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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1920
Page
2
A garbled collage of political jabs and cultural notes references President Wilson and house hunting, Christmas seals, and the 191? campaign. It bandies figures like Lame Ducks and Jimmy Cox with quips on democracy and voting, mixed with verses and slang.
Massachusetts approves permitting the sale of light wines and beers in a vote seen as controversial. The era’s law known as Old Man Vol stead’s remains in force, shaping local temperance policy and political reaction.
The text notes Harding's large electoral vote count but says it is not as large as Wilson's 1912 landslide. It compares the magnitude of the two presidential victories and implies the 1912 result was greater.
A wave of goodwill grows between the United States and Mexico as Texas and Dallas businessmen plan a special train trip to Mexico City for President elect Obregon's December 1 inauguration. The move aims to strengthen friendship and expand cross border trade with border states and other business groups invited to join.
In a debate echoed by Western Reserve University of Cleveland and the University of Pittsburgh, the purpose of higher education is questioned as one school courts football stars while the other emphasizes broad student physical development. The controversy centers on whether athletics serves a few stars or the entire student body.
John Skelton Williams, the United States comptroller of the currency, berated a New York bankers coterie for fixing interest rates and inflating bond prices at the American Bankers association opening. He charged 30 percent rates and $160,000,000 collected in a few months, drawing hisses and rare applause from financiers.
Fragmentary lines describe Bryan leveraging democracy as his meal ticket and being turned into a paying datalker performer due to sustained political support, with a repeated expression of appreciation.
Local readers query if it is safe to call R B Terry Colonel as his status shifts with Governor Morrison. The discussion follows a broader note on naming protocol amid civil and military careers. An excerpt from the American Lumberman notes lumber market trends, shifting buying patterns, and a large retailer selling at a loss to stimulate demand and aid homebuilding.
In Marin’s Hill a Black woman operates a nursery and kindergarten titled the Mary Lee Kinder Garten Bible Home and Nursery. She launched the school about a year ago and now 22 children are enrolled. She vows to give all she has for neglected children to help them become honest citizens and Christians.
The founder gratefully acknowledges assistance from High Point residents including Mrs. E A Bencini $12 and clothing Mrs D N Pollock $10 Mrs Roma Bencini Tatum $15 and several doctors and firms. The piece notes High Point’s timber and furniture industries and market conditions affecting workers.
The piece explains that the United States State Department did not refuse Red Cross entry to Soviet Russia, but warned of risks to personnel and supplies. European directors, citing Soviet methods, decided against distribution there. Jewish and Quaker relief efforts proceed under British and other oversight.
The piece argues that divorce stems from tasks like housework rather than temperaments. It humorously suggests husbands should perform all domestic chores for months to reveal true incompatibility, while noting wives might seek larger jobs to relieve pressure. It also includes satirical asides on politics and culture.
A large group of school children are training daily to play roles such as papooses and cowgirl figures in the high school auditorium production of Powhatan next Monday night. The trainer emphasizes Red Man dances and culture while the cast enjoys the process. Cast includes Powhatan, Captain Rolfe, John Smith, Pocahontas, and Moonbeam with Indian music as a feature.
Williamston West Virginia Nov 6 The battalion of federal soldiers on duty at the coal fields since the strike has been withdrawn This morning twenty five troopers from the West Virginia constabulary arrived to replace them Major Ashbrook in command received orders for the return of the battalion to Camp Sherman Chillicothe Ohio
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