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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1917
Page
4
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The Greensboro Patriot comments on national and local issues from Camouflage plans for Main Street to social contrasts in wartime rhetoric. It notes a lenient murder verdict in the Summers case and condemns Governor Bickett’s pardons, urging accountability for crime while praising humanitarian acts.
Only today remains to circulate a petition for creating a paving district on Main Street from Commerce to English. Property owners are urged to sign and deliver to Mayor Ragan. fails to secure required signatures may lead to a citywide paving district and higher taxes. Tonight’s city meeting will decide.
An anonymous handbill circulating in The Enterprise mocks claims that great leaders drank wine and equates wine with political manipulation. It cites Jefferson and others, parodies arguments, and questions how liquor use relates to power while noting similar circulations and satirical attacks in other papers.
A historical poem praising America from Buffalo New York dated August 9 1917. The piece extols national virtues and the American flag while noting unity across languages and peoples.
The High Point housing shortage has persisted for months with urgent need for small rental homes. Five to seven room bungalows are in high demand as newcomers struggle to find appropriately sized housing, a problem noted during a discussion that referenced earlier times in Charlotte.
The state board of health argues that keeping Johnny well is not enough. Teachers must recognize diseases, note defects, inform parents, secure treatment, and teach hygiene to prevent sickness during the term. Parents and school authorities are urged to support active health protection without waiting for medical inspection laws.
Mortgage sale authorized by Charlie and Ida Johnson to A Beneiii for 500 dollars. Due to default the executor of A Beneccii will auction at the Guilford courthouse in Greensboro NC on October 1, 1917 at 1:00 PM. Lands include Lots Fifteen and Sixteen, Section Twelve of High Point Development Co map, recorded in Book 53, Page 561.
The two story dwelling house where Charlie Johnson now resides is noted in a 1917 document. N F. Benini and J. Bencini execute as executrix and executor of the estate of B. A. Bencini, deceased, mortgagee.
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