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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1920
Page
3
The Louisville Courier Journal reports on an Agony Ads prompt claiming a domestic tragedy hidden in a sensational message. The ad allegedly promises a bride will exchange new furniture for a fur neckpiece, prompting public curiosity about the supposed tragedy.
High Point township prepares to begin government census work early next week. Eleven districts split among twelve enumerators with an extra hand for dense areas. Lead enumerator is M. T. Ingram of 213 Him Street, who also served in 1910. city officials anticipate a quick, orderly count with minimal delays. Walter Cox, Grand Circuit pilot, has moved from Dover New Hampshire to Laurel Wil Barm Indiana.
A crowded armory witnessed Reidsville defeat High Point 21 to 15 in a tense boys game. Payne and Everhart shone for High Point while Giles led Reidsville with most points. The girls game followed with High Point edging Reidsville 12 to 2 amid strong performances from Kirkman and Cardwell.
At High Point theatres a nine reel film adaptation of Harold Bell Wright’s The Eyes of the World debuts Monday and Tuesday with a climactic cliff fight between Ing and Rutledge and the author aiding production. Rose theatre screens Six Feet Four as a vacation substitute offering western scenery and authentic rural scenes from Santa Barbara and nearby communities.
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