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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1920
Page
7
Unfurnished triple room rental offering all conveniences at 16.50 dollars per month. Contact 7078 Main St for details.
A black velvet handbag vanished from Main Street between First Baptist Church and Elwood Hotel. It contained a ten dollar bill, four one dollar bills, black kid gloves, a white linen handkerchief with Jetter monogram, and a package of cash register tickets from Alexander's store. A liberal reward is offered at the Enterprise office.
William Waldorf, 45, a farmer, was attacked by a bull while haltering it and was trampled and gored. A neighbor saved him with an axe, but doctors fear he may not recover in the hospital.
A Dutch pastor kindly greets strangers after service and invites a Swedish domestic worker to attend. He offers to visit her at home, but she hesitates, saying she has a fellow. The scene underscores courteous outreach toward newcomers in the congregation.
Shipping and Engineering notes a new Bombay to Karachi air service using three passenger De Havilland craft. Each flight carries 1,000 pounds of mail and baggage. Mails reach Karachi the day planes arrive in Bombay and outward mail departs the same day steamers depart.
An original painting of Abraham Lincoln remained in Bangor Maine after an express company assured safe delivery to Philadelphia. The firm claimed it could guarantee shipment without damage, preventing removal.
Miss Kathryn Barton Paddock, famed as the champion egg frier of the Third Division during the war, will depart for the Near East to aid the starving in Armenia. She is sent by Near East Relief, a group dedicated to helping hunger victims in Bible lands.
Plans approved and contract awarded for a new brick and concrete High Point Motor Company garage at East Commerce and South Hamilton streets. Work begins April 1 with a $40,000 cost. The two story building will include sales, storage, and offices on the first floor and repair, upholstery, and painting on the second, with room for future third and fourth floors. The modernization follows the company’s growth as state distributor for Liberty, Buick, Peerless, and Dodge vehicles. E Guy Wells serves as president and general manager. S L Davis is secretary-treasurer.
In Chicago on March 6, Misses Alice and Roberta Pigott two school teachers and sisters won an injunction to prevent eviction and further molestation by their landlord. The home had heat shut off for five days a window removed to admit cold air and no water. The sisters remained at home to protect their belongings from being thrown into the street. The ruling is expected to set a precedent for similar future cases.
Somerville Massachusetts March 4 Henjiemin Gordon Baldwin Civil War veteran marks his twentieth birthday. Born February 29 1840 a leap year baby he observes his birthday only once every four years reflecting his eighty years.
A High Point message reports Captain A C Snead father of Mrs. Charles Kephart dying Thursday night at his Pensacola Florida home after influenza. Mrs Kephart traveled to be with him. A Kephart relative is critically ill there. Captain Snead also father of Mrs. Robert Brockett Jr now residing in Pensacola.
Aunt Janie Hoover a longtime resident and well known mammy in High Point died Thursday night at her home after a brief illness. The funeral is planned for Friday at 3 PM at AME Zion Church with services to follow.
Real estate transfers filed yesterday in Greensboro include KE A Farlow and Liga Ellen Farlow to J M Farlow for a city lot with $10 and other considerations. W W Preddy and R H Garland to John V Applie for property in the city with $10 and other considerations. Bettie J Lassiter to L R Gibson for property in the city with 3100 dollars and other considerations.
A week old infant, unharmed aside from minor scratches, was found on railroad tracks between Galena and Reed Springs. Track inspectors found the baby and took it to a nearby farmhouse for care. Authorities believe the child was thrown from a train due to facial and arm scratches.
The China Press reports the government plans to establish the lead mint of China in Shanghai. A committee under the currency commission will purchase the land and make necessary arrangements for the mint’s setup.
A diplomatic correspondent for the Daily Telegraph notes that the interallied conference on finance and economics is missing American delegates. The piece says France doubts a full U.S. withdrawal, Britain is divided, and Italian experts expect Republican aloofness to curb Wilsonian influence. Germany’s role as a partner hinges on American involvement.
The fragment notes that Uncle Joe Cannon is the only living man whose name appeared on the same political ballot as Abraham Lincoln, highlighting a rare historic ballot coincidence.
The Public Ledger of Philadelphia sues the New York Times company Adolph Ochs and C V Van Anda in U S district court in New York seeking damages over 3000 dollars and an accounting for copyright infringement It centers on rights to publish and resell London Times material including Viscount Grey letter news.
The passage notes Lord Grey’s limited public activity in America while attributing his clear take on the American situation to a highly efficient secretary who acted as his eyes and ears. The detail underscores the secretary’s pivotal role in shaping Grey’s understanding.
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