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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1922
Page
4
Proposals call for extending city limits in all directions to reach a 20 000 population. A library of adequate size, new passenger station, elevated tracks, and a city planning system. Develop parks playgrounds paved streets and expanded sewer water systems. More homes and hard surfaced roads are planned as growth continues.
L. W. Bonsib notes in Farm Life that the Ray-De-O Home alters daily routines. The story describes a family listening to music through the house, with Mother cooking less, Paw tending rigs, and the farm feeling different as technology enters farm life.
Governor Len Small of Illinois faced criticism for not ordering troops to protect citizens during a tense period, leaving questions about leadership and response to domestic unrest and security concerns.
The article notes Japan's approval of the Yat treaty and argues this move should enable global relations to revert to previous norms. It emphasizes renewed faith in international cooperation and stability.
The article notes Anna Oleson being nominated for Minnesota senator and predicts a female president. It mentions the Senate as a plausible path and recalls a recent setback against Danville in league play. Also hints at local building plans north of the railroad, including a skyscraper bank and a new town hall.
Local sports fans lament that the Winston route won’t open in time for Twin Town games next week. Greensboro fans cheer as the club returns to Col. Rees amid pennant race woes. Headlines praise grim war reports and a note on music boosting postmaster energy, predicting music capitalization in the distant future.
The Nations Business notes that in 68 cities over 100,000 people only 20 show a decline in home ownership from 1910 to 1920. Detroit Cleveland St Louis and Los Angeles top the list of declines, while Des Moines and Grand Rapids stand out for high ownership, and New York shows growth yet low percentages. Manhattan remains notably low in owner occupancy.
The piece warns of static disrupting sermons concerts speeches and bedtime stories during summer as radio broadcasts grow and experts seek to understand and curb its disruptive outbursts. Government officials urge calm and ongoing efforts while promising better remedies in time.
The Guilford County grand jury hears Judge Long link bank failures to officers borrowing heavily. The piece blasts bank officials security practices, criticizes the corporation commission and legislature for lax audits, and urges stronger examinations and qualified staff to protect depositors.
New York sculptor Stanislaw Szukalski marries a Chicago girl and relocates to a pig farm, remarking that sculptoring isn’t very profitable. The anecdote highlights his unusual path in art and life.
A provocative take argues that money from pig farming outvalues art as the world endures a material era. The writer mocks monumental sculpture while praising Szukalski if he raises good pigs, noting a classic ham may surpass a common statue.
Dr. R H Bishop explains how to sleep in hot weather by cooling the mind and body. He advocates a long warm bath to relax muscles and trigger drowsiness followed by a hot foot bath and air drying in bed, with evaporation aiding sleep. Overeating or wrong foods for heat are common sleep disruptors.
Miss Lorena Tickey, 22, 90 pounds, arrived at the Jockey Club on East Forty-Third Street seeking a jockey’s license. After initial refusal, proofs of racing in Oregon, Idaho, Arizona and Washington won over the club, and her application was accepted. She has ridden for Charles D. Irwin’s Cheyenne string and aims to conquer the East.
Mr Thayer president of the National Retail Merchants and Buyers association based at the Imperial Hotel calls for membership growth to one thousand. The group promotes scientific cooperative buying to level prices with chains and mail order firms. Thayer, former top merchandise buyer for a major mail order house, explains the competition facing local merchants.
Bankers consider bright red outfits for messengers to deter attacks as traditional inconspicuous dress shifts. Officials debate whether conspicuous coats would provide unofficial protection despite easier identification.
Basil Sydney A English actor and husband of Doris Keane becomes the new leading man in He Who Gets Slapped at the Theater Guild’s rarrick venue. He follows Richard Bennett who heads to the coast for summer stock. Sydney, born in Ireland, has spent most of his career in England and just arrived in America after trying out The Lonely Heart. He now takes the clown hero role in Andreyev's Drama.
A Broad Way type dismisses weather talk and reveals plans to row in Central Park sparking disbelief. The narrator recalls a blunt response from a new man and questions social impressions.
The narrator recalls agreeing to a shift from jazz to simple pleasures and meets a companion who suggests rowing in Central Park. A downpour forces a change of plans to a Broadway cabaret, sparking a preference for shelter over outdoor lake talk.
In Greater New York a fleet of armor plated trucks equipped with rifle loopholes and tear gas pipes is being built to protect banks and cash shipments, a stark contrast to the old wild west days of gunplay and frontier dangers.
J J Farriss presented an engaging program as Harmony Quartet entertained Rotarians at the Sheraton hotel. R R Ragan spoke of Rotary Lab activities and the club's impact on local projects including the Sheraton, furniture Exposition building, chamber work, and Y's work program.
Mrs. Maude Bryan, 20, wife of Hick D. Bryan a Pittsboro route carrier, killed herself Wednesday. She lay on a couch with a revolver on her lap when found by her husband returning home at 3 pm. their two year old son stood nearby with blood on his dress. Bryan noted her ill health and partial mental disturbance. she formerly lived as Miss Maude Utley of Monroe and is survived by her parents and siblings.
Salisbury June 23 Directors of the China Grove cotton mill company have instructed officers to order machinery and operations are expected to begin December 1. The completed mill building will house 16,000 spindles and 62 tenement houses have been built for workers. The mill will manufacture fine combed yarns.
Jake Arthurs of Barringer township learns his son Beawell Arthurs died Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh in a street car accident. Burial will be in West Virginia with his wife's relatives. Beawell, 15 to 20 years in Pittsburgh, worked in the garage business. He is survived by his wife a daughter and several siblings.
Walter Hagen, the American golf star, captured the British Open championship in Sandwich England on June 28 marking a notable victory for the Americans in the renowned event.
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