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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1922
Page
4
A crude verse scorns spiced apple dishes and cooks who mix lemon cinnamon nutmeg and cloves. It expresses violent fantasy about punishing cooks and notes a newspaper caption about a statue showing a man stepping on a woman and a woman seeking an Easter hat.
A four story elevator incident resulted in a worker being fired after a boy fell during the job. The phrase skeleton in the closet appears, noting a hidden issue in the cellar context.
A Cleveland judge rules the father may see his children twice a month with the children expected to be movie fans. The piece also notes aphorisms about health wealth and honesty, with satirical lines on advertising and society.
Will Hays opens with a keynote to the Motion Picture Directors Association stressing quality art and wholesome entertainment. He frames the industry as answering American demand for edifying films for youth and mothers, presenting a platform like political reform for the country’s future.
Population of Guilford County shows a strong prosperity sign with 8514 motor vehicles on February 1 1922. The county holds a clear lead over Mecklenburg and boasts about one car for every nine residents. Growth suggests many new purchasers and thriving High Point Greensboro and surrounding rural areas.
The debate over Frederick MacMornies's Civic Virtue, intended for City Hall Park, pits Mayor Hylan and suffrage supporters against the artist’s vision of a muscular figure with two writhing women at its feet.
In New York a mountain daylight effect prompts workers to note longer mornings on the thirty fourth floor. Women activists vow to challenge any symbol degrading womanhood as Mayor Hylan seeks a public hearing on a sculptured group planned for the city hall area.
David B. Long argues farmers must raise yields to lower per unit costs and gain profits. He cites 1920 census yields for Guilford County and 1923 state cost data, urging better seeds, soil building, fertilizers, and disciplined marketing to achieve profitability.
Smoky Joe Caviness former Trinity star pitcher now leads the Durham Bulls coach for Trinity Park School. He inherits a rebuilding nine, with six games lined up against strong state high school teams as he develops pitchers and infielders.
In Golden Bar Dan Slike escapes capture after a clash by the creek. He is found with a gunshot wound and a dead man nearby, amid suspicions over the Tuckleton murder. Johnny Dawson and Billy connect with gunfire and mystery as the posse tracks unraveling loyalties.
In a rambling scene at the old calaboose, Billy accuses Simon Reelfoot of murder as Conley’s death unravels. Conley’s alleged words and a stolen hatband fuel tensions while Guerilla Melody, Jerry Fern, and others scheme over money and a staged hold-up.
The Fountainebleau palace near Paris is repurposed as a summer School of music for Americans. The French government honors America for wartime aid to French musicians. About 100 scholarships are awarded for the coming season under an American committee led by Mrs. G. M. Tutte.
Margaret R. McAdams sells a Willoubar Terrace lot to R. E H. Younts for 200 dollars. Other deeds recorded include C. C. Barnhart to J. W. Johnson on Mangum and Wise for 500 dollars and A. B. Cagle to Francis J. Tuttle on Worth Avenue for 200 dollars.
In Asheville on March 23 Judge Thomas J. Shaw of the superior court refined Emma Abbot a egregious offender after she pleaded guilty to shooting at her husband in a crowded theater where he was with another woman.
Mrs. W. H. Plummer visited Greensboro yesterday where she joined friends for social calls and gatherings in the city. The event highlighted local social activity among residents and visitors.
CambridgeMass March 2 Louis Gordon of Gloucester defeated Harvard captain Arthur Melfrish for the basketball captaincy in a surprise election. Both players were forwards and were candidates for re election.
Guerilla Melody questions Conley's transgression as rumors swirl. Simon receives an envelope with a confession, prompting alarm from Billy Wingo and Hilly as a strange horsemar brings news of Park Valley. Confession contents remain unknown.
Joseph Wilson of Roanoke, an engineer on the Norfolk and Western railway, dropped dead at the throttle of locomotive No 5 near Phoebus. Fireman M S Wilkerson halted the train and brought it to Lynchburg, then another engine man relieved him. The train reached Roanoke about an hour late.
Rome March 23 Comendatore Irise Forum and the Palatine launch a campaign to curb wine drinking among workers in Italy. They cite wage increases likened to six to eight times prewar levels as the reason for the push.
Rome reports the nationwide port worker strike persists in solidarity with Naples dock workers who walked out last week. There were several clashes between strikers and strike breakers at Naples yesterday as the walkout continues.
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