26 May 1921
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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1921
Page
1
Paris reports Germany has unconditionally accepted all Allied demands including repayment by June 1, trial of wartime officers, complete disarmament, and staged reparations. France vows continued vigilance and enforcement as sanctions basis and Ruhr occupation is avoided.
Wesley urges openness to correction and plain proof from Scripture. He asks opponents to treat him charitably, avoid anger, and seek truth with love, grace, and mutual patience, even when opinions differ. He stresses that love should guide inquiry more than rigid certainty.
Ancient Pompeians practiced both primary and general elections much like modern towns. The text notes an active local election in Pompeii before the city was destroyed in 79 A D, highlighting their civil civic life amid catastrophe.
One hundred army aviators under Brig. Gen. William Mitchell will begin bombing tests June 21 off the Atlantic coast to prove air power superiority over ships. The program includes destroying German ships and targeting the battleship Ostfriesland, with gradual bomb sizes up to 1800 pounds and communications tests between aircraft and shore.
The North Carolina Orthopaedic Hospital plans to open in Gastonia around June 15 to aid deformed or crippled children under 14 who are mentally sound. They seek aid for poor and orphaned children across the state and urge readers to contact R. B. Babbington to submit hundreds of applications soon.
Secretary of War announced General John J. Pershing will become Chief of Staff on July 1 succeeding Maj Gen Peyton C. March. Maj Gen James G. Harbord to serve as assistant chief of staff handling administrative duties while Pershing directs training and organization of the Army and National Guard.
A major blaze destroyed the Elkin Furniture plant in east Elkin last night. Firemen failed to reach the flames due to a distant water main, wiping out the factory, yard lumber, and ready shipments. About 100 workers face job loss as losses reach $100 000 with $21 000 insured.
The Lindsay California project shows a 1000 ton per year community ice plant selling ice at 50 cents per hundred to residents and 380 per ton for retail, cutting typical local prices and saving about 7500 dollars annually. Capacity will rise to 2000 tons with planned storage upgrades as farmers and locals prefer cooperative supply.
A life sized Carrara marble statue of Devil Anse Hatfield will be erected on the site of his former home by relatives and local supporters. The sculpture depicts Hatfield bare headed gazing over the mountains of his native state.
The aviatrix completed a solo crossing from Montevideo? to Santiago? in four hours becoming the first woman to fly the Andes. She flew from M onza Argentina to Tiago Chile, showcasing notable aviation endurance.
Rev J W Frank writes from Kobe Japan April 29 1921 to Mount Airy friends. He recalls fellowship with Central Methodist Church and pride in missionary work. Mrs Frank suffered influenza pneumonia and septic tonsilitis but recovered with care from Kobe doctors and nurse. The letter notes long travel to access medical help and plans to return to their summer home in July.
An appeal aims to raise 2 million dollars to expand Lighthouse for the Blind work. President Harding serves as honorary chairman of the committee overseeing the initiative. The report notes 7,976 of 57,272 blind Americans are self supporting and 1990 of 29,242 studied were born blind with 709 children of first cousins marriages. Contributions can be sent to Lewis L Clarke, Treasurer, 111 East 59th Street, New York City.
We thank friends and neighbors for acts of kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of our wife and mother. J. H. Peeemen and children.
Wool producers push Congress to enact the truth-in-fabric act to label all wool cloth by content, exposing shoddy fabric and protecting farmers. The measure, backed by Sen R Capper and Rep French, would curb losses from unsold wool and recent wool industry declines. Wyoming already has a truth-in-fabric law and hearings on the bill were held in the prior Congress.
The Allied demand for swift trials of war criminals is being acted on with preliminary hearings set for May 23 at Leipsic. Sir Ernest Pollock and Sir Ellis Hume-Williams head to Germany on May 20 with British witnesses to observe proceedings. Forty five cases have been chosen, with British cases prioritized to test German compliance.
Washington reports that Attorney General Daugherty will receive a new $8,000 automobile under the second deficiency bill. The old car will be exchanged, with $6,857 allotted to apply toward another need. Palmer had asked for $3,000 for a new car last year but was denied. Chief Clerk Charles E. Stewart pushed the appropriation describing it as official use for the attorney general.
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