High Point Industrial Profile 1916 Fact Sheet
Fact sheet from the High Point Commercial Club lists 81 factories producing hosiery furniture silk street railway cars organs mirrors buggies veneers coffins underwear overalls bedding wheels plate glass paints and varnishes among others. Daily carloads shipped include hosiery one and furniture forty. 66 trains serve the city daily. building material 3 carloads daily. Telephone subscribers rose by 115 in 1915 16 and 18 in 1914 15. Five banks report total capital and surplus 850 000 and deposits 2 415 599 27 as of September 15 1916. Overall 10 year growth at 100 percent.
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High Point
Hash and humor swirl in a discordant Thanksgiving note
An assorted jumble mocks politics and war as editorials praise and satirize leaders. The Greensboro Daily News verse and readers lament Santa bids mix with playful quips about Thanksgiving leftovers and a cheeky wish list.
Government responses to threats to American ships and mail
A historical column laments sinking of American ships under the flag, warns of insufficient government action, and critiques England's interference with U.S. mail and diplomacy. It recalls Perdicariis cases to urge firmer U.S. resolve and respect on the world stage.
Dove of peace hovers as crops flourish amid wartime fog
The text contrasts a hopeful line about a dove of peace over shores with the reality of wartime. It notes bountiful crops and the nation’s fog lifting as enemy guns fire, illustrating domestic prosperity shadowed by ongoing conflict.
Thanksgiving Service for Orphans at Local Mission
Members of the High Point Methodist Protestant church will hold an unusual Thanksgiving event tonight at the Greensboro road orphanage. Christian Endeavor members will drive to the home, hold services, and share baskets with the orphaned children to provide a real Thanksgiving dinner.
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High Point Methodist Protestant Church
Greensboro
Christian Endeavor Society of
Church
Food Sale Postponed by Woman's Club
The household economic department of the Woman's club has postponed the food sale from this Saturday to next Saturday December 9.
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Household Economic Department
The
Woman's Club
Mediation Board Sought to Prevent Railroad Strike
Washington December 1 Judge W L Chambers of the federal mediation board contacted Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railroad representatives to decide if a board member should go to Nashville to mediate a threatened strike at the request of railroad president Peyton.
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Washington
W. L. Chambers
Federal Board of Mediation
Nashville
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Peyton
Road
Cotton Market Opens Higher on Opening Trade
The cotton market showed an opening advance of 11 to 19 points with active months up 18 to 22 points early. January reached 20.66 and May 20.99 before modest profit taking trimmed gains, with January opening at 20.48, March 20.75, May 20.96, and July 20.98.
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Associated Press
New York
Wheat rises on December delivery tightness
Chicago trading notes scarcities in December contracts buoyed wheat. Opens show gains from previous day with December futures around 1.71 and May near 1.77 to 1.79, then advance and retreat as market reacts.
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Chicago
How Far Did You Go With It How Much Donation
The Greensboro Daily News poses a satirical Thanksgiving prompt about charitable giving to orphans. It questions proper donation levels for cigars drinks meat candy and gasoline, urging readers to consider the amount suitable for a festive gesture.
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Greensboro Daily News
When Shall We Two Meet Again
A fragment from the News and Observer hints at a quip about meeting and fashion phrasing. The readable text presents a playful line linking a top of the shoe to the button of the skirt as a humorous inquiry.
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News and Observer
Card of Thanks for Sallie R. Sechrest
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of our mother and sister Mrs. Sallie R. Sechrest.
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Sallie R. Sechrest
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