Hedgecock rifle ace sets Maryland range record
Leslie Hedgecock, son of Mr and Mrs J Matt Hedgecock, left for camp in May and has become a skilled rifle shot. On a Maryland range he placed second of 1000 men with 183 hits of 200 and a distance of 14 miles. His company won the prize. Also noted are 25 to 30 men aged 21 since June 5 awaiting Marine service registration August 24 at the local exemption board.
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Lesie
J. Matt Hedgecock
Uity
Maryland
Bank interior improvements aid local business push
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co announces interior improvements to facilitate business. High Point plans to raise 3000 dollars for the Jewish Relief fund, boosting the community effort.
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Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
High Point
666 Contains No Alcohol or Poisonous Substances
The item states that 666 contains no alcohol arsenic or other poisonous drugs. It notes Ogs percent or 7 indicating a measurement or designation related to purity or content. The fragment provides minimal context and lacks identifiable persons organizations or locations.
Uniformed desk men to active service and armor studies
The War Department sends uniformed food and nutrition officers to all large camps to cut waste and supervise diets, saving thousands yearly. Armor workshops at the Metropolitan Museum of Art model helmets, shields, and breastplates for modern war, under Major Bashford Dean. French soldiers in France discover American chewing gum as edible, boosting regard for American digestion.
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Navy
Department
National Army
National Guard
War Department
Army
Division ‘of Food and Nutrition
Medical Department
Division of Food and Nutrition
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Europe
Metropolitan Museum
Daniel Tachaux
Bashford
Ordnance Department
General Pershing
France
Miss Clarice Tuttleig Confined After Auto Wreck
High Point notes report Miss Clarice Tuttleig confined to her room with a nervous breakdown after a recent auto wreck though she escaped physical injury. Mrs M H Clodfelter canned grapes for Mrs D Clodfelter. Willis Weavil has recovered from illness. Mrs Nancy Berrier near Oak died of typhoid. D E Clodfelter and son were in High Point Thursday. The paper ponders Peach Hill correspondent and peach season. The hot weather since 1881 is noted by older residents. Thursday’s storm at Lee Johnson’s caused trees to fall. Harvey Teague left for training camp two weeks ago. Allied forces press Kaiser as peace rumors emerge. John Welborn declines to forecast groundhog or katydid actions.
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Clarice Tuttleig
M. H. Clodfelter
D. Clodfelter
Willis Weavil
Nancy Berrier
Near Oake
D. E. Clodfelter and Son
High Point
Peach Hill
Lee Johnson
Harvey Teague
John Welborn
Honest Man and the Cherry Tree Question
A Missouri man named George Washington is cited in a Seattle Post-Intelligencer squib as more honest than many of his contemporaries. The anecdote recalls the registration clerk asking if he cut the cherry tree, to which Washington replied he had done no work for over a year.
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George Washington
Seattle Post-Intellingencer
Overseas Arrival of Lt Hal B Ingram and Cpl Paul Shelton
Lt Hal B Ingram and Corporal Paul Shelton have arrived safely overseas. 66 cures Chills and Fever.
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Lt Hal B. Ingram
Corporal Paul Shelton
Record of Flooring Stunt at Popular Venue
The report describes a stunt by Ro seatte from Wednesday to Thursday around noon, involving taking up a floor, reinstalling 500 seats, and preparing the area for a usual hour. Ed Ellison comments it was a demanding job and others agree.
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Wedney
Ed Ellison
High Point Jews Raise Nearly $1100 Before Relief Drive
The Jewish community of High Point reports a fine record with about $1100 raised days before the opening of the FESS Ox Jewish Relief Fund drive. The amount reflects generous local support for the worthy cause.
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High Point
Jewish Relief Fund
War Labor Board Opposes Unjust Profits and Inflation
The national war labor board rejects general minimum wage gains and calls for reasonable returns to capital and fair wages to keep workers healthy and productive during the war. It stresses production as paramount and unselfish cooperation in industry, reaffirming workers’ right to sustenance for themselves and their families.
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National War Labor Board
Jth
Subscribers Must Pay Cash To Continue Papers
Subscribers are warned of a switch to cash only for subscriptions starting October 1 1918. Delinquent accounts after Sept 1 1918 will be dropped unless a written request to continue and promise to pay by Oct 1 is received. A 30 day grace ends then. any account unpaid by grace will drop from the mailing list.
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C. S. Johnson
Rt. 4
Thomas’ Commercial College High Foist
N.C
Thomasville Business College
Thomasville
N. C
Uncle Sam
Life
Charles Dana Gibson
Women of America
Home Army
D. W . Lohr
D. W. Lohr
N. Cc
English
D W. Lohr
Clarence Lowe
Mary “Xk. Clodfelter
the Review
High Point, N. C
High Point, N.C
Review
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