Christmas Prison Celebration at Raleigh State Prison
Governor Bickett presided over a Christmas program at the Raleigh State Prison where prisoners received gifts and earnings totaling $3,000 sent to families. The event featured choir performances, prayers by Mrs. T. P. Harrison, and Governor Bickett’s remarks on freedom and inner joy.
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Raleigh
Institute
Bickett
Matseee
Guilford
J. R
Halifax
Collie
R. L. Gray
Raleigh Times
America
Horace Dowell
Harriet Day
J. J. King
W. G. Phillips
North Carolina
Col
Fred A. Olds
Col. Olds
Car crashes into Seaboard platform at Richardson
In Bladenboro a motor van plowed into the Seaboard cotton platform at Richardson four miles after Christmas day, wedging beneath the structure. Nine people were injured, two babies survived, while Colonel Hester, a lumberman, died from a spinal injury and others in the party were feared dead.
Traveling men patrol hotels to aid food conservation
Patriotic traveling salesmen in Raleigh pursue a quiet war against hotels and restaurants not adhering to food economy measures. They boycott establishments that resist substitutions for wheat and beef and sugar and fats savings, labeling offense to patriots and Liberty bonds.
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Raleigh
Food Administration
Jolly Drummers
Europe
Liberty’ Bonds
Red Cross
Prize Awarded for Best Food Conservation Essay
Miss Ethel Abernethy of this city won a $50 Liberty Bond prize offered by J. B. Ivey state merchants' representative for the best article on Food Conservation. Several papers were submitted and judged by Food Administration officials at Raleigh, showing strong awareness of the global food issue.
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Charlotte
J. B. Ivey
Food Administration
Ethel Abernethy
Raleigh
North Carolina Briefs Spark Injuries and Fire Losses
A 12 year old, Robert Morefield of Salisbury, was badly hurt when a truck wheel ran over him as he tried to mount the moving vehicle. John C Scarborough, a pioneer of NC education after the Civil War, died at Murfreesboro home. A Gastonia firm bought Daniels mill in Lincolnton for about 300000, to become Arrow Manufacturing Co with main office in Gastonia. The Old North State Tobacco Co factory at Reidsville burned down when unoccupied during holidays. Walter Hines, jailed at Granite Falls for drunkenness, died in a jail fire after rescue efforts. NC postal savings bonds rose to 53763 and 45747 in 1917 and 1916 respectively, up 17.2 percent.
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Robert Morefield
George F. Morefield
Salisbury
John C. Scarborough
Murfreesboro
J. H. Lepark
Walter Hines
Granite Falls
Hines
Stony Point
North Carolina
Must You Pay Tax on Your Income Warning
Government urges taxpayers to file income tax returns under the war revenue act. It outlines thresholds of 1000 dollars for singles and 2000 for married or head of family, penalties for late or false returns, and that revenue officers will assist in every county from January to March. Depreciation and farm expenses may be deducted while personal living costs cannot.
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Treasury
Washington
Collector of Internal Revenue
United States
Internal Revenue
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Pilgrim's Progress Cited In Child's School Essay
A seven year old, assigned to write about his favorite book, produced a concise defense of Pilgrim's Progress. The pupil, in a private reflection, notes that his mother reads the work each night and that the Pilgrim faced hardship but ultimately persisted.
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Pilgrim
Saturday Evening Post
Training public service at state university will reform municipalities
A Chicago Post critique argues cities suffer from elected officials lacking professional training. It cites mayoral appointments and mismanagement, urging a Wisconsin bill to create a public service training school at the state university. The proposed program would cover municipal engineering, lighting, streets, transport, parks, health, education, and more to develop practical experts.
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Chicago Post
Mitchel
New York
Wisconsin
Lesson From The Indians On Forest Foods And Subsistence
The forest service of the agriculture department urges lessons from Native Americans on edible forest resources. Beechnuts, butternuts, walnuts, pecans, chinquapins and hazelnuts are nutritious substitutes for meat. Indians toasted acorns into flour, bread made with chestnuts, and leached tannin for palatable bread. Pine seeds, persimmons, wild apples, and other native edibles offered regional food resilience.
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Germany
America
United States
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Thomas F. Logan
Leslie’s
Poisoned Fish for Rats at Somerville Dump
Somerville Massachusetts hosts a rat army at the city dump as authorities wage a franc tireur campaign against the rodents. Poisoned fish are scattered to curb the invaders and youngsters guard the area to protect children and pets from the bait.
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Somerville
Mass
Maund Unit of Weight in Aden Trade
The Aden market uses the Bombay maund for weighing imports and exports. A maund equals 28 pounds, with four maund totaling 112 pounds, the local hundred weight.
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Aden
Bombay
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