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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1921
Page
5
Quotations from Premier Lloyd George Viscount Birkenhead and Dr Rebecca B Mayers critique capitalism talk of philanthropy and work ethic. The remarks reflect early 20th century views on economics governance and urban life in the United States and Britain.
A brief excerpt quotes Dr. Eugene Lyman Fisk of Life Extension Institute on the fatigue of business men and the peril of appearances. It adds H. Fernsback of Science and Invention identifies habit as the single element hindering human progress.
John G. Emery, national commander of the American Legion, decries men who fail to show respect for the flag and a sense of personal interest and responsibility in government represented by that symbol.
A collection of wry lines touching gossip taxes sports and celebrity culture. The passage blurs humor with social comment referencing public figures and everyday life in a brisk newspaper tone.
The Nation's Business notes that by 1920 Indian incomes totaled 72.7 million dollars with Oklahoma, North Dakota, Utah, and South Dakota listing substantial sums. About 50 000 Indians farm and craft goods such as basketry and pottery, crops totaling near 37 million dollars.
Thomas Farrow built a so called poor man’s bank by paying high interest to attract deposits. After 12 years the operation is found to be more than 5 million dollars short. Stephen Capsack, a 17 year old Chicago youth, ran a mail order brokerage taking about 500000 dollars from farmers to buy stocks and lands. The government intervened as investors were lured by easy money.
State editors and managers set aside routine industry topics to discuss North Carolina resources, farmer needs, and statewide educational outreach. The meeting fostered state patriotism amid economic pressures, with smaller papers favored in officer selections led by John B. Sherrill of Concord as president.
The surgeon general of the U S Public Health Service calls a conference in Washington on August 4 with state health officials from Carolinas Virginia Texas Louisiana Oklahoma Mississippi Georgia Alabama Kentucky and Florida to determine the true extent of pel lagro conditions. The meeting aims to confirm or deny rumors of an epidemic and to plan any needed aid.
A quirky snippet contrasts true love with a military eye test, proposing that army regulations for recruit eyesight include a beach trip. The text blends personal sentiment with a humorous take on official procedures.
Carl FE Akeley explorer and sculptor travels to Africa with Herbert Bradley and family including six year old Alice Bradley and Martha Akeley Miller. They aim to film a live captured gorilla and shoot jungle dramas for the American Museum of Natural History using child observer insight.
A group of 15 city schoolboys opened a basement window at a local school pool, swam during the summer heat, and were arrested by a scandalized janitor. Judge Hoyt discharged them, noting they showed more sense using the pool than city authorities did in hot weather.
Irving Berlin becomes owner of a theater as the Music Box near completion on West 45th Street. Rey Sawyer and Joseph Santley named first cast for the Music Box revue opening in September, produced under Massard Short with Florence Moore assisting.
West New York couple Charles F. Baumann and his wife decided after nine years apart that they could not live or speak together. They remain in the same home with the wife controlling daily life while the three Baumann boys support her. the pair claim the arrangement works for them.
Wealthy New Yorkers with summer homes from British Columbia to the Italian Alps are returning to Manhattan to cool off. The city’s residents joke that no one stays in town in summer, yet a notable portion remain, with many visitors compensating for summer departures. This season many insist they must be seen back in the city as temperatures soar.
The passage describes an observer in New York learning, after a long time, that men cry out beneath rear windows seeking old lathes to buy, noting it took a year to understand the meaning.
A speaker recalls learning a phrase meaning money handed in a heist and wonders about the origin of the Battery's nickname. The passage hints at a historical tactic or slang while exploring the curious naming of a location. The tone is reflective and hints at unresolved questions about local jargon.
San Francisco hosts the thirty ninth international supreme council of the Knights of Columbus from August 2 to 4 with 20 000 knights and ladies expected. A non sectarian committee has organized an entertainment program including car tours and services at Dolorosa Mission. The mass will be led by Archbishop Edward Hanna with bishops from the Pacific coast. A city keys ceremony, a civic center parade, and an aerial pageant led by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker are planned.
A boat driven by an air propeller reaches 60 mph. The piece notes the electron theory of matter and its claim that all things are made of electricity. It cites a statistic that one third of injuries affect hands and fingers. It mentions the U S forest products laboratory testing wood strength and a French doctor’s device measuring breath volume.
Sunday schedules include Disciples preaching at 2 PM in the Junior hall and Sunday school at 2 PM with Samuel L Haworth as Sunday school lead Joseph Cox as superintendent. Guilford College hosts North Carolina Friends yearly meeting Aug 2 onward. Wesley Memorial and First Baptist list multiple services with sermons and baptisms.
St Marys Episcopal Church led by Rev Thomas L Trott announces the tenth Sunday after Trinity service on July 31 at 1 o clock with a morning sermon. Sunday School meets at 9 45 led by H otfield and Beverly Pharman serves as secretary. Annual Sunday School picnic planned for Monday afternoon all members and invited friends urged to attend.
Pastor Charles P. Coble leads Bible school at 9 45 a m with Robt KH Rawson as superintendent. Services follow at 11 a m and 8 p m. Christian Endeavor meets at 7 15 p m. The pastor will be on vacation for about August with no preaching services until further notice.
Sunday school starts at 9 45 a m led by R H Shaw with Rev Otho Stone of Western Maryland College preaching at 11 a m no service tonight Ladies Aid Society meets Monday at Mrs C C Robbins south of the city Christian Endeavor and prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 p m choir practice Friday at 8 p m
High Point Elks band earned praise as a musical organization in Kernersville. Under Kernersville musicians, the program mixed standard and popular pieces with encores. Notable moments included a hymn arrangement by Dr. J Fred Tesh and a piano solo by Clara Boyd. A chicken dinner preceded departure, and a traffic collision near Arch Hill caused a 30 minute delay on the Greensborough return.
Sir Gilbert Carter reports that West Indies residents strongly reject ceding the islands to the United States as part payment of Britain’s war debt. He notes Barbados would resist such a move, despite American interests, and mentions Barbados as a leading health resort since the Panama Canal opening.
In Constantinople on July 2 a rare occultation of Venus with the crescent moon was seen at noon. Turks hailed it as a good omen for their campaign against the Greeks, noting the crescent moon and star as historic symbols. The crescent marks Byzantine history dating to 339 B C with Macedonian advances. Every flight point man knows America’s homerun king, but who is Governor of Virginia.
Notice to glue buyers promotes 40000 pounds of Kalox casein glue offered fob Trenton New Jersey at 6 1 4c per inch for 10000 pound lots. Kalox, a powdered white glue dissolves in cold water and becomes waterproof after drying, resisting fire and not dulling tools. Manufactured by United Products Corp of America with offices in Philadelphia and factory in Trenton.
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