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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1921
Page
8
World War veterans file as many as 600 new claims daily for War Risk Bureau disability benefits. About 895,535 assessed for physical exams, 20,400 in treatment, and 1,461 beds vacant in government hospitals. Private facilities may be used if overcrowding persists, with 226,640 compensated and 152,538 still receiving payments.
The War Risk Bureau acknowledges grounds for American Legion complaints that the relief system for sick and disabled soldiers is not functioning adequately. It states the bureau bears some blame but denies all responsibility rests with it. Monthly disability payments total 5,375,000 dollars.
Madrid and 23 American nations agreed to sign a Pan American sectal covenant for reciprocal domestic postage rates. If signed, letters postal cards and printed matter will use exchange rates among United States Spain Argentina Bolivia Brazil Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Chile Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Philippines Guatemala Haiti Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela. Packages between these countries must not exceed four kilograms and 45 centimeters, with books allowed up to five kilograms.
Tokio December report states the Navy department plans aerial defense by March with Yokosuka port housing 62 sea planes 11 balloons 11 airplanes and 22 training planes. Kure Sasebo Maizuru will store 40 52 and 100 planes respectively alongside warships. Training hubs to be built near Hiroshima and Lake Kasumigaura. two English instructors to arrive next spring.
In North Woburn Massachusetts on January 3 a Baldwin apple tree aged 120 is described as productive and healthy. Colonel Laomi Baldwin reportedly found the wild plant, transplanted it to his estate and cultivated it.
Final figures on arming casualties of American soldiers in the world war list 4 249 killed and 224 089 wounded.
The ordinance requires taxes payable after publication with penalties for nonpayment. It levies per poll taxes for ages 21 to 50, real estate and personal property taxes, school bonds exemptions, and Municipal Finance Act bonds. It sets rates at 1.00 per poll, 0.36 per 100 of real and personal property, 0.22 per 100 for bonds, plus poll charges, totaling 1.54 per 100 and 2.25 per poll, effective December 7, 1920. The City Manager R L Pickett signs, effective on passage.
Guilford County will hold a January 18 1921 election across precincts to decide issuing bonds not exceeding 606000 dollars to build and equip a High Point Township High School. Voters will see ballots reading For High School Bonds or Against High School Bonds. Registration books open 20 days prior, closed sunset of the second Saturday before election.
MES J C Davis Administratrix of the estate of Joe F English deceased Greensboro area notice to all claimants to exhibit them by December 21 1921 at High Point North Carolina or be barred and all debtors urged to pay promptly dated December 20 1921 Guilford County North Carolina
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