Three Fourths of University Men In Military Training
Nearly three quarters of North Carolina students are in a new military training course led by Capt. J. Stuart Allen. Eight weeks of drill on the athletic field and trench construction, colors awarded by alumni, and plans for field and night maneuvers mark the program as the campus adopts a military atmosphere. The university expands extension work with the Lafayette association and the News Letter outlines wartime factors for public education. Chapel Hill observes the fifth annual Rally Day with exhibits, entertainments, and an exhibition drill.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
University of North Carolina
J. Stuart Allen
Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
Orange County
Allen
Flanders
LaFayette Association
University
America
Memorial Hall
M. C. S. Noble
Prize Offered for Best Piece on Food Conservation
Raleigh reports J B Ivey of Charlotte offers a $50 Liberty bond as a prize for the best one page typed article on Food Conservation due by December 1. The state food administration promotes the contest to county officials as part of wartime conservation efforts. Mrs William G McAdoo leads treasury department women in war work.
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Raleigh
J. B. Ivey
Charlotte
State Food Administration
Ivey
Food Administration
Vers
Air. Ivey
William G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
the Treasury Department
Real estate in North Carolina under assessed says Maxwell
Atlanta November 13 real estate in North Carolina is under assessed and at least 1 000 000 acres this year will yield a net profit above its assessed value according to A J Maxwell clerk of the corporation commission He urged statewide standardization of assessments or full value taxation to achieve taxpayer equality and endorsed permanent higher salaries for local assessors He noted the need for better administrative machinery to measure any tax system and advised consideration of tax on observed increases in real estate demand.
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Atlanta
North Carolina
A. J. Maxwell
Corporation Commission
National Tax Association
North Carolina Tax Commission
Maxwell
State General Assembly
Gentral
Mormon President Joseph F Smith Celebrates Eightieth Birthday
Salt Lake City Utah November 13 President Joseph F Smith leader of the Mormon church marked his eightieth birthday with a formal family observance and a Bee Hive house dinner. He spent time with his seventy nine grandchildren and received many messages of congratulations as he nears eighty years of age. Smith was born in 1838 at Far West Missouri and joined the Mormon exodus to Salt Lake.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Beehive House
Smith
Far West
Caldwell County
Missouri
Plains
Salk Lake
Majestic Range Demonstration Cuts Household Expenses
Amos Furniture Co announces a Majestic range demonstration week of November 1 showcasing how the Majestic range reduces fuel use and saves money on meals.
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Majestic
Amos Furniture Co
French women employed in saddle and harness making
Hundreds of French women work in saddle and harness production for the army, highlighting wartime industrial labor contributions.
Hidden Shoes Repaired by Thrifty Wife
A wife shows her husband a discarded pair of shoes repaired to save money. He will be impressed by her thrift and careful management. Look in the closet for another pair.
Great Attraction at the Broadway Theatre Today
The Broadway Theatre hosts the High Pointers with a double feature: Sight Seeing Greater New York by day and Ruth Stonehouse in At the Edge of the Law by night. Burton Mank lectures on Sight Seeing New York as the films run. Nine reels total, two hours per show from 1:30 to 10:36. Admission 10 and 20 cents.
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New York
Ruth Stonehouse
Iites
Bread Cards Issued In Paris As Ration Debate Rages
Paris reports bread cards issued to households though the regime is not yet set. Daily per head allowances vary, with a suggested cut from one pound to about a half pound. Other nations list civilian rations in ounces, reflecting wartime food controls and cross border shortages.
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Paris
Bulgaria
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
Austria
England
Turkey
France
Chattanooga Welcomes UDC Convention Delegates
Chattanooga Tennessee hosts the twenty fourth annual United Daughters of the Confederacy convention with delegates from nearly all states. Welcome demonstrations begin tonight and business sessions run Friday and Saturday under Mrs Frank G Odenheimer of Maryland. Plans for war work will be considered and acted upon.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Frank G. Odenheimer
Maryland
City Cemetery Shooting Forbidden by City Mgr Order
The city bans all shooting in and around the cemetery under legal penalties. City Manager St T J Murphy issues the order to protect the site and public safety.
Tax Notice Warns High Point Residents of Due Taxes
High Point city taxes totaling 917 dollars are now due at the office of city collector R. Sovars. A one percent discount applies to taxes paid during Deere dd. Murphy, City Manager.
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R. ©. Sovars
Deeredd
Murphy
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Aschal
W. Broad
High Point Enterprise
Stehli Silk Corporation
Chinery
Silk Corporation
Stehli Corporation
Green Street
Silk Mill
Penny Brothers
American Land Company
Greensboro, N. C
Broadway
Daughters of the Confederacy
Was Estee
Adest
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