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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1920
Page
8
Subscribers to the Gig Hickory club will meet at the Elks home on West Broad Street. Officers are to be elected and other business will be discussed with R. B. Terry serving as temporary chairman and Walter L. Hargett as secretary.
A strong wire fence rises on the Clark property west of the city after a recent purchase from Mrs. Denny. The menagerie bought at Albemarle by Clark A T Wishart and J Allen Austin includes deer buffalo and a large American Elk. Once fencing completes the area will be enclosed and the Clark property will resemble a park.
Washington reports that last year plant diseases cost American farmers massive losses in grains fruits and cotton. The Plant Disease Survey cites 112.6 million bushels of wheat 56.99 million oats 50 million corn 40.6 million potatoes 185000 tons tomatoes 856000 bales cotton 5 million peaches and 16.9 million apples due to delayed control measures.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as instant relief for nasal congestion from colds or catarrh. A small antiseptic cream is applied in the nostrils to soothe swollen mucous membranes, clear air passages, and restore easy breathing, promising swift comfort.
Washington report on a campaign by the Association of State Railway and Utility Commissions to pass laws protecting grade crossings. A special committee urged every crossing be equipped with an approach warning sign at least 200 feet from tracks and a circular disk sign of 24 inches, lit at night if needed.
The Zionist Organization of America convenes in Buffalo to discuss building a self supporting Jewish commonwealth in Palestine. Leaders say American Jews must lead the effort as European Jewry is impoverished by war and postwar decay has shrunk their wealth.
In Doorn on November 26 the former German Empress Auguste Victoria remains gravely ill though the danger is temporarily past. Her physician said she can now receive family at her bedside, indicating a short pause in the critical phase.
Washington reports October foreign trade data showing exports at 752 million dollars, up from 605 million in September, and imports about 362 million dollars, down roughly 100 million. The October gains reflect stronger export activity and reduced imports in the month.
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