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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1922
Page
5
A speaker recounts giving fifty cents to a beggar who later proves to be a wealthy man in disguise. The narrator gleefully recalls the twist and declares a plan to exploit the encounter for profit by sitting with hat outstretched four hours daily to collect donations.
The article argues that steep rents force writers and artists from Greenwich Village New York, noting a $200 monthly studio in a former horse stable. It criticizes urban concentration, praises transit by airplane as a future rent escape, and links Bohemian districts to tourism and rising costs.
In a September 27 letter Citizen thanks council for M. J. Wrenn gift of 1000 dollars to the city and urges a public library donation. The writer notes newcomers ask where the library is and urges a welfare-minded donor to support a library for the community.
Editorial outlines Paul C. Lindley ideas for decorating roadsides and railways with evergreen shrubs and flowering plants. The plan uses utility poles for support, aims at year round bloom, and envisions immediate implementation between Greensboro and High Point with Rotary clubs involved on the Winston-Salem to Greensboro corridor.
The Wesley Memorial Methodist church hosts a revival tonight at the church. The High Point Rotary Club holds its weekly meeting at the Sheraton Hotel at 6 15 p m. No prayer meeting at the First Methodist Protestant church tonight due to the revival. The store at 104 South Main Street operates from 6 to 9 tonight.
Postmaster O R York announced today that R F D route No 3 on Prospect road is extended to serve 112 additional families. Several other roads southwest of the city are also traveled by the carrier on this route.
Dr Egbert Watson Smith arrives in High Point on train No 46 and will address the audience at 7 30 PM at the First Presbyterian church on What I Saw in Africa. A large crowd is expected to attend the speech tonight.
S. H. Tomlinson, R. B. Terry, Frank Wineskie, Willis Slane and John Pickett depart Saturday noon for Jacksonville Florida to be hosted by Emmett Roberson of the William Foot Hotels at a fishing party. Slane plans a follow on trip to Havana Cuba for business with others possibly joining.
Construction at Sunset park site for High Point’s new country club is underway. A saw mill operates on the property to cut timber and clear space for the golf course as the project rushes toward completion. The city anticipates a modern facility that will be a credit to High Point.
Winston-Salem officials announce Bill Leard former Charleston second baseman will pilot the Piedmont league club in 1923 Leard has signed a contract and will select players for the coming year He plans to stay in Charleston through winter returning about a month before the season opens
Stars of golf converge on Nashville for the fourth annual Southern Golf Association Open at Belle Meade Country Club. Emmett French Fyungston set a 72 hole world record last week in the Ohio Open. Jock Hutchison Walter Hagen Joe Kirkwood George Duncan Abe Mitchell expected to arrive. Harry Hampton posts 69, two under par, on Sunday.
New York notes the Giants can lose their remaining seven games and still stay ahead if Pittsburgh wins its last three. The predicted final standings show Turman? The excerpt cites Pittsburgh with an 88 66 record and a .671 pace, implying a near tie scenario.
Albert Swander 17 of Cyde Ohio died from a brain blood clot after being injured during Saturdays football game with Fremont High. He returned to finish the first period before falling seriously ill Sunday and dying at a local hospital.
London reports about 800 patients in a special surgery hospital with wounds that refuse to heal. Most cases involve fractures and shrapnel fragments requiring removal to prevent future trouble. many patients have returned for treatment after resuming work.
The city council adjourned meeting accepted a Knapp recommendation for probation and truancy officer. The joint panel of council school board and welfare commission backs Knapp from Monmouth County New Jersey. school board must approve. Horace Haworth recently named juvenile judge, funding split between council and board. The aim is to reduce truancy and enforce compulsory attendance.
A compact history of the world series from 1905 to 1927, detailing American and National league champions, multiple championship clubs, and outcomes. It notes seven of 17 series ending four games to one, and lists winners, losers, and tie games with a table of results.
A veteran banker’s view argues that strong advertising builds a household buy word that can influence loan decisions. The piece contends that bankers may fund established advertisers while denying funds to newcomers, though it notes shifts as more bankers recognize advertising’s influence. Published by the High Point Enterprise with The American Association of Advertising Agencies.
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