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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1916
Page
7
In New York City two families faced heartbreak and relief as a hospital mixup linked to infantile paralysis led one set of parents to believe their child had died while another's child was alive and ready to leave the hospital. Russian parentage and similar ages and sexes fostered the error.
In St. Louis on October 9 the Launderers National association met for a three day session. The group complains colors from dyed fabrics run during washing and asks for quicker submarines to dock for service. A Meriden Journal quip notes trains are known by numbers in small towns.
In New Albany Indiana on October 9 residents report W S Engleman of Ramsey west of the city has bred scentless skunks. A pen at county fairs drew attention as he produced an odorless polecat. The aim is uniform size and color with black pelts, now showing only a white spot on the head. The skunks burrow and answer when called for food.
In Laurinburg on Oct 9 the Scotland county ginned 4591 bales of the 1916 cotton crop before Sept 25. Last year before Sept 25 1915 ginned 6760 bales, signaling a 4169 bale shortfall or about 57 percent. Local observers fear the 1916 crop may reach only 50 to 60 percent of normal, with total harvest possibly 20000 to 25000 bales from a usual 46000.
Georgie Brooks a Black man was convicted in three prohibition cases and sentenced to 14 months in county roads with four months for two retailing counts and six months for keeping whisky for sale. Three white men J L Jarrel J S Davis and Van Cross testified Brooks sold them drinks for 16 cents each and officers found six pints a drinking glass and many jugs at his home. The case cited strong evidence and Brooks appealed to the Superior court while partner Diamond faces separate investigations.
Mrs. Mary O Farrell, blinded in childhood, sees daylight at St. Francis hospital in San Francisco after Dr. Aaron Green performs the operation. She recognizes her son only by voice, while revealing her wish to see her husband who died before her sight returned.
A Nashville based Southern Lumberman notes the Memphis strike by snuffmakers will have notable impact on supply chains and labor discussions in the industry. The item signals rising unrest among workers and potential effects on regional production.
Travel via Asheboro and Norfolk Southern with daily except Sunday trains to Aberdeen and intermediate stations. Departures 12:05 p m and 3:45 p m from Asheboro with connections to Charlotte. Arrivals 10:40 a m and 2:35 p m daily except Sunday. Information from L Burkheld, Asheboro agent. E D Kyle and H S Leard, traffic managers, Norfolk VA.
Harold De Forest of Wetmore underwent amputation of two toes in Atchison Kansas to pass West Point entrance tests. He had hammer toes that could not straighten, delaying his admission promised if the toes were removed. The Salveston News notes the grim joke about his fate.
In Mania on October 9 the Central Luzon rice crop, among the best in years, faces annihilation from swarms of locusts. The agriculture bureau monitors the pest and urges Bulacan residents to combat the invasion, with ten towns and 37 nearby hamlets already affected.
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