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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1921
Page
4
World’s Greatest Rubes Wad Dell and Local Hail Sales
The passage notes the I. W. W. leaders who fled may still speak on other Lines to Sheriff Wagner. It also claims Salisbury introduced hail sales to the world and mentions April having five pay days, with remarks on revenue officers and a cautious stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner
Salisbury
May Day Bill Burden for Germany Echoed in Quick Question
A brief note ponders the impact of impending bills due May 1 on Germany, framing it as a moment to pause and consider the broader economic burden ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Ball Clubs Play At Home Diamonds In Local Ad
A humorous note highlights teams favoring home fields as a selling point for local dining and community spirit. It suggests stronger performance on familiar grounds and ties baseball nostalgia to hometown meals.
I. W. W. Leaders Tie Freedom of Body to Speech
The article notes that I. W. W. leaders equate personal liberty with free expression, asserting a link between bodily freedom and freedom of speech amid ongoing political tension.
Cynic Quote Sparks Debate Over Courage and Strength
A cynical view defines a cynic as a man lacking strength and courage to confront common problems, prompting discussions on how resilience shapes public response and accountability.
Spring Fever Fades in City Parade and Sports
The passage notes Chicago police overlook parade flags with mixed colors. a local sports team, the Pointers, open amid rain. unemployment in Detroit declines as spring tinware output rises. pitcher Eldridge wins a one hitter early in the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Hitchcock Name Confusion Spurs Paper Inquiry
When Hitchcock appears in the paper readers are unsure if referring to Frank or Raymond or the senator, prompting clarification on which figure is meant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Frank
Raymond
Senator
Harvard physiology instructor arrested for illicit distillery
A Harvard physiology instructor was arrested for operating a still with suspicions of illegal liquor production. Count von Bernstorff, while maintaining diplomacy, indicated to the Reichstag that Germany should not expect aid from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Count von Bernstorff
Reichstag
Germany
United States
Budget Reform Passes Senate A Step Toward National System
The senate advances Senator McCormick's budget bill creating a budget bureau to estimate expenditures and a controller to audit all government spending. The measure, accepted by the administration despite criticism, aims for gradual reform and better taxpayer control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
McCormick
House
Harding
King
Selling the Navy Discoveries in 60,000 Items of Demand
The navy purchases reveal a vast central market with 60,000 needed items. In 1918 the navy bought 546 million dollars of materiel, 90 million in 1919, and 63 million in 1920, including canned produce, shoes, plate steel, evaporated milk, and linseed oil. The central purchasing office handles these buys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Navy
German Rail Bid Beats British Firms In War and Peace
Reports from London note British owned firms all quoted 73 pounds per ton for rails while a German steel trust bid 36 pounds per ton. A Berlin firm quoted Bosch magnets at 5 pounds against 12 pounds in London. In 1920 England spent millions on German dolls and other goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
London
German Steel Trust
Berlin
England
Lead Actor Shines In Bathing Girl Comedy Season
A reference notes the leading man in bathing girl comedies as a focal figure this season, highlighting his appeal and timing as the stage enters its lighter, year-end fare with humorous touches.
Paragrapher Wonders at Jackie Coogan’s Million A Year
The line contrasts a writer’s toil with child star Jackie Coogan earning a million annually. It reflects on fame and wealth in show business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Coogan
East End Churches Schedule Sunday Services
East End Methodist led by Pastor Albert L. Lucas offers Sunday school at 9:30 AM worship at 11 with the sermon The Devotion of Jesus and an 7:30 evening service featuring Farces that Win. Lutheran under Rev. P. D. Brown holds 9:45 Sunday school and 11 o'clock worship with Rev. Geo H. Cox preaching no evening service. The Ladies Aid meets Friday at 3:30 PM. The public is invited to all services and hymn, anthem, and offertory selections accompany the liturgy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East End Methodist
Albert L. Lucas
Jesus
Lutheran
P. D. Brown
David E. Cauble
Geo. H. Cox
D. D
Salisbury
Ladies’ Aid Society
Berceuse
Wheeldon
Charles Wesley
Jabine Baring-Gould
Merkel
Wesley Memorial Methodist
W. A Lambeth
W. S. Crawford
Trinity College
B. C. Harmon
Evening Star
Wagner
First Baptist Church Announces Sunday Schedule
James A. Clarke is pastor and A. E. Tate superintendent with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Organized classes for all ages welcome visitors. Sermons at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. 8 B. Y. E. U. at 6:30 p.m. Deacons meet Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Public invited to worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
James A. Clarke
A. E. Tate
Board of Deacons
Christian church services and meetings announced
Sunday school at 9 45 a m with M L Boswell as superintendent preaching at 11 a m and 730 p m Rev J W Knight pastor prayer meeting Wednesday using Christian Endeavor topic Thy Kingdom Come in my country Matthew 6 7 15 consecration meeting urged to attend regular quarterly church business conference Saturday at 7 39 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
M.L. Boswell
J. W. Knight
Christian Endeavor
First Methodist Protestant Church Announces Services
Rev. George R. Brown will lead Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m. R. H. Shaw Jr. is superintendent. Ladies' Aid meets Monday at 3 p.m. with Mrs. L Diffee and Mrs. H E Montsinger hosting. Prayer meeting and Christian Endeavor are Wednesday at 8 p.m. Choir practice Friday at 8 p.m. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Protestant
North Main Street
George R. Brown
R. H. Shaw, Jr
Ladies’ Aid Society
L. Diffee
Johnson Street
Evangelistic Services Led by Mrs Daisy Barr at Local Church
Samuel L Haworth as Sunday school minister, Joseph D Cox as superintendent. Evangelistic services at 11 and 7 30 led by Mrs Daisy Douglas Barr of Newcastle Ind. At 3 30 p m a men’s meeting on Live Coals. Barr speaks to diverse groups and has been well received, inspiring many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel L. Haworth
Joseph D Cox
Daisy Douglas Barr
Newcastle
Ind
Sunday School and Worship Plan at Main Street M E Church
Special Sunday school day at Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church South led by Rev. Samuel T Barber with 9:30 am classes under W H Davis. A new members class will join as the pastor addresses the program replacing the morning sermon and preaching at 7:30 pm on the missio n of the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Samuel T. Barber
W. H. Davis
Presbyterian Church Services and Church School Schedule
First Presbyterian schedules 9:45 Bible school led by Charles P Coble with Robt E Rawson to preach at 11 am and 8 pm Junior and Senior Christian Endeavor meet in late afternoon. prayer meeting Wednesday. Woman's auxiliary executive board meets Monday at 3 with Mrs G W Denny. Memorial Methodist service details follow with morning worship at 11 and evening service at 8, including hymns lessons and offertories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian
Chas. P. Coble
Bible School
E. Rawson
Woman’s Auxiliary
G. W. Denny
Hamilton Street
Hats Off to the Great American School Ma am
A long column notes that about one in 150 in the United States are school teachers and that over 650000 teachers have begun a break, mostly women under 23. It argues for more mature and new teachers and praises the American school mistress with strong language about her role and future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Tve
Ma’am
Parable of the Bears and Goldilocks Told as Proverb
A narrator recounts a tale where Goldilocks and the Little Wee Bear visit the Big Bear. The Big Bear wakes hungry yet is not angry, postponing his meal as the children play and charm him. The text ends with a parental admonition to value time with children and give them oneself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keturah
Goldilocks
Big Bear
Thad
Confessions of a Bride Vv Chapter Scene at the Big House
In Jane and Katherine's escape from danger, the narrator confronts tension over a lost jewel bag as detectives pursue the scene. Bob bickers with Jane about the bag while Chrys fainted and the household braces for a rescue by Morrison and Spence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Daddy Lorimer
Mother
Chrys
Katherine
Dr. Spence
Bob
Spence
Morrison
Etienne
Daddy
Meether
Bobbie
Reyate
Shall Receive Yea Renew Youth Enter Kingdom Like Children
The phrase urges renewal of youth and entry to heaven by emulating children. It frames faith as a direct pathway to spiritual renewal and divine acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom of Heaven
Alabama Guardsmen Face Second Trial Over Miner Lynching
Alabama prepares for the second act of the soldier trial drama as nine national guardsmen face murder charges for the lynching of union miner William Baird in Jasper last December. Sergeant Robert I. Lancaster, tried previously in Hamilton with a mistrial, will lead the nine at a new Marion county trial set to begin in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
William Baird
Jasper
Baird
Robert I. Lancaster
Hamilton
Lancaster
Marion County
State Supreme Court
T. H. Sowell
Children Choose Stepfather in Poughkeepsie Tale
In Poughkeepsie on April 28 Mrs. Victoria Zina faced a dilemma over two suitors Emilia Frizzno and Antonina Dosio. The children Giovanni and Victoria advised, Frizzno was chosen. Both men claimed marriage under civil licenses causing a domestic dispute. Police intervened and Mrs. Zina was taken for safekeeping before the wedding set for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
Victoria Zina
Giovanni
Victoria
Emilia Frizzno
Antonia Dosio
Secret Arsenal Hunt Ends With Betrayal in City Night
In a tense sequence, Bob Morrison and the group pursue a stolen English bag rumored to hold dangerous gems. Federal investigators map cellars, trap a red revolutionist, and uncover a conspiratorial network tied to war material in the city. One conspirator dies on the narrator's terrace as authorities close in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Morrison
Baer 1
Daddy
Dr. Spence
Spence
Ourer
Certeis
America
Daddy Lorimer
London prototype ship sails with high speed test
The report describes a vessel in London testing its design. It notes a 980 foot length and a top speed of 70 miles per hour at half speed. It mentions a dining room sink and cavalry 8600 in a fragmented line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dutehme
Jones
Sinnking Apartments
Cavalry
Remarks by Harvard Professor and Movie Industry Leader
Dr Chae Buinck of Harvard warns income tax burden harms the nation. Willem A Brady, head of the Motion Picture Industry, states 90 percent of the film business is clear and votes prove America first. Representative Mendell of Wyoming adds comment on policy and electoral proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chae. Buinck
Harvard
Eleah
Willem A Brady
Nanual Association of Motion Picture Industry
America
Representative Mendell
Wyoming
Political era and sectional issue in campaigns
A quotation questions when the sectional issue will stop being raised in campaigns and suggests it is used to influence elections. The speaker cites Representative Pou of North Carolina as a figure involved in this debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representative Pou
North Carolina
Armament Push Drives U.S. Policy Statement
A New York representative urges maximal armament to deter foes and push back against rival weapons programs. The call emphasizes overwhelming military capacity as a path to global security and peace through strength.
Prohibition Certainty and Marriage Figures Cited
In 1920 there were one million marriages while only seven thousand houses were built. Representative Cable Ohio. World prohibition has been made a certainty. Dr Caleb W Salceby London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cable
Ohio
Caleb W. Salceby
London
Prominent Figures Comment on Unity and Policy Roles
William Jennings Bryan advocates universal brotherhood to bridge class gaps while Alfred S. Sze calls for a stronger American role in Far Eastern affairs. The piece notes wartime speechcraft in the A. E. F. with a Dawes reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
America
Alfred S. Sze
United States
Communists Killed in Turinese Labor Exchange Clash
In Turin yesterday, several extreme nationalists and communists were killed and others wounded after Fascisti set fire to the large labor exchange in retaliation for the murder of a disabled former soldier. The Tempo correspondent reports the clash between factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lioting
Rome
Commu
Turin
Tempo
Third arrest in Plumler home shooting near Greenville
The third arrest in the Plumler home shooting was made in Pickens by the county sheriff. Oat Yarborough, 30, was brought to Greenville and confined in the county jail after admitting involvement, according to Sheriff Carlos Rector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
A. D. Plumler
Pickens
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