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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1918
Page
8
A committee representing all phases of the sheep industry and dog protection is to meet in the senate chamber at the capitol in Raleigh at 1 oclock to discuss questions affecting proper dog control.
Advertises prices below wholesale and urges buyers to choose before stock runs out. Highlights full selection available now.
The North Carolina Live stock associations have formed a committee chaired by R. W. Scott to promote dog and sheep control legislation. The group aims to draft a fair law and present it to the state legislature in January 1919. Secretary R. S. Curtis notes broad representation to cover both industries.
Washington February 19 The General Electric company will soon shut down three large plants working on war orders for the United States and allies because the Shipping Board seized Gulf Refining tank steamers for overseas traffic cutting off fuel oil supply.
Secretary Baker says 1.5 million American troops can be moved to Europe this year though US bottoms are insufficient. England offers one million tons. total available tonnage reaches four million with neutral sources. Expected four million more ships to be built this year, aiming at more than 7.5 million tons required to sustain an army in France.
Prohibition in Washington during the wartime holiday season is portrayed as boosting prosperity and sobriety. Officials report fewer arrests for intoxication and disorder, better feeding and clothing for children, crowded stores, and a scarcity of down and outs, with notable declines in offenses tied to drunkenness.
Norwegian press voices concern over trade with America as wartime imports and exports shift. Officials discuss licenses and German reliance on Norway’s fish exports while questions arise about Germany’s shipments of grain and munition materials, and U S supplies become the primary source.
Violet Mersereau leads Bluebird dramatic presenting company in The Raggedy Queen at the Rose Theater today. Nell B Bronson depicts mining town life with a drunken bully, while Mersereau plays a little girl found amid misfortune. The love story and suspense promise sensational thrills and dramatic tension in a tale of family discord and eventual happiness.
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