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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1923
Page
5
An interwoven batch of wartime notes cites Daugherty exonerated by a 12 to 2 vote. The column mentions labor reports from High Point, leaks in prohibition enforcement in Washington, and references to Major General Allen and the Divine Sarah. Also notes Maine coal at 22 dollars a ton and casual remarks on war geography and public mood.
Emile Coue notes New York is getting wetter as rainfall increases. The comment marks a growing trend of precipitation in the city as wet conditions persist.
High Point welcomes the North Carolina Press association members as convention hosts praising the city’s location hotels and progressive spirit. The piece notes the honor and urges visitors to enjoy their stay and consider High Point as a permanent convention site. It also reflects on newspaper language and writing styles.
A group of masked men assaulted a High Point man in Thom asville last night. The brutal incident is condemned as extreme cruelty and cowardice, fueling support for anti masking bills in the legislature and calls for swift apprehension and punishment.
A reflection on headline writing limits and the evolution of shorthand terms for liquor like rum and hooch. It notes the Daugherty ruling affecting shipboard liquor and how editors adapt phrasing within tight space to convey the article’s core meaning.
Raleigh January 10 officials announce an innovation in state law making requiring full printed texts of public bills for all members. Bills must be duplicated for printers before first reading and cannot leave committees until each member receives a printed copy. An information bureau may provide copies for a fee.
Kermit Roosevelt and party on a Far East tour arrived in Peking yesterday after traveling from Manchuria, en route to further destinations.
Washington dispatch reports Chief Forester Wim. B. Greeley presenting an annual case for stocktaking of forest resources. He cites global data showing softwoods rely on domestic supply, urges use of waste lands for conifers, and warns against dependence on imports as population grows.
J H Tate of Fellsmere Alabama writes in support of Dr J T Burrus and the Rotary Club opposing the North Main street park sale. He pledges $25 to a funded effort to raise money for a new park, urging council to appoint a committee to solicit funds and beautify a creditable city park.
A cigar and news stand opened in the Sheraton hotel lobby by W H Currie, who runs the Elwood hotel stand and distributes Greensboro Daily News locally. The stand offers cigars cigarettes tobacco newspapers and periodicals and sits in the lobby not the former Cline's Pharmacy storeroom.
George H. Jacobs of the Jacobs Shoe Store goes to Raleigh for the semi annual meeting of Coburn chain shoe store owners. He plans to visit New York and Boston for a style show and will be away from the city for about a week.
A playful local notice notes that residents eagerly anticipate winter again while joking about an annual contest to own the largest car in the neighborhood.
Thomasville plans to expand the Jewel and Amazon mills and possibly build a new $500,000 cotton mill on at least 100 acres. Home investors, led by the Finches and Lambeths, are viewed as movers, though commitments remain unwritten. Also noted are local obituaries: Callie N. Welborn aged about 81 and Robert Thomas Sechriest aged 66, with services at Hopewell and Calvary churches respectively. The Thomasville Chair Co. reported $2,000,000 in business last year, with Standard Chair Co. also active. George M. Yow recovered from illness. C F Gaddy left the orphanage for graduate study. Burjin L. Mullinax succeeds him after Wake Forest graduation.
Principal L. R. Johnston at South Main Street School will award the high school class and the elementary class with the highest parent attendance at the PTA meeting Monday at 7 30 PM. The high school group will receive $5 and the elementary class books. A library discussion is planned.
An automatic electric gong signal system has just been installed in the South Main street graded school building and similar systems are being installed today in the Elm street and Hmma Blair schools. The systems do not require personal attention and are considered the most efficient signal systems for public schools.
New York cotton prices hit session highs as opening bids rose 5 to 8 points aided by steady Liverpool cables and stronger sterling. Early futures show January at 26.542, March 26.76, May 26.95, July 26.67, October 24.956 with a steady start overall.
Some people seem to expect summer every winter and winter every summer, reflecting a mindset that disregards seasonal limits and cycles.
A farmer counters the idea of a tickless clock. He argues that cows cannot be tickless, implying skepticism about the invention's practicality.
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