Snowshoes a Skill Worth Learning in Deep Snow
A Washington dispatch explains snow shoes, once vital for navy rescues and northern travel, are a craft and a knowledge of winter travel. The article details construction with wooden rims and leather thongs, notes regional shift from utilitarian to sporting use, and compares snow shoes with skis for stability and reliability in deep snows.
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Washington
Canada
American Forestry Association
Hudson Bay Country
Navy
Mortgage Sale in High Point NC 1921
Mortgage sale under a 1919 deed to Bank of Commerce as trustee for W Fowler. Lot 15 Block F Ed D Burns re subdivision High Point Guilford County NC to satisfy a $2,590 Ford Ecker prior mortgage. Auction set February 12 1921 at 2 PM cash terms.
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Mary L. Garrett Byerly
Herman Byerly
Bank of Commerce
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
Hi. W. Fowler
Medsigner
High Point
N. C
O’colck P. m
High Point Township
State of North Carolina
Ed D. O. Burns
North Carolina
Register of Deeds Office
Ford Ecker
Notice of service of summons in divorce action
In Guilford County North Carolina Superior Court R D Penny plaintiff v Esther Penny defendant. Defendant not found in Guilford County and must appear March 7 1921 to answer or demur to complaint alleging absolute divorce on adultery. Dated January 31 1921 M W Gant advt Co C
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Superior Court
North Carolina
Guilford County
R. D. Penny
Esther Penny
Greensboro
N. C
M. W. Gant
Advt Co. C
Notice of Sale of Bankrupt Goods in Western District North Carolina
In the District Court of the United States for the Western District of North Carolina the matter of J G C Kivett bankrupt is before the court. Under my authority as Trustee in Bankrupt, I issue sale of bankrupted assets and related purveyances.
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Bankereup
District Court of the United States
North Carolina
J. GC. Kivett
Brank
Sale of J C Kivett bankrupt stock in High Point
Sealed bids for the entire stock of goods and fixtures of J C Kivett bankrupt in the Bencini Store building East Green street High Point NC will be opened February 18 1921 at 10 am in Greensboro. Excluding certain personal property exemptions and one Sherrer-Gillett counter. Bid must be 10 percent certified check and delivered to S F Brown trustee or attorney Thos J Gold.
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J. C. Kivett
Gald
Bencini
East Green Street
High Point
N. C
Sherrer-Gillett
S. F. Brown
Clifford Frazier
Greensboro
Thos. J. Gold
High Point Council considers Steele Street improvement petition
City of High Point N C receives a petition signed by Steele Street property owners from Washington Street to Richardson Street asking for street improvements. The council notes a majority of owners support the project and will act on the request.
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City of
High Point
N. C
Steele Street
Washington Street
Richardson Street
High Point approves Steele Street improvement district
City Council finds petition sufficient for Steele street from Washington to Richardson. Contractors Lassiter to pave with sheet asphalt on a four inch concrete base funded by half the cost plus water and sewer connections assessed to abutting owners. Assessments payable in cash or 10 installments from 1929 to 1920 with notices published in the High Point Enterprise.
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City of
High Point
N. C
Steele Street
Washington Street
Richardson Street
R. G. Lassiter and Company
Washington
Richardson Stree
Guinea pigs spurn alcohol in Volstead era tests
Boston reports that guinea pigs raised for tests have depreciated about 1 percent in value as they accept the Volstead act? turning away home brewed liquor. Scientists plan to use the rodents for routine experiments as alcohol provokes their rejection.
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Boston
Mass
Salvation Nell Film Version Underway in Yonkers
Whitman Bennett starts production of a screen version of Edgar Seldon's Salvation Nell at his Yonkers studio. Pauline Stark won the Nell role after six months of searching, following prior noted performances in Soldiers of Fortune and Eyes of Youth. Dorothy Farnum prepared the scenario for the adaptation with Kenneth Webb directing.
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Whitman Bennett
Yonkers, N Y
Edgar Seldon
Pauline Stark
Nell
Miss Stark
Katherine Newling Burt
Kenneth Webb
Salvation Wnell
Dorothy Farnum
Mrs. Fiske
Tornado Sparks Stormy Film Rush and Production Shakeup
Tornado conditions disrupt filming of Anita Stewart productions titled Sow ae The Wind and The Tornado. Industry insiders report halted schedules and unclear futures for the two projects amid weatherrelated setbacks and staffing changes.
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Anita Stewart
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Ss. F. Brown
J. Allen Austin
A. R. Hammer
Zilla Smith
IR. L .Wickett
W. H. Townsend
Ton Ferree
B. Richardson
Liliam Massey
Eliz. M. Tucker
M. J. Crowder
D. Steele
Herney
C. Kearns, Jr
G. E. Hutchens
A. White
Mrs. Cora Reynolds
BE. Richardson
High Point Enterprise
Pickett
Orpheum
Pickert Stock Co
Pickett Stock Co
Life Insurance
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Federal Reserve System
Asheville
Winston-Salem, N. C. Salisbury
Main Street
Corn Products Refining Company
P. OC
New York City
Battery Place, New York
Vickers Bldg
Baltimore, Md
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