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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1921
Page
4
The newspaper carries an Associated Press exclusive rights claim to use all AP dispatches and local news published in the paper. The notice asserts AP ownership of news content and original publication rights.
Entry recorded as second class matter at the High Point North Carolina post office under the act of Congress dated March 3 1872.
In a brisk summary of college football, the Ohio State team must travel a long distance to secure a victory as the season tightens. The note hints at rising costs and pressure on players while stirring comparisons to changes in boldness and daily ambition since 1920.
A third-class yeoman stole seventy two thousand dollars from the Norfolk navy yard prompting questions about security and recognition of service. The fragment mentions figures and disorderly phrases that obscure full context but indicate investigation and potential disciplinary action.
The Boston Herald asks whether favors should go to farmers rather than copper miners and fishermen. The paper notes coy references to ang fish and mentions Mme Calli Curci and Homer Samuels planning marriage with her accompanist. Mrs Samuels will keep singing under her current name.
A new tennis cabinet is forming at the White House with the court laid out in the back yard. Preparations are underway for opening sets expected around March fifth.
With Christmas and New Year out of the war there is nothing to keep you from regstering to vote for the school bond issue for High Point township.
The December 31 pattern saw about 800 homeless New Yorkers take shelter in the pews of St. Mark's church. The event did not set a precedent or establish a new policy for future nights.
The report notes firm trade relations with Mexico and a 24 hour New Year Eve waiver for Americans to cross the border and exchange dollars for Mexican currency.
The 1921 calendar creates four two day holidays by placing New Year Day on a Saturday and Christmas on a Sunday. Washington's Birthday falls on a Tuesday and St Patrick's Day on a Thursday. Memorial Day and July 4 both land on Mondays with Labor Day and other holidays following.
The note explains Thanksgiving falls on the last Thursday in November, November 24, by presidential proclamation, a movable feast. It suggests petitioning President Harding to shift to Saturday or Monday to reduce business disruption and increase happiness.
Ray T. Baker of the United States mint explains that cents are not pennies and have a long, evolving history dating to 1786. He notes the term penny is English and has been rejected by mint officials, who emphasize cents, not coins named pennies.
Around January 10 a Washington gathering of diverse thinkers and groups plans a terminal marketing company to unite nationwide grain marketing. Farmers note how cooperatives and growers organize to move product from farm to retailer as Wheat futures and markets evolve.
Wheat producers secure permission to market their grain and plan building warehouses at major terminals to store grade A wheat. The shift enables cleaning, storage, and sale to meet market demands.
State College at West Raleigh sets spring term from January 4 to 6 with classes starting January 5 at 8 a m Examinations to remove conditions run January 10 to 12 Enrollment stood at 68 at holiday close and is expected to rise as winter and spring proceed Some students face financial hardships or have been dropped for insufficient progress but many new entrants are anticipated to keep the college near capacity.
Calcutta report notes two months of sabotage across the country with Madras cited for a railway disaster that killed 14 and left 21 injured. The government calls it the seventh of eight sabotage cases between August 14 and October 21. In Calcutta port stevedore strikes delayed 111 ships, piling up cargoes as importers suffer from exchange declines.
James S. Alexander of the National Bank of Commerce in New York argues that U S money conditions should improve in 1921. He cites abnormal 1920 forces that strained credit and says the coming year will bring less credit difficulty for legitimate business and a clearer path for planning.
Dublin reports show English led insurers selling policies to cover losses from civil disorder. Clauses require proof staff not in illegal groups, risking valueless coverage for many. Raids on Dublin firms raise fear of Sinn Fein connections harming business amid guerilla warfare and British sugar supply controls.
Greenville D C January 3 Pastor Geo W Quick pastor of the first Baptist church and head of the chamber of commerce public affairs bureau urged a nationwide dragnet to cleanse criminals and halt the lawless wave. He proposed removing police uniforms to assign plain clothes for detective work.
Annual meeting of the Piedmont Building and Loan Association stockholders set for 7 30 P M January 17 1921 in the Wachovia Bank and Trust Directors Room. Secretary announces the date and location for official action.
Rome reports American coal now quoted at 16 dollars per ton delivered, a drop from wartime highs. Italy imported 517000 tons in November with 225000 from Germany, 170000 from America, and 103000 from England.
Jeffersonville Ind Jan 3 Representatives of the Russell Sage Foundation study Clarke County marriages and divorces. More than 3000 people wed last year in a county of about 306000, while 143 of 2977 suits since Nov 28 1919 were for divorce. Five envelopes and five sheets cost 25 centimes with proceeds to the Red Cross for war victims.
Hotel men of Paris report solving losses from writing room guests by using hotel stationery to deter room defaulters. The initiative aims to curb misuse of guest accounts and protect revenue in Paris hotels.
A newspaper man was struck with a blackjack and robbed of a small sum, with the phrase small sum added merely to fill space in the line. The incident is described in a concise, period tone reflecting the era of the report.
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