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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1922
Page
3
A humorous verse column details a family ritual over missing newspapers and a father’s temper when the paper fails to arrive. The piece blends domestic comedy with a light note on newspaper devotion and family dynamics.
Friday activities list Gamma Zeta Club plans a gathering at Mrs Robert Amos home on Gatewood avenue at 3 o clock. Friday Bridge Club meets with hostess to be announced. Philomathean and Priscilla clubs also scheduled with hostesses to be announced.
Mrs. Dave Harrison hosted a Thursday shower for Miss Lavada Rutledge bride elect to Francis Moser, with music, readings, and gifts. North Carolina church women’s groups close two-day sessions in Thomasville. Elab orate Heidel burg pageant follows. Beta Pi club hosts bridge on Morris Street with lilac decor and two course collation. O Henry Hotel banquet honors Lena Lake Forrest of Detroit, with High Point club members attending. Business Women’s club elects new officers led by president Lottie Barber and secretary Ruth Smith.
April 7 New York City officials weigh adding public radio concerts to park programs. Mayor Hylan approves forming a committee to study municipal broadcasting for high class concerts.
E Phillips Oppenheim, noted story writer, appears in America for the first time in twelve years. Our reporters find the shift in tone and attention reflects a broader global outlook gripping American letters and culture.
Library clipping notes a scene outside a Washington tearoom where a group of Italian children stare through the window and a diner protests noise. A woman exits with a cigarette as a little Italian girl retorts about ladies and smoking, prompting a reflective pause from the diner.
An English public letter writer in New York says Americans prefer writing their own letters, leaving him with no clients after a comfortable London career. He notes the trade thrives in London but fails to take hold in New York, where self-written correspondence remains common.
Renowned actor Fritz Leiber begins a vaudeville run across a string of theaters. He offers the ovation scene from Julius Caesar in his act, showcasing his Shakespearean wings on stage.
The Selwyns acquire a fresh Broadway work featuring Potash and Perlmutter, two characters popularized by Barney Barnard and Alexander Carr. The piece centers on the automobile business as the new terrain for their antics and satire.
Herbert J. Pilate of West Nineteenth street admitted taking an alarm clock from a Sixth Avenue drug store. William H. Seaman, the store manager, heard a bell from Pilate’s pocket and alerted a policeman. Pilate claimed he needed the clock and said stealing it was not for amusement.
A description highlights New York City’s underground workers and the underground spaces beneath streets devoted to shops and businesses, suggesting the network could form a sizable city on its own.
In a single day this week eight Brooklyn residents left their homes for solitary walks and did not return, prompting urgent reports to the bureau of missing persons.
Mr Switzer stated the Dixie Department Store is not closing despite rumors. He says the low prices at the day and night sale aim to stimulate demand and revive business, hoping to boost employment by encouraging people to buy.
Mr Switzer engages the Good man Sales System to run a major sale. The event opened yesterday with a crowded store and strong customer turnout through day and night despite inclement weather.
Sigma Upsilon announces contest results from freshmen and state high schools. J. E. Hawkins of Raleigh wins $10 for best freshman story titled Sandwiches. John Onan of Charlotte High School wins $10 for best high school story titled A Persian Herod.
Berlin reports show cost of living up 21 percent in February and 120 percent for the full previous year. Potatoes and vegetables have since advanced, signaling broader price increases across essentials.
A combination airplane and submarine style craft called the New Halian airship will feature an electrically operated kitchen to feed 100 passengers. The article notes concerns about forged fingerprints shifting blame in criminal investigations. Canadian marshes are reported breeding grounds for mosquitoes discovered via airplanes. Five signers of the Declaration of Independence lived past 90, eight past 80 and ten past 105.
The report notes Russia produced 400 900 tons out of a yearly flax total of 500 000 tons for manufacturing. It adds that Siam is among the few tropical monarchies.
The article notes that goods totaling one million dollars are pawned each week in London. It mentions wild elephants damaging oil pipelines in Sumatra and compares Vienna’s current cost of living to be about sixty thousand times higher than in 1914.
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