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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1923
Page
4
A column of light verse by Berton Braley humorously praises the milkman as a faithful servant while noting the narrator never sees him due to late rising. The piece sits amid quips about 1922–23 events, Irish policy, flu seasons, auto fatalities, De Valera, St. Patrick, and other topical jests.
The passage notes New York events concentrate on Broadway as a central stage for happenings. It suggests witnesses in Met Rouge and New Brunswick will be scarce, while a New Year revels shows cabarets remain a popular form of amusement in New York.
The board of public welfare seeks donations to aid families struck by fire and illness. Miss Clara Cox chairs the board, with Earl B. Steed collecting at the Commercial National Bank. Community housing programs report many new distress cases due to flu and colds, some needing operations and hospital care.
The Raleigh general assembly begins with State Senator O E Mendenhall carrying the hope of his hometown and district for a state chamber of ecommerce. The proposal has won broad support among chambers of commerce, seen as an urgent statewide need, and could aid North Carolina’s large investment and growth.
High Point aims for improved westbound rail service to Cincinnati and nearby territory in 1923. Meetings and resolutions were passed during the past year but yielded no concrete results as the effort continued unresolved into history.
The column notes Corinne Poth, 138, has won 700 horse show trophies since age six. It contrasts the growing habit of tipping with soda clerks at theater district fountains, arguing better service requires tipping the soda clerk as a waiter.
A Manhattan couple share a lighthearted Christmas tale. The son-in-law places an envelope on the tree containing a hairdresser permanent wave order, a commutation ticket, and a key to their apartment. The mother uses the key already and proclaims happiness, saying she feels nearer to her son-in-law.
The review praises Ethel Barrymore as Juliet for a new Romeo and Juliet production. Juliet appears as a dignified, youthful heroine facing tragedy while Mercutio, played by Basil Sydney, comes across as vividly human and compelling. The piece commends the overall production and performances.
The Hippodrome filled to capacity as crowds attended funeral services for Amy Stone seventy six years after her rise as the original Little Eva in Uncle Tom's Cabin. The services were held under the auspices of the Actors Fund of America. Stone was eighty six years old and a renowned stage actress of a previous era.
Perry Morgan of the B Y P U attends a City Baptist Young People's Union gathering in High Point as plans unfold for the June state convention. Chairman J A Ruth expects about 1500 delegates from across North Carolina, aiming to make this the largest and most enthusiastic gathering in years.
The annual meeting of the stock holders of Commercial National Bank will be held in the director's room on Tuesday January 9 1923 at 10 o'clock a m for the election of directors and other business. A J Idol Cashier. 1 9 23
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