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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
8
Mrs. T. S. Farrabee suffers rheumatism. Luthee Green’s daughter Miss Farrell is in a Baltimore hospital for treatment of a bone affection.
The item records several hog weights and farm activity from the Green family. D M Wyer killed three hogs weighing 965 pounds total, S R Clodfelter killed a 7 month old hog at 275 pounds, and an editor killed a 10 month old pig at 321 pounds. D E Clodfelter visited High Point on business. A paint salesman recently visited but received few orders. Miss Lou Hine is improving. Mr and Mrs Conrad Wyer returned from a visit to his father. Christmas reflections urge happiness since the writer fears not being here next year.
Fred Proctor, identified as Negro, faced Judge Arthur Kirkman in municipal court on drunkenness and a larceny charge after being caught with monkey rum Saturday. He admitted taking a $10 bill found in a negro barber shop and claimed he would pay restitution but was ordered to pay $19, plus costs.
A consignment offers Hamilton and Elgin watches in all sizes along with fountain pens vanity cases and silverware. Stumey's 7 Iry Score noted.
The High Point city council faces a bold 1920 budget to support rapid growth including new fire trucks water plants and street work. Major items list 12 500 for fire engines 6 000 for city trucks 7 500 for a ditching machine 2 400 for a backfilter and 40 000 for an abbatoir along with a 150 000 plan for a city hall and extensions of electric service and water mains to hundreds of homes.
Danville Virginia December 12. Word spread that efforts are under way to obtain a gubernatorial pardon for J Kent Greer a High Point youth from a prominent family convicted last June of stealing an automobile belonging to Seth Taylor of Danville and sentenced to six years in the penitentiary Greer has been in the Danville jail six months and no appeal was actually filed though his lawyers said an appeal would go to the Supreme Court. Prominent lawyers from North Carolina visited officials and urged pardon letters to Governor Davis but so far no action has been taken or approved.
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