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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1921
Page
1
Berlin reports the signing of a peace treaty to restore friendly relations between the United States and Germany. Ellis Loring Drexel and Friedrich Rosen will sign, with financial matters to be settled separately.
Asheville Aug 24. Tourists suggest renaming Pisgah national park after General Pershing. The 80 600 acre preserve was bought from the Vanderbilt estate and previously named Pisgah park. Pershing has visited the region and was hosted by Mrs Cornelia Vanderbilt. The piece notes romance rumors and mentions Edith Stuyvesant Dresser Vanderbilt.
Federal investigators probing Charles W. r Fench, alleged head of a national swindle ring, estimate $12,000,000 involved with seventeen firms implicated in bond manipulations. Three confessions exist, authorities say, as agents recovered about $1.5 million in doubtful notes and eight arrests have been made.
A large turnout at the reformed church on South Main Street boosted Scout Week with demonstrations in knot tying and signaling. Leaders F A Cummings and Barton guided sessions while Rev Dallas Krebs and Rev James Clarke led prayers and discussions on leadership and self analysis.
President Harding and Secretary Hughes briefed the senate organization committee on the peace treaty with Germany. Senator Lodge said the committee would reconvene at 2 pm for more details as support among Republicans remained strong and the aim was a simultaneous consideration with the German Reichstag.
In Vienna on August 24 the peace agreement was formally signed at 1 o clock this afternoon marking a milestone in postwar diplomacy. The ceremony united key diplomats and capped months of negotiations.
Dublin reports a reply to Britain's settlement terms will be delivered at Lloyd George’s residence Thursday night or Friday morning. The cabinet seeks guidance from a senior committee as it frames the response ahead of a public meeting.
Wilmington August 24 The General John Wilkins, last of 160 foot 600 ton concrete river steamers built by Newport Shipbuilding for the government, will be launched before month end. A 310 foot concrete tanker, largest concrete vessel in local yard, will also splash in with 3600 tons cargo. Exact dates and hours await announcement.
Misses Gladys Barnes Kathleen McIver and B Stone of Winston Balein spent yesterday in town with Mr and Mrs M C Culler, enjoying their hospitality and sightseeing locally.
Cincinnati reports that Supreme Court judges from most states will attend the American Bar Association meeting in Cincinnati from August 20 to September 2. Ohio’s seven justices are mostly represented with six planning to attend, alongside peers from Vermont Mississippi Iowa and Illinois.
A brief notice states there is no meeting tonight for Scout week. Thursday night will be larger than planned and begin with a lantern and torchlight parade by the scouts. The program will include main features and camp management discussion. Friday features the Kiwanian Boy Scout picnic ending the week.
The Farmers Institute of this section will hold its annual meeting in Springfield Thursday from three to seven o clock with discussions on agricultural topics. Professors Teachy and Henley will speak along with county agent Garrett. local speakers from the chamber of commerce and community service also present. A picnic will follow at six o clock and the public is urged to attend bringing baskets of cats.
Rev. Edwin R. Stephenson was bound over to await the Jackson county grand jury after a preliminary hearing in Birmingham Alabama for the August 11 shooting death of Father James E F Coyle at St Pauls Catholic Church. Bond was denied and no defense testimony was offered. Witnesses described threats against the priest and noted no weapon found on the body.
North Carolina lawmakers may not be called to a December special session as cities cut budgets to ease municipal finance. Raleigh already reduced its budget by about 50 percent, trimming roughly $100000, with other cities following. If local cuts suffice, demand for state tax increases may fade, while 106 applicants for law licenses faced a difficult Supreme Court exam.
Fire fighters were called to Thomasville early this morning to combat a blaze that gutted the finishing room of the Thomasville Chair Company. Loss estimated at about 25000 dollars. High Point pumps supplied water as local help failed to cool the fire. The home of Mrs. Theodore Lane nearby was flooded by water. It is the second blaze at the company in a few months.
Washington officials received press dispatches estimating that seven to twelve Americans were aboard the vessel when the explosion occurred, as details remained unclear pending official reports.
The ZR-2 completed in England for the United States government measures over 800 feet long and can carry 40 tons of freight or 65 passengers. Costs cited include 2.0 million for the ship, 2.0 million for a Lakehurst hangar, and 0.5 million for trained-crew instruction. Cruising speed is 50 mph with a 75 mph top. a 60-strong crew trained in England prepared for a U S flight set for August 25 but delayed for favorable conditions.
In Durham Judge Walter Clarke of the North Carolina Supreme Court spoke in place of Senator Pat Harrison. He praised North Carolina troops at Gettysburg and claimed they fought more and endured more than any other state. More than 1,200 veterans registered, over double the expected turnout.
Mrs Bettie Jarrell aged 61 died this morning in a local hospital where she had been treated. She is survived by four sons Jethro Jarrell Ashboro O R and B G Jarrell Jacksonville Florida and Henry T Jarrel High Point and by one daughter Mrs J G Gray High Point. Funeral arrangements were not yet completed.
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