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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1921
Page
11
A resident announces candidacy for councilman from the fourth ward after previously holding the post two years ago. He pledges to serve the public with a square deal if nominated and elected. Dated March 19 Advertisement.
The High Point Furniture Makers plan spring baseball with forty signed players entering town as April 4 drills begin at Welchfield. Manager Pierre and President Lyon expect a strong roster headlined by pitchers Lackey Henderson Woodge and Rube Eldridge, with Waldron Irby and others returning to bolster the lineup. Twenty pitchers will report for training next month as the club builds for the season.
J. Hedrick of 619 North Main Street declares for mayor in the High Point municipal election this May. A longtime High Point resident and former two term city councilman, Hedrick is joined by W. L. Stamey and Walter Regal in the mayoral race.
The 13 leper colonists from Penikese Island off New Bedford are to be moved to a larger facility at Carville Louisiana, marking the first step in consolidating treatments away from Massachusetts. The transfer signals a shift in operations for leporsy care and public health planning.
A fragment notes the Massachusetts colony is to be abandoned and reports Panama refusing peace terms with Costa Rica. The note, dated March 16, states Panama will not accept the White award as a basis for peace. It mentions eleven men and two women on the island, and an outline of the dispute reaching the United States State Department.
Philadelphia March 10 One of the largest basketball tournaments ever held is to be staged at the University of Pennsylvania beginning March 14. About one hundred teams are expected to compete.
London report states Matthew Wilson aged 22 died following an operation at Hull Royal Infirmary. Autopsy found two bicycle brake parts, screws, nails, a florin and a penny in his stomach, with unclear cause of ingestion linked to conduct noted as curious by authorities.
W. A. Ring, a business visitor, arrives in Elkin for a stay this week to conduct meetings and explore local opportunities.
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