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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1923
Page
3
A fragmented OCR style column surveys politics, industry, and social issues with scattered quotations. It references Gen Bry labor, Mazzini, prohibition, New York hospital radio readsets, a Memorial Day address, and conversations on education for women. The tone hints at a dated public discourse with varied topics.
A public notice urges World War II veterans to consider federal contract life insurance up to 110000. It claims the program, administered by the U S Veterans Bureau, offers simpler renewal terms and lower rates. Reinstatement details advised with contact at Mint Building Charlotte or Dr T Mann.
A literary man reports a purse theft on Plood worth and Jones street in a refined city area. The thief took $41 from the victim and left $8 behind, leaving the patron of the fine arts with $1. This was the seventh such incident in the community.
A $20,000 fundraising canvass starts Monday in High Point to support the YWCA budget for the year. The expanded plan funds a new secretary and extended services including a cafeteria, gymnasiums, and dormitories. The Greene Street location will move, with Welborn Building on Commerce Street hosting facilities.
The article reports that the leader of the Democrats, Mr. Witehin, failed in his bid to resume leadership in the house after returning from Albany to Washington. He faced dizziness again and went back to Scotland Neck in Norfolk County for a long rest. He previously contracted influenza at Scotland Neck last winter, which developed into pneumonia.
A Richmond Fed district report shows softer business in recent weeks with slower construction and weaker trade. Officials say the downturn is temporary and demand will rebound as commodities markets stabilize and labor returns. They note long term prosperity relies on global demand and a stable postwar balance of trade amid unsettled Germany and France.
Representative R O Wverett of Durham and Constable A M Maddry of the same city clashed after a cross examination. The attorney, described as large in stature, used a band raul as a club against a brick wall. It notes Wiverett fared worse, while Maddry benefited from a hair adornment. Hobiense, secretary of the state historical commission, is noted as a winner in a dispute with burglars who entered.
The death of Representative Claude Kitchin follows a illness that weakened his stomach and led to his passing at Wilson hospital today. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow at the Baptist church in Scotland Neck, with burial in the family plot nearby. Active pallbearers include Li B Suiter and James Shields among others. Public schools will close for the funeral tomorrow afternoon.
The body of Joseph W. Folk former Missouri governor who died in New York reached Brownsville today for burial this afternoon in Oakwood cemetery. Folk was born in Brownsville and spent the first 25 years of his life there where he began his legal practice.
The Folk family and friends gather in Brownsville for funeral services after the governor’s death. Relatives from New York and Helena arrive as hundreds attend the Methodist church service led by Rev Wilson Woodcock. Active pallbearers include Kinney Bond Wills Sternberger Gray and Lyle. Honorary pallbearers feature leading local figures and former playmates of the late governor.
The girls Katharine Pickett Josephine Wood Mary Ring Lucy Neal Carr Lucille Sherrod Gladys Foust and Acton Muse, former Greensboro college students, returned to their homes in the city to spend the summer vacation. The first three were among this year’s graduates.
A Newark physician and his housekeeper wife were implicated after Mrs Kerrigan, found dead in bed, was believed to have died from natural causes though officials noted alcohol involvement. The doctor claimed to have given strychnine to revive her, but investigators found no poisoning. Police reported the pair had been drinking at home.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N J May 31 County officials unearthed a new suspect in the September murder at Rev Edward Wheeler Hall and his choir leader Mrs Eleanor R Mills. A man once questioned and given an alibi is now under renewed investigation as details in his story are found untrue. Officials say Mrs Jane Gibson story of seeing an unidentified man and woman at the scene is without foundation.
The notice suggests examining scattered advertisements claiming improved comforts and economy in goods such as foods utensils clothing shoes and wellbeing products. It invites readers to consider these offers despite a restricted view and to read the ads for details.
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