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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1922
Page
4
A reflective piece recalls a year past full of worry and loss as the speaker tries to remember what troubled them. It blends poems by Berton Braley with assorted quips about life, taxes, Hollywood, and social observations, noting faded recollections and aging feelings.
The High Point furniture exposition opens as buyers and exhibitors from across the South, East, and Midwest descend on the city. Local factories run near capacity with expansion ahead, while the Southern Furniture Exposition gains prominence as a major industry showcase.
Walter Hoover, from Duluth Rowing Club, outpaced Britain’s best on the Thames to win the Diamond Sculls, highlighting months of tough training on Lake Superior and a strong American championship run. His victory came the same day as a sensational Wimbledon win by Mlle. Lenglen over Mrs. Mallory, overshadowing Hoover’s achievement though it remains notable.
The Greensboro News argues the law is not self-operating and officials must enforce it. Baxter Shemwell’s threats toward A. C. Avery illustrate law enforcement failure, with emphasis that actual power behind the law must be respected and self-executing.
A brief note questions whether women voters in Kinston are engaging deeply with policies and conditions to vote intelligently, inviting consideration of their political bearings.
The Freen Press argues that recent primary results show women will vote for candidates with right principles and character. It notes husbands and wives sometimes vote differently and predicts a growing mobilization of informed women in future elections.
A New York cab driver on Washington Bridge suddenly stops at the curb as a couple heads home from a dance. The driver, claiming past robberies, displays a small haul and warns passengers while insisting he has only $3.85, an imitation gold watch, and a phony diamond ring.
Taxpayer from High Point objects to a proposed parking ordinance. He urges city leaders to survey residents before enacting rules limiting Main Street parking, arguing the measure could harm business and public access. He notes Main Street’s value and calls for broader citizen input. The letter references July 10 1922 and adds a historical aside about Petrograd and Madrid.
Fortune Gallo writing from Rome says an Italian theater may open in New York with partial subsidization by the Italian government. The plan envisions presenting Italian dramas and comedies in the proposed venue.
New York chemists defend agricultural limits on potash amid tariff debates and foreign dumping fears. Dr John R Teeple joins the Agriculture Department to argue American potash can be independent of European producers with proper protections. Two Chinese American sisters Nora and Rose Hsuing depart New York for Mount Holyoke, while Edwin Rayfield travels from Los Angeles to settle a dog ownership dispute over a collie.
New York July 10 report that the Maternity Center Association of New York publishes two talks for mothers to stress complete maternal care. It cites high death rates in childbirth, urges prenatal care and consulting local nurses and health organizations for guidance.
Mrs Helen Avera wife of prize fighter Larry Avera was arrested in Atlanta and held without bond for shooting her former husband Millard Stephens. Surgeons said Stephens was gravely injured with little hope of recovery after the shooting yesterday evening.
London reports a record month of air pollution with 47 tons of dirt released over the city. Of this, about 27.5 tons dissolved and 19.5 tons insoluble, comprising tar, carbon and grit. Hatmakers respond by producing black straw hats to hide the grime.
The bureau of aeronautics of the navy says large seaplanes speeding transport of personnel and materials between Atlantic air stations and the gulf coast have increased speed, efficiency, and economy in that service.
In Richmond area on July 9 an automobile skidded and overturned killing Minnie Chalky 38 who died in hospital. E B Wright, the driver, was badly hurt and two others were injured, one seriously.
Attorney General Daugherty resumes duty in Washington after a week away in Ohio where he met with Alfred P. Thorn general counsel for the Association of Railway Executives during a railroad strike.
Crispher J. Fitzgerald former president of the Brighton Beach Racing association bought a dusty painting for 450 dollars. An artist friend said it might be valuable and investigators later confirmed it is a landscape by Isaak van Ostade valued at about 15 000 dollars.
A forecast note warns that only two months remain before predictions of a severe winter. Weather observers emphasize gathering data and monitoring early indicators as temperatures and patterns develop.
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