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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
3
W F Carter Jr announces major fiber-like cable upgrades replacing open iron wires on North and South Main Streets. A 5 000 feet plus system rebuild reduces outages, cross talk, and wind damage while expanding capacity for future growth.
Chattanooga June 16 two events mark the week at Fort Oglethorpe. Payday and the division of the provisional regiment reduce strength by about 750 as 500 go to San Antonio 150 to Belvoir and 100 to Fort Monroe. The rest form nine infantry companies and one cavalry for two months. A board of regular officers weeds out candidates to reach efficient strength. The government needs 1000 officers and more, but the camp opens with 2500 and a rigid second physical exam reduces numbers.
The North Carolina State Committee on National Defense medical section passes resolutions urging Congress to adopt selective draft for medical men to secure adequate army medical care. The panel notes low volunteer rates and cites national shortfall despite 100000 doctors nationwide.
Washington reports plans to use the United States as a training base for allied aviators. The Aircraft Production Board proposes a campaign with initial appropriations near 3600,000,000 and eventual costs around 1,000,000,000 to build training and battle aircraft. American plants would supply training machines while French and British plants focus on battle craft.
A cryptic dialogue fragment from the New York Sun features Mrs. Knicker and Mrs. Becker discussing a cook, with Becker noting no other cook stayed as long, hinting at suspicion without clear context.
Richmond Indiana story of a woman bedridden for two years who regained strength after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She climbed stairs with hands, moved into a new house, did garden work and raised chickens, ducks, and eggs.
The New York Globe reports up to 1500 draft age shirkers in and near New York City are to be arrested in the next three days by deputies under US Marshal McCarthy with Captain Offley and the Secret Service. Nationwide round-up begins today. conservative estimates exceed 20,000. Offley holds names and addresses of over 1000 unregistered men aged 21 to 31, supplied by citizens via letters and messages.
A small notice from Mt. Airy North Carolina dated August 26 1915 describes a large variety of castings in stock and items made to order.
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