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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1921
Page
1
A collage of quips about prohibition and modern life features jabs at Prof J Henry Highsmith Miners troubles and fashion jokes about short skirts hats and bathing suits. Observations touch on Obregon West Virginia Ford synthetic cow humor about movie heroines and the Jazz Age newsroom.
Census bureau figures show North Carolina farm crops valued at 5,008,229,313 in 1919, up from 4,071,959 in 1909. Cereals valued at 94,616,625. hay and forage at 18,966,001. vegetables at 35,784,984. all other farm produce at 393,861,129, the largest among states.
The band requests small contributions from many citizens to finance ongoing open air concerts in favorable weather. It notes concerts benefit tired workers, mothers, and children and strengthens the community culture. A band committee is canvassing the public to sustain the program next season.
Promoter Tex Rickard says the American public tires of paying high prices to a small circle of top boxers who monopolize money in the sport. He cites recent New Jersey bout as a farce, notes boxing’s swindles, and urges fans to spend their money elsewhere as crowds tolerate inflated stakes and limited midweight matchups. The piece calls boxing overly commercialized and predicts a potential wake up if fans recognize better uses for their funds.
State Highway Commission authorized routing of the High Point Ashboro road through Randleman contingent on funded ads. Local official Mr. Cox pushed for the plan while Randleman residents felt excluded by prior routing and spur proposals. The commission action aims to serve the greatest number of people despite funding concerns.
In the death of Justice William R Men North Carolina loses a brilliant jurist and trusted counsel. His splendid Christian character warmth of friendship and wise counsel will be missed by his legion of friends and by the state he served.
A concise social remark notes some men think they have plenty sense because they never try to welfare, reflecting attitudes toward self reliance and public aid.
A flood of 1,000,000 New Yorkers left for long weekends during Labor Day, joining motorists adding 1.069 million travelers to the exodus. The piece laments the loss of historic dwellings, citing Greenwich Village Theater on Sheridan Square, once home to Clemenceau and a hub for artists. Edward Haskell of Elizabeth, NJ, plans another mausoleum burial for his cat, reflecting on neighbors’ reactions.
Readers describe the city unemployment crisis seen as crowds of jobless in the park during sunny days. A man explains he hauls awnings and sees no point in seeking work while the weather is warm and the season slows hiring.
Paris reports a rally calling former American Legion leaders to launch a new campaign against war. John G. Emery and Franklin D Olier spoke at the French monument dedication to the AEF at Flirey, urging that wars end and a future without armed conflict be pursued by leaders and citizens alike.
In a report from the American Indian employment bureau in Minneapolis, Leo Ivelly details how hundreds of men and women seek work. Within a week, workers washed windows made beds cleaned floors tended babies chauffeured cars and operated cleaners while 33 cases involved men helping 73 housewives with company dinners amid rising unemployment in crowded areas.
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a local notice or brief. It preserves few legible names or places. The readable bits point to a service or item with details unclear. No clear date, organization, or outcome is discernible from the fragment.
The first to four wins will claim the 1923 pennant in a best of seven series between Greensboro and High Point at Welch Field. Games set for Thursday at 3 45 pm with alternating venues in Greensboro and High Point Friday. General admission 50 cents grandstand seats also 50 cents, with 4000 capacity. crowds expected as Welch Field hosts the finale.
London jewelers report pearls deteriorating when worn with cosmetics and skin oils, while at Annapolis a Naval Academy midshipman, William Bruce Hayes, 16, dies after a boxing match as surgeons had cleared him to box beforehand.
State archaeologists H Gurnsey and E C Heistand unearthed a giant skeleton at six feet depth on a farm east of Bedford. The mound measured twenty two feet across and was covered by limestone slabs from a bluff half a mile away. Two flint arrow heads and deer antler ornaments were found with the skeleton.
Mr and Mrs Lamar McCallum and Mr and Mrs A Taplin have returned from a visit to Hickory. The brief item notes their travel and return, with no additional details or dates provided.
Judge Allen, long time member of the state Supreme Court since 1910, associated with St. Paul’s Episcopal, was officiated in a service with interment planned at Willowdale Cemetery. The Rev. G OR Alums presided and the memorial noted his public service.
Busy session reported with witnesses and defense for alleged liquor law infractions. Judge Walter Royal presided. lunch break occurred. reconvened at 12:30 pm for completion. The report also notes a separate sports item about Maple Leaf and a British challenger in a Hasmrworthy trophy heat, with Miss America versus Miss Chicago in a race over forty nautical miles.
Partial OCR text references a valuable piece of property and a date likely September 3rd, 1921, with names and a commissioner and a monetary amount 215 dollars. Details are incomplete but indicate a public sale or property listing.
Mortgagee Bettie Corbit will sell at public auction in High Point Township Guilford County North Carolina on September 28 1921 at 2 PM the mortgaged tract Lot No 3 in Section 5 on Blair and Jordan plate 75 by 150 feet and a 14 year old dark mare named Alice both described in the deed. Cash terms.
Notice records a superior court order in Guilford County North Carolina related to a special proceeding titled In the matter of Millie Creakmore and Edith Creakmore and next friend J W Sechrest versus Wyatt Creakmore and Flora B Welch and her husband Ed J Welch ex parte. The fragment cites a notice of proceeding and parties involved.
A damaged OCR notice from August 24 1921 refers to arige building and store structures on East Washington Street facing an 8 foot alley. It mentions a land parcel of seventy feet and a building height of 35 feet, with references to owners or officials and a dated filing of August 24 1921 BL BARNS.
Administrators notice announces qualification of R D Bodenhammer as administrator of the estate of Clemmons A Bodenhammer in Guilford County North Carolina. Creditors and claimants must present claims by August 19 1922 or be barred. Debtors urged to immediate payment. August 18 1921.
Public sale under an execution issued by the Guilford County Superior Court Clerk will be held at the Greensboro Court House door on September 19 1921 at oclock to satisfy a judgment. The property is in High Point Township Guilford County and includes house No 205 Lee St Lot No 6 in the Campbell plot lying on the north side of East Lee St measuring 50 by 130 feet. Sold to the highest bidder for cash. Dated August 12 1921. Stafford Sheriff of Guilford County by Deputy J E Wagner. 8 18 26 27 9 3 10 17
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