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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1917
Page
3
Banks in High Point urge patrons to comply with the new war tax stamps law effective December 1. A two cent tax is charged on each 160 dollars or portion thereof for notes and drafts, and the payer must affix the stamp at the time of presentation.
Boston Salem and several other Massachusetts cities vote in December municipal elections today. The contests pit mayoral races in some cities against major saloon issue votes in others, signaling a busy start to the series.
Elsie Ferguson wins praise for her role in Barbary Sheep shown at the Rialto theatre New York on November 11 1917 reviews from Sun World and Herald laud her intelligent and emotional performance. Critics call the film among the finest examples of the photoplay and note Ferguson’s charm and dramatic skill.
Several divorces were granted in the Greensboro North Carolina Superior Court on the first day without contest. Decrees absolute include McCauley vs McCauley Potter vs Potter Albright vs Albright Goldman vs Goldman. Bain vs Kaltwasser planned trial. Bain seeks $1000 claim for expenses. Kaltwasser had previously sued Bain for alienation of affection.
Rocky Mount tobacco market nears 19.6 million pounds for the season with 18,947,253 sold at an average $29.50 per hundred. This surpasses last year’s 17 million pounds by about 2 million, marking strong growth though last week’s sales dropped to 600,080 pounds at $32.75 due to a closed market Thursday and Friday.
A Washington businessman asked his messenger to test two mucilages for stickiness. The messenger returned with the verdict that one bubbled up his memory while the other left the taste lasting longest, a humorous note from the Saturday Evening Post.
During a Texas visit, former President Taft quoted a Detroit Free Press tale about a magistrate who was a flour and feed dealer. The farmer faced a fine, costs, and payment for a feed bill totaling $16.50, or thirty days, highlighting the risk of judges engaging in business.
Samples from Michigan orchards and gardens were showcased at the Coliseum Grand Rapids during the forty seventh annual Michigan State Horticultural Society convention. The display highlights fruits and vegetables contributing to the wartime larder and marks one of the finest exhibitions in the state.
Washington reports that Russian army and navy contingents in France rejected the Bolshevik regime at Petrograd. Dispatches state the units presented resolutions to the French government refusing to recognize the faction now in power and pledging faith to the provisional government. Size of the force in France remains unannounced.
Mr Gruntler recalls a fishing trip with two friends who proposed a bet that the first to catch a fish would treat the crowd. Both friends each had a bite but refused to claim the fish, leaving him to cover the crowd himself.
A report from Toronto Mail describes an exchange where Mr. Grantier admits no bait was used on his hook, causing disappointment for the friend and highlighting a small fishing mishap in a local scene.
The schedule lists expected train arrival and departure times at listed stations and notes that actual times are not guaranteed. It serves as a timetable notice from the Carolin and Yadkin Railroad Company dated July 20, 1917.
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