Shoe Store Relocates to Fulton Roxie Gregory
The shoe store has moved to Fulton Roxie Gregory and continues operations at the new location.
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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
6
Veterans struggle for housing and food in Washington
Hundreds of Confederate veterans arriving in Washington could not find hotel or temporary lodging. North Carolina supporters provided aid as local committees failed to organize sufficient shelter and meals, leaving many veterans to sleep on streets and fend for themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Committee
North Carolina Society of Washington
North Carolina
McNeil
Washington
Harper
German Air Raid Met Warm Reception
London reports sixteen German airplanes bombed Essex and Kent before being driven off by British anti aircraft fire and aerial defense. Two killed and 27 wounded with minor damage to property. one pilot reportedly drowned after bailing from a downed craft amid cheering crowds and rescues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
North Sea
Essex
Kent
Prison Riot Quelled by Troops at Joliet Prison
Joliet June 5. After three riots by about a thousand convicts, one prisoner died and eight were severely hurt as fires destroyed yard buildings in a $200000 loss. National guardsmen with fixed bayonets restored order after rain forced the last rebels to surrender, with Maj. Gen. W Clinton and Capt. Ridgway in command.
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Chicago
Hamlet C. Ridgway
Fire Department
Webb clarifies medicine whiskey limits under federal law
Congressman Webb of North Carolina states that under federal prohibition a citizen may order whiskey for medicine as long as total does not exceed state limits. He explains the new law bans shipments after July 1 except for medicinal mechanical or sacramental uses and notes North Carolina allows two quarts per month without a doctor's prescription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb
North Carolina
House of Congress
Russians Refuse Registration Near Phoenix
Three Molokan religious adherents near Glendale refuse to register in Phoenix wartime enrollment. Earlier, 20 Russians from the Glendale colony registered while over 100 eligible residents declined, citing vows against warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
Glendale
Phoenix
Whooping Cough Remedy Praised by Mother in Peru
Mrs P H Martin of Peru Indiana reports two daughters with whooping cough were helped by Chamberlains Cough Remedy and it worked like a charm.
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Chamberlain
P. H. Martin
Peru
Ind
Elkin Mt Airy Jitney Line Service Route Overview
The Elkin Mt Airy jitney line operates a route via Burch, Little Richmond, Dobson, and White Plains. The service connects Elkin to Mt Airy with stops through the listed towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkin
Mt. Airy
Burch
Little Richmond
Dobson
White Plains
Schedule Notice for Elkin Mt Airy Drug Co Transport
Leave Elkin and Turner Drug Co. 9 acm Mt Airy Gwyn Drug Co. 2:30 pm Ray and Harris Auto Transfer Co.
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Elkin
Turner Drug Co
Acm
Mt.Airy
Gwyn Drug Co
RAY and Harris Auto Transfer CO
Medical Body Urges Less Meat More Corn Nationwide
The American Medical Association delegates adopt a resolution urging Americans to eat less meat and more corn rice and barley products. A federal diet committee is requested to advise and lead a public nutritional campaign while warning that high prices could deprive the poor and allies of meats breads and other foods. The plan seeks congressional action to empower the food commission. Dr Seale Harris cites meat and wheat shortages and argues wheat reduction could be offset by corn products and hominy, potentially extending average life by years.
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Europe
Congress
Harris
North Carolina Urged to Meet Marine Corps Recruiting Week
Governor T W Bickett calls on North Carolina residents to join National Recruiting Week for the United States Marine Corps from June 10 to 16. State quota is seventy with Raleigh Durham Winston Salem and Charlotte stations each assigned fifteen or twenty recruits.
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North Carolina
Num
Gompers Urges Liberty Bond Support for War Effort
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor calls for broad bond subscriptions as patriotic war support. He notes labor men and organizations already testify to service and urges all workers to subscribe within means, highlighting bond sales as essential financing for the Republic and democracy. The AFL Executive Council has subscribed 10,000 dollars.
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Federations Executive Council
Richmond Man Arrested For Registering Twice
Richmond Virginia June 5 War registration day passed off quietly in Virginia with high enrollment and little trouble. Two arrests reported J L Litz of Cobden for cursing the President and the administration Israel Gerson of Richmond for registering twice Negro enrollment statewide was heavy.
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Richmond
Virginia
J. L. Litz
Coeben
Israel Gerson
Indians Drive Officers Off Reservations Near Flagstaff
Navajo Indians drove away an Indian agent and federal officers at a government reservation 100 miles northeast of Flagstaff while officers attempted to register the Indians under the war army selective draft bill. Authorities feared a war path if registration continued.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
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