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High Point Enterprise in High Point, North Carolina
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1921
Page
4
Censoring Movies and Moral Panic Highlight 1921 Commentary
A collage of societal fears critiques film censorship and bootlegging while noting shifting values from jobs to possessions. It laments Hollywood stars like Fatty Arbuckle and explores how youth form ideals from movie idols, touching on winter, nature, and economic concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fatty Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Fatty
Black Sox
Healthiest NY district study challenges disease theories
An official report finds the Lower East Side tenement district shows unusually good health records due to immigrants following health board instructions. The findings do not overturn ideas about congestion and disease, noting health outcomes reflect cautious behavior and preventive practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Lower East Side
Board of Health
Boy driver in Peru Indiana kills baby in crash
An 11-year-old boy driving a car in Peru Indiana struck and killed a baby. The incident raises questions about whether the underage driver or someone who allowed the child to handle the vehicle bears responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Indiana
Construction Set for Methodist Protestant College at High Point
The College on There is a good deal of satisfaction that the Methodist Protestant college in High Point will begin early. Ground plotting and a president’s residence are planned in winter with actual construction of main buildings under way by spring and summer 1922. Dr. Andrews, head of the state conference, will supervise as church representative ensuring funding remains debt free and progress as funds come in. State congregations are subscribing generously and a renowned landscape architect is shaping the campus to fit the site, praised as a beautiful location for the new institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Protestant College
High Point
Andrews
Methodist Protestant Conference
Hunters Rise as Outdoor Sport Despite Disarmament Debate
The Department of Agriculture reports over 6 million Americans hunt yearly using shotguns and rifles. It cites population growth and unrest as drivers, praising hunting for fitness and civic usefulness while noting the difficulty of removing a supposed killing instinct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Child Raised in Joliet Bas**ement Prison** Ends in Perpetual Prison-Like State
Marie Zumback, kept 17 years in a Joliet basement, showed the mind and body of a six year old when found. Medical experts deem her case hopeless. Dr Sigmund Lrumholz says she must endure life as found, underscoring environment's impact on youth. The tale implies outcomes hinge on early care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Zumback
Joliet
Marie
Sigmund Lrumholz
Cotton exports rise to Germany show steady gain
Germany remains the sole major market where exports climb. In the first seven months this year shipments reached 822 291 bales of cotton to Germany versus 288 383 bales in the same period of 1920, illustrating Germany’s rapid economic recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Farm town rest room need noted for High Point
An asset that would help High Point is a restroom for farmers and their wives. The city currently lacks such facilities, while many North Carolina towns already have them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
North Carolina
New York Taxi Glut Sparks City Drive to Trim Fleet
In New York City the Fifth Avenue Association asks the license commissioner to reduce the 11,000 licensed taxis. Stands total 5,000, leaving many taxis cruising and impeding pedestrians, with residents urging more stands instead of fewer cabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Fifth Avenue Association
Central Park
Story Book theater for juniors planned in New York
The Story Book theater will be a permanent junior repertory with pantomimes ballets one act plays operettas travelogues and storytelling plus youth movies. Performances set for Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons under director Mrs Josephine Slement who has prior experience in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Josephine Slement
Chicago
Wedding of Elsie Parsons and Morehead Patterson Draws 2000 Guests
The granddaughter of Henry Clews, Elsie Parsons, wed Morehead Patterson. Invitations went to 2000 guests and most attended the ceremony held recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Parsons
Henry Clews
Morehead Patterson
Chasing Dogs and Cats Stir City Street Scene
In Renwick street a St Bernard pursued a smaller cat causing a tense scene. A bystander halted the chase and Patrolman Cassidy arrived. He struck the dog with his nightstick, then injured his ankle and both parties lost interest while onlookers remained excited. A pedestrian called in a mad dog alert to Beach street station amid bustling morning crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bernard
Renwick Street
Patrollman Cassidy
Dag
Beach Street
New York
U S Farmers Fail In Peru Colony Plan
Ten members of a U S farm colonization party left Lima to settle along the Amazon headwaters in Peru but abandoned the project and five returned to Lima. Led by J B Schoenfelt they faced hardships and found Amazonas slope districts unsuitable for their scheme. The group continues toward the Sacramento grants while some plan to stay in Lima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
United States
Pampa del Sacramento
Amazon River
J. B. Schoenfelt
Ombulgee
Okla
United States Indian
Oklahoma Territory
Amazon
Schoenfelt
Sacramento
Farmers to colonize Peru receive vast land grant
An advance guard of American farmers left Lima for Peru's interior in July as part of a planned colonization scheme involving more than 200 families from the western United States. Mr Schoenfelt in Lima said the government granted 650000 acres for farming and forestry and that farms could be bought for a few cents per acre once 200 families were settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
United States
Schoenfelt
American Soldiers Die in Wreck in Germany
Six American soldiers were killed when a military lorry was struck by a Dortmund Frankfort express near Coblenz, the headquarters of the American army of occupation, as reported from Paris on September 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Trust film companies face federal charges in antitrust case
The federal trade commission accuses the Famous Players-Lasky group and 11 affiliates of running a motion picture trust that controlled producers distributors and exhibitors. It says one daily box office total topped four million dollars and outlines alleged contracts exclusive screening and theater purchases to stifle competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Motion Picture
Federal Trade Commission
Famous Players- Lasky Corporation
India
Adolph Zukor
Jesse J. Lasky
Bosworth, Inc
Jesse J. Lasky Features and Play Co
Zukor
Lasky
Bosworth
Commission
Paramount Players Corporation
Paramount
Zuker-Lasky
Artcraft Pictures Corporation
Zukor and Lasky
Reelart Pictures Corporation
Cleopatra Mummy Hoax Casts Doubt on Ancient Remains
In Chicago a supposed mummies right hand linked to Pharaohs daughter who saved Moses is said to be a fake. The Oriental Institute notes no record of such daughter and a donor claimed a 906 year old hand but Bradley Polytechnic Institute may have received a non authentic relic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pharoh
Moses
Illinois College
Oriental Institute
Univer
Cleopatra
Memorial highways to honor war dead in North Carolina
Sept. 15. The state highway commission may name safe highways and work with authorities to plant trees and vines for beautification. The plan proposes memorial highways along two major routes, Old Hickory and The Wildcat, and urges counties to pair with neighbors to plant along connecting state highways as a living tribute to fallen soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
State Highway Commission
North
Carina
Old Hickory
Wilmington- Charlotte
Asheville
North Carolina Good Roads Association
Skeleton of Man Found in Wrapped Remains Reference
A fragment reads wrapped skeleton of a man and notes the phrase skeletal remains. Details are sparse and no further identifiers or context are provided in the readable text.
Mennonites Attend Canadian Schools in Manitoba
Manitoba declares enforcement of English teaching for all Mennonite children in the coming term. Thirteen new schools will serve Mennonite colonies where resistance to public schools was strongest. No Mennonites have migrated from Manitoba this year. Some districts now use public schools in former Mennonite buildings. Mrs. C. C. Garrett leaves for Raleigh to visit relatives.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Mexico
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