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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1917
Page
2
Bernarr McFadden proposes a national program to raise physical fitness and form a volunteer corps of lecturers and organizers. The plan would train unattached men under thirty and forty-five, married men under thirty and forty-five, with six hours weekly conscription as a starting rule.
The American Association of State Highway officials has offered its services to the secretary of war. On March 22 the executive committee met Col Winslow at the War Department and outlined a plan to supply engineers and road machinery for military road construction. They also scheduled the 1917 meeting for Richmond December 4 to 7 and extended invitations from multiple cities including Chicago New York Washington Richmond Raleigh Pinhurst and Jacksonville.
Wharton Inc producer Leopold Wharton touts Patria a Pathe romance showing at Rose theatre starting next Monday. The film promises a secret process allowing Mrs Castle to change clothes and reappear through a door as she interacts with herself.
London April 2 The death is announced of Robert Martin famed St Andrews golfer who held the open championship of Great Britain in 1876 and 1885.
Plans for the 400th anniversary of Luther and Reformation leaders expand with at least 15 denominational committees. The Federal Council of Churches and a joint Lutheran committee in Philadelphia coordinate nationwide efforts including lectures, study classes, publications, medals, and exhibits in multiple cities. Local offices, especially New York, promote Reformation history and education in churches and schools.
Twenty American Rhodes scholars volunteer to train in England should the United States declare war on Germany. Names will go to Washington via the London embassy, with training possibly under American officers. Volunteers list includes Cocin Maine, Rushton Alabama, Bosworth Vermont, Grismer Vermont, Prickett Delaware, Lafitte Florida, Rogers Arizona, Sharp Wyoming, Good Nebraska, Miller Colorado, Stratton Utah, Newhall Connecticut, Paradise Connecticut, Nelson North Dakota, Burwell Rhode Island, Binns Washington, Nash Missouri, Bigelow Minnesota.
Preparations are complete for the national amateur boxing championships of the A A U to be decided in Mechanic Building in Boston tonight and tomorrow under the Boston Athletic Association. More than one hundred boxers entered from St Louis New Orleans New York Brooklyn Chicago Cleveland Philadelphia Pittsburgh Kansas City Toronto and Montreal.
Copenhagen reports the second cable between Denmark and Britain is broken leaving two cables remaining one dedicated to Anglo Russian business. Newspapers urge resumption of wireless telegrams that existed at the war’s start.
The Protestant Episcopal diocese of North Carolina has completed its first hundred years since formal organization a century ago today in Raleigh. Most churches in the diocese plan centenary observances throughout the current week.
Under an order by Mason W. Gant clerk, a public auction will sell Lot 21 in Block A of the E. A. Bencini lands. The sale occurs on Saturday February 17 1917 at 2 PM with cash to the highest bidder. The bid is ten percent above the previous offer.
Under a decree of sale by Mason W. Gant, clerk, Guilford County, W H Ragan as guardian of Z A Burns will auction two parcels in High Point on March 22 1917 at 2 PM. The first parcel totals about 99 acres and the second about 27 acres, both in High Point township and adjoining J W Guyer and S Swain lands. State and county legal notices are included with attorney W P Ragan named.
Having qualified as administrator of Guilford County North Carolina estate, to present them to his attorney T W Albertson by February 6 1917. All persons indebted to said estate please make payment to the undersigned or his attorney. February 6 1917. J E Shaw T W Albertson Attorney administrator of Tillman Shaw. lt wks
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