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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1921
Page
5
A collage of wry aphorisms on politics and society notes hot weather sayings, tax jokes, veterans bonuses, public works, crime quips, and business cheerleader proposals. The column mixes cultural references from labor to sport to finance and mocks public life with brisk, tongue in cheek observations.
The High Point edition reports water remains 99.44 percent pure while the sports column changes from Who'll Win to How Much Did You Lose on July 2, signaling a shift in its feature lineup.
The Fourth of July procession in High Point welcomes anyone with a vehicle and decorations to join, inviting broad public involvement and celebratory display.
A Chicago professor unveils a corn ear featuring red white and blue coloring. corn liquor remains a single color.
A brief sports note laments rare defeats by the Pointers and urges restraint as fans react to a surprising setback.
The Bagdad journal notes the global debate over right versus left hand steering. It cites Britain and its empire favor left traffic while America and Europe favor right, with Italy and Canada showing regional variations. The piece humorously suggests standardizing steering to left for world consensus.
A letter to the editor discusses the universal crusade for greater efficiency across all callings amid deflation. It notes the push for higher testing standards and questions whether clergy should be graded by conversions per hour, highlighting tensions between efficiency and vocation.
Princeton reports one student death from over study in 40 years linked not to mental strain but to lack of physical exercise. The piece echoes Ben Franklin urging balanced activity and notes walking as simple office friendly exercise.
Chicago railway leaders forbid peek-a-boo waists short skirts rolled hose and rouge for girls employed in their offices. Local youths organize a boycott of girls wearing such attire while a Chicago man calls for modest dress to curb accidents caused by curious motorists.
Government forms a welfare department for postal workers applying wartime morale lessons to improve business performance. It argues that the spirit that won battles can win competitions, noting many employers failed to profit from this wartime lesson.
Turkey passes a law forcing men above 25 to marry with a penalty equal to a quarter of income for noncompliance. France at its athletic carnival awards prizes convertible to cash, partly when the winner marries and partly at the births of his first three children. The piece notes France is ahead of Turkey in matrimonial ideas.
The piece highlights tin as a vital metal and its domestic uses, noting its role in shaping the Leeds family prominence. It mentions a Greek princess connected to the widow of William Leeds and that Leeds, Jr. is set to wed Xenia, signaling a high society alliance.
A fragment mentions a princess from the Greek royal lineage and an admonition not to despise a piece of metal, reflecting a curious social or ceremonial note. The sparse text centers on nobility and a humble metal as a symbolic offering or emphasis.
In New York on July 1 a curb market installment features a 6,500 foot area of soil grass and shamrocks forming a genuine lawn. It is the only Wall Street building with a lawn besides Trinity and St Paul's churches, prompting light jokes about lambs gamboling on the grass.
Tracey D. Bailey, described as a highly consistent crook, was arrested for thefts at the Brook Club where he worked as a waiter. He confessed stealing six volumes of Lessons on Thrift to raise money for a trip to visit acquaintances in Maine.
The article recounts Luther and Jesse Kinkley who wed last December and later divorced after Mrs. Kinkley claimed her husband resented her buying him golf clubs. The judge quipped that they would never get along again, noting golf as a funny game.
Eddie Foy will produce manage direct and star in a new Willard Mack comedy built around his family. The article notes this may be the first time a single family forms the entire company with the Foys also serving as musicians stagehands and electricians.
The new city telephone directory shows the Cohens leading the Smiths in number, counting kinsmen as Cohns. The Co hens total 1718 members versus 1415 Smiths, with Smiths noting a same spelling count.
Spectators noted the joy and liberation of women at Nassau Country Club during a Metropolitan tournament. AMorning paper listing all scores astonished players and prompted lighthearted fears about husbands reacting to the detailed results. The anecdote highlights lingering male authority concerns amid a display of athletic prowess.
The North Carolina board of health reports typhoid deaths across all ages including 266 people over fifty and 262 infants under five in early death registrations. Even those over eighty five and under one year show vulnerability, urging universal anti typhoid vaccination for all genders races and ages.
Vice President Calvin Coolidge advocates measures to lessen the burden of taxes on the citizens, urging action to ease financial strain and promote economic relief. He emphasizes practical steps and government efficiency to achieve lower tax levels.
A quote from Ada EK Schweitzer of Indianapolis urges stringent measures to curb the rise of feeble-minded individuals. The social worker warns of growing concerns and calls for action to address the issue.
W. S. Sturgis, an educational worker in Japan, notes that many discuss war but argues no sane person in either country advocates it. He emphasizes cautious dialogue amid rising tensions.
Fire Chief A B Horney issued permits totaling 29399 for new structures and additions in High Point during June. The largest was an 8000 church community hut at East Green and Rankin built by Warner and Deal. Other permits cover dwellings, additions, repairs, and a market with costs ranging from 50 to 4100.
A composite item blends a poem praising the newspaper man with a bankruptcy court notice. J C Kivett of High Point Guilford seeks discharge in the Western District of North Carolina, with a hearing set for July 21 1921 before Special Master Clifford Frazier.
The document records court actions in Guilford County involving creditors and heirs. It notes a special master and orders for notice by mail to known creditors and requires claims to be presented by specific dates, with administration of the Morris J. Levy estate and related filings.
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