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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1916
Page
4
Furnished data on High Point industries including hosiery and furniture production. Daily shipments include one carload of hosiery and forty carloads of furniture. sixty six trains serve the city daily. Telephones up, five banks with substantial deposits. ten year growth reached about 100 percent.
A frantic note from a newspaper room pleads for mercy as workers race to finish copy before a train departure. The crew promises not to repeat the breach and seeks a moment of Thanksgiving relief from the hectic deadline.
An editorial calls Thanksgiving a distinctly American holiday highlighting freedom and gratitude while urging charity toward the less fortunate. It also critiques ongoing election disputes, urging a court resolution to fix missing links and ensure the tenth district contest delivers meaningful service.
Voice of the People urges city leaders and citizens to back a public library. It cites a library as essential for culture, education, and a welcoming community, noting newcomers ask about a library and urging the Commercial Club to promote reading and open access.
The tenth district election remains unresolved as Buncombe and state election boards face legal wrangles. Attorney Thomas Settle filed an injunction delaying declaration of the winner, opposing both Mr Britt and Mr Weaver. The injunction returns December first, the date the board would meet.
New York Times reports Annie Marie Wallace seven year old heir of the Wallace estate lives in Bagnaia Italy with her mother Mrs. Francis L Wallace. Surrogates court referee Abraham Greenberg recommends eight thousand five hundred dollars yearly for maintenance with two thousand from Mrs Wallace, noting total annual expenses reach about twenty two thousand dollars including staff instruction and pet care.
Cleo Miller, head shoe shine artist at Holder and Moser's, plans to marry Norah Bell Brower, daughter of a local minister. Invitations went to both white and Black friends as his wedding day is marked as a memorable occasion.
The Enterprise reports a reader inquiry from Dr C. B. Grayson of Harvard University asking what Boston has done as a 30 mile gale blows through and prices rise with beans at eight dollars a bushel while Billy Sunday and Bill Bryan give speeches.
The Biological Survey of the U S Department of Agriculture led a campaign to exterminate pests including wolves coyotes mountain lions and bobcats. Over 15 000 noxious mammals were destroyed with 11 000 hunted or trapped by government agents.
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