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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1920
Page
6
Scutari reports Albania free of foreign occupation after Italian withdrawal from Aviona and end of Serb Montenegrin incursions. Nation celebrates independence, patriotism surges, tribes pledge bessa or word of honor to suspend vengeance, while home defense remains with rifle in hand under Lek law.
In the Piedmont of North Carolina wild blackberries appear on David H Wright’s farm near the city. Wright brought a twig with berries to The Enterprise office and said he has many bushes on his farm.
The Hague October ceremony shows the queen in state with crown and consort as ministers wear white trousers and ornate hats. After the pomp ministers return to business, while minor telegraph workers protest for higher pay.
Raleigh police aided by a Pinkerton detective fail to find clues in the wholesale robbery of Brotan's shop. The manager offers a $50 reward for information. Loss estimated at 14 000 to 20 000 dollars after an inventory. North Carolina Red Cross roll call conference reports strong attendance and plans Armistice Day drive.
In Hendon England on October 28 Marie Stoker reports three rats in a yard drinking wine she prepared from a floor spill. By morning about a dozen rats were drunk, unable to walk straight and quarrelsome, with Stoker noting their erratic behavior and stinging among themselves.
Hugh P. Gardner of San Mateo reports finding a two headed snake in his mud room patch. He says the reptile will need feeding for both mouths, joking about the extra cost and possible sale.
Salisbury Negro pastor Rev N L Brown of Calvary Baptist Church will preach at Cherry Street Presbyterian Church in Salisbury on Sunday at 11 o'clock in the morning.
Pittsburgh news notes Gen Warner's Panthers aim for a two year contract with Dartmouth amid ongoing trouble with Georgia Tech. The report outlines potential implications for schedules and recruiting strategy as the schools negotiate terms.
New York dispatch reports the cost of wives has climbed in Burma's Chin Hill regions where brides are bought on a dollar down plan. prospective husbands press for lower terms while fathers receive compensation for the loss of their daughters' labor.
Rev J Herbert Cope, Baptist Foreign Mission Society representative at Haka, notes a lively debate over ending the sale of daughters. He says the practice has become an abuse with men in debt as they pay for wives and daughters may be sold if angering the father. Efforts to curb the custom include education opened by northern Baptists in the region.
Burke Culpepper Strater one year old son of Mr and Mrs J D Strater died yesterday afternoon at 4 oclock at the family home in Brokaws nine miles from High Point He had been ill only four days The funeral was held at the home this afternoon at 2 oclock and the interment was in Oakwood cemetery here.
Turner son of Mrs Henri Turner and CHU student at Chapel Hill is expected to arrive tonight for a several day visit in High Point. He has many friends here who will be glad to learn of his approaching visit.
Experts note that fog requires atmospheric dust or particulates to seed water droplets. In clear air with minimal dust, fog is unlikely to develop even with humidity and cooling conditions.
A hair treatment called Kotalko promises to regrow hair and stop dandruff with a 300 dollar guarantee. It claims success where others fail and offers a brochure with proof mailed from 3. B. Brittain, Inc. New York. Send 4 cents or stamps for the brochure box.
A city plan investigated by a committee led by J. D. Cox, appointed by the chamber of commerce and Rotary Kiwanis clubs, would fund a comprehensive survey. If adopted it promises widespread civic improvements, beautification, flower plantings, shrubs and new parks across High Point.
A Republican rally is set for this evening at the township headquarters on Washington Street at 5 30 PM. The township committee urges every Republican voter to attend due to several important matters for the township. Hides of sea lions are nearly an inch thick and can be used to make durable leather.
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