Seven Join Uncle Sam's Navy in High Point
Seven High Point youths enlisted in the U S Navy as the local branch office operated in the post office building. Most sent to Norfolk, one to Newport Rhode Island for six months training before ship assignment. Yeoman Hancher praised the turnout amid strict physical and mental exams that cut many applicants.
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High Point
Uncle Sam
United States Navy
Yeoman
Hancher
Winstom-Salem
H Point
Norfolk
Newport
R. I
Plan to Aid Autoists When They Are Arrested
Philadelphia Jan 2 A plan by the International Motor Club to protect motorists from detention in unfamiliar cities is now in effect. Members receive a Public Safety Certificate with photo and signature that guarantees appearance in court and payment of fines or costs, backed by the International Motor Clubs Association.
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Philadelphia
International Motor Elub
Locust Street
International Motor Clubs’ Association
International Motor Clubs
William Osgoodby
Mayor Leroy of Charlotte Wins Kaiser Cablecard
A long fanciful tribute recalls Leroy Kirkpatrick the mayor of Charlotte who sent a congratulatory telegram to Kaiser Wilhelm after Germany’s peace proposals. The piece frames his rise from Mecklenburg roots to civic prominence and mentions meeting John Temple Graves and the 141st anniversary event.
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G. G
Asheville
T. L. Kirkpatrick
Charlotte
Germany
Leroy
Bennie
Briar Creek
Mecklenburg County
Atlantic
Kaiser
Sardis
John Temple Graves
John
United States
British Empire
I’-ness
Many Britons Called To Colors On New Year Day
London reports a busy New Year as thousands of men of military age with temporary exemptions are called to the colors. Others in national service roles see replacements by women or older men, and recruiting offices fill as men report for training at depots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Whamington to Be Given Commission Government
Representative elect L. Clayton Grant announced he will establish a commission form of government for Wilmington. The plan requires passage and ratification by the general assembly, creating a mayor and two commissioners with specified salaries and terms.
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Wilmington
L. Clayton Grant
General Assembly
Black man found dead on Southern tracks at King's Mountain
In Ghelby on January 2 a Black man was found deceased on the Southern Railway tracks at King's Mountain by the No. 12 engineer. He was later identified by two Gastonia residents as John Feimster of Gastonia. The undertaker buried the body under the directions of the Southern claim agent.
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Ghelby
Southern Railway
King’s Mountain
Gastonia
John Feimster
Southern
Cleveland Commissioners Back Canning Club Work
Miss Susan Elliott and Miss Allie Rymer urged state support for the canning club program in Cleveland and Buncombe counties. They sought a $400 supplement to a $400 federal grant and won approval from the county commission and the county board of education providing $175 and $225 respectively.
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Shelby
Susan Elliott
Allie Rymer
Buncombe County
United States Department of Agriculture
Cleveland
County Board of Education
Tex Rickard Celebrates 45th Birthday in New York
New York January 3 Tex Rickard promoter of boxing credits his long career with promotions culminating in championships. Born George L in Kansas City he spent youth in Texas and Panhandle later becoming cattle herder town marshal Klondike gold seeker Goldfield proprietor and millionaire mine owner before promoting famed prize fights.
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New York
Tex” Rickard
Les Darcey
Richard
George L
Kansas City
Tex
Panhandle
Lone Star
Jack London
Texas
Klondike
Goldfield
Rickard
Faribault Packing Plant Opens Its Doors
Faribault Minnesota January 2 The farmers of southern Minnesota celebrate the opening of the Faribault Packing and Provision company a cooperative financed entirely by growers with over 1000 stockholders and 400000 subscribed The plant includes seven buildings and a daily capacity of 1000 hogs and 100 cattle with plans to triple capacity in the future.
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Faribault
Minn
Southern Minesota
Faribault Packing and Provision Company
Rhode Island Inaugural Ceremony Opens New Administration
Governor R Livinston Beeckman was inaugurated in Providence in the house chamber with both branches of the new legislature present. Other state officers elected last November were sworn in during the ceremonies as the new administration begins its term.
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Providence
R. L
R. Livingston Beeckman
Rhode Island
Crabtree Elected Speaker in Tennessee Assembly
Nashville Tenn Jan 2 The 60th general assembly began its biennial session with W R Crabtree of Chattanooga chosen as senate speaker and Clyde Shropshire of Nashville elected house speaker.
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Nashville
Tenn
60Th General Assembly of Tennessee
W. R. Crabtree
Chattanooga
Senate
Clyde Shropshire
House
Freak Styles Predicted in Men’s Suits for 1917
Irving I. Frankel of Cincinnati and head of the National Association of Clothing Designers says freak styles in men’s coats and suits are due for a comeback in fall or winter 1917. A style committee will report at the January 4–6 convention, guiding manufacturers nationwide. He notes trends shift from past fads such as flaring skirts and balmacaan overcoats and predicts no padded shoulders next season.
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Irving I. Frankel
Cincinnati
National Association of Clothing Designers
Frankel
Association
United States
Canada
Mr. Frankel
Hundred Feared Drowned in Queensland Flood
A Brisbane dispatch reports a devastating flood in Clermont Queensland Australia believed to have drowned about one hundred people. Fifty bodies have been recovered as waters swept away the main street and low lying homes in the town during extreme weather.
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London
Clermont
Queenland
Australia
Reuter
Brisbane
Queensland
Trustee Sale of High Point Greensboro Real Estate
Notice of sale by Greensboro Loan & Trust Co trustee for John Young and Elizabeth Young to satisfy a $10,500 note. Four Lots in Johnson Place on Louise Avenue Guilford County to be offered as a whole then separately at Greensboro courthouse January 15, 1917 at noon.
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John Young
Elizabeth DeBell Young
the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
N. C
Greensboro Loan and Trust Company
W. M. Knight
Young and Wife
Greensboro
Johnson Place
Office of the Register of Deeds
Louise Avenue
Burnes Street
Barnes Street
Barnes Streets
High Point
Guilfond County
N.C
Charlotte Builds Souths Largest Tire Plant for J. and D.
The new largest pneumatic tire factory in the south has been completed in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the J. and D. Tire and Rubber company. The concrete steel and glass structures are among the citys most important industries and production will expand nationally through a prominent selling organization.
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Charlotte
N. C
J. and D. Tire and Rubber Company
J. and D. Tire
Congress Adopts Saving Promotion Measures in Colombia
The Colombian Congress approves a plan to appoint a commission under the minister of public instruction to investigate methods for promoting saving nationwide. The group will propose an organization plan for public and school savings banks retirement funds and mutual aid societies and cooperative buying.
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Colombian Congress
Pmblic
Congress
Negroes at Winston Celebrate Emancipation Day
In Winston-Salem on January 2 a parade led by the Gold Leaf Cornet band preceded courthouse exercises. Rev. J A Cotten, president of a major Tennessee educational institution, delivered the address as celebrants marked emancipation day with civic events and displays of progress by the Negro race.
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Winston-Salem
Gold Leaf Cornet Band
America
J. A. Cotten
Tennessee
Arrest in Rowan County Road Camp Death
Sheriff M. P. Alexander arrested Nancy Parks near Elmwood on January 2 for a serious case tied to Emma Jackson’s fatal harm. Parks, a Black woman, reportedly admits the causing of the death at the road workers camp two miles east of Elmwood.
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Statesville
M. P. Alexander
Nancy Parks
Elmwood
Emma Jackson
Rowan County
Parks
Peru Decree Guards Mineral Springs For Health Mapped
The President of Peru issues a decree to conserve and exploit the nations mineral springs under the public health department. The department will publicize curative properties, prevent misuse, and supervise baths and depots supplying the waters.
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Peru
Public Health Department
Annual Meeting Notice of Commercial National Bank
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Commercial National Bank of High Point North Carolina will be held in the Directors Room of the bank on Tuesday January 9 1917 at 10 o'clock in the morning. V A J Idol cashier December 10 1916. ted 12-12-30t.
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The
Commercial National Bank of
High Point
N. C
J. Idol
Carolina & Yadkin River R R schedule
The Carolina and Yadkin River Railroad Company presents a timetable listing expected arrival and departure times at listed stations. The notice states that actual arrival or departure may vary from the stated times.
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Whamington
Commission
Farmers Open Packing Plant
Crabtree
Authority
Arctic
Winston
Ted
Chichester S Pills
Carolina & Yadkin River
R. R. Co
Thomasville
Gordontown
Denton Ee
Ar. Fligh Rock
High Rock
Denton
Arctic Coal
Arctic Ice & Coal Co
Wachovia Bank
New7
High Point Enterprise
Ioath
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