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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1922
Page
6
The article hints at Poland's new leader Stanslas Wojciechowski with a playful note on a mispelled spelling. Other items mention Clemenceau feeling younger after a U.S. trip and various humorous asides about European delicacies and public life.
A retrospective on the Planters hotel in St. Louis recalling antebellum glory as a social hub for the old south and midwest. The piece links riverboat era romance to the hotel’s decline with railroads and notes a judge’s retirement pension details as a side discussion.
The article notes a renewed presence of German toys in the U S market with about a third of holiday items bearing German origins. It compares small German factories and home workshops to American mass production and estimates 1920 toy imports at 11.6 million dollars, with this year much lower, and total Christmas spending reaching into the billions. Happiness at Christmas is emphasized over price.
Lieut. Fred W. Amos of High Point seeks eligible names for commissions in the reserve corps. A commission in the 63rd Cavalry division can be earned by ex-officers of the World War based on wartime records, with no mental exam required until November 11, 1923. The Officers Reserve Corps offers promotion paths and annual 15 day conferences at active pay, with over 10,000 officers in the corps. Amos is available at The Enterprise office.
The funeral for Mrs Harriet Francis Stamey widow of W Stamey will be held Friday at Wesley Memorial Church with Dr BE McLarty assisted by Rev W A Lambeth officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Grandsons Paul Huffman Dewey Huffman Byron Kirkman Lois Kirkman Bernice Brown Paul A Stamey Odell Brown and Joseph Huffman will pallbear. Honorary pallbearers include O R Hammer D H Milton W H Ragan and others.
One case was tried in police court this morning while others were continued to tomorrow. Fred Allred faced two counts of possessing whisky for sale, retailing whisky, and receiving over a quart in fifteen days. Ernest Burton was charged with operating an automobile while intoxicated. Wesley Hamlin and Roscoe Johnston were charged with affray. All were found guilty and fined $10 plus half the costs.
First Baptist Church cancels the Christmas program tomorrow night because widespread illness prevents full rehearsals. No rehearsals will be held this afternoon as previously announced.
An automobile driven by a man named Hall struck a team of horses from Sunny Side Ice and Fuel Co. yesterday at the corner of Lindsay and English streets. The horses were knocked down but not seriously injured. one horse suffered a minor leg injury and the wagon tongue was broken.
Nine of eleven deeds filed yesterday in Greensboro record property transfers dominated by High Point. The list includes modest sums from Ford Ecker to City Real Estate Co. and others to High Point owners like Hill Veneer Co. and RR Ragan, with prices ranging from 10 to about 509 dollars.
The Friends church in Springfield will host a White Christmas program tonight featuring a Bethlehem manger scene performed by the Sunday school. The event includes songs and stories of the Christ child and a notable display of white gifts carried to the improvised manger by one child wrapping all the presents.
Two cars driven by J.4 Kirk of Eldorado NC and H. C. Powell of Grabis collided on Centena Avenue in Greensboro. Both vehicles were badly damaged but occupants escaped injury.
The Ragan estate near Archdale road will be sold at auction Saturday at 2 o clock. Penny Brothers conduct the sale by order of the court and the property will be disposed of absolutely without regard to price.
Reports from Helena indicate a slight earthquake tremor was felt late Tuesday night in Great Falls and Missoula. No damage was reported and authorities note the event as minor.
President Harding was re elected as director of the Prendergast Lumber Co at the annual stockholders meeting in Marion Ohio on Tuesday. He has served as a director for several years.
A superior court judge, finishing sixteen years on the bench, announces retirement. Citing age over 70 and lengthy service, he says sixteen years is long enough for one job. The Associated Press notes questions about why he chose to retire at this time.
Prince Aage son of Prince Waldemar of Denmark renounced his throne to wed an Italian countess. He has accepted a major’s commission in the French colonial forces and will be sent to Morocco with his wife and infant son.
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