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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1918
Page
4
A jumble of satirical lines mocks governors and leaders as topics range from German relations and Brest-Litovsk to U S politics. The piece riffs on personalities like Trotzky Hindenburg and Roosevelt while lampooning press coverage and public figures.
Rev James A Clarke urges High Point to close shops earlier on Saturdays and keep Sunday sacred. He argues moral harm from open cigar and cold drink stands on the Sabbath, calls for civic and religious unity, and advocates public worship to strengthen families and the city. He cites the need for merchants to support Sabbath observance to boost church attendance.
The Raleigh Times named February 1 as the start date for editor C. J. Coffin, succeeding Robert L. Gray who resigns. Susan Iden becomes city editor, replacing Coffin in the society desk. Coffin has a long NC journalism record from Winston-Salem to Charlotte to Raleigh. Gray plans future work. his exit ends a tenure noted for strong writing. Paris dispatch notes the Black Marias were replaced by motorized cars with compartments.
The Berlin Lokal-Anzeiger reports the shoe trade supervisory committee asked authorities to fix civilian shoe shortages. Substitutes like old ships sails and tent awnings will be used for uppers while thread supply rises. leather limits remain. No more workers will leave factories, and combat-age men already in factories may be released if fit. Coal for extra-works will not be cut.
A Rheinish Westfalische Zeitung report from Neustadt covers a Palatinate shoe dealers meeting on a new footwear distribution method used by 18 German companies. The plan envisions 10 percent leather, 60 percent standard shoes with an impregnated paper basis, leather trimmings and a light wooden sole, and 29 percent gross profit with 6 percent surrendered to the organization to aid closed wholesalers. Government criticism followed, accusing officials of favoring capitalists over retailers, as the public was offered access to patent shoes no longer permitted.
London February 2 The air ministry names Sir Howard Frank as director general of general lands and he also holds the same title for the war office and ministry of munitions. All renting management and compensation for these three departments will be under one control.
A fragmented timetable lists train numbers and routes including Birmingham to New York, Charlotte to Washington, New Orleans to New York, Atlanta to Richmond, and New York to Birmingham. Several departure times are shown such as 2:30 am, 7:00 am, 1:40 pm, and 7:58 pm with multiple connecting legs between major cities.
Daily timetable shows departures from High Point to Asheboro with multiple stops and arrival times. Entries list 8:15 am leaves Bets LOE peng bavans 1:50 pm leaves Satta ecke otis 7:05 am MG Taets cases arrive 12:20 pm and 5:45 pm arrivals, amid fragmented OCR text.
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