowered millinery shades. Also featured are $1.00 wash dresses for ladies with several new gingham and percale styles and new shirts waists and skirts at attractive prices.
Milton Lackey of Caraway visited with Mrs. Lackey's mother Jeremiah McDowell over the weekend. Mrs. R. R. Hunt spent Sunday evening at Eddie Pierce's on Caraway Route 2. Children's Day will be held at Mount Tabor on the third Sunday. Minnie Delk of Jackson Creek stayed with Miss Sophia Baltimore last Sunday. Communion at Pierce's Shape is set for the first Sunday in July.
W C Jones receives three new fountains for High Point to place on North Main South Main and near the freight depot. Indianapolis men scout a veneer plant branch site while Dr A W Claxon greets crowds at First Baptist. Samuel Dalton learns of his mother’s death in Lorraine Ohio as DA Hammer attends a wedding in Chapel Hill. Two pay as you enter streetcars expand service and the passenger station gets upgrades. Dr O G Bradshaw attends Trinity trustees meeting in Durham. Chautauqua week program announced with ample talent. R E Slate leaves Randolph Sentinel for Lincolnton Limes job. Sentinel to fold.
The King's Daughters Twenty Fifth Annual Convention will be held in Rockingham at the Methodist Episcopal Church from June 17 to 19. The executive committee meets Wednesday at 5 PM, with the convention opening for business Wednesday evening at 8 and closing Friday evening. Delegates should arrive by Wednesday noon. A silver offering for State work at Stonewall Jackson School Cord will be received Friday evening.
The State Normal and Industrial College highlights steady growth for women’s higher education in North Carolina. Last year total enrollment reached 1233 with nine-tenths of the graduates teaching in NC schools. Dormitories are state furnished, board is at actual cost, and 200 free-tuition appointments will be awarded mid July. early applications advised due to dormitory capacity limits.
A detailed listing shows a six day program led by Superintendent Mrs Emily Farrow Gregory and Captain Russell Haltom. Highlights include a Panama Canal talk by A Ray F Carter, readings by Mrs Gregory, concerts by McKinnie Operatic Company and Tyrolean Yodlers, plus motion pictures and plays. Admission varies from free to 50 cents with most afternoon 35 cent entries.
E T Kearns has purchased the Moore Bros interest in the Thomasville Holw Co and will continue to operate the business from the same stand with Kearns as manager. Chas Moore is ill and cannot oversee the store as before.
The piece notes the treaty’s meaning is plain even amid senatorial oratory and mocks Tampicans for not being captured by the Americans. It also mentions a man who quit drinking three weeks ago failing to grasp nationwide prohibition excitement.
The High Point area garages led by Geo T Wilson promote Ford models from the High Point Motor Company and the Central Motor Company. They tout Studebaker and Maxwell lines with emphasis on value and quality, stressing a square deal and money savings for buyers.
The singing class of the Odd Fellows Orphan Home performs at the Auditorium Monday evening June 15 1914 at 8 15. The program features 14 boys and girls with recitations and songs. Proceeds go to the Goldsboro home. Admission: adults 25 cents, children 15 cents.
The High Point market of Eli K. Ingram on East Commerce Street in the Sherrod building is praised for its modern, sanitary setup. A visitor notes ice cold large refrigerators Marble counters and clean staff making it a trustworthy source for wholesome meats and restaurant supplies.
The regular monthly City Council session approved major business including resignations and new appointments. Chief of Police B C Ridge tendered his resignation and W P Ragan was named successor to L B Williams the Prosecuting Attorney who also resigned. Dr D A Stanton gains full control of the health department. Judge W R Edmonds sought a three week leave of absence for health reasons.
A Chautauqua lecture tale shows Mickey volunteering to fetch countless jailed youths for Ben Lindsey the judge. Mickey borrows a wheel and returns with a crowd of boys, prompting cheers and the judge’s proclamation that Mickey has saved the day.
Salisbury reports Sheriff J M McKenzie distributing checks from the United States government as administrator of Samuel McKenzie a Revolutionary War soldier killed in action The government owed 600 and fifty eight descendants across the third and fourth generations receive shares ranging from 1 55 to larger amounts
Dr John Dyer secures license to open a dance hall in the former Royal Blue Selt Shoe Co building on South Main Street next to Amos Furniture Co. The hall opens Monday night and will operate nightly. The Union notes public finances as a cautionary mood.
The institution offers five regular degree courses and special teaching programs with free tuition for future state teachers. Fall term begins September 16, 1914, with Julius I. Foust as president in Greensboro. Also advertised is the sale of two Carrick Grove lots 50 by 150 on the knoll near High Point, priced to undercut Roland Park.
A brief feature tone piece invites business readers to a candid talk about advertising and community outreach. It addresses advertisers and merchants in the territory, outlining a purposeful, practical dialogue on marketing and public presence.
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