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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1922
Page
4
The article states that the Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use and republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not credited in this newspaper and related local news.
The proposed program calls for extending city limits in all directions, building a robust city library, creating parks and playgrounds, a new passenger station and track elevation, a city planning system with more homes, expanded paved streets and sewer and water systems, and hard surfaced roads guiding a 20 000 population when the city limits are extended.
A fragmented verse piece debunks rosy nostalgia, noting ancestors lacked plumbing and medical advances, with baby mortality high and lifespans short, while modern resilience and progress are celebrated despite humor and satirical lines from Berton Brale.
A New Bern youth struck by a broken neck after diving into water believed deep but was only ten to twelve inches. The incident highlights vacation drownings in North Carolina as many youths enter deep water without swimming skills. Divers must verify depth and bathers should learn to swim to prevent tragedy.
The article laments 540 idle steamships in the James River near Newport News and Claremont, with 1,208 vessels idle nationwide. It argues that government sunk over a billion dollars and subsidies may be the only path to salvage a merchant marine, though prospects are uncertain and likely political delay.
The Carolina First chamber of commerce offers road maps and personal route help to motor tourists. Secretary Mr. Sizemore has placed a large map display in the chamber offices and invites the public to inspect routes. The state roads are at their best and touring season is ideal.
Tarrytown reports John D. Rockefeller quietly celebrating his 83rd birthday. Despite the death of his brother, the world’s richest man remains hale and frugal, with a lifestyle that critics say has prolonged his life.
A Louisville editorial argues prohibition reshaped but did not create lawlessness, noting many households substitute small amounts of spirits for emergencies and that countless families support the law for their children's sake. It urges consulting neighbors who live with the temperance move.
William J Pinkerton argues the whipping post as a crime remedy but critics cite its failure and brutalizing history. The piece notes public sentiment opposes revival and warns desperate measures may fail to curb crime.
Public discourse questions the value of restoration as policy citing mixed effects on society. Supporters argue benefits to the community, while critics warn of potential misallocation of resources and unintended harms.
In Gainesville July 8, officials from the U S Department of Agriculture confirm Florida’s native razorback hogs are nearing extinction due to fencing sharpness myths and widespread adoption of pure bred swine. Cooperative pig sales and county agent led pig labs promote pedigree. The razors’ decline snaps with tourists’ pine timber lore and wildlife sightings.
Washington July 7 The U S department of agriculture promotes golf courses as bird refuges with short grass feeding grounds for robins larks thrushes flickers and killdees water hazards for bathing and nesting boxes to attract purple martins bluebirds and other species.
The North Carolina insurance department flags Doc Cook as a shady promoter of oil wells and notes his company is selling stock by mail in Raleigh. Authorities caution that no blue sky law protects mail sales and warn investors against swindling undertakings under postage stamps.
Babe Adams of the Pittsburgh Pirates suffers a broken right ankle bone after a line drive. He will require extensive rest and a recovery period ahead of the season.
The article contrasts improving global business trends with political strife in Europe and Ireland. It notes declining currencies in Austria and Germany, the Rathenau assassination, and British actions in the Ireland issue. In the United States, coal shortages and rail congestion threaten recovery while President Harding seeks settlements. It argues for government safeguards over public needs and warns against unilateral wage and service shutdowns in vital industries.
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