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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
5
A string of quips about Bolshevism, fashioning progress, air travel, commerce, poverty, politics, hay distillation, disarmament, ransom, medicine, and measurements. It riffs on modern life with humorous juxtapositions and coded social commentary.
Report notes passengers aboard the ZR-2 faced a near disaster when an explosion did not occur at sea. Investigations focus on cause and safety measures while recalling the tense journey and crew actions during the emergency.
The town of Thomasville has faced a series of fires prompting discussion of a local fire department convention. Fire officials, residents, and civic leaders weigh possible efficiency improvements and safety measures as incidents draw attention.
The Pointers promise a second capture at Welch field this afternoon after a loose Bulls display yesterday.
Local residents are urged to attend weeklong conferences highlighting the importance of Boy Scout work in High Point. The events aim to engage community participation and showcase scouting efforts.
Congress recessed last night prompting anticipation of reports from newspaper men in Washington over the next 30 days. Observers expect updates on key votes, committee actions, and Capitol developments shaping national policy.
A fragmentary note reports a regulator away in Atlantic City on vacation. It also notes Greensboro should stop complaining and advocate properly as Gate City residents urge the highway commission to build a road to Ashboro.
The High Point Rotary considers placing markers for travelers along the Winston-Salem Greensboro or Thomasville route. The review notes the great potential to aid tourists at little cost and urges immediate action.
Slimy Mason, a long time street newsboy known as a ready seller of the Enterprises, has entered the composing room as an apprentice. Ink stained hands mark his entry as editors hope education and discipline will guide his potential to become a printer’s devil. He will still sell papers after pressing time.
Greenshore Daily News discusses an editorial from The Bulletin about a proposed High Point Ashboro road. The piece argues Greensboro seeks a hard surfaced route through Randolph County, while High Point objected to delaying the project after authorization. Local citizens favor routing that advances the thoroughfare.
Greensboro man L. D. Mendenhall wins the North Carolina state councilor post for the Junior Order United American Mechanics after years of service as vice-councilor. The retiring councilor D. W. Cobb received a token gift in appreciation of his untiring efforts.
The High Point city school board inaugurated the new office of school nurse and selected Miss Edith Moore. Her wartime experience with troops overseas is cited as key, with plans for supervised sex education, hygiene, and sanitation to improve student health and overall public welfare.
City council and school board congratulate themselves for advancing four new modern school buildings in the eastern section. Upon completion the city will be better prepared to educate the Negro population of High Point.
New York August reports gifts from theater season crowds to crippled children and wards in city hospitals. Nurses note actresses receive bouquets on opening nights and early next mornings portions are delivered to the sick.
Mrs August Belmont owning a Shaw farm in the Berkshires intends to convert the hilly acreage into a dairy operation and is making thorough plans to begin in earnest.
Mrs Florence Zeisler Rob erts sues Julian Roberts a wealthy Manhattan merchant for separation after he called her a highbrow and mocked their home saying it resembled a morgue. She seeks alimony of 250 dollars a week.
A New York paper carried a bold ad reading Wanted immediately Girls representing the types and characters of Helen of Troy Marie Antoinette Cleopatra Mme DeBarry Salome Mary Queen of Scots Queen Elizabeth and other beautiful women of history. The signature belonged to a popular cabaret, prompting questions about the propriety of such advertising.
The comedy Daley arrives in New York after a Chicago run. It skewers a self evident type and lampoons the motion picture world and a brash venue advertiser. Lynn Fontanne stars as Daicy in the English actress’s acclaimed performance.
Plans call for 160 foot apart ship hulls across the Hudson from Upper Manhattan to New Jersey to serve as supports for three ten foot roadways. The pontoon bridge will precede a future steel span expected to be completed ten years later.
Whitted has been chosen to lead the new negro school nearing completion in the eastern city. The eight month term begins due to late completion, with a $35,000 brick building featuring 12 classrooms 4 vocational rooms an auditorium seating 700 and five acres of grounds on a hill overlooking the area. Builders R K Stewart and Son also erected Emma Blair school.
Scientists announce the discovery of a massive prehistoric creature remains near Marita. The find, linked to Prairie from an earlier WOTUH'S site, shifts paleontological understanding as the dig settles at Prairie’s former location.
A New York era report outlines growing prohibition enforcement and rumors of rum running beyond the three mile limit. Coast guards, fishermen, and port officials discuss phantom vessels, seized schooners, and alleged conspiracies tied to liquor smuggling from Atlantic ports and foreign ships.
In Boston on August 20 hundreds of Mary Hemme Way public school students in Dorchester join Santa Claus in an open air workshop. Benches under fir trees on Lonsdale street host children making toys from available materials, including toy ducks horses pigs tanks soldiers chairs dolls guns and improvised tools.
Washington action would station two agents at each major port abroad to screen arrivals through a visa system. Health and immigration officers would inspect immigrants before departure, aiming to prevent landings of unfit applicants and reduce heart breaking family separations.
The Hawaii district attorney boasts a ninety six percent conviction rate under Volstead enforcement, according to a letter from the attorney general. The claim highlights near universal success despite occasional whispers of violations.
The Register of Deeds lists several transfers led by a $6 000 sale of lots 2 and 3 in the W T Holly property on East Market Street Gilmer township A L Brooks to A D Burt Other transfers include G B Brown to S A Baldwin 40 acres in Washington township for 2 000 and other parcel sales across Morehead Woodbury High Point and Rock Creek with prices ranging from 100 to 23 300 Personal deposits total 32 000 000
Paris faces a renewed swarming of flies marking a notable pest outbreak after a long interval with low activity. Residents report buzzing in streets and markets as authorities monitor the situation and advise basic sanitation measures.
Organized women workers pressed for equal privileges with men in AFL unions at Atlantic City. They asked the executive council to compel admission, but the council said it cannot override union constitutions. It agreed to influence unions to recognize women workers rights, amid claims thousands are barred from membership.
Aug 25 report says Bromley Jennette, a young man paralyzed by a blow to the head during a diving accident at White Lake near Fayetteville, died Tuesday night in Fayetteville.
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