14 Feb 1923
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1923
Page
1
A collage of quips and comments blends slang verse with wartime observations. The column riffs on gender, aging, and memory while noting Valentine week, Britain’s war stance, a Raleigh suicide attempt, Turkish action near the east, fines for a dead man, and sugar price spikes as canning season nears. Various named places and figures appear in a stream of dated concerns.
A wartime health analysis shows one in five World War I selective service applicants were unfit for any service, with bones and locomotion defects leading, heart and eye diseases next, and Rhode Island worst at 42 percent. The piece urges health first, then thrift, music as economy, and notes UNC basketball nearing key games with 2568 points for and 227 against in ten games.
A Philadelphia pamphlet issued during National Thrift Week argues music supports thrift by cost awareness. It emphasizes saving as living within means, warns that waste defeats thrift, and urges disciplined spending alongside artistic interest.
Local High Point leaders tout a new Methodist Protestant college as a beacon for character formation. J Norman Wills, Rev Paul St Kennett, TL Hicks, and Dr J T Burrus spoke on the school’s mission to develop Christian men and women and to benefit High Point and its youth. Fred N Tate was forced to miss due to business.
Wilmington Rotarians announced plans to dispatch a delegation of at least 40 members to the district conference in Petersburg Virginia on March 6 and 7. The group will be headed by Roger Moore president of North Carolina Rotarians.
A dentist challenges his landlord in a dispute tied to a patient. The incident centers on care, tenancy, and financial friction, with both sides contesting responsibility and terms. Local records note property matters and medical considerations intertwined in the dispute.
Thirteen year anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America celebrated the week of February 15. The movement promotes character, citizenship, and outdoor activities with 200000 scouts attending camps last summer. Troops form patrols led by scoutmasters. 18005 masters and 15983 assistant masters volunteer nationwide. International links exist with 32 countries. efforts urge recruiting 100000 more boys to reach half a million.
Wilson, Feb 14. William McMillan, a negro, is charged with the murder of Fernie Boyette, a farmer. Sam Brodie, John Pace, and Arthur Pace face murder charges in the killing of storekeeper Richard Lamm. Trials are set to begin this week, with one case to be called tomorrow.
Velantino refuses to deny the Black Rustler’s true identity as Val Hannon’s heart aches for Redstar’s loss. Bristow plots, Padre Hilaire counsels, and Santa Leandra swirls with schemes as Val’s peril deepens and Velantino rides toward fate.
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