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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1921
Page
4
Benjamin Miller a major New York candy merchant vows that other dealers will cut their candy prices or he will win their business.
Bernard M Baruch after returning from Europe warns there will be no prosperity until peace is achieved. Louis Kretlow cofounder of the African National Association of Masters of Dancing notes revival of the schottische and other dances from long ago.
Four months without rain hit Nor mandy area forcing farmers to haul water for irrigation. Mention of Captain M. Roch of the ocean lines France appears as a referenced figure in the article.
A string of aphoristic lines contrasts politics and law with social trends. References to Congress, lawyers, labor day, wind, and economics hint at commentary on governance and public figures, with casual observations about hats and self perception.
A Kansas man pled guilty to mortgaging his cemetery plot to cover car debts as financial pressures mount. He faces possible consequences including debt settlement and legal scrutiny over the loan transaction.
In a divorce suit the Philippines cannot claim non support against the United States. The piece urges warning markings on Greensboro road to protect automobile tourists from hazards on wet surfaces. It recalls frequent rain accidents including a touring car skidding and overturning after braking on a wet road, with occupants escaping injury.
From the National League of Women Voters Washington comes a protest against low-brow politicians. They call for educated officials and an end to illiterate ward politicians, arguing women can lift American statesmanship by voting for a higher class of men. The issue questions whether voters will act on principle or prejudice in ousting the old guard.
The United States government completed a massive 1,000 foot dirigible built in England. A specially trained crew will man the ship on an Atlantic flight to the New Jersey coast. Food plans resemble a Delmonico menu with breakfast lunch and dinner courses, and even shark steaks could appear if a crew member drops a line overboard.
State convention delegates of the North Carolina Federation of Labor push community service as a tool to improve the lives of boys and girls and the broader community. A High Point plan with a trained director gains support, with speeches stressing youth development and civic involvement. They also call for repeal of the federal tax on ice cream and luxury apparel, hoping for relief from taxation.
The city returns to wartime era pricing with top tickets dropping from 3.50 to 3 and the highest seats at 2.50 at many houses. Major venues set 2 and 1.50 for matinee and evening seats, with Hippodrome matinees at 1 and evenings at 1.50. First night pricing remains within these schedules.
Pascal Madero of 151 West 105th Street caused a scene at the Eden Musee in Coney Island by insisting a wax tableau titled The Dying Gamekeeper depicted his father who he says was killed by a preacher. Police restrained him after he hurled historical figures at attendants.
Mrs. Leslie Carter comes back to town after ten years away from the stage. Once hailed as The American Bernhardt she resembles her former self in appearance and manner. She will appear in The Circle next month, marking her first acting collaboration without David Belasco.
A serious-looking woman on Broadway in the Thirties sells copies of a birth control publication to support her family of six children. The scene captures a plainspoken effort to provide for dependents despite social stigma and economic hardship.
Immigrant plan triggers uproar as Greek liner Captain Hayapis anchors outside the three mile limit until August first, to avoid exceeding July quota. Americans aboard protest via wireless, but Ellis Island officials and the State Department cannot act, while the captain repeats the date as a calm reply.
Twenty American students including four women will sail from New York to study in Norway Sweden and Denmark this summer and an equal number of Scandinavians will come to American colleges. The gift comes from Danish immigrant Niele Poulson who built a fortune and left a trust to foster intellectual kinship and higher education. The foundation office is at 25 West 45th Street. This exchange will be the largest in the world. The Rhodes scholarship is mentioned as a larger program but not an exchange.
Labor federation delegates approve voluntary assessments to aid striking textile workers feeding 30 000 people and preserving organized labor in North Carolina. Rev Tom Jimison of Winston Salem chosen as first federation chaplain amid debate over tenure and precedent. International Tobacco workers submit further resolutions.
Veterans Henry D. Lindsley of Texas and Franklin Dover of Philadelphia, past national commanders, attend. Oklahoma federation of labor invites American Legion to send representatives to its next convention. Courtland Maquay, national executive committeeman from Oklahoma, will represent the region. Edsie Fenton says the aims are to advance shared principles and strengthen friendship and cooperation.
Mrs Ida Crouch Hazlett a socialist speaker faced threats at Des Moines Ta a party of American Legion men escorted her to the police station for protection. The police department commended the Legionnaires for their chivalry.
James C. Russell of the Blackhawk post in Chicago mailed ecards to U S Senators and Congressmen. The cards feature photographic scenes showing Russell a few minutes after being wounded in the trenches.
John G. Emery national commander of the American Legion condemned the two percent of parade observers who failed to remove hats as the colors passed. He spoke after a Cleveland parade where the United States flag was carried insisting on proper respect for the flag and veterans.
Lemuel Bolles national adjutant of the American Legion says in the west and northwest tour that the legion holds a high place in community progress. He notes political entanglements were avoided in all states visited yet the organization remains effective in promoting true American ism.
Evansville Indiana citizens presented a home to the mother of James B Gresham one of the first three Americans to die in the world war Gresham fell November 3 1918 his body was recently brought home and reburied under Evansville American Legion auspices. The report also covers North Carolina labor convention proceedings including resolutions on printing in state Spend and Bible in public schools and formation of auxiliaries for spouses of union members.
Ben L. Cumbus postmaster of Ha hira Georgia and American Legion member was found asleep on a bench in Pershing Square Los Angeles. He awoke unable to explain how he arrived and recalled only applying for a vacation. Physicians diagnosed amnesia linked to shell shock from overseas service.
An old ad or product note touts Rub My Tism as a powerful antiseptic that cures infected cuts and old sores and treats tetter and related skin ailments.
The Atlantic Store offers 2000 pair samples in men’s women’s and children’s sizes now on sale at reduced prices. Open to the public with discounts across all styles and sizes.
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