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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1921
Page
2
The paper carries the Associated Press exclusive rights to use all AP dispatches and locally credited news. It reserves the right to publish AP material and other news content within its pages.
Fragmentary notes from a High Point paper reference March 1872 law, income tax, Lord Mayor O Callaghan, Hebrew Bereishit meaning and Borah links, lumber industry probe, Pullman rates, a 7 Point man with $65 in a shoe, and a Uniontown dynamite incident with a mule.
Fragmentary OCR mentions D Annunzio and a plan to start a newspaper in Rome. The text is incomplete but implies publicist activity and potential impact on Rome media.
The article notes Dan Cupid is nominated for chairmanship of the newly formed Widowers and Widows club in Obio. It also asks if there are other nominations for the post.
In a gritty western film frame laborers demand ten dollars more per ounce for their ore yet the cinema crowd shows little sympathy as they witness the miners being cut down on screen.
The American Road Builders Association reports one billion dollars for road work in 1921 and a Chicago gathering to discuss better highways, funding, and labor use. Officials note $540.5 million appropriated for 16 states plus $160 million federal aid and $276.2 million state and county levies.
A columnist urges support for Representative Lawrence’s NC grade crossing bill aiming to eliminate dangerous crossings by 1928. They cite about 200 000 dangerous crossings nationwide and four lives lost near Cabriatte, urging federal or state action and noting five years for compliance as fair.
The speaker argues roads should prioritize lasting infrastructure over employment or material markets. Good roads require long term durability and efficient construction, avoiding graft in labor and materials, a topic suggested for congressional discussion.
The piece argues that Omar Khayyam borrowed from Abu'l-Ala and others, tracing shared epigrams and notes of plagiarism across centuries. It compares critics’ views on modern theft to Khayyam’s own borrowing, noting Abu'l-Ala's prior works and the playful echoes between their verses.
A local Enterprise note urges balanced public and business spending to sustain community progress. It argues manufacturers must invest, not delay, to avoid harming future welfare and urges readers to consider price trends and work contribution.
Readers are urged to press for fair and just treatment for World War I disabled veterans, highlighting neglect and urging citizen action if Washington fails. The piece notes veterans sent to France in 1915 and the need to honor promises, with calls for nationwide insistence on support.
A reader praises the Parent-Teachers Association for showing clean educational films at the school auditorium in High Point. He argues the moving picture industry is here to stay, and urges civic support for the program, noting many screenings are of high value and safe for families. CHAS. P. COBLE. High Point, Jan. 11.
Commentators favor naming the new hotel after Earl Granville, proposing Hotel Granville or Hotel Brunswick instead of Altapont, noting the land ownership and ease of pronunciation. The remark adds that the speaker is not a stockholder.
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