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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1917
Page
4
Readable portions hint at civic notices and street work on Main Street and Centennial Avenue. Mentions include an upcoming project, a patrol idea for the Greensboro to High Point road, and a North Carolina legal context with named places Raleigh Wilmington Concord. Unclear fragments reference social clubs and wartime rhetoric.
A Wilmington Disputes editorial lauds open negotiations in American diplomacy. It argues secrecy and intrigue are common in Europe, while the U S requires Senate approval for treaties and favors transparent dealings. Open, above board diplomacy is portrayed as essential to national honesty and long term success.
A local hosiery plant on East Franklin avenue nears operation with 90 percent of machinery installed. City expects production to begin by October 15 or sooner at a capacity of 5,000 pairs of hose daily, with future expansion planned. It is Gastonia’s only mill dedicated to hosiery production among about 20 textile firms.
Buenos Aires reports that the Argentine chamber of deputies, ready to vote on severing diplomatic ties with Germany, postponed the move after an official Berlin note disapproved of Germanys cruiser warfare. Officials remain uncertain if Germany will modify its submarine campaign.
Madwd plans a public observance next month to honor the thirtieth birthday anniversary of the Queen of Spain. The event emphasizes cultural tribute and community participation in the celebration.
In Winston-Salem on September 24, H Pitts, a city merchant, and John Yow were arrested at about 5 AM by Captain J. W. Barry and Patrolman J. B. Lee on the charge of transporting whisky. Pitts also faces bond for carrying a concealed weapon.
Salisbury notes a special prayer list posted near the pulpit listing boys gone to serve as soldiers or sailors, readable from the rear of the tabernacle. Dr. W B Duttera of the First Congregational church introduces biweekly Sunday parish house picture shows on historically significant topics.
Raleigh reports Governor Bickett pardons H. H. Hammond of Anson County serving time on the roads for sale of Jamaica ginger. The man, afflicted with pellagra, is said to have sold the preparation made in Winston-Salem by a traveling salesman. Local Anti-Saloon League leaders join the petition for clemency.
The Asheville Times questions whether high living costs stem from a nationwide push to earn more money while New York stores stock a million hides for higher prices. Shoe makers deny large factory price jumps, blaming leather costs and wartime factors. Government price controls for army shoes are cited as lowering bids, yet consumers still face high prices.
Indianapolis September 24. The Rt. Rev. Joseph Chartrand coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Indianapolis marked the silver jubilee of his ordination. He was ordained September 24 1882 by Bishop Chatard whom he later succeeded as coadjutor in 1910.
In Cleveland on September 24 the annual national encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans opened with several thousand veterans in attendance. The three day program includes business sessions social events a street parade and a large patriotic mass meeting featuring prominent speakers.
The American Library Association designates this week as camp library week to raise a million-dollar fund. The goal is to buy a million or more books for national military service personnel and to equip libraries at training camps and cantonments in the United States and abroad for soldiers sailors and aviators.
The Christian Efficiency Congress opened in Pittsburgh on September 24 for a three day session. It brings together all Protestant denominations under the Commission on Inter-Church Federations and the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America.
At Atlantic City the vanguard of 5000 bankers arrived as the 43rd annual American Bankers Association convention opens this week. General sessions begin Thursday. Executive council work and committee meetings started today with sectional conferences set for Tuesday and Wednesday.
A war emergency course opened at the University of Cincinnati under the school of household arts trains women to remake old dresses and hats and to cooperate with food and cotton movements. Special classes prepare women to assist national efforts during the war.
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