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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
3
Crittenden threatens consequences over Betty interference as the narrator and Jack Langley remain entangled in a tense domestic dispute. Betty is caught between loyalties while social expectations strain friendships and family dynamics.
In a tense exchange, the narrator counters Crittenden’s attempts to control Betty Langley, declaring independence and asserting ongoing access to Betty. The clash reveals personal loyalties, manipulation, and a bitter power struggle as plans for tomorrow unfold.
The home department of the Woman's Missionary Society at Main Street Methodist Church met at Mrs. James E. Lambeth's home on Tuesday afternoon with readings by Mrs. G. T. Cochran and vocal selections by Miss Ella Lambeth. Hostess served brick ice cream and cake. Numerous local residents and visitors were listed for various trips and visits across Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem, Lexington, Salisbury, and beyond.
Elmer Hunter displayed a foot long snake in a glass jam jar in the Middletown front window to prove the sighting. The note also mentions a robin on W Hulbert's lawn in Winstead and geese flocks seen over Cape May as farmers plow fields.
In Edmonton on March 18 the walking stick of former President Taft, carved from a 250000 year old stump found in southern Alberta, is valued at 5000 dollars. Geologist W S Foster found the stump in Old Man River valley with prehistoric sea weeds nearby. The origin of the wood remains uncertain whether from Alberta or carried from polar regions by ice.
London reports on the Benson Minnesota case where an apparent alibi was built by a 100 mile aeroplane flight. The incident coincides with a crime wave baffling Scotland Yard as officials discuss air crime risks and policing, including potential smuggling by air.
In Emporia Kansas on March 17 owners along the Neosho and Cottonwood rivers report a rich harvest from walnut timber. The timber with fine grain is highly valued for airplane propellers and high grade furniture, attracting strong demand from manufacturers.
Washington reports treasury experts estimate the government will not lose more than 25,060,000 from the Supreme Court decision that stock dividends are not taxable. The March 17 note frames the financial impact as limited to under 25.1 million dollars.
The City Council of High Point North Carolina invites sealed bids for a grammar school building. Bids due April 5 1920 at 12 noon with 2 percent certified check payable to R L Pickett City Manager. Plans available in Wachovia Banks Trust Building. Bond required. council may reject any or all bids. March 18 1920.
C and Y Railway schedule shows daily train times with expected arrivals and departures. Trains leave High Rock at 12 45 p m and reach Denton 1 56 p m Gordonstown 2 14 p m Thomasville 3 28 p m and arrive High Point 4 00 p m.
Partial list shows stations including Lv High Point 9 00 am Thomasville 9 35 am Gordontown 10 42 am Denton 31 38 am with incomplete times and places.
The Redpath Chautauqua returns to High Point for eight days starting May 8 announced by Fred N. Tate. Seventy five guarantors have backed the event as organizers aim for a record sales year and a program said to exceed previous standards.
Edward O Toole sixty six? fifty six years old died at home in Ossining New York after thirty years with Sing Sing prison most of which he spent guarding the death house and preparing condemned men for execution He is survived by a wife and two children.
Tiffie Sallie of Cincinnati and James Nick of Dayton asked police to arrest Margaret Foster, 21, on a bigamy charge claiming she has 22 husbands and is not divorced from any. Foster is reportedly in Springfield, Ohio.
Mrs. Carrie C Wells wife of E A Wells died of heart disease at 10 last night at 207 English street. Age 25 born August 14 1894 in Davidson county. She is survived by husband parents two brothers Willie Smith Linwood Ernest Smith Spencer and three sisters Mrs Bessie Cele Linwood Mrs Smith Southmont and Mrs Myrtle Phibbs High Point. Remains taken to Linwood for funeral at 2 20 tomorrow afternoon.
Local Columbus dealers say mouth harp playing is fading as boys no longer take to it. High prices may be a factor with harmonicas now selling for one to four dollars, versus a quarter in the past.
Unprecedented scene as Bank of England staff and canteen workers strike for higher pay. Waitresses earned 15 shillings weekly plus tips, demanding 2 pounds 10 shillings weekly and no tips, with cooks and kitchen staff joining the protest.
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