02 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1921
Page
1
A long feature compilation covers Congressman Stevenson criticizing wartime bonuses, Camp Jackson closure criticism by Cole L. Blease, Pellagra speculation from a York physician, reflections on women, youth, and society, plus magistrate anecdotes about debt collection. The piece blends political opinion, social commentary, and local color with multiple named figures.
Highland Park mill workers refuse return to work unless union leaders kept their positions and collective bargaining remains. Management demands ousting several union leaders and dealing with managers as individuals, threatening to end collective bargaining. Rock Hill workers express resolve to endure and support North Carolina strikers, while local mills like Carhartt No. 2 stay idle and merchants feel the impact.
Farmers and leaders of agricultural groups notify the House Ways and Means Committee of hearings on tax revision. They pledge to oppose abolition of the peotus tax and shifting the burden to the poor, opposing a reduction of surtax rates and replacement with consumption taxes.
Major G Heyward Mahon Jr and Fred W Graham announce a statewide campaign by a five man team from the War Risk Insurance Bureau Public Health Service Federal Board of Vocational Training and Red Cross and American Legion. Starting August 15 the tour will cover almost every county and town ending November 11 in Spartanburg with on the spot examinations and rapid settlement of compensation claims and vocational training referrals.
A reporter describes York Cherokee and Cleveland counties on a flying trip to Shelby, noting a strong crop prospect with cotton and corn, moonshine lore around Casar, and Shelby’s growth. It highlights Shelby’s courthouse square, notable residents like Clyde R. Hoey and O Max Gardner, and Dixon’s local ties while praising the county’s roads and prosperity.
W. E. Stone of Purdue University and his wife attempted Mount Eanon in Alberta Canada. Stone fell about 5000 feet after a rope snapped, his wife dangled ten feet from safety for ten days before rescue. She survived, cared for afterward.
Dr C W McCampbell cites Kansas City Star views arguing excess protein from meat is not harmful. He notes daily protein needs vary 75 to 125 grams and 1920 meat consumption provided 35 to 40 grams per person daily, suggesting higher meat intake could meet protein requirements without health risk.
Clover advances home building with several new residences near Yorkville High School and area. Clover Lodge No. 23 Junior Order United American Mechanics helped organize York Lodge No. 266 in Yorkville with 28 charter members under State Organizer W. A. Schiffly. Belmont Beaten 12 3 as Cody Phillips shines with a homer and six hits. Phillips receives $16 from fans. Osage Indians oil lands near Tulsa auction approved by Interior Department.
Henry Ford says lack of management hinders railroads, cites turning around the bankrupt Detroit, Toledo and Ironton. He claims he funded the line largely with waste material, rejects government ownership, and argues rate cuts can boost all railroads. Ford criticizes Wall Street methods, notes reduced staff, and higher essential wages to run the property.
A Cincinnati pastor kept eight bee colonies in the church tower during a thirty year ministry. The bees reportedly foraged up to about six miles for nectar and honey.
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