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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1924
Page
2
A 1924 High Point paper presents a miscellany of short quotes and jokes, with a note on news dispatch rights and a Bible verse. The page features humorous observations about golf, travel, manners, and social habits, offering light commentary rather than a single report or feature.
A quirky, fragmentary remark about onions and a humorous farewell line. It reads like casual wordplay with odd phrasing and no clear news event or names.
The column notes Hal Cochran presents Piggies with bedtime tales for children featuring familiar characters like Little Boy Blue and ten little toes. It reflects on parents reading stories to soothe kids as Sandman arrival nears. It mentions Coolidge returning to the old farm for a vacation and guesses his surprise at nearby well proximity.
The special session has one more week in which pay may be drawn for services rendered. In one more week, the legislature will be adjourned until January.
Two rugged gentlemen were chosen by the party to run in the forthcoming race, raising questions about their speed and viability. Mr. Davis plans a speech at eight in New Jersey next Friday, described by counselors as a “solid shot.” The report also mentions Floyd Herman Bennett detained at Clarivite jail, unable to attend court due to a broken key, and questions the listing of Herman’s home address at High Point. Winston-Salem ties appear in the background as former citizens discuss their influence.
Josiah W. Bailey attacks the Ku Klux Klan in Manteo near the Virginia Dare birthplace, denouncing Judge Henry A. Grady and the secret order. He argues loyalty to the North Carolina constitution, warns against secret political societies, and calls for a political standard that rejects any officeholder allied with the Klan.
City police demand a shift reform from 12 hours to eight hours per day. Night officers routinely miss sleep after long patrols and attend morning police court as witnesses. Department may need more staff to rotate hours. urgent call for immediate change to protect officers and service quality.
Counsel for the state bus line operators association signals an end to hostilities after rates were restored. An appeal to the attorney general may determine steps to curb unfair competition as judges warn against rate cutting below cost. The fight centers on preserving fair carriage pricing.
Operators failed to push a special session bill for state control and regulation of them. A committee will report to the January assembly, where the measure is likely to pass and end price cutting that allows free passenger travel at times.
The Davis Bryan ticket choice arose from a suggestion by Davis and aimed to attract western support after Walsh and Meredith declined. Bryan’s acceptance speech is seen as proof the party seeks progressives and could swing middle western voters, reinforcing Bryan as a potent vote-getter for the ticket.
Asheville Aug 20 Second round in the annual summer invitation women's golf tournament at Asheville Country club will be played this morning Promising feature matches include Mrs J G Smith Savannah Ga vs Mrs F C Foard Charleston DC and Mrs Granville Taylor Asheville against Mrs Orin Randolph West Palm Beach Fla Other matches feature Mrs L O Camperon Washington against Mrs Richard Loughran Asheville and Miss Hattie Palmer Charleston vs Mora H Spender Asheville
The Los Angeles story reviews Kid McCoy as a famed pugilist and romantic figure, noting eight prior marriages and marriages to Mrs Teresa Mora. After Mora’s murder, McCoy lashed out in the streets, claimed she killed herself, and faced renewed public fascination with his elusive relationships and later acts of contrition toward his mother.
The district attorney of Los Angeles says Kid McCoy must face trial, linking his future to the outcome of the case. The quote reflects on limits of fights and loves in a man as time in the ring ends.
Twenty years after his early boxing days in Los Angeles Kid McCoy, now 51, sits in county jail awaiting trial on murder robbery and assault indictments. Grand jury testimony details the Mors case, an antique shop robbery, and a later hold up in which four were robbed and two wounded. District Attorney Asa Keyes plans to press for murder trial within a month while McCoy’s lawyers prepare an insanity defense amid claims of genuine raving symptoms.
Virginia senator Carter Glass, recovering from illness, plans to resume active campaigning for John W. Davis after a period of rest at his Lynchburg farm. A canceled appearance at the Southern Retail Merchants conference followed physician advice, noting a previous bout with ptomaine poison and a tired condition after Congress and the national convention.
Mount Shasta, blanketed with ash and snow, disrupted streams and the McCloud water system in far northern California. A theory links low water marks to base-mountain collapse of ash crust, washing mud into Sacramento basin streams and flooding a key pipeline. The mud flow also crippled the McCloud county road and halted local transport. a car was stranded, and water had to be hauled by train for days.
Tem was reported repaired and with colder weather in prospect the peak of the disturbance was believed past. The report notes improving conditions though lingering effects may persist into the week as temperatures drop.
WHITEVILLE Aug 20 An drew Carterett 55 a resident of the eastern part of this town who has worn his grey hair in locks hanging down his back came to town Saturday and expressed disgust at the action of three men who seized him at night carried him into the woods and cut his much admired locks from his head He refused to have his hair cut claiming like Sampson therein lay his strength On his return to the streets few people recognized him
A fragment notes a man alleging that three other men forced an unwanted haircut. The text cites his assertion that the trio acted together to perform the act, framing it as an involuntary intervention in his appearance.
A child asks if angels fly after hearing a nickname from a parent. The nurse reassures with a promise of flight tomorrow, reflecting a tender exchange captured by The Times of Cuba in Havana.
English music scene feels the financial ripple as American jazz artists dominate London venues. English dancers favor American jazz and most leading London halls host American or American type orchestras.
Experts conclude custom rather than climate drives winter construction delays and repairs. J P Noonan and Dr John M Gries led the review for Secretary Hoover’s unemployment committee, urging forethought in planning, real estate timing, and banker involvement to stabilize seasonal building and reduce costs.
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