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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1921
Page
2
President W G Bramham mails a personal warning to every manager and player in the Piedmont league to stop protests of umpire decisions and curb rowdy fan conduct. The letter announces heavy fines and possible suspensions for judgments protests, with clubs bearing no refunds and penalties for reimbursement.
The Pierermen travel to Durham to open a series against Frank Manush's Bulls. A Tuesday Durham game precedes Raleigh clashes with Joe Ward's top contenders. Clancy's Twins bolster the visitors as Eldridge dominates with a 5 to 0 win and Rube on the mound. Attendance reaches 1500 as Sessions and Waldron star in fielding.
Fifty desirable Barbee property lots near the Methodist-Protestant college will be sold at auction on June 11. High Point Insurance and Real Estate Co has contracted Penny brothers to dispose of the property. The lots’ desirability is boosted by the nearby college plan, drawing local interest. Miss Wanda Washburn of Richmond is visiting Miss Ruth Wicker. Major James Leonard of Lexington attended Memorial Day exercises.
Yesterday's games showed varied results with multiple cities posting scores. Notable outcomes include American League and National League matchups across St Louis Cleveland Washington Boston Detroit Chicago New York Philadelphia Cincinnati Pittsburgh Brooklyn Chicago St Louis Philadelphia Chicago and Southern teams Chattanooga Atlanta Memphis New Orleans Nashville Mobile.
The act features James G. Moore and the Juggling Banjo Phiend along with Dorothy Brenner and the Moore Duo as musical specialties. Francis Smith appears as a pep perky soubrette with a large dancing chorus in High Point’s Isle of Smiles show.
The record lists teams and scores across multiple matchups including Milwaukee Kansas City Minneapolis St Paul Indianapolis Louisville Toledo Columbus International Baltimore Reading Newark Jersey City Buffalo Syracuse Rochester Toronto and Toronto with varied results and a mix of city pairings and scores.
An order for ten carloads of Alabama pine from a Niagara Falls paper mill marks the first commercial effort to make newsprint from this timber. The mill completed a small run of pine for the test and experts say the sample paper compares favorably with spruce. Publishers foresee future use of pine in newsprint manufacturing due to the large order and interest generated.
John Smith, a foreman at a cotton mill for 16 years, developed nervous spells five years ago. After multiple rest periods he could not improve and was discharged as incapable. The ad urges VEENOLAK nerve tonic to save others from losing jobs, noting Hart Drug Co. in High Point, North Carolina sells it.
A lively romance tale tells of a young woman who plans an engagement and wedding date yet seeks a husband. While traveling with friends she hugs and kisses a perfect stranger on a train and declares him hers, sparking a comic, optimistic chase of love.
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