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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1917
Page
6
Owing to a special revenue tax on theatres and places of amusement the Pastime Theatre and Bru-Nel Theatre will raise regular run picture prices to 10 and 15 cents. The increase takes effect Monday, November 5.
A tentative plan by the Provost Marshal General details a tiered draft system using dependen cy and industrial value. Registrants would be classified horizontally by dependency and vertically by essential industries, with diligent sequencing to exhaust less critical groups before more valuable ones. The plan aims to tailor examinations and calls to national needs while preserving core manpower for war production.
A Marshville shoat shipped to the freight depot in a narrow box astonished onlookers as it repeatedly turned a somersault to reach corn placed at opposite ends. Bystanders began bidding on the pig in a lively, humorous scene with a hand organ adding to the spectacle.
Oil exports from Mexico during June and July 1947, based on official statements, totaled 2,000,000 tons. This reflects a continuation of the country’s energy trade activity and provides a concrete figure for mid-year export volumes.
An advertisement touts Seth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a 50 cent solution to turn gray or faded hair dark and lustrous. It claims natural, even darkening after one or two applications, improving hair’s appearance and youthfulness, with millions sold annually.
Nicholas Gibbon a longtime Mecklenburg leader former state legislator and county official died at his Mallard Creek home at 9 30 am at age eighty after seven weeks bedridden. A veteran of the Civil War he helped shape agricultural and political life, married Harriet Alexander in 1870 and served Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church as ruling elder.
New York City secured an additional water supply from the Catskill Mountains. The aqueduct line spans 120 miles and needed title for 21,330 acres across 2,866 parcels at a total cost of 17,307,614 dollars. Completion costs reached 184,707,540 dollars.
An old advertisement extols Grove's Tasteless Tonic as equal to five general tonics, claiming strong tonic effects from quinine. It asserts support for the liver, relief from malaria, and restoration of vigor, using archaic phrasing and misspellings.
Washington Oct 20 A major revision of the selective draft was approved by President Wilson and Provost Marshal Crowder. The plan divides 9 000 000 registrants into five classes by eligibility, aims to simplify local boards, and ensures men in essential industry or with family needs are spared unless a desperate labor situation exists. Detailed regulations will be issued, and the next call is not expected before year’s end. The system projects 80 percent labor savings and uses about 20 forms compared with 182 now, while classifying the uninducted 1 000 000 men by economic worth to place them in future drafts.
Wingate school hosts its mid term debate Saturday evening October 27 on whether women should be allowed to vote. The affirmative team includes G H Morton and W E Thompson while the negative features Paul Bennett and Claude Gaddy. After the debate the Browning Literary Society presents The Old Maid's Association. The term closes with 84 boarding students enrolled and invites new entrants for the next term.
Reports show anthracite coal at 100 dollars per ton, up from 15, tea eight dollars per pound, chocolate three, and ham one. House rents climb due to influx of foreigners escaping wartime hardships, with general increases across the board.
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