High Point Post Office Second Class Notice
Entered as second class matter at the post office at High Point North Carolina under the act of Congress of March 8 1872.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1921
Page
6
Entered as second class matter at the post office at High Point North Carolina under the act of Congress of March 8 1872.
A new public air plane service facility opens in London offering drop in repairs. The facility promotes quick access for pilots and owners, signaling a shift in urban aviation support and maintenance access.
A New York paper quotes Bishop Hamilton praising President Harding as the man whose every word is heard worldwide. The report notes a Paris style designer view and calls the Silesian problem explained clearly, highlighting university grounds context.
Charles M Schwab argues the present industrial low mood benefits 105 708 771 Americans with a witty remark about a larger number 106 708 770 underscoring the joke about unanimity.
A returning English newspaper woman notes American courtesy toward women and shares a country hotel anecdote about a couple faced with a single chop. She argues Americans don’t need jokes explained, but she concludes Brits misread American humor.
Legislative action signals a long prohibition era as Illinois lawmakers ban wine and beer as medicines. The governor vows to sign the bill, reducing expectations for any quick return to alcohol in medicine despite optimistic propaganda.
High Point unveils a skyline with The Sheraton and the Southern Exposition building visible from miles. The article touts the city’s industrial growth, future college buildings, and the flag symbolism as a beacon of progress for the south’s furniture city and its tourists.
A regional editorial argues high costs stem from nonproducers and idle workers. It labels able bodied men who loaf as a drain on society and warns their example harms youth. It calls for returning to work to restart recovery and restore common decency.
The piece marks Flag Day and praises the American flag as a symbol of liberty. Quoting John Paul Jones and Captain Stephen Driver it links the flag to national unity and sacrifice. Leaders like Henry Ward Beecher are cited praising the flag as emblematic of government and ideals.
A French runaway posing as an American youth failed to obtain a New York passport after the U S consulate in Paris asked him who Babe Ruth was and he could not answer. The incident marks a final test of authenticity.
A fraud scheme uses staged cab waits after theatre crowds to recruit riders. A young man claims to be stranded and offers to give up his cab for a “moderate” $2, then repeats the ploy with another cab. He sometimes colludes with itinerant drivers.
The World’s YWCA plans an emigration program to help immigrant women before and after travels. Mary E. Hurlbutt leads the effort, aiming to ease entry at Ellis Island and address dangers of private agents, lack of funds, and legal barriers that hamper women and girls seeking to come to America.
The hobo championship pits Salt bush Bill from Australia against Brakesbeam Jack from the United States in a race to the Pacific coast. They must travel 20 days by any route while living off the kindness of strangers and cannot spend money. James Fads How offers a $500 prize for the winner.
Mise Sara Herrera becomes the first girl student from the Philippines and the first woman in our Far East possessions to complete a medical doctoral degree at Columbia University.
Residents clash in Greenwich Village south of West Fourteenth Street over art scene disturbances. Some property owners blame carrying on and noise for lower values while longtime residents defend the arts crowd as respectable and essential to city life.
Oscar flugene Deibert, 65, a German-born immigrant living in Lincoln, had 58 years in America but failed to gain final naturalization. The hearing featured American Legion members testifying about his language unfamiliarity, alleged disloyalty, and voting actions, while alleging leadership in efforts to remove English from services and restrict Legion discussions in a German church.
The Texas American Legion state executive committee condemns calls comparing Warren G. Harding to a German warlord for favoring a sufficient army and navy. They say postwar problems remain unsettled and other nations show no intent to curb armaments, backing Harding's military policy over pacifist ideals.
A military service order directs selecting ex-service men who have served abroad and been honorably discharged for air mail positions. San Francisco Portland Reno Elko Salt Lake City posts will use veterans, with army or navy records attached to appointment sheets. Oregon veterans react to Henry Albers espionage case with calls for retrial and public protests.
Quotes from Charles M. Schwab Nell Lynn and Richard Enright share praise for Harding support for business, women's independence, police progress, and a call for unity among English speaking nations to prevent future wars. Sir Auckland Geddes urges avoiding needless conflict.
Priscilla Prunes laments in the Microbe of Love about marriage vows failing to share joys and ambitions, ending with trivial rivalries and petty squabbles rather than unity.
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