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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1921
Page
4
New York May 27 promoter Tex Rickard announced receipts for the Dempsey Carpentier world championship bout have reached 525000 with five weeks to go. The total eclipses the 425522 record set by Dempsey Willard and tops the 270775 mark from Johnson Jeffries, signaling strong demand and many seats still available.
The Southeastern Life Insurance Company has purchased the three story building on the corner of South Main and Broad streets from J W Kirkpatrick. The sale confirms a transfer from another owner over a year ago with no price disclosed.
Greenville youths Sam J. Taylor and J. M. Shuman announced a new company will be formed to buy an airplane within weeks. The plan aims to establish the Greenville landing field as a permanent base for commercial flying and includes arrangements to travel to Houston, Texas next week to buy a Curtiss aircraft.
In Greenville South Carolina 194 elementary students received certificates at a ceremony before a crowded Grand Opera House crowd. Dr J L Mann superintendent announced the certificates and Prof T D Watkins Hayne school principal presented the pupils for entry to high school next fall.
New York May 23 Colonels Jacob Ruppert and T L Huston secure full title to the site for the Yankees new name. The plant costs 600000 and when completed will cost about 2200000. It will seat 5000.
London reports John Palfrey aged 70 died in an infirmary while a state charge. A bag found on him contained a bank book with 400 dollars, war stock valued at 2000 dollars, and treasury notes totaling 2500 dollars.
High Point City adopts a detailed license tax schedule for trades and professions for year ending May 31 1922. It lists bonds required for painters builders electricians and many trades, outlines license fees by business type and caps transfers and revocation rules.
Every patent medicine vendor selling wares or drugs on streets or anywhere in the city must pay a license tax of 200 dollars per day. This provision sets the daily fee for operating patent medicine sales within the city limits.
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