Throw Out the Life Line for God Home and Country
Opinion piece urging all Americans to support war effort by supplying life-lines through donations, enlistment, and morale. Describes United States Guards as a new force for home front duties, stresses duty, sacrifice, and collective action to aid soldiers abroad. Emphasizes patriotism and personal responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
McAdesser
Red Cross
United States Guards
National
Europe
Allied Forces Hold and Gain Ground In War Update
The article reports allied forces holding against German advances, with American troops boosting morale and foiling German strategies. It predicts a final push toward Channel ports and notes rapid American arrivals will hasten victory, while city taxes add about $25,000 revenue from recent rate changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz
Channel
The Slacker and Its Reckoning Across America
A wartime broadside condemns slackers who avoid service and sacrifice. It defines several slacker types and warns that the slacker will be marked for scorn now and perpetual contempt after the war, with families bearing the blame for disloyalty.
Automobile Laws and Violation Thereof
Officers used stopwatch speed checks Sunday on Monttieu avenue and Washington street noting speeds from 15 to 45 mph with few at the limit. Mufflers disturb rest and many tail lights fail to show red. Laws exist but convictions are scarce. enforce or abolish.
Need for a Building Awakening for High Point Growth
City official urges a building push to raise revenue and support street improvements. Manager Murphy calls for unified campaigns by lumber mills and material suppliers to boost housing, noting past housing pace and current rental shortages. He suggests public spirited investment or a stock company to fund homes as material costs may rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Murphy
Work for the Night Is Coming Promises Insightful Guide
The note previews a forthcoming piece by W. H. Dugdale titled Work for the Night Is Coming. It promises a fresh line of thought applicable to present conditions and invites readers to read the upcoming article next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Dugdale
Myrtle Desk Co ships desks to the White House
The Myrtle Desk Company of this city received an order for desks to be shipped directly to the White House in Washington. The order signals strong approval of the High Point made product and its quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Desk Co
White House
Washington
City cemetery left overgrown amid unused plots
A writer laments the city cemetery area called old being unsightly with weeds and trash. He argues the city should spend more to maintain it and notes current payments to keep plots tidy, urging decent respect for the dead and better upkeep. Banks will stay open on Saturdays until 3 pm. sale or rent signs offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cki
German Alien Female Enemies Registration Dates
Registration for German alien female enemies opens Monday June 17 and runs through Wednesday June 26. Registration hours are 6 am to 8 pm at the chief of police office under penalty of the law.
Save Pennies Waste Dollars
Printing users save pennies by choosing inferior work and lose dollars through poor advertising value. Printers charge reasonable prices and work hard. moral: use a good printer to save money.
Governor Bickett Lines on Loafers and Draft
Governor Bickett declares treason and murder in failing to supply soldiers with food and clothing. He denounces idleness, calls able bodied men who refuse to work moral vagrants, and orders officers to report them to the war department for Class 1 draft designation.
Loss of Baby Triggers Mother’s Suicide With Carbolic Acid
Mrs. Carey Farrington of Highland cotton mill village consumed four ounces of carbolic acid Sunday morning after describing a headache. The 35 year old mother of four, whose third child died weeks earlier from meningitis, died before noon. Funeral was held at Mitchell's chapel Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey Farrington
Highland Cotton Mill
Mitchell
Well Known Woman Passes After Operation
Mrs. Mary S. Powell aged 61 dies Tuesday morning at a local hospital after an operation to save her life. The remains go to Franklin County Virginia for burial after a short funeral at the home. Survived by two children Mrs. Darrell Pitts and W T Powell of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary S. Powell
Franklin County
Darrell Pitts
W.T. Powell
First High Pointer Gives His Life for Humanity
Private Geo C Wright of 716 Russell Street High Point was killed by a German shell in the May 29th battle. He was among the first to go overseas from High Point on June 6 1917. His mother recalls his wish to fight for his country and his brothers vow to join to avenge him urging a monument at the front inscribed with Wrights name and possibly others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. C. Wright
Russell Street
High Point
George
Wright
Deserters and Delinquents Targeted in High Point Action
Two deserters and 52 delinquents are identified in High Point township and will be rounded up as soon as possible. The piece warns that resisting the government brings lasting stigma and potential peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Township
Auto theft gang halts at Thomasville bivouac
Policeman Ed Allen captured seven negroes and a stolen auto belonging to H A Millis after midnight Friday. Four getaway occupants escaped. The gang had planned a Lexington blow out, but the Millis car ran out of gas near Thomasville where Allen stopped them until assistance arrived from High Point. The men were jailed and fined two dollars each for auto theft. Mrs R Young died at her Trinity home and was sent to Norfolk for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Allen
H. A. Millis
Thomasville
Lexington
Millis
Big Ed Allen
High Point
R. Young
Trinity
Norfolk
Popular People Plight Their Truth
Miss Louise Clinard and M. J. Wrenn wed Tuesday night at the bride’s Richardson street home with Rev. J. A. Clarke officiating. The ceremony united a High Point Furniture Co. executive with one of the city’s leading citizens, as they depart for a northern honeymoon and plan to reside in Mr. Wrenn’s colonial home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Clinard
M. J. Wrenn
Richardson Street
J. A. Clarke
First Baptist Church
High Point Furniture Co
Wrenn
Personal items and Local News Roundup
Local notes include Burlington Southern Railway shops burning yesterday and community updates on crops and weather. Dated obituaries and transfers mark life in the area with attendance at state meetings, travel to Camp Sevier, and local firemen sermons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Burlington
Advertisers Promote Summer Bargains in Local Ads
Gilmer Bros. Co. offers Palm Beach suits at special prices while Moffitt Furnishing Co. touts white apparel. The Eagle's Eye features a great picture at Rose Theatre every Monday. Efird's department store advertises a June bargain event with a reductions story. The Atlantic Store, Inc. declares it must sell out at low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmer Bros. Co
Palm Beach
Ad. Moffitt Furnishing Co
Eagle’s Eye
Rose Theatre
Efird’s Department
Atlantic Store
Inc
Chautauqua Ends With Mixed Reviews and Return Likely
The Chautauqua closes this evening with praise for some attractions and criticism for others. Organizers report general satisfaction and say guarantors have enabled the event to return next year.
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God
National Army
Emerald Isle
Infantry
Patsy
France
Hienie
Sam
America
Kaiser
Uncle Sam
Slacker
North Carolina
England
Italy
Bickett
J. A. Pope
Rt. 2
Gilbert W. Clark
John C. Sheloff
Local Merchants’ Association
State Association
Wrightsville
C. O. Yost
Express
Charlotte
J. H. Penninger
Sylvester Newlin
Friends’ Church
Julian A. Torner
Greensboro
R. A. Wheeler
Mr. Turner
L. J. Ingram
Lawrence Ingram
Lieut
Hal Ingram
Camp Sevier
J. W. Sechrest
M. J. Boling
Siler City
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Asheville
Camp Greene
Peter C. Penn
Henry C. Horney
Tom Dupree
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