County road dispute delays High Point Winston link
Citizens in Davidson and Guilford seek a joint fix to a three mile red mud segment on the High Point Winston road. The plan: Guilford to mend from High Point corporate limits to the Davidson county line, Davidson to repair the stretch between Guilford and Forsyth. The troublesome section has blocked travel for three months while the rest of the route remains passable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hers
Winston
Davidson
High Point
Winston Road
Guilford
Davidson County
Forsyth
Amendments urged to restore city government to people in High Point
The Review argues High Point should shed political influence and return city governance to residents. Voters are urged to register before the March 10 deadline and vote in the March 13 amendments election. The piece defends the plan to run mayor and council candidates in April and May, stressing unity, nonpartisanship, and public welfare over selfish politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Ford plan sparks debate on land rent and wages
The piece argues Ford's profit sharing raised wages but Detroit landowners captured the gain in rising land values. It contends private land ownership siphons value created by workers and calls for public appropriation of rent, proposing revenue use in place of labor taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Ford
Detroit
Mr. Ford
Michigan
Newspaper Sermonet to the Editor and the Citizen
A playful sermonette praises the newspaper man the editor and the political booster as essential civic actors. It lauds the editor for printing facts even when unpopular and celebrates the journalist for guiding public opinion and heralding social events with humor and local pride.
Bean Trust Lifts Iron Heel On Small White Bean
Besan notes time works and recalls past jars and a store cat in a barrel. It laments the bean trust’s grip raising price to 25c, then pivots to humor and optimism, comparing an optimist to a cautious newspaper man who worries about what he has written.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bean Trust
Tobacco harvesting machine debate sparks bold invention talk
The piece argues for perfecting a tobacco har vesting machine to replace scarce human labor. It recalls historic shifts from scythes to reapers, mocks doubters, mentions Mc Pesce, and jokes about newspapers reducing pages by omitting society photos to save paper.
High Point Hospital Proposal Fails and City Standing
The hospital proposition dies a borning in High Point, seen as a blow to the city’s standing. The committee cites money as the blocker, while critics blame the public as tightfisted. Amid fears of food shortages, the piece argues speculation, not scarcity, drives costs, and notes the editor faces insults from a subscriber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Master Paul Stamey Earns Second High Honor as Salesman
Paul A. Stamey, son of the editor, has passed the Curtis Publishing Co. examination for Expert Salesman with a 91, earning a high mark in a difficult test. He serves as district agent, selling the Saturday Evening Post, Country Gentleman and Ladies Home Journal, and reports a sales rise over 100 percent since taking charge. He aims to achieve the top Master Salesman title later this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul A. Stamey
Curtis Publishing Co
Philadelpha
Young Stamey
Saturday Evening Post
Country Gentleman
Ladies Home Journal
Farm for Sale Near High Point Route 1
Seven acre farm for sale one half mile north of High Point on Route 1. Includes five room house a good water well new barn and a good orchard with solid neighbors nearby. Ready to move in. For information apply to Al Zellon Luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Route 1
al Zellon
Sale of 120 acre Calvin Burton land
Sale of valuable land offers 120 acres of farm ground on the national highway between Thomasville and High Point. Property marketed on easy terms and suitable for all farming interests. Interested buyers may apply to Mrs. Bettie Corbit or attorney W. P. Ragan in Point, N C. £ 84.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Burton
High Point
Thomasville
Bettie Corbit
W. P. Ragan
On Point
N. C
A Twice Told Tale Of Kidney Pills Endorsement
Mrs R B Atkins of High Point confirms after three years that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved her backache headaches and restored kidney function. She repeats praise and urges others to try the remedy. 50c at all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R B. Atkins
Willowbrook St. High Point
Dean
Atkins
Foster-Milburn Co
Msgrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Corn Remedy Adverts Describes Gets-It Treatment
An old advertisement pitches a corn remover named Gets It with instructions to apply about two drops. The feature claims the corn shrivels and loosens from the toe without harming surrounding tissue, presenting corn removal as a pleasant experience.
Notice to creditors and debtors of J Harper Johnson
Executor O E Kearns calls all creditors to exhibit claims by February 22 1918 and directs all debts to be paid promptly. This public notice dated February 17 1917 from Guilford County North Carolina identifies the estate of J Harper Johnson and the executor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Harper Johnson
Guilford County
North Carolina
O. E. Kearns
Executorship Notice for Alson G Cecil Estate
Yancy Cecil and M E Bowers have qualified as executors of the will of Alson G Cecil deceased. All persons with claims must file by February 24 1918 or be barred. Creditors must pay accounts to the executors. Notice dated February 16 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alson G. Cecil
Yancy Cecil
M. E. Bowers
M. E Bowers
Mortgage Sale of Home Place in Guilford County
Bettie Corbit as guardian for Alberta Corbit announces a cash public auction on March 24 1917 at 2 pm of the 5 acre tract in High Point Township Guilford County North Carolina described as the Home Place. The sale is to satisfy two 1914 mortgage deeds by B R Varner and wife Rochelle Varner and Etta Varner to E T Corbit now assigned to Bettie Corbit.
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B. R. Varner
Rochelle Varner
Etta Varner
E. T Corbit
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
N. C
Register of Deed
Bettie Corbit
Alberta Corbit
High Point Township
J. R. Brown
Kidd
Brown
A. J. Jones
Register of Deeds Office
E. T. Corbit
W. P. Ragan
Fulton Divorce Notice in Guilford County Court
Mattie Fulton sues Walter Fulton in Guilford County Superior Court to obtain absolute divorce. Walter Fulton must appear at the March 13 1917 term at Greensboro court house to answer or demur to the complaint. M W Gant Clerk of the Superior Court notes the February 2 1917 date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Guilford County
J. F. Hoffman
Cleveland Morrison
William + Morrison
Superior Court
Greensboro
N. C
M. W. Gant
D. H. Parsons
Mattie Fulton
Walter Fulton
Said County
M.W. Gant
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Chicago
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J. H. Adams
H. A. Mirus
A. M. Ranxm
V-Prest
G. A. Pottock
Asst
Cashier
J. Elwood Cox
C. M. Hauser
W.A. J. Idol
J. W. Harriss
E.S. Wall
C. H. Marriner
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