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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1917
Page
9
City officials debated push carts selling fruits, ice cream, cakes, and candy. They approved a plan to amend the ordinance limiting street vending to peanuts, chestnuts, popcorn, and similar nuts with stationary wagons, license issued by the city manager, at next Tuesday's session.
Washington October 1 The United States plans thousands of bombing planes to attack German munition centers such as Essen and Dortmund. Fleets of 500 to 2,000 aircraft would strike behind the front with fast scouts guiding them to fire lines and heavy explosives. The aim is to cripple German war factories and end Krupp’s production.
Sydney reports American strike breaking methods employed during a general strike of 50 000 in New South Wales August. Volunteers from government actions split rural city tensions as leaders face conspiracy or sedition charges. Industrial Workers of the World members arrested jailed under new federal law.
The High Point Wardware company received city council approval to install a safety gasoline tank in front of its South Main Street store to sell gasoline. The new station will serve the upper South Main area where no supply station currently exists and is expected to be convenient for motorists.
Secretary McAdoo arrived in Portland to advocate the second liberty loan bond issue. The trip marks the first half of a coast to coast swing ending in Chicago after visits to San Francisco and Los Angeles. He frames food conservation as a patriotic service with no sacrifice.
A long roster of county commissioners across North Carolina counties with names and home towns is presented. The list includes Albemarle to Yadkin, detailing each county’s appointed official, such as Forsyth’s Jas A Gray Jr Winston Salem and Wake’s J M Broughton Jr Raleigh, among many others. Also advertises a Foley’s product trial offer at the end.
A Washington conference between wholesale poultry distributors and agriculture officials urges retailers to mark down prices over wholesale levels to ease congestion and boost consumption. The report notes June New York wholesale broilers averaged 22 cents a pound, down from 27 cents a year earlier, and highlights ample cold storage stocks and shifting export demand influencing prices and supplies.
Miss Jeannette Rankin Montana first Congresswoman will address Salem College Memorial Hall Tuesday night October 16. The lecture titled from a woman's viewpoint covers national issues. Tickets cost 5 and 75 cents with seat sales starting Friday October 12 at Chanton's Drug Store.
The City of High Point invites bids until October 6 at noon for a 750 gallon triple combination motor pumping fire engine and 1000 feet of fire hose. Bids must state delivery time. The city may reject any bid. City Manager T. J. Murphy. September 26, 1917.
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