YMCA drive to raise eighty thousand in North Carolina
A statewide YMCA campaign in North Carolina aims to raise eighty thousand dollars to expand youth and community programs, with a parallel southern drive totaling one million dollars. Counties like Catawba organize full time secretaries, while Johnston county already surpasses its one thousand dollar quota.
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Catawba
A. L. Shuford
A. M. West
J. S. Leonard
Johnston County
Robert A. Wellens
Nature cures woman surplus in England and Greece
London reports a large female surplus in England and Wales due to war driven emigration. Experts say nature will restore balance by increasing male births after a great disaster, with about 1,888,000 more women than men noted. In Greece, marriages favor a Sunday near Christmas.
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England
Wales
Women to Aid in Enforcing New Anti Profiteering Act
London reports women will play a key role in enforcing the anti profiteering act. Local committees will include two women and review retail complaints about profits on applicable goods. Panels can dismiss cases or require repayment and may refer profiteers to court with penalties up to 1000 dollars or three months imprisonment.
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London
Sir Auckland Geddes
Board of Trade
England
Scotland
Wales
High Point Adopts Sanitary Privy Standard For City
The City of High Point passes an ordinance adopting the L R S septic privy as the city standard and allows other privies only with special permission. Sanisep privy tanks are offered at cost to aid compliance, with applications through city management for residents inside and outside corporate limits.
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W. L. Rivet
High Point
Freeman Mill
Guilford County
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Hector Waz
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Miss Fortyedd
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Mr. de Jastrzebsk
General Register Office
Somerset House
Greece
H. G. Harding
Richardson Building
Max Bones
State Board of Health
Cation
High Point Hardware Company
Hitentor
Gorigk
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High Point Steam Laundry Co
Underskirts
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O. W. Jones
Winston-Salem
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Esther V. Kivett
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