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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1922
Page
8
The proposal calls for extending city limits in all directions to 20,000 population, creating a comprehensive library, city parks and playgrounds, an elevated for station, a planning system, and accelerated road and water system development with hard surfaced roads and expanded se.
A poem extols workers who build and power society from steel and dredges to turbines and arches. The piece honors toil and warns soft hands that such labor makes vision real and sustains daily life as a moral march toward a better world.
The piece argues that the South loves music as much as the rest of the country and could support serious symphony orchestras with the right backing. It cites Atlanta and other cities, notes funding challenges, and suggests community orchestras or a southern joint venture could advance regional musical culture.
The piece traces Labor Day's rise from a 19th century celebration to a national holiday. It notes the AFL's adoption in 1884, state recognitions by 1887, and Congress endorsement, contrasting youthful exuberance with 1922's tone of maturity and sober achievement.
The piece critiques claims that Dr. Peacock escaped from prison due to standing and influence, arguing such charges reveal corruption of law and privilege. It warns privilege undermines trust in justice and spurs vigilantism, then shifts to observations of prosperity, European buying caution, and a vivid broker’s day with market rushes and a trivial interruption for mineral water.
The Washington Times editorial criticizes Charles E. Hughes for partial whitewashing in the Newberry case. It argues personal vote buying was evident and a large slush fund funded by the candidate’s family financed corrupt practices. The piece asserts public opinion will judge the defendant despite legal technicalities.
A New York letter describes a group of West Indies bishops visiting Coney Island in knee breeches and clerical coats. They tour amusements, taste hot dogs, and watch Wilton Lackaye star in The Monster with McKay Morris. The critic notes tense audience reaction and recalls Lackaye’s Sevengali role.
New York photographers plan a mass gathering to celebrate a newly enacted law guiding motorists. The event highlights safety, accountability, and public awareness as the measure takes effect.
Two Florida horticulturists have announced new fruit varieties. Lue Gim Gong has developed a grapefruit with notable aroma and a widely grown orange named after him. Hezekiah Brooks reports a new mango ripening November to January, similar to Mulgooba in appearance but said to exceed in flavor. Brooks has shown fruit to Charles Deering for propagation at his estate.
Alexander Parker a 77 year old Salisbury resident and former confectionery store owner dies after brief illness at his East Innis Street home. He served in the Confederate army, led Salisbury's first fire department, and is survived by a widow a daughter Mrs P B Beard and sister Mrs R W Price. Funeral Sunday at 4 PM from First Presbyterian Church with interment in English Cemetery.
Danville Va Sept 2 The trustees met to plan the reopening of the Danville Military Institute on Sept 20 under Presbyterian auspices. A new mess hall is under construction, plumbing and heating updated, and the interior repainted. W M Kemper, named superintendent, reports strong faculty and heavy enrollment prospects.
Lieut. Walter Hinton and his South American bound crew departed St Petersburg for Key West aboard the Sampaio Corrêa II at 8 35 this morning as the second leg of their voyage began.
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