Shoemaking Magnates Push Trade Relief Plan
Leaders of the shoe industry in Philadelphia advocating a reciprocity agreement to release hides held back by war embargoes. A committee will visit Washington to seek state department and foreign government cooperation for importation of cow and calfskins. Congressman Britt seeks an experimental aero plane mail route between Asheville and Chimney Rock to speed delivery, citing post office funding.
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Philadelphia Dispatch
Chamber of Commerce
Russia
Washington
State Department
A. C. WeGowin
North Carolina
Britt
Tenth
Burleson
Asheville
Chimney Rock
National Council to Mobilize Industrial Resources Bill
President Wilson backs a bill to establish a seven member cabinet council with power to appoint a seven member advisory commission. The aim is to survey industries and coordinate resources for use in wartime. The plan seeks rapid concentration and utilization of national industrial capabilities. A Word to Wives discusses middle aged couples at a hotel, health and fitness disparities between men and women, and reflections on lifestyle and vitality.
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National Council
Wilson
House of Congress
Hay
Military Affairs Committee
The Earl Took A Scotch High Ball And Departed
A newspaper editor faced a space crunch and condensed a long story to a single sentence. The final line described the Earl taking a Scotch high-ball, his hat, his departure, no notice of pursuers, a revolver, and his lift. The accompanying quote from Everybody's Magazine notes that the value of advice hinges on the success of following it.
Southern Presbyterians split over women roles at Orlando Assembly
The Southern Presbyterian General Assembly in Orlando voted against women preaching and deaconesses while praising sisters work. A protest was set by about 50 delegates over the defeat of an amendment banning women from expounding scriptures or leading public prayer. The assembly raised the ministerial relief endowment to 100000 and designated the third Sunday in September as a special fund drive day. It also ordered loans instead of outright grants to young men studying for the ministry, repayable in cash or church work.
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Southern Presbyterian General Assembly
Orlando
Fla
Lund
Cash Only Store Promises Low Prices At Town Post Office
Our town and county face debate on future moves as improvements proceed. A cash store strategy attracts customers who buy fancy groceries, flour, meal, seeds, hay, hardware, and country produce at the lowest prices. The business advertises cash sales only and claims savings for shoppers.
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Monroe, N. C
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Richmond
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Seaboard Air Tns Railway CO
Progressive Railway of the
Rutherfordton
Charlotte
Lamberton
Hamlet
Raleigh
Durham
Oxford
Louisburg
Henderson
Norlina
Rutherfordon
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N. C
James Ker, Jr
John T. West
N.C
Orovess
C. Lee & Co
Ivandou’s
Valetudinarians
Gantie
Tong
Aange Albert
Mazong
Fosacco Company
Winston
P. A
Jimmy Pipe
Prince Albert Tobacco
Prince Albert
P.A
Pringe
Albert
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem, N.C
Berlin
Henriette Holstein
Koenigburg
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, N. C
Onenal
Union County
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Brown & Williamson Tobacco CO
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