16 Nov 1922
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1922
Page
1
A garbled newspaper masthead and telegraph service credits appear with advertising department contacts and circulation notes. It includes Associated Press rights language and a postal filing line, plus scattered stray address references and dates.
The platform calls for extending city limits in all directions and creating adequate public utilities. It envisions a new passenger station and expansion of tracks, city planning system, more homes, paved streets, and extended sewer and water mains. It targets a 20,000 population with hard surfaced roads everywhere.
The column muses on November as dreary yet worthwhile for cider and nuts, cites politics and voter turnout, mentions an unbiased jury for New Orleans week, and notes Greensboro unrest over extending deity limits while observing shortages and a truck delivery quip.
The piece argues extension of High Point city lines will benefit both current residents and outer areas by enabling paved streets water and lights through city services. It contends outside residents gain voice and protection, while inner taxpayers shoulder larger assessments for broader civic benefits. Extension is presented as mutual, prudent, and necessary for future growth.
A reader exposes Taft's daily routine from 7:28 a.m. to around 11 p.m. showing long hours for the chief justice and comparing farm and city labor. The piece argues farm workers may need longer hours to meet urban demand or risk reducing U.S. food supplies.
A brief note on how nation after nation faced agricultural collapse as urban growth drew populations from farms into cities, reshaping economies and social structures. The shift accelerated as farming lost prominence to industrial hubs and metropolitan centers.
A small congregation at the First Baptist Church heard Dr. J. B. Turner declare following the light in a revival message. He spoke of Nicodemus and conviction, stressing courage to express faith and the need to walk toward light despite opposition. Services continue this week at 0:30 am and night.
Tomorrow afternoon the High Point high school eleven meets Ashboro high school football in the final game of the season. Ashboro defeated High Point 12 to 0 in Ashboro on Friday. The local team is new to the field and showed strong improvement after the loss.
Greensburg hosts High Point in a high school football clash. Thomas led Greensboro with four touchdowns and 170 yards, while High Point fought back in the second half as Watson, Warner, and Montgomery scored. Referee Stanton officiated.
Forty ex service men of High Point township have applied to organize an engineers company likely to be formed here soon as part of the North Carolina national guard. Monday night the ex service men met in the chamber of commerce and discussed plans toward organization. No definite action yet but formation is considered probable.
Guilford County Junior Order members No 23 endorse the ministerial movement to close stores early on Saturdays. They urge merchants to shut by 9 pm and ask members to influence adoption. Waggers Jewelry Store advertises rings pins and diamonds as Christmas gifts.
John Stone farm sale notice details a November 25 event under a Seine ag authority. The readable text references a sale action and involved parties, with limited clear dates beyond the stated November 25. The notice format resembles historical classifieds.
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