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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
8
Leslie Hedgecock son of Mr and Mrs J Matt Hedgecock of this city left for camp in May and became an expert rifle shot. On a Maryland range he ranked second among 1000 men, scoring 183 of 200 with a 14 mile distance. His company won the prize.
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The War Department will station nutrition officers in all national army cantonments and major training camps to improve dietaries, reduce waste, and cut costs. Armor for American soldiers is being modeled at the Metropolitan Museum of Art under Major Bashford Dean, using ancient designs adapted to modern warfare, with French artisan Dante Tachaux directing work.
Mary A. Clodfelter reports Miss Clarice Tuttle’s nervous breakdown after a recent auto incident though she escaped injury. Mrs M H Clodfelter canned grapes for Mrs D Clodfelter. Willis Weavil recovered from illness. Mrs Nancy Berrier of Oak Grove died of typhoid. D E Clodfelter and son visited High Point. Weather described as hot as 1881. A Thursday storm toppled trees at Lee Johnson’s. Harvey Teague left for training camp two weeks ago. Allies press Kaiser, peace perhaps near. John Welborn refuses to forecast groundhog or katydid.
A Missouri man named George Washington, humorously questioned about the cherry tree incident, is praised as more honest than many contemporaries who pretend virtue. The remark appears in a Seattle Post-Intelligencer context on fever cures.
Lt Hal B Ingram and Corporal Paul Shelton have arrived safely overseas. The notice lists 66 cures for chills and fever.
Eight carpenters pulled up sixteen seats and installed new flooring from Wednesday into Thursday. About 500 seats were moved back into place and the floor crew prepared the area for the usual opening hour. Ellison described the job as a significant effort, and the group concurs.
Three days before the drive closing, the Jewish community of High Point subscribed nearly $1100 to the relief fund. The contribution marks a fine record for these people and strengthens the local effort for the worthy cause.
The national war labor board rejects a universal minimum wage during the war. It advocates fair profits and reasonable labor wages to keep workers healthy and productive, stressing production for a common war effort and cooperation between capital and labor. The board restates workers are entitled to a wage for health and family support, to be applied in future cases.
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