King Albert Returns to Brussels in Gala Triumph
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth arrive in Brussels at 10:30 with Princes Leopold and Charles and Princess Marie Jose. They receive a welcome at the parliament and review allied troops two miles long as crowds line boulevards. The city dons gala attire amid lodging shortages, with many sheltering in public halls.
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Brussels
Albert
Elizabeth
Leopold
Charles
Marie Jose
Porte de Flanders
Place de la Nation
Parliament House
The Merchant Prince Advertising Legend in Town
An old man grows a small shop into a thriving business by aggressive advertising and bold window displays. His success, dubbed the Merchant Prince, hinges on constant ads and a strong public presence. The piece extols the power of advertising, urging readers to join The Review advertising department.
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Merchant Prince
the Times Wire Punk
San de Geezer
Review Advertising Department
The Lusitania responsible story told by aid workers
A World War I letter from the front is told by a Pennsylvania aid-worker. A German major questions two million American troops and asks how they crossed the water. The answer, “one boat brought them all over,” is given with a calm retort, citing the Lusitania.
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Pennsylvania
Cutenant
Bhe
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Extended deadline for mailing Christmas boxes to soldiers
The War and Post Office Departments extend the mailing date for Christmas boxes to soldiers in France to November 30. The War Department authorizes the Red Cross to print extra labels for those who lost or never received labels from abroad. Each box remains one per man, with chapter officials urged to follow both spirit and letter of the directive to ensure every American in the expeditionary forces gets a parcel from home.
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Red Cross
War and Post Office
France
War Department
American Red Cross
Deputy sheriff raids still near Deep River church
Deputy Sheriff Wagoner and other officers raided a still near Deep River church run by J S Morris. The still was destroyed and 1000 gallons of beer poured out. Morris was captured after a chase and brought here. He waived preliminary hearing before Commissioner Brown and was bound over in the sum of 1000 dollars.
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Wagoner
Deep River Church
J.S. Morris
Morris
Brown
Holiness Conference Assignments for 1919 Session
The Apostolic Holiness Convention met in session with next year’s minister assignments listed across North Carolina and Virginia towns including Greensboro High Point Reidsville West Durham Mebane Bryson City Radford and Roanoke Among appointees were W R Cox O L Ruth J T Nance Hattie Lambeth J F Talbirt and many others with local home mission roles and S M Stikeleather elected state evangelist B H Vestal assistant and W R Cox elected children's evangelist The report also notes additional local home missionary allocations and war work participants.
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Holiness Conference
Apostolic Holiness Convention
Winston- Salem
Greensboro
W. R. Cox
P. H. Greeson
High Point
O. L. Ruth
Mr. Olive
J. T. Nance
Mt. Zion
Hattie Lambeth
Harmony Circuit
J. F. Talbirt
Reidsville
W. P. Ware
West Durham
Hillsboro
Kirkman
Mebane
John Reagan
Bryson City
R. A.andrew
Randieman
W. A. Way
Beulah
H. P. Thomas
Christo
W. F. Jones
Roanoke
BE. L. Hess
J. A. Williams
Alice- Marie
Troy
R.P. Thompson
Proximity
H. B. Banger
Kernersville
Benefit
W. J. Allred
South Side
Sinai
G. H. Butner
Bethlehem
W. C. Cruise
Gold Hill
A. Ludwick
Ramseur
Nelson
A. L. Milbée
Radford
Ruth
T. Cooper
C. A. Lain
O. D. York
W. S. Allred
A. H. Beasley
T. A. Spencer
Carmel
J. T. Shaw
S. M. Stikeleather
B. H. Vestal
Obituary notices and war casualties from local page
The week’s notices list deaths: Mrs. Bell of Washington interred locally. Miss Janie Spencer, later Mrs. Archer, noted. Mrs. Stuart, formerly Anita Anderson, died in Winnipeg. interment at Guilford College. Mrs. Montgomery died of pneumonia on Burns Street. buried at Lebanon Cemetery. she leaves husband and three children. George Tucker wounded in France. Wo. C. Underwood killed in France, formerly lived near here.
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Bridges
Ethel Montgomery
Burns Street
Pnaemonia
William
Eliza Montgomery
Lebanon Cemetery
Geo. Tucker
France
Wo. C. Underwood
Methodist Appointments Dinner in High Point
High Point Methodists welcome Rev. W. A. Lambeth to Wesley Memorial. He was raised in Thomasville. Dr. Rowe goes to Winston and will be near us. Rev. J. H. Earnhardt remains presiding elder of the Greensboro district. W. A. Barber continues at East End church. Rev. H. H. Robbins is returned to Main Street church.
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High Point
High Point News Briefs and Society Notes
Sam Tucker of London Teni visits and is an old High Pointer in furniture business in Lou on. The Baptist State Convention will be in Greensboro December 3 to 6. Miss Irvin Paylor, sponsor of High Point Camp for Veterans, joins the Soldiers Home in Raleigh to aid veterans. Rev J D Andrews preaches at Reformed Church as David Harris is home on furlough from the officers’ training camp. Irl R Hicks Almanac for 1919 due November 20, weather book by Hicks and Noyes. E V Swaim of Route 4 visits High Point and plans to write a piece on old High Point. Beatrice Evelyn Bulla to marry Cicero Peace on Thanksgiving Day. Pauline Lawerence to J F Atkinson wed at M P church. Mamie Stamey ill with influenza. Railroad men urge McAdoo to stay with higher pay. support him strongly. Dr E L Stamey of Greensboro visits. Charley McMichael of Winston addresses Odd Fellows. High Point must raise 11550 for Christmas roll call. donations urged. Firemen hold annual banquet.
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Sam E. Tucker
London
Teni
Sam
Louon
Greensboro
Miss’ S
Irvin Paylor
High Point Camp of
Raleigh
Miss Paylor
Reformed Church
J. D. Andrews
Newton
David Harris
Chapel Hill
Irl R. Hicks
Irl R. Hicks, Jr
J. B. Noyes
Word and Works
Hicks Almanac and Publishing Co
Franklin Avenue
St. Louis
E. V. Swaim
Route 4
Swaim
High Point
90 Mile Post
Beatrice Evelyn
J. D. Bulla
Trinity
Cicero Peace
Pauline Lawerence
J. F. Atkinson
Mullins
S. C
J. B. Spencer
Lindsay Street
Rowland Brown
M. P. Church
Miss Lawerence
Moffitt Underwear Co
Atkinson
Imperial Tobacco Co
Mullins S. C
Mamie Frances Stamey
McAdoo
Mr. McAdoo
Church Appointments From Western North Carolina Conference
The Western North Carolina M E Conference met in Charlotte and appointments are listed in this issue. The Holiness Convention also met here last week and is summarized with key names and venues.
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Western North Carolina
M. E
Charlotte
Champion hog raiser enters three one-year-olds at fair
H. A. Oakes again leads hog division with three one-year-old hogs weighing 310, 318, and 344 pounds at slaughter Tuesday totaling 1,972 pounds. Officials praise the display and expect continued success.
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H. A. Oakes
Potato Curiosity Displays Red Yam Cross Grower praises rare twin tuber
J D Fulmer of Camden County sent his grandson Fulmer Griffin a remarkable sweet potato of the red yam variety. One tuber split to form a red cross with a 2 1/2 inch cross arm and a 4 inch vertical section, showing two separate yet entwined potatoes.
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J.D. Fulmer
Camden County
Fulmer Griffin
British Prisoners in a Wretched Condition Headlines
British prisoners liberated by Germans after the armistice suffer extreme raggedness hunger and misery reports from Reuters at French headquarters. Thousands enter France daily with many dying beside roads. Survivors describe harsh cold, starvation, and brutal treatment, with miners and others in German camps blamed for deliberate abuse.
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London
Navy
Reuter
France
Forbach
Metz
Sir Robert Younger
Germany
Berlin
Hamelin
Resolutions of Respect for William P. Ragan
The Grand Exalted Ruler mourns the loss of William P. Ragan Esteemed Leading Knight and mayor of High Point. He served the Lodge of Flks with loyalty, dignity and good cheer, aiding city county and state, always unselfish and devoted to duty. Resolutions authorize minutes entries and distribution to family and newspapers.
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William P. Ragan
Lodge
Flks
High Point
German Submarine Totals Exposed In Observer Peek
The Observer notes Allied pressure on Germany to surrender 160 submarines, later widened to all subs. It reveals Germany had at most 100 subs afloat, others sunk. The paper anticipates a German tally of submarines moved here and their likely resting places along the Atlantic coast, guessing one near Hatteras.
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Germany
Atlantic
Hatteras
Charlotte Observer
World famine warned by Food Administrator in interview
The News and Observer publishes Henry A. Page's interview warning of a world famine. He stresses the global scope beyond local shortages and the need for every person to share food, not money, to aid those on short rations while noting production disruption and the impossibility of averting the crisis without a future harvest.
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News and Observer
Henry A. Page
North Sea
Pacific Ocean
Globe
Page
Htis
Questionnaires Overdue Put Registrants at Risk
A wartime notice lists registrants aged 18 to 36 who have not returned their questionnaires by the November 30 deadline. Delinquents face arrest and a trip to Atlanta. The list includes E V Spencer Jasper Harvill Willie W Motsinger Carl E Elledge Teodore W Robbins Frank H Gannaway James Conrad and others. A wise word: postwar duties still apply.
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Atlanta
E. V. Spencer
Jasper Harvill
Willie W. Motsinger
Carl E. Elledge
Teodore W. Robbins
Frank H. Gannaway
James Conrad
E. P. Hughs
E. B. Stillwell
Wesley Roberson
Elwood M. Brown
Walter Coleman
John B. Kidd
James Cannon
James I. Alexander
Clarence O. Gordon
Herby Lee Smith
James Goodin
Ira Jones
Ray A. Norman
Burley Miller
Will J. Loflin
Alex White
W. W. Leonard
P. L. Ligon
H. K. Womble
Lester Pethel
William Miller
W. R. Hayworth
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Belgium
Lusitania
Moore's Book
Newabork Evening Post
New York
Evenigg Post
Foch
Marshal Foch
New Jersey
Ohio
Kansas
Senate
Roosevelt
Turkey
E. L. Stamey
Sinesian Jarets
Mae Charley McMichael
Winston
Odd Fellows Order
the High Point Review
Webster
New International
State OF North Carolina
Sunnyside Loe & Fuel Co
State of
North Fareless
Cipal
High St. Guilford County
N. C
Fo Shereens
I. J. Bryan Grimes
North Cottie
Rabe
Bryan Eniges
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