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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1927
Page
3
Local note recalls Frances Comstock a High Point native and Fassifern College student who will perform several numbers on WWNC Asheville next Wednesday night April 27 between nine and ten. The writer praises school friendships and recalls past social times with fond memories.
D R Munden of Elizabeth City enters the $26 prize contest offered by Charles W Baird of Asheville for the smallest hen egg produced in North Carolina. He submits a nine sixteenths by thirteen sixteenths inch egg from White Leghorn hens along with a larger three and a half ounce egg. Scott also claims a smaller egg and both men await word from Baird as Pasquotank seeks the prize.
A fragment describes a measurement detail noting one way as Baird's one way and the other way as one six teenths of an inch small.
The Jubilee Institute for the Blind in Aukland New Zealand is assembling a collection of bells. The Moana ship bell has been installed in the workshops to signal hours. Other bells include HH. M. 8. Laurel and HH. Ms. Cordelia, the latter donated by Earl Jellicoe. Lady Alice Ferguson also contributed a dining bell.
Melbourne witnessed its first public female smoker described as a saucy miss aboard a streetcar with a cigarette in her mouth. The bold act drew traffic disruption and wide interest, reflecting Australia’s conservative stance on women’s conduct and social norms at the time.
A killing frost swept the Ozark fruit belt causing damage estimated over 2 million dollars. Charles Marmichael secretary of the Ozark Fruit Growers association said 50 percent or more of the grape crop and 25 to 50 percent of the strawberry crop were wiped out.
Mexico City April 22 The ministry of interior advised Western Union Cable Co of government censorship effective immediately on all non governmental and diplomatic messages.
New bracelets from Paris feature black cord bands with small gold hoops circling at intervals. The design suggests wearing a pair of these novelties as a fashionable accessory.
Dr W C Jackson the main speaker at the North Carolina College for Women's State college second annual scholarship day urged scholars to tackle state problems as a laboratory for progress. Honors went to FM Chedester R R Fountain FE L Jordan J W Perry and others with awards for science agriculture ceramics and journalism.
A brief Punch quotation notes a rare confident China statement about a young Chinese with perfect English and typing seeking a petition with no objection to salary. The remark reflects editorial wit on cross cultural diplomacy and labor expectations.
Small net hats with horsehair braid brims are the latest bridal accessory for spring bridesmaids. Hats coordinate with gown colors for a unified look.
A catalog of textile books appears with titles by Curtis Barker Gardner Cook and Woolman among others. The list includes handbooks on weaving dyeing and fabric history and notes library hours and access for patrons. A related article discusses veterans loan funds with projected full expenditure and collateral quality.
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh April 23 With more than 600 requests for application blanks received and 32 applications approved ready for appraisers John Hall Manning commissioner says the world war veterans loan fund is proving worthwhile. Daily 25 to 30 requests come from veterans across the state. Half of loan seekers aim for 1500 to 2000 dollars, many for shorter terms than 20 years.
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh Apr 23 Four counties Haywood Jackson Avery and Surry petitioned the state to extend license requirements to all fishing methods in trout streams. The move aims to cover hook and line fishing and to collect a ten cent issuing fee. Revenue is projected at about ten thousand dollars in year one with county clerks to enforce and collect licenses.
Shanghai declares martial law as police patrol streets and arrest suspicious Chinese. Six radicals executed in Lungpwa native quarter with names withheld.
The fragment recalls a father who never speaks harshly to his wife across their marriage and a child noting his stammer as the reason for his restraint. The line highlights measured speech and gentle family dynamics observed by Tu-Bits.
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