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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1921
Page
4
A collection of satirical maxims and witticisms touching love marriage divorce rent fashion politics and daily life. The lines pair observations on society with playful wordplay and humorous critiques reflecting early 20th century humor. Names and dates are not provided.
Mexico signals desire for recognition before negotiating terms, though officials say full backing remains未 decided and urgency varies. Analysts note implications for diplomatic leverage and regional relations amidst pending discussions.
The remark ties rising sugar costs to shifting American attitudes after the war. It contrasts public sentiment with a German-like nostalgia, using a quip about a Dutch wood pile to illustrate perceptions of shrinking offerings and national memory.
Welchfeld looks to boost activity as September arrives with plans for an outdoor haw bonfire event while locals anticipate continued momentum. No official details on exact date or organizers are provided.
The Enterprise objects to Greensboro action pressuring Ashboro officials to authorize a Greensboro preferred road to Ashboro ahead of the High Point Ashboro project already approved by the state. High Point residents, taxed heavily in Guilford County, note years of delay before two miles toward Archdale and Davidson county.
The 1920 census shows Guilford County white illiteracy at 41 percent, with statewide declines in overall illiteracy from 18.5 percent in 1910 to 12.1 percent in 1920 and similar drops for African Americans and native whites. Statewide bonds and longer terms indicate continued anti illiteracy efforts and improved schooling.
Merchants plan a city wide Dollar Day to move fall stock and offer pre war price bargains. Shoppers at home and nearby areas are urged to watch The Enterprise for full sale details and time to take advantage of the event.
The Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends marked 92 years of Quaker activity with a centennial event in Richmond. The program highlighted prison reform led by prominent Quakers, Underground Railroad efforts aiding thousands of enslaved people, and ongoing missions among Shawnee Indians, with Levi Coffin noted for guiding thousands northward.
In Pasadena Aug 15 scientists engineers and business leaders call for a dedicated earthquake information service modeled after the weather bureau. An advisory committee including Arthur Day John Sanderson Robert Millikan Harry Reid Ralph Arnold and Andrew Lawson leads the effort with Carnegie Institution backing and cooperation from U S Geodetic Survey U S Geological Survey and local colleges.
The Warsaw chapter of the American Legion adopts a protest resolution against using the American flag in shop displays to promote goods. Major Farman says authorities here cannot act, and Legion members plan to urge U S merchants to stop the practice.
In Honolulu Hawaii on August 10 Wallace R Farrington was sworn in as territorial governor as Charles J McCarthy relinquished the post. Hawaiians in regalia and caucasian Americans along with Hawaiian leaders gathered at Iolani palace to honor the transition marking a ceremonial oath.
The census bureau reports more than eleven and a quarter billion daily newspapers are printed annually in the United States. On average one copy per day is produced for every three and one fifth people in the population.
Berlin investigators expose a flourishing trade in fortune telling and mind reading. About 500 Berliners interpret stars and 1,000 read handwriting, drawing clients from the poor and idle. Hypnotists and magnetists attract many, including the rich, while some claim a million marks in minutes and sell the secret for small sums.
Cambridge, Aug 15. A silk purse made from sows ears as chemistry’s answer to the saying it cannot be done will be shown at the New York chemistry exposition the week of Sept 12. Artur D Little Inc chemists and engineers report the silk is not very strong and has no current industrial value, but it tests philosophy by proving the proverb fallacy.
A deadlock halted negotiations between the American Relief Administration and Soviet relief officials led by Maxim Lichenoff. Washington and Moscow must act to decide the issue as famine relief for Russia stalls.
Arthur K. Bureh and Mrs. Madeline Obenchain, arraigned in the Los Angeles superior court on the Kennedy murder indictment, were granted until August 22 to plead. In Vienna, census details show 300,000 fewer children under ten since 1910 while men aged 10 to 60 rose by 120,000 due to recent privations.
Miss Sarah Emily Davies a pioneer of woman suffrage dies in London aged 91. She helped found Girton College the first English college for women and was an honorary Doctor of Laws at Glasgow University. In 1866 she and Mrs Garrett Anderson presented the first petition for women’s vote to the House of Commons by John Stuart Mill.
Cairo reports breakfast in Cairo and dinner in Bagdad achievable after the new Egypt India aerial route across the Syrian and Arabian deserts. Air vice marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond flew from Cairo to Bagdad in 12 hours, setting a record for desert air travel.
Olan Hopkins fourteen, son of Mr and Mrs Sandy Hopkins of Thomasville, was killed near Archdale road when a speeding truck struck sand and overturned. William Fife sixteen, also of Thomasville, was severely injured in the incident as companions returned to the city. Hopkins, asleep on the truck, was crushed after the wheel passed over his head. funeral held in Thomasville.
Special to the Enterprise Thomasville Aug 15 funeral services were held at the Hopkins home for Olan Hopkins who died in an automobile accident near High Point early Sunday morning. Rev Richardson led the ceremony with interment in the local cemetery. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Sandy Hopkins and other relatives.
The body of Thomas Hodgin, 17, who died after injuries from being struck by a train, arrived in High Point on train No. 45. He was taken to his sister Mrs. John N. Mac Mahan’s home for a funeral set for tomorrow at 2 PM, with interment at Hickory Chapel.
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