North Carolina Road Building Act Promotes County Loans
The General Assembly enacted an act to spur road construction by state aid. It creates a state road fund of 400 900 to 800 000 dollars annually for 41 years, loaned to counties at five percent. First loans July 1, 1917. Counties must petition with 25 percent voter signatures, hold elections by the second Tuesday in May, prepare new registrations, and meet election-law formalities. May 8 deadline to legalize elections. Guilford County could benefit by securing funds at low interest.
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North Carolina
General Assembly
Board of County Commissioners
Guilford
Eighth Grade Athletic Club Organizes Baseball Team
The History section reports Glen Tomlinson elected captain and Charles Welborn secretary treasurer for the Eighth Grade Athletic Club at the high school class meeting on Tuesday. Most boys are members and plan to become city school baseball champions, with monthly meetings set for the fourth Friday.
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Glen Tomlinson
Charles Welborn
Guilford Superior Court Opens Three-Week Civil Term
Guilford Superior Court convened Monday morning for a three week civil term presided by Judge B F Long of Statesville. District nurse Mies Nichols is reported to be doing excellent work according to sources.
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Guilford Superior Court
B. F. Long
Statesville
Mies Nichols
City Secures Ten New Plants In Five Months
Within the past five months the city attracted ten new manufacturing plants representing nearly a half million dollars in investment. The additions include hosiery and underwear mills, a lock and cabinet hardware concern, paint and oil firms, a bed company, a varnish concern, and a cotton and yarn mill.
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Paint and Oil Company
Bed Company
Henry Clay Thomas Dies In Raleigh at 73 In Thomasville
Henry Clay Thomas age 73 son of the late John W. Thomas founder of Thomasville died at the Soldiers Home in Raleigh. His remains were brought to Thomasville where funeral services were held at Main Street Methodist Church under Thomasville lodge of Masons. Interment followed in Thomasville Cemetery.
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Thomasville
Henry Clay Thomas
John W. Thomas
Soldiers’ Home
Raleigh
Main Street Methodist Church
Knoxville Chamber Visit to High Point in April
Knoxville businessmen will visit High Point in April on a nine Pullman car special train carrying 130 or more travelers. Prominent manufacturers merchants lawyers doctors ministers will be aboard with a 25 piece brass band and a moving picture unit. The train stops at High Point for about one hour on April 12 at 2 05 PM. God bless the Second ward.
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High Point
Knoxville
Moving Picture House
Hig Point
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Venetia Smith
Clusive Millinery
Gage
Fisk
Mill’ry
Review
House
Gardner
Hickory Nut Gap
Henry Clay
Thomas
Fox
the Rose Theatre
Proples B'S
Nana
South Main St
Knoxville Chamber OF Commerce
Dr. King
Tomers
Dr.King
William Farnum
Rose Theatre
Loflin’s Millinery
Loftin
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
E. &. Snow
W. P. Ragan
C. M. Hauser
W. A. J. Idol
Sec.Treas
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