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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1919
Page
2
The first juvenile case before W. M. Marr, newly appointed juvenile court judge, involved a white youth charged with larceny. The youth was placed on three weeks probation. Marr, not yet having probation officers on staff, plans to appoint capable men soon to ensure effective juvenile court service.
High Point public school teachers will travel to Raleigh to attend the North Carolina Teachers Assembly sessions. A special Southern Railway train leaves Greensboro at 2 PM Wednesday, with reduced trip rates. Attending teachers include Superintendent Weaver M. Marr, Prof. and Mrs. F. M. Waters, Prof. Clarence A. Smith, Miss Jessie Thompson, Mrs. A. E. Frazier, and others.
In Somerville, Alderman Peter Donnelly and Alderman William Bell rode a wheelbarrow from Union Square to City Hall as a playful bet on Governor Coolidge's election. The humorous stunt drew cheers while the officials joked about next year’s ride and possible upgrades.
The North Carolina conference of the Methodist Protestant church completed its session at Concord yesterday. Rev. George R. Brown D D of First M P Church was returned to High Point for another year. A L Hunter from Welch Memorial to Falston circuit for one year, succeeded by Rev. J Moton from Albemarle. Moton praised as unusually good and will preach his opening sermon before Sunday.
Antonio Sansone, a death house prisoner at Sing Sing who admits six murders, testifies in a Brooklyn murder trial. A Supreme Court justice advised he be kept in Sing Sing for safety. Sansone will commute daily, traveling with two keepers and shackled for the witness duty.
In Brideport on Nov 25 a coal strike spurred many to flee to Europe while the steel strike sent workers home. A delegation of 18 mines reports each miner carrying about $8000 back to his homeland as photographers rush passport pictures.
In Baltimore on November 25 a pair of shoes with paper tips and a sole that melted in rain prompted Fair Price Commissioner Killian to investigate alleged profiteering in footwear. A buyer paid $6, while the wholesaler claimed $4.
A Paris newspaper reports all subscribers may buy ten pounds of sugar at cost price. Sugar is scarce in Paris now, and the measure is expected to boost the paper’s circulation significantly.
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