Toys for the Kids Higher This Year
The piece argues High Point could host toy factories using local waste wood and notes wartime price rises. It references Secretary Park and discusses German toy industry declines, US and European shifts, and a proposed Doll Day to aid toy makers and child charities.
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Steve Park
High Point
United States
Holland
Sweden
Norway
Austria-Hungary
England
France
Switzerland
Germany
Jews Close Stores for Yom Kippur Celebration
The Jewish community of High Point will close stores at sundown Friday and reopen Saturday evening in observance of Yom Kippur. The article explains Yom Kippur's significance, fasting, Kol Nidre, and the Day of Atonement as a time for repentance, mercy, and atonement with God and fellow man.
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High Point
Clark
Jerusalem
Two Freak Causes Send Men to Ohio Prison
A Bertillon report lists bizarre cases inciting prison terms in Ohio. A man got twenty years for manslaughter after a five cent bet in a craps game, while another received life for a dispute over a hat fitting or not. Additional cases include theft for ninety seven cents and street car tickets, and a man killed over a door draft dispute.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Bertillon
Robert Miles
Blanche Sweet and Ghosts Highlight Broadway Visit
Blanche Sweet, famed Lasky star, discusses filming quirks between takes for Public Opinion at the Broadway this Friday. She recalls spooky roles from Secret Sin and The Case of Becky and admits the onscreen ghosts in Public Opinion unsettled her, causing late night nerves and hair-raising visions.
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Blanche Sweet
Lasky
Edythe Chapman
Miss Sweet
Osvy Company
Twin Sis
Becky
Higher Wages Offset High Cost of Living
Commissioner M. L. Shipman notes in the 1916 Trades chapter that rising wages have largely countered the cost of living. He reports improved labor conditions, steady skilled work, and more regular unskilled employment, while urging ways to connect unemployed urban workers with farmers willing to pay higher year round wages. Average wages listed include Blacksmiths 2.28, Printers 3.66, Plasterers 4.10, and other trades.
Auction Sale of Valuable Property at High Point
Public auction set for Monday October 9 1916 at 2 30 p m offering a seven room semi bungalow style dwelling on Louise Avenue and Hamilton Street Johnson Place High Point North Carolina with bath conveniences. Fronting fifty feet on Louise Avenue and one hundred twenty feet along Hamilton Street. Built under supervision of architect and owners. See this property if you want a home.
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Louise Avenue
Hamilton Street
Johnson Place
High Point
N. C
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