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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
7
Details from Attorney General Gregory outline issuance of alien enemy leave permits. About 1 500 unm naturalized Germans seek to depart. 144 plan to go to Mexico. Applications require duplicate forms, three photos, five references, and a sworn statement of intent to depart, with penalties for perjury.
Fayetteville April 26 Congressman HH Godwin has received requests from constituents to back selective conscription and replies he hopes to vote for the draft act. His letter says he notes the question with interest and will vote in accordance with their views.
Norfolk Virginia April 26 The Virginia league starts its twelfth consecutive season today with Labor Day as the close. Opening games feature Portsmouth at Norfolk Lynchburg at Newport News and Rocky Mount at Petersburg.
Washington April 26 the secretary of agriculture replies to a telegram on fixing food prices stating no agency now has authority to set prices. He urges Congress to grant power to establish minimum or maximum prices if needed to protect farmers and stabilize supply amid crop shortages and Europe destruction.
Wilmington officials announce W. F. Moore, renowned rat destroyer, will return May 6 to attack the city’s rodent problem. His previous waterfront work saved merchants about $75,000 and he will use targeted poisoned bait and expert knowledge to eliminate rats and their future generations. The effort is backed by the Atlantic Coast Line railroad and the health department.
Oscar Johnston, a negro convict, is jailed in Wilmington after Florence Davidson positively identified him as the man who shot Neal Walton to death on April 11 and attacked her. Dr Harlee Bellamy confirmed the voice identification. guards at the convict camp verified Johnston’s presence the night of the killing.
In municipal court Dock Welborn a Black man faced charges over alleged threats and a tense encounter with James Winchester and Beulah near East High Point. The judge ruled the case not made out and Dock and Beulah left together as James sought guidance from Chief Gray.
Wilmington officials unveiled a vegetable garden on a North Front street lot adjoining the Murchison National Bank building. Ground was broken with a mule plough as workers begin cultivation to boost food production for America and its allies.
Carthage April 26 A serious shooting affray at Will Crutchfields saw mill four miles south of town left Murd Black a negro with a bad reputation dead Vestal Currie another negro fatally wounded and two more injured Sheriff D A Bine led a large posse in pursuit of the killer The incident followed earlier quarrel at an ice cream supper where Black in a rage struck his wife Carrie then banjoed him before friends intervened
United States Tires stress a single guiding aim of quality in every tire. They claim top cotton and rubber, plus superior design and workmanship, ensure lasting performance and high customer satisfaction as sales grow.
Washington announced an executive order soon to censor all cables touching the United States and telephonic lines into Mexico The plan calls for a joint effort by the state war navy and justice departments and a new information committee The censorship offices will be in New York Key West Galveston and San Francisco with navy directing operations and the army controlling lines into Mexico The aim is to prevent German valuable information reaching Mexico Central or South America while aligning with allied supervision of European lines
Wilmington April 26. Rumors that the milk supply was poisoned caused alarm among mothers and long telephone calls to the health office. County health officer Nesbitt inspected dairy cattle and feed and found no foundation for the rumors. He noted that even fresh milk can be dangerous if not properly handled, as several babies fell ill.
A Paris court martial has condemned 19 year old Emilienne Rise Ducimitiero to death for spying. The girl gathered military information at Geneva Lyons and Paris on behalf of a German employer serving as her master and she acted as a servant.
An advertisement proclaims Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a cure for stomach trouble and related illnesses. It claims to cleanse the system, soothe chronic inflammation, and prevent surgeries. Readers are offered a free book and a money back guarantee via Wart Drug Co. or local druggists.
Official statement from General Maude says British forces drove Turks from the west bank of the Shatt-el-Arab to about 17 miles north of its junction with the Tigris. Total captures near Izatabulat on Saturday and Sunday reached 657 prisoners and 18 guns.
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