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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1923
Page
2
By Berton Braley a satirical verse on underwear ads contrasts cloistered models with harsh vanity. The piece notes Bastr op and Mer Rouge ignore civilization while French aims at Essen. It cites a $4 million medical college myth and Dr Few’s fundraising effort amid a Gaston County murder case unresolved after two years.
Harris bills proposes dividing murder responsibility among trial judge jury and state governor, arguing it wiser than abolishing capital punishment.
Evidence tied Mer Rouge to the Louisiana kidnapping cases, reinforcing the portrayal of a harsh role in the investigation and public narrative. Local officials and residents weigh the implications as authorities pursue leads and await further developments.
Chancellor Baldwin announces England intends to pay its debts plainly and squarely. He muses perhaps about a baby grand as a metaphor for straightforward settlement.
Read as a record of a recent execution in England a woman was hanged for involvement in her husband’s murder. The article comments on murder as a serious offense and notes debate over jail policy and building programs. It mentions Georgia politician Upshaw seeking stricter rum laws and Governor Harding’s agricultural bloc stance.
High Point prepares to host hundreds from the North Carolina Press Association for its mid winter meeting. Local hosts urge extra courtesy as visitors tour the Furniture City and its industries, with the whole town serving as a reception committee.
British and American debt commissions meet in Washington to determine yearly principal and interest payments for war debts. The talks aim for a business like settlement over years, with no move toward debt cancellation. Strong entities include England and the commissions. no leniency appeals reported.
Amherst College with 520 students claims national athletic leadership by showing 91 percent participate in sports. The piece argues that broad participation, not a few specialists, best fulfills the purpose of college sport and challenges the idea that only elite athletes should compete.
Henry G. Farmer 19, son of Mr and Mrs A B Farmer of Bailey, died in a local hospital from meningitis. Dean Wannamaker and others accompanied his body to Bailey for burial. A noted track man, he had won the 440 yard dash at last year’s Olympic events held locally.
A North Carolina speech urges legislators to continue the six year progress drive. He calls for bonds for education and roads, a sinking fund, and new departments to boost commerce and industry and banking oversight. The plan proposes oyster and fishery revitalization and wider state control of inland waterways.
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