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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1922
Page
4
A proposed bond issue of 250000 funds immediate expansion of the city school system and extension of city limits. Plans include a municipal building and auditorium library parks and playgrounds a new passenger station elevated tracks development of a city planning system and more homes. Also listed are paved streets extended sewer and water systems hard surfaced roads and better garbage disposal aiming for 20000 population after extension.
A playful collage of light verse and quips on art beauty and society. It references Joseph Pennell and approaches themes of gender, merit, and everyday observations with humorous asides about fashion, mosquitoes, weeds, and distant conflicts. The tone blends satire and social commentary across disparate lines.
A quirky remark links dinner cost to invited chickens and time to prepare. It jokes that changing clothes takes two hours while changing mind takes two seconds. It then imagines windshields made from unbreakable glass and notes no driver has an unbreakable neck.
The U S Supreme Court ruled liquor moving between ports of entry can be seized on American soil. This tightens controls to curb bootleg operations from Canada Mexico or Cuba and ends easy in transit possession for profit. The piece credits Volstead enforcement and notes lax enforcement as a broader issue.
A Maine minister, revered for public service, faced community ostracism when a hysterical girl levelled baseless charges. She later confessed falsity, the minister had died by suicide, and the community faced sharp criticism for intolerance and misplaced loyalty.
The piece contrasts English and American criminal justice through Carl Smith a British prison releasees life sentence for a minor foot wound while Eddie Gurrin suffered a minor injury. It argues England imposes harsher penalties on grave crimes while America tends to lighter punishments leading to lower crime claims.
Greensboro officials announce a 2 million dollar steel and concrete office building on Elm and Market streets. The Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company plans a 12 month build, seven floors for its offices, with Atlantic Bank and Trust as street floor tenant. The project will employ 150 to 200 workers for a year and aims to demonstrate North Carolina’s economic growth.
A regional call to broaden newspaper scope from Wilmington to Asheville to reflect statewide development. The piece argues that reading local papers helps North Carolinians understand state progress and highlights how made in Carolina institutions contribute to Greensboro and broader municipal and commonwealth development.
Asheville Times urges the Shipping Board to reverse its decision and restore the Leviathan’s original name President Harding. The ship carried thousands of troops through submarine danger without loss of life and helped win the war, making the historic name worthy of continued use at sea.
In Chicago at the Salvation Army training school Lady Astor speaks boldly using strong language learned in English hospital work. She swears she is no great political speaker yet calls herself a good preacher and urges cheerful faith while noting the challenge of loving one’s neighbors. The audience reacts with laughter and applause comparing her to Sam Jones.
Dr. R H Bishop explains TB basics in plain language. It spreads in enclosed spaces without sun or fresh air and strikes when health is poor. Rest, fresh air, proper nutrition, and medical care strengthen defenses, and many cases are curable if treated early.
Winston Salem May 19 closing session of the grand lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows of North Carolina adjourned after a three day meeting. Officers were installed and a plan to divide the state into western and eastern districts was approved with the deputy grand master and the grand warden as supervisors. A committee was named to draft a young man's auxiliary.
Forsyth Republicans in county convention elected H. O. Sapp as county chairman and J S T Bendo as vice chairman. Ticket chosen includes Senate J B Cravenhouse A B Harper and Ples Griffin with third to be named later. sheriff R Lee Hopper. clerk C D Crouch. register of deeds R Russell Sides. county commissioners Chap Bodenheim C G Hunter A N Linville. coroner Dr R G Jennings. surveyor Ed Styers. George Holton withdrew as candidate citing opposition to family control of offices.
A meeting of the Junior Baseball League is set for tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the chamber of commerce to complete league organization. Eligible players are 10 years old, with play beginning after school ends. Enlisted teams include Rowland Park, Boys Recreation Club, Boys Athletic Club, Scout Troops 4 and 2, Wesleyan Methodist Sunday School, and Oakdale Junior.
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