Army Y M C A plans $35 million drive for war work
At Fort McPherson Georgia soldiers hear of a nationwide Y M C A fund drive running November 11 to 19 to finance war work. Greensboro High Point leaders announce local goals of about 31 to 12 thousand dollars with a campaign to mobilize funds for convalescent care equipment and letters home for troops in training camps and France.
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Fort McPherson
Georgia
United States Army
Army Y. M. C. A
Y. MC. A
Y. M
Army
Ben
Itia
Europe
High Point
Commercial Club
J. Norman Wille
Jom A. Addison
Greensboro
Randolph
Guilford
Rockingham
Gerensboro
Young Men’s Christian Association
United States
France
Two City Ordinances Target Juvenile Junk Trade and Immoral Transport
High Point city council passes two ordinances restricting minors from selling valuable articles and requiring junk dealers to record purchases with buyer age. A second ordinance bans using hacks to transport persons for immoral purposes within or from the city. Fines reach up to 200 dollars for violations.
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High Point
Songs of Tomorrow and Nations in the War Season
A collage of verses and civic notices as wartime mood shifts. People from McGann to O’Keefe suggest songs for tomorrow while cities like High Point adopt meatless Tuesdays and wheatless Wednesdays. An ordinance regulates junk purchases from minors, with penalties and police access.
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Chicago
North Carolina
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Endorsed by Montgomery Family
James Edwards of 208 Harriett Street Montgomery Alabama reports his whole family uses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds. The product clears air passages heals inflamed membranes removes phlegm and eases sore chest. Mann Drug Co.
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James Edwards
Harriett Street
Montgomery
Ala
Foley
Mann Drug Co
High Point Ordinance Regulating Immoral Transport
An ordinance prohibits any person firm or corporation from using or allowing any vehicle to transport any male or female for immoral acts on city streets in High Point North Carolina. Violations carry a fine up to 200 dollars per offense.
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High Point
North Carolina
N. C
Police Department
T. J. Murphy
Join the Food Administration to Aid Allies in Europe
Wartime appeal urges support for feeding allies in Europe. Citizens are asked to sign up as members of the food administration to help win the global fight and keep allied forces supplied.
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Germany
Europe
The
Food Administration
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