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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1923
Page
6
A nostalgic lyric recounts a mother’s advice to always wear rubber protections to avoid catching cold. The singer recalls a young romance, fashionable attire, and a chorus stressing the warning. The piece closes with a spring dorm scene featuring Gentle Annie.
High Point remains active with projects on hand and hospital facilities. The town offers several building sites and a growing economy. Local statisticians may someday tally the number of spindles in Gaston county.
Poincare plans to explain the Near East situation and aims to make his understanding clear to the world. If successful he would be hailed as a remarkable figure on the global stage.
General Crowder has been nominated to head the Cuban embassy in a highly desirable diplomatic post. The nomination signals strong U S interest in Cuba and advances Crowder’s career in foreign service.
A South Carolina citizen refuses bay rum for facial shaves citing strong drink prejudice. Detroit organizer ho pe K leads a large Cox Corporation with possible cut rate plans. A lighthearted note mentions a presidential platform.
English boxer Joe Beckett has signed to fight Jack Dempsey. The veteran, known for his straight up style, faces a familiar heavyweight challenge while Secretary Hughes and Chairman Lodge agree on the matter of hair styles.
In a gentler era, bootleggers switch to patent leather and spats as headlines fade. Peace movement finances show uneven support while general news remains sparse and uneventful.
A press report states that prohibition agents raided a Baltimore saloon and unexpectedly succeeded without casualties. The account emphasizes the surprising success and safe exit for the agents involved.
Herbert Kaufman in The Washington Times warns against wasteful river and harbor projects while arguing for aggressive boll weevil control. He cites 1914 US cotton dominance shrinking by 1923 and criticizes pork barrel appropriations as funds squandered on useless waterways.
The North Carolina highway commission will start a daily radio link with district engineers to report to Raleigh, boosting efficiency and cutting costs. A Louisville newspaper office is wiring a station to flash robberies to cities within fifty miles, with future coverage to all outlets.
The many friends of Master Houston Hiatt will be glad to learn that he is able to be up after having been confined to his room for several weeks with a broken leg.
The High Point Legion postpones a 25000 drive for a legion home to avoid interfering with a forthcoming 250000 Y M C A campaign starting March 1. Local Legion members praise the move as patriotic sacrifice and pledge to support the Y M C A while awaiting a future Legion home initiative.
A newly discovered giant tree in New Zealand measures 22 feet across at the trunk and is estimated to be about 2,000 years old. Researchers say the massive specimen provides a rare glimpse into the region's ancient forests and ecosystem history.
Stark rents two store rooms in the Silver-Smith block on Main Street and plans to open Stark department stores. Snow Brothers will move to the east corner store, making room for Stark. The Standard Chair company founders plan two new stores on Main Street adjoining Col. Lambeth’s block, to begin this spring and finish by summer. In other news, a trip to Cuba is planned by local businessmen, and Simon Lewis, an elderly Thomasville resident, has died and been burned.
A project to fund the sole monument honoring Adam is planned for Baltimore. Organizers seek contributions to cover sculpture costs and installation at a public site in the city.
Wealthy ranch owner John Hannon and family live in Paradise. The Red Brood horse Redstar vanishes from Paradise prompting Bruch Clendenning to organize a cattle drive. Velantine confesses love to Val Hannon while Father Hillaire bears a troubling secret as Verona friends debate Val's future.
A fragment shows a woman disapproving of vengeance methods and regretting Val's eagerness to pursue a swift punishment. The text hints at a broader vigilante theme and a cliffhanger continued in the next issue.
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