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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1919
Page
5
Dos Hill observer Slim Pickens recalls a Calif Ribs neighborhood game where a batter used a green hickory bat and rubber ball to hit a home run. Atlas Peck notes a habitual shooter blames squirrels for errant aim while Miss Hostetter Hocks ponders a veiled proposal in a stranger’s letter ending with sincerely yours.
A poem encourages balance of water prayer sunshine and cheer. It suggests starting with daily meals and kin kept in mind then adding work play and wisdom to complete a well spent day. The verse ends noting the volume of cheer in daily life.
Names of visitors and locals circulate from Orlando to Greensboro with travels to Thomasville Raleigh Fayetteville and Montreal. Lounging at homes in High Point and Burlington residents like Lula Wynn Claude Byerly Mary Thomas and Louise Williams appear among short calls and theater trips to the Municipal in Greensboro.
Mrs Annie M O'.Brian wife of W J O'.Brian died at her East Washington street home early today. She was 69 and had been in frail health for some time. The funeral is set for tomorrow at 10 a m and burial will be in a local cemetery.
Blair-Hoskins Shoe company announces a five year lease on its North Main street building. Management plans extensive improvements to elevate the store to the standard of modern shoe shops in North Carolina.
The notice urges readers to review auto policy coverage before starting engines. It warns that failing to carry full coverage risks exposure and emphasizes completing the important duty of ensuring adequate protection. The advisory stresses prudence for motorists.
Friends and relatives of Ulysses S Grant announce his return from France where he served with the A B E F. He is now stationed at Camp Merritt awaiting discharge.
Miss May Snyder entertained about 39 or 55 friends at her South Main street residence with games and dancing. An ice course and mints followed the hour of recreation.
Friends in this city learn Mrs W C Massey is recuperating after a very serious operation in a Baltimore hospital. Mr Massey has been with her and expects to return home next week.
The Earnest Workers of the First Reformed Church will meet Thursday night September 25 at 1330 o clock at the church. All members are urged to be present.
Washington September 24. Southern coal operators and senators met to discuss securing more coal cars for miners. They were told the car shortage risks a serious coal famine next winter in the region.
Mrs. C. GC. Seawell, Mrs. Good rich, Mrs. Grace Bedford and Mr. Wakeham from Greensboro spent yesterday in the city. Johny Marsh and B. RR. Thirman visited Siler City, Ramseur and Asheboro on business.
RB. R. Thurman has purchased the residence of H. L. Scoggins at 203 Lindsay street. After extensive improvements, Thurman expects to move into the new home.
Washington reports inspector generals review found food at the Oteen Army Hospital near Asheville North Carolina so poor the army inspector general’s department opened investigations. Lieut. Robert L. Murray of Minneapolis led a special house investigating committee and said meals for 1100 patients were badly prepared and unfit for lumberjacks. He noted no refrigeration plant and that conditions did not improve after inquiries.
In several New York counties the recent primaries saw women casting as much as 60 percent of the total vote. The statistic underscores a strong female turnout in those jurisdictions.
In Corpus Christi on September 24, military and civilian relief agencies coordinate to aid thousands of homeless housed in abandoned homes and state refuges. Cold winds and rain threaten, while bedding and clothing are scarce for those exposed and weak.
Frank L. Polk under secretary of state and American peace delegation head works through the supreme council to assign 118 tank ships to Germany to haul oil from the United States for German industries.
Five women are included in the membership of the municipal council of Amsterdam.
Paris September 24 Premier Clemenceau is expected to ask the chamber of deputies to vote on ratifying the peace treaty. No supreme council meeting was held today due to commitments of French members.
Ninety French families with nine children will each year receive 25 000 francs in donations. The gifts come from M and Mme Cognacq for the foundation. the corpus will be invested to yield at least 40 000 000 francs to sustain 90 annual payments.
Cotton futures opened steady in New York with October at 291.35, December at 31.70, January 1.78, March 31.92, and May 31.94 as traders awaited direction.
Today marks anniversaries for Charles Pier former Emergency Fleet Corp director general born in Germany 53 years ago. Major General William M Wright commander in France born New Jersey 56 years ago. Brigadier General Clarence P Townsley ex superintendent of West Point born DeKalb New York 64 years ago. Eugene N Foss former Massachusetts governor born Vermont 61 years ago. J Gorace McFarland longtime American Civic Federation president born Juniata County Pennsylvania 70 years ago.
The cotton market opened in New York with steady prices at a 5 to 15 point decline. Active months fell 2 to 20 points, while December dropped 33 points from yesterday after the first trade.
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