Registrars Sought for September 5 Nation wide Registration
Local draft officials in High Point plan to register men aged 18 to 45 on September 5 with about 2400 expected to sign up. A registrar for every 80 registrants is proposed across four precincts, with Governor Bickett urging volunteers and detailing pay allowances while emphasizing a national holiday to honor the effort.
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R. A. Wheeler
Greensboro
High Point
High Point Township
Wilson
Baker
Crowder
Senate
House of Representatives
North Carolina to Reward Gratis Registrars of Voter Service
The governor urges local boards to appoint able and willing volunteers for unpaid service. He notes small individual pay but large state savings and vows to thank registrars who render this gratuitous work. The aim is to keep NC ahead in this effort.
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North Carolina
Chaplains in British Army Reach 3294 Strong
London July 20 The British army has 3244 commissioned chaplains including 1844 Church of England 662 Roman Catholic 774 Protestant and 14 Jewish rabbis. About 100 chaplains have been killed or wounded. honors include two Victoria Crosses 60 DSOs 256 MCs and 11 foreign orders.
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London
Eludion
War Office
Dr. Simms
Presbyterian Church of Ireland
Gwynn
Church of England
Simms
France
Desert draft evaders seek refuge in Mexico
Desert evaders and pro-German refugees in Mexico face little welcome and endure destitution. The article describes three evaders: a 20 year old German who fled army service, an Italian factory worker from Boston who skipped registration, and an American demented by hunger, all seeking to return to the United States and surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juratz Mex
Mexico
United States
Ona
Germany
Chicago
Boston
Labor agency ready to ship 10000 Puerto Rican workers
Special Agent Roberts of the Department of Labor reports Washington readiness to send 10,000 laborers from San Juan to the mainland once transportation is provided. Registration is active with hundreds awaiting. The aim is to place these workers into essential war industries to reduce idleness and bolster national effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Porto Rico
Roberts
Department of Labor
Washington
Special Assessment Notice on Main Street Improvements
Special street paying assessments on Main Street from English Street to Commerce Street. Property owners named for street improvement assessments have 30 days to pay the City Collector without extra charges. Amounts unpaid within 30 days incur 6 percent annual interest from July 23, 1918, the date of confirmation of paid assessments.
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Main Street
English Street
Commerce Street
Cky
Foley Kidney Pills and Honey and Tar Advertised by Mann Drug
An ad extols Foley Kidney Pills as the best for kidney trouble and cites benefits for backache and rheumatic pains. It also recommends Foley's Honey and Tar for hay fever and asthma, noting relief and soothing effects while noting travel costs for sufferers. Mann Drug Co.
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Foley
Mann Drug
Mann Drug Co
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A. E. Tate
John JD. Langato
Bickett
Service
City Transfer Co
Florence
The
Fuel Administration
Coses
Amos Furniture Com
H. A. Moffatt
N. Main
Gilmer Brothers Company
the Welcome Bank
O. E. Kearns, Pres
A. M. Rankin
J. H. Adams
GA. Pollock
H. A. Millis
U.S
Eries
N. C
Manhattan
Cannon-Fetzer Co
Cannon-Fetzer Com’y
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