Soldier and Sailor Insurance Offer Urges Fast Action
The United States government offers life insurance to service members at the $10,000 maximum. About 500,000 men have applied for roughly $2.75 billion in coverage, with average per person above $8,000. Applications for those in service before Oct 15, 1917 must be filed by Feb 12, 1918.
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Tenn
Baker Acknowledges Camp Greene Stands in Charlotte
Secretary Baker told a Charlotte Observer correspondent that the government does not plan abandoning Camp Greene, praising Charlotte residents for funding and hosting troops. He added camps will be refreshed with troops from other regions as needed and Camp Greene remains a key Cantonment. The Asheville Times notes America will monitor Brest Litovsk talks and push for a strong spring drive against the western front while Wilson and Lloyd George urge allied unity.
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Baker
Washington
The
Charlotte Observer
Queen City
Voice Of The People Urges Wood Shortage Address In High Point
In a letter to The Enterprise dated January 14, A C Auman urges local officials to monitor and secure wood supplies amid severe cold. He notes yard shortages and suggests buying or cutting and hauling wood from nearby High Point to meet demand.
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the Enterprise
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North Carolina reports 1400 plus contagions across state
The state epidemiologist Dr. A MeR Crouch notes over 1400 communicable disease cases this month. Whooping cough leads with 650, measles 450, scarlet fever 82, diphtheria 47, typhoid 68, smallpox 21, and meningitis 6, with central and western counties hit hardest.
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Edgecombe
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Duplin
Scotland
Ansen
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Mecklinburg
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Clay
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Gaston
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Yancy
Mason
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Robeson
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Davie
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Pitt
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Robinson founder of Durham Sun dies long-time editor Cal
Robinson, who started the Durham Sun more than twenty years ago, served as editor for 18 years before selling the publication to a stock company New Year’s ago. He remained active in journalism as a writer and Raleigh News and Observer correspondent. Earlier, he founded and ran the Winston Leader before moving to Durham to launch the Sun Twin City Sentinel.
Let Us Have Peace And War Bread Message
A wartime voice condemns greed and betrayal while urging national resolve. It denounces lip service to peace amid conflict and calls Virginians to conserve food for soldiers, stressing personal discomfort as patriotic service and the importance of not wasting scarce resources during wartime.
North Carolina to Equip Base Hospital for France
Dr. J. W. Long leads North Carolina effort to organize Base Hospital No. 65 with 30 physicians 100 nurses 250 orderlies and 1000 beds. Location “somewhere in France” aims for readiness by May or June. Nurses paid 50 dollars monthly. state nurses preferred, Red Cross to provide if needed.
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No. 65
North Carolina
J. W. Long
Greensboro
Council of National Defense
Reid Leads January Event Amid Busy Evening
A terse report notes Reid leading a January event on a crowded evening, with attendance marked by a notable figure named Lynch W. ML and a mention of Numa F. Hay. The fragment hints at a local gathering or meeting with limited accessible details.
Hail and farewell to a brave fighter
The poem recalls a departing soldier, a sister’s affectionate sendoff, and a tribute to a blue eyed youth who will go to war. A wartime call urges restraint in food waste to keep the army and allies strong.
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