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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1917
Page
6
Washington reports business leaders largely favor the Simmons proposed excess profits tax with reforms to cap capital stock values and tax individuals as well as corporations. The plan aims to tax goodwill and trademarks at actual wartime values and extends liability to individuals with large incomes.
The funeral for Shelley Hicks age 19 son of Columbus and Jane Hicks was conducted from the home at Wisse and Ashboro streets yesterday afternoon at 3 by Rev. Sylvester Newlin. The service recalled his years of patient suffering and expressed faith in the afterlife with pledges of comfort and hope. Interment followed at the Springfield cemetery as a large gathering of friends attended.
The Federal Shipping Board plans a day of special marine engineering schools across six locations in the United States to meet the demand for 5000 engineers. Selected students will receive practical instruction at multiple institutions including Lane University and Armour Institute. A 30 day training period will precede on board ship assignments.
Thomas Meighan lauds Pauline Frederick for adding stunts in the Famous Players-Paramount film Her Better Self. He says acting opposite the star is the hardest work he has done, citing an auto race rescue scene she insisted on performing herself.
Historical feature stars Robert Warwick and Gail Kane as Nathan Hale and unfolds the moment Hale volunteers to face danger. The drama climaxes with his famous defiant line about sacrificing one life for his country. Appears as coming attraction at the Rosed Theatre on Wednesday July 4.
Viola Dana stars as June Anderson in The Mortal Sin a Metro-Columbia five part feature directed and written by John H Collins produced by Columbia Pictures Corporation. Robert Walker co stars as George Anderson with a history beside Dana in prior Metro productions.
The Morosee company filmed scenes for The Highway of Hope in abandoned western towns across Nevada and California. Kathryn Williams and House Peters star as Broadway audiences await a Wednesday showing, while crews camped in tents and revived past life by roaming empty shops and saloons.
The United Kingdom paid respects to Canada at a Westminster Abbey service marking the 50th anniversary of Canadian confederation and honoring Canadians who fell in the war. The royal party attended near the altar as crowds filled the abbey and many Americans were present.
The Strahorn railroad completion will be celebrated in Klamath Falls Oregon starting tomorrow and continuing through July 4. The city has planned an elaborate program and expects the largest visitor turnout in its history.
Stockholm news from July 2 reports a new rationing system in Malmo using blood pudding cards. Each card entitles the holder to one pound of blood pudding weekly.
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