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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1920
Page
3
A report notes that many high quality carpets and rugs originate in Bulgaria but are commonly marketed as Turkish or Persian manufacture. The piece examines branding practices and market perceptions in the textile trade.
City of High Point declares March 29 to April 38 as Spring clean-up week and urges residents to place all trash in barrels for city collection. Trucks begin pick-up on Tuesday March 30, with no second call allowed, under J D Koonce in charge. Proclamation signed March 29, 1920 by Mayor D A Stanton and City Manager R L Pickett.
Irvin S Cobb spoke in Greensboro under the American Legion for bolshevism opposition and free verse jokes. He praised the Salvation Army recounting a soldier’s praise of a doughnut lassie, then said he favors Americanism and a businesslike government, with mixed views on a league of nations.
Heffner and LeRoy's Musical Comedy company headlines at the Orpheum next week with Lieffner and LeRoy, a Blue Grass quartet, and a strong chorus. The first two days feature The Black Secret serial starring Pearl White, a faithful adaptation of The Great Secret. Wednesday and Friday bring new pictures woven into the plot with tense drama and laughs. She Loves and Lies, a new Select Special, plays at the Broadway on Monday and Tuesday.
The Chicago White Sox arrive in Fort Worth Texas to play four games against Texas league teams. The schedule starts today with Fort Worth then moves to Dallas Georgetown and Austin on subsequent days.
In Chicago on March 27, national Wood campaign manager W. Co. Procter defends spending for presidential publicity. He rejects charges of illegal or corrupt expenditures and says the attack marks the last stand of the old guard.
Corporal B A Richards, stationed in High Point as a U S Army recruiting officer, received orders to remain for another week. He notes 20 men have applied for enlistment locally while some went to Greensboro. Army enlistments in Hawaii and Panama were halted per War Department orders.
London March 27. The Polish government reportedly moved from Warsaw to Bromberg in Polish Posen, 25 miles northwest of Thorn, per Berlin rumors cited by the Exchange Telegraph. A Warsaw AP staff dispatch found no sign of any plan to relocate and no evident reason for such a move.
San Francisco report on March 27 notes boxer Joe Mandot plans another attempt after a prior bout. Details on opponent or date are limited in the readable text.
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