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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1922
Page
4
A clipped, mixed text with biblical phrasing about singing a melody and freedom from bondage, plus a jumbled scientist quote about pretty women and nubility. The passage blends religious reflection and a dubious remark without coherent narrative or clear context.
A playful thought questions moth feeding preferences proposing that moths would prefer skirt pockets. instead they are imagined to target pants pockets in a humorous hypothetical.
A short editorial voice notes sugar and coffee prices easing yet a nickel rent on cups persists. It remarks on self important figures unable to heed others and mocks several political and cultural stereotypes from British lecturers to American eating habits.
A rapid collage of wry observations and snippets on trends, fashion, politics, and daily life. It touches on wine, fashion, crime, humor, and the cheeky notion of progress, with a nod to Hollywood, Congress, and the public mood.
The piece argues that employment is the best memorial for World War I veterans. It highlights a veteran advertisement promising work and a smile, noting five wounds, hospital years, and numerous operations. It urges employers to hire ex service men to prevent hardship and keep them productive.
The article discusses John Duval Dodge’s jail sentence in Detroit for reckless driving. It argues money fails to shield him from punishment, portraying him as another example of rich youths misusing wealth and facing consequences.
The passage describes a te room scene with a flushed careless mood as if a golfer left the links. A canny merchant notes the picturesque look like magazine covers while referencing a thief who cracked a safe stealing 30 quarts. An investigation reveals a man wearing war insignia but evading registration for the death.
Philadelphia March 20 reports from Dr. Clarence B. Fisher of the University of Pennsylvania indicate a civilization dating to 1760 B C was found at Beisan, Beth Shan, underlying layers show Arab, Byzantine, and Roman cities. A hieroglyphic statue from the 14th century and Babylonian and Sumerian tablets enrich the dig.
In a rough Western town Rafe schemes to collapse Tip O Gorman by using Simon and a foreman to trap him. Billy Wingo awakens after a storm to confront captors led by Sam Larder Crafty and Tip O Gorman. The trio discuss a staged stage hold up and Billy’s fate as a rustling suspect unfolds with memory fading and tension rising.
A tense scene unfolds as Billy uses the pepper pot to blind Sam Larder and felonious chaos erupts. Felix Craft and Tip coughed and staggered, Sam is knocked unconscious, and Billy seizes the gun before a pistol shot barely misses his vest. Continued in Or Next Issue.
The Jewish humanitarian fund effort aims to raise 14 million dollars for famine and war victims in Eastern Europe. So far 17.31 million has been subscribed, with over 1 million contributed by non Jews. Nearly every state exceeded its quota and the total surpasses prior Jewish relief campaigns.
The annual convention of the seventh district Rotary clubs at Winston-Salem tomorrow and Wednesday looks to be the most important gathering of South Atlantic clubs in Rotary history. The Twin-City is expected to host visitors in regal style while local Rotarians embody High Point spirit in all events.
In New York a famed electric clock above a building at Broadway and 44th Street and 7th Avenue has vanished as a new structure rises. The Times Building view had made it a popular gathering spot for Broadway crowds and now the old clock is gone. A replacement plan proposes a clock atop a new traffic tower at 44th Street, but officials doubt its convenience as a meeting point.
Shop windows overflow with sport clothing and accessories as a leading retailer claims Milady is drawn by the allure of smart sport wear. Purchasers may seldom use the knickers or hike or ride, yet the complete outfit entices even if the wearer is unsure when she will wear it.
A man applying for a passport faced a birth certificate requirement causing delay. He recalled his 1921 Who's Who listing, produced the volume for verification, and sent it to Washington, hoping to speed the process. He said his biography gave a good account of himself.
A sign in a downtown shop advertises pollywors for sale with a display aquarium where customers can observe their metamorphosis into frogs. The scene sparks mild discomfort about privacy for the creatures and curiosity among students observing the biology.
Health commissioner Dr. Ryoal Copeland organizes cross city hikes for diverse New York groups including business people and workers. The program aims to provide wholesome exercise and expose participants to city life while teaching energy conservation and polite conversation. He plans to join the first hike and invite others.
The American Legion in Ludlow Vermont commends John Sheehan a World War I doughboy for a remarkable feat defeating a wildcat with his bare hands after being wounded four times. He endured combat in Feineter mountain and earned a notable commendation.
The American Federation of Labor will aid the American region in finding jobs for 760 employed servicemen, under the direction of President Gompers. Twelve governors issued proclamations urging citizens to observe today as Legion Employment Day.
A badly decomposed body was found on the Cumberland River near Nashville Tennessee. The American Legion gave the man a military burial after searchers uncovered a Legion button and a membership card in his clothing.
Authorities raided an alleged hoothezer in Nashvile, discovering liquor secured in a safe. They contacted the local authority for help and consulted an expert for further guidance.
Wartime relief effort at Busch Gardens in Pasadena California provides over $1000 monthly to injured soldiers and other veterans. More than 40 000 adults have visited the gardens since the program began last August led by Mrs Lily Busch Beson Viné A.
Governor Miller assures lawmakers the charity fund will be appropriated to aid only sick or out of work men who have been unemployed for 60 days. The plan aims to award compensation through a state program pending legislative action.
The American Red Cross contributed $35,000 to the American region enabling the ex-service men's organization to retain 14 aeon representatives at the regional offices of the Lo Gterars bureau.
A London note recalls the song Roast Beef of Old England and links it to historical tastes in beef. It cites a 1921 frozen meat trade report tallying 917,414 lots of beef, mutton and lamb, with 41,056,400 tons of product sold in London and 85 percent imported, leaving only one in seven assured of British fed meat.
Constantinople March 20 Joadan Gubtespie commercial attache of the American Commission returns from Anatolia. He says batonalist authorities favor American capital for development projects including negacy and other national resources, road building, irrigation facilities and hydro-electro plant plans.
March 1 reports the trial of Charlies D. Jones a prominent banker and lawyer in Lancaster after five indictments were returned by a grand jury. The charges include appropriation of funds and breach following a prior incident that occurred yesterday.
American Legion officials in Washington state aim to arrange a midweight boxing match between Rev. John W Beard pastor of the FirstPresbyterian church and Rev. Earl A Blackman pastor of Chanute Kansas national chaplain. The bout would be during the 1922 state convention in Venatche Washington. Beard known as Sky Pilot of the lumberjacks trained with the Wild West division before going overseas.
The Cleveland Ku Klux Klan chapter announces a $600 reward for the arrest and conviction of those responsible for killing Sheriff J.J. Smith. The order was sent on Klan letterhead to a local newspaper.
In Detroit Michigan on March 1 attorneys for John Duval Dodge Praey rienes sought a second appeal to free the youth from the municipal house of correction after a five day sentence for violating the speed law. Dodge returned to jail after partial court losses and faced a supper of oodle soup apple sauce bread and black coffee before a second night on an iron cot awaiting possible release. He was slated for manual labor with other speeders unless freed.
In Johannesburg on March 18, Joe Thompson head of the augmented executive board of the South African Industrial Federation was arrested over the mine strike. Rebel leaders Fisher and Spendiff were found dead in Trades hut at Pordsburge after government bombardment, and their deaths are attributed to self-inflicted action.
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