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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1917
Page
2
Washington reports potato flour aids bread economy in war conditions. The U S department of agriculture offers recipes using boiled potatoes mixed with wheat flour to produce a tasty, longer lasting bread with rich brown crust. Early potatoes and even culls recommended for best results.
National Collegiate Athletic Association leaders from many universities gather at the New Willard hotel in Washington to set a program for intercollegiate sports in the coming year. They aim to safeguard national interests while preserving athletics as feasible, with football and others likely curtailed by finances but programs continued as possible.
State horticulturist W M Hutt says wartime and postwar fairs will rise in number and quality. Community fairs multiply across counties as education, progress indexes, and a policy shift aim to elevate fairs to higher educational status in North Carolina. Meanwhile in Birmingham Arthur Chamberlain predicts wartime armament firms will shift to peacetime output with higher prices foreseen this fall. Alexander's upcoming half price remnant sale is advertised.
Washington reports North Carolina and 23 other states holding large surpluses of fruits and vegetables. Women nationwide urged to can preserve and store produce to prevent waste as governors seek help, with demonstrations and canning equipment in short supply and requests for federal aid.
Instructions for making potato rolls using boiled potatoes, flour, yeast, salt, sugar, butter, and powdered milk. Includes steps for preparing a sponge, mixing liquids, proofing until volume triples, shaping into balls, and baking at about 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
In Toronto on August 1 Hamilton Jockey Club signals end of Canadian thoroughbred racing for the war period. Public betting ban under order in council takes effect immediately and lasts six months after the war.
Proposals from contractors are due by 10 a m on August 21 1917 to Guilford County Board of Commissioners for construction heating plumbing elevator and jail equipment for a Greensboro courthouse jail building. A 2 percent certified check accompanies each bid with $25 deposit for plan deposits. Drawings and specs available from architect Harry Barton Greensboro N C. The board reserves right to reject any or all bids. July 20 1917. W C Boren Chairman Board of Commissioners Greensboro N C.
Raleigh August 1 seed wheat will be short this fall says Dr R Y Winters of the Division of Agronomy in a letter to state millers urging cooperation in saving high quality seed. North Carolina's 9 169 000 bushel crop is down 1 176 000 from 1915 and food use will exceed production by about 3 719 000 bushels this year. Home grown seed and varieties Leaps, prolific, and Stoner Miracle yield best on local soils. Millers urged to stress seed-saving and reserve top seed for growers this fall.
Washington marks Walter Johnsons tenth anniversary since his major league debut with Detroit in 1910. The Hall of Fame pitcher began as a rookie from Idaho and became a Washington icon, posting a decade of strong wins and sustained fame through 1919.
Washington reports show surpluses of perishable fruits and vegetables. Housewives urged to start canning preserving and drying now to prevent waste. North Carolina women respond to President Wilson and conservation efforts as Secretary Houston stresses consumer roles.
The Yuai Kai, a Japanese friendly society seen as Japan’s Gompers, marked its anniversary. Formed in 1912 by Es Suzuki, the union now has over 110 local branches and about 27,000 members nationwide.
City of High Point invites sealed bids for a turbine driven pump unit with specifications for a 1 foot capacity steam driven system. Bid deadline is 5 p.m. August 15, 1917, according to City Manager T. J. Murphy.
A North Carolina experiment shows perishable vegetables and fruits dried by a rapid evaporator method can be rehydrated to near original form. Dried beets squash beans tomatoes spinach corn and more were soaked and regained color texture and flavor. Government officials suggest using tobacco barns as evaporating sites to conserve crops amid a growing food shortage.
The department of state has asked United States authorities to aid in the arrest and extradition of Paymaster Eduardo Tacarra formerly with General Guillermo Chavez in Sondra. He is charged with embezzling $120,000 and has fled to Texas. Great variety of seasonable goods in Alexander's bullybee remnant sale Friday Saturday Monday. 8 1 3t.
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