Fire Damages Elm Street Home From Bad Insulation
A residence at 407 Elm Street inhabited by the Bodenheimer family and owned by Mrs. E. A. Younts suffered heavy damage around 4 pm due to an electrical wire insulation fault. Fire Chief A B Horney cites insulation as the cause, with roof and interior water damage, insured. North Side and West End fire units responded promptly after alarm No 13.
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Elm Street
W. H. Bodenheimer
E. A. Younts
A. B. Horney
North Side Fire Company
North Side
West End
Lithopolis Sees Bright Future With Wagnalls Jones Memorial
The Little Town That Never Grew Up in Lithopolis prepares a Wagnalls Memorial library to honor native-born Mabel Wagnalls Jones and her family. Edwin Markham is slated to deliver the dedicatory address next fall. The project ties Ohio lore to O Henry through a chain of correspondence sparked by Jones.
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Lithopolis
Canal Winchester
Mabel Wagnalls-Jones
New York
Adam W. Wagnalls
Edwin Markham
O. Henry
Mabel Wagnalis
Ohio
Dogs Cover Longest Mail Route to Aklavik in Arctic Winter
Edmonton reports Canada's longest mail run 3500 miles as Northern Trading Company huskies depart Fort McMurray for Aklavik. Five dog relays will traverse Mackenzie Slave and Athabascan rivers with the mail, a 886 mile stretch Fort Simpson to Aklavik. The mail carrier camps under blankets with dogs for warmth, facing snow and ice.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Northern Trading Company
Fort McMurray
Alberta and Great Waterways
Aklavik
Mackenzie
Slave
Athabascan
Fort Simpson
Turner's Sky Scene Draws New York's Awe
Captain Cyril Turner, flying at ten thousand feet, wrote a two mile long message in the clouds. The photograph, taken with a long range lens, shows Turner in his plane at the end of the letter. In set, Captain Turner.
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Cyril Turner
New York
Turner
High Point Maple Street Improvement District Authorized
The High Point City Council finds a majority of property owners on Maple Street Morris to King petitioned for paving. R G Lassiter & Co. to pave with sheet asphalt on a four inch concrete base, with curb and gutter, at cost to abutting properties. Assessments payable in cash or ten installments from 1923 to 1933. City Manager R L Pickett signs.
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City of
High Point
N. C
Maple Street
Morris
King Street
R. G. Lassiter & Co
High Point Enterprise
Canada Sees Crop Values Rise In 1922 Totals
Ottawa reports Canada’s field crops valued at 984,239,500 in 1922, up over 50 million from 1921. Wheat reached 333,966,000, oats 197,783,600, with gains also shown in barley potatoes hay and other crops per R H Coats Dominion statistician.
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Canada
Ottawa
Ont
R. H. Coats
Dominion Statistician
Virginia observes Lee birthday with nationwide tribute
Virginia joined southern states in a simple remembrance of General Robert E. Lee. State offices banks schools and many businesses closed as thousands attended memorial services in churches across communities.
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Lee
Richmond
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
Miss Ruth Council Confined to Home by Illness
Miss Ruth Council is confined to her home due to illness. Many friends regret the news and send best wishes for her speedy recovery.
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Ruth Council
City Paving District Created for Ashe and West Green Streets
The city council declares an improvement district for Ashe from High to Green and West Green from Ashe to Grimes with old bithulithic pavement on a four inch concrete base to be built by R G Lassiter & Co. The project will assess costs to abutting properties water and sewer connections due by February 1, 1923. Unreadable portions mention undeveloped property.
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FRIBU
Ashe
High
Green
West Green
Grimes Street
R. G. Lassiter & Co
City of
High Point
N. C
Resolution Validates Frontage Lots and Assessments
The text states that no subdivision into separate lots exists. each 50 feet of frontage is a lot under the resolution. It authorizes cash payments or other methods per Chapter 56 Public Laws 1915 and requires notice as provided by that chapter, with publication in the High Point Enterprise. Dated July 18, 1922.
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High Point
Howell Street Improvement District Created in High Point
The High Point City Council establishes an improvement district for Howell street from Boulevard to Elm street. R G Lassiter & Co. is directed to pave with Old Bithulithie on a four inch concrete base, with granite curbing, funded by assessments on abutting properties. Implementations and water sewer connections due by February 1, 1923 with costs allocated per law.
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Hmowell Street
Boulevard
Elm Street
Beri
Ieed Lee
City of
High Point N. C
Howell Street
R. G. Lassiter & Co
High Point
N. C
High Point Enterprise
Wrenn Street Improvement District Created in High Point NC
Property owners on Wrenn Street from Washington Street to Southern Railway petitioned for paving. The city council declares the petition sufficient and creates an improvement district. R G Lassiter & Co. to pave with Old Bithulithic on concrete base with granite curbing. Assessments to be paid 1922–1933. notice to abutting owners by February 1, 1923.
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High Point
N. C
Fuerild Evi
Lee
Wrenn Street
Washington
Southern Railway
R. G. Lassiter & Co
Washington Street
City of
High Point Enterprise
R. L. Pickett
City to pave Guilford Avenue district in High Point
City Council creates an improvement district on Guilford Avenue from Johnson to Burns. R G Lassiter & Co. directed to lay four inch concrete base with Topeka Mix and combination curb and gutter per contract specs, with costs apportioned to abutting properties excluding water and sewer connections.
City orders water and sewer connections by February 1 1923
The resolution directs property owners in the district to connect water and sewer services by February 1, 1923. If not completed, the city will install and charge the costs to abutting owners, with undeveloped property frontages deemed lots. Installments may be paid as provided by law, and notice is required by Chapter 56, Public Laws 1915. Resolution dated April 18, 1922.
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High Point
Ray Street Improvement District Created for High Point
A petition signed by property owners on Ray street from North Main to King street in High Point is approved as sufficient under Chapter 56 1915. The project installs sheet asphalt and asphaltic concrete on a four inch base with granite curb, funded by assessments on abutting properties and water sewer connections due by February 1 1923.
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City of
High Point
N. Cc
Ray Street
Main
King Street
R. G. Lassiter & Co
Hhe
Hey
North Main
N. C
Sigh Point
High Point approves Morris Street improvement district
City Council resolves to create an improvement district on Morris Street from Bain Avenue to Ray Street in 1922, appoints R G Lassiter & Co to pave with Topeka Mix on a four inch concrete base, and directs property owners to install water and sewer connections by February 1, 1923 or have the city complete them at the owners' cost. The frontage totals 1187.6 feet with 13 owners and 10 petition signers.
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City of
High Point N. C
Morris Street
Bain Avenue
Ray Street
R. G. Lassiter & Co
Bain
Topeka
High Point
N. C
Bay Street
Milton Silver
Caffey OE
Millikan i
R. Millikan
Lawrenes
Anderson
Wrenn
S. Rabinowitz
Will Moffitt
Wilbur Jones
Frank Bain
I Austin
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Sirs. E. A. Younts
Lare Rees
Neto
Kings Law Treet
Pickett
W. S. O'Neil
Darr
W. T. Anderson
M. Simpson
H. C. Massey
Barney Payne
Miss Council
Raf Liel Dallas R
Council
Ashe Street
W. Green
Grimes
West Grimsha N
Co. Fh
York
M. T. Barker
E. L. Franklin
Rosa Kearns
A. Kirkman
J. M. Teague
J B. Bennett
J B. Bennett 250 6. Beeee
R. FE. Jones
Mrs. O. A. Kirkman
Ford Ecker
T. F. Wrenn
Frank Gurley
Wrenn-Columbia Furn, Co
L. P. Howell
Tae Ae Ie
Guilford Avenue
Johnson Street
Burns Street
N. Co
Guilford
Hay Avenue
Cuilford Avenue
Weaver
Thurman
Cofield
Cofield and Thurman
Pauline R. Price
St. Mary's Church
BSS
Diffendal
C. B. W. B. Griffin
Ae Tee
Clay H. Clinard
R. B. Parker
Payne
A Tussey
Perryman Res
S BO
O. . Harville
AL. Brinde
Ww. S. Phibbs
J. W. Lineback
M. J Wrenn
M. Rankin
J. R. Rettzel
John Pickett
Oey
Karl Koonee
Maggie Suits
Aegis Ip
C. McIntire
John
Montsinger
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