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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1917
Page
5
A local figure Pete Antonakas posts a $2500 reward for the Kaiser, urging support for Liberty bonds. The piece appeals to Americans to fund the war effort, resist tax burdens, and defend freedom, urging courage and sacrifice in defense of liberty and faith.
SJM voters in Greensboro go to the polls on October 23 to decide whether to amend the city charter to set school taxes at 50 cents per $100 and place schools under a non partisan board. Registration books closed Saturday night.
R A Wheeler presides as Bankhead Highway Commission leaders C E Mendenhall and Gilbert W Clark serve as vice presidents with R E H Wheeler as secretary treasurer The party will pass High Point around New Year’s or January 2nd and about 50 citizens each contributed $1 to the entertaining fund.
The city commissioners refused S. B. Page a blind man the right to play his fiddle on Elmsiest street. Page has earned a living this way for years while Commissioner Phipps aims to keep streets free of beggars and will direct them to a local charity.
An old-time railroad man Mike S. is proud of his life and skill. He could have been a G M if better educated but values experience and rapport with executives. He backs bonds but a fellow engineer prefers savings bank, sharing a nickname friendly banter at Camden station.
A veteran recalls a 30 year old railroad flood ordeal and how General calm and leadership kept trains running. He notes John M. King’s decision to spare the Harper's Ferry bridge and ends with Bill Edson buying a Liberty bond the next morning.
A Massachusetts woman suggests sending blank phonograph records to marines in France so mothers and relatives can record voices of sons serving. She argues the disks let families hear a loved one’s voice even if he is killed, a matter Marine Corps officials are considering.
The Greenshoo fair shows weaker agricultural displays this year though the display in that section was notably good. Crowd attendance roughly matches the average level with steady turnout overall.
The crossing will become a pleasure rather than a nuisance with plans to lay a solid concrete base under the tracks, removing the unsightly planks and mud during bad weather.
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