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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1921
Page
5
The New York Police Department adds wireless radio to its detective tools in a test described as rocky. Messages alarm officers within a 3600 mile radius nightly from 7 30 to 11 30 and amateur operators aid reporting stolen cars and other suspected crimes. Police hope city departments join in to boost effectiveness and speed.
The Kiwanis club will host ladies night at the Elwood hotel and print High Point history data as city promotion. Members praised Reformed church ladies for a luncheon, and the meeting adjourned after 60 minutes.
Southern schools boast colorful nicknames from Praying Colonels to Crimson Tide with reasons tied to location, history, and school identity. The list spans Centre Kentucky to Georgia Tech and includes teams like the Tigers, Wildcats, and Tar Heels, noting religious and regional influences on naming conventions.
Cuban athletes arrive in Miami Beach for a weeklong tournament starting on Washington's Birthday. The group includes polo players golf stars tennis players and swimmers. President Menocal offers the presidential yacht Harvey for transport. The Miami Country Club course features tough water holes and island shots challenging players.
In Greenville South Carolina on February 23 Bill Strother the Human Spider was outmatched by Sa m Jones of Chicago a veteran steel worker on the Woodside 17 story building. Jones bet Strother 100 to race up a beam to the fifteenth floor and won the contest no bets were laid.
Forty basketball teams from cotton mills across the South enter the first Southern Textile Athletics Association tournament to be held in Greenville on February 25 and 26. The weavers section meets February 26 as part of the convention entertainment.
Constantinople dispatch says Turkish Nationalists plan a major push against Greek forces on the Smyrna front. Nationalists mass along the line in strong concentrations as the battle looms with potential early action anticipated.
In Louisville on February 23, CO. L. Eldin sued the L and N railroad. While the jury deliberated, railroad representatives gambled on the verdict amount and settled for 725 dollars. The jurors returned a verdict of 300 dollars.
Osborn Missouri a town of 250 buildings will relocate its entire town to a site a mile and a half away to escape Miami Valley floods. Fairfield unsuccessfully blocked the move and may oppose the new layout as Osborn begins platting March 1 with several firms bidding to remove the town and lay tracks for transporting houses on special railroad cars.
An 18 year old girl, after a week of riding in taxis and refusing to pay, was arrested in Philadelphia. Magistrate Carson admonished her with the remark youve got taxicabitis as the case drew headlines. The note also mentions the 1920 value of Canadas fur farm industry at 3,968,591.
Medical reports indicate men are more prone to appendicitis than women though sudden cases occur in women. Prevention focuses on guarding against intestinal infection with Adler-ika, an antiseptic that cleanses both bowels and removes decaying matter. Adlerika helps with stomach gas and is sold by Matton Drug Company at 107 North Main Street.
Dr Egbert Watson Smith of Nashville Tenn will arrive in High Point Sunday to preach at First Presbyterian Church. He will lead both morning and evening services. A prominent Presbyterian minister and author of The Creed of Presbyterians he formerly served in Greensboro and Louisville. Rev Charles P Coble welcomes his visit as likely to draw large congregations.
Washington February 24 The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business. Banks must submit data on resources liabilities and earnings for the reporting period. The announcement aims to assess financial health and compliance nationwide.
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