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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1921
Page
1
A Kiwanian Scout picnic unfolds at the Reformed church with Scout P V Kirkman discussing The Dream of An Inventor. Scoutmasters Coffield and Hall lead a camp planning roundtable while M J W Meanally covers first aid. Contests and a 6 pm supper mark events as transportation is provided to boost local scouting efforts.
A Paris technical committee from the League of Mental Hygiene conducts experiments in a boys’ school to compare learning via written texts versus oral instruction. Pedagogical experts note that some brains absorb better through hearing, others through sight, and seek methods to exploit these faculties while boosting overall receptiveness. The group also weighs whether to strengthen hearing or sight in pupils with keen abilities or to develop both to enable a uniform game-based teaching approach.
Lacey Williams of Raleigh was elected president of the Wake County Wake Forest alumni association at a banquet Tuesday night attended by about 60 alumni of the Baptist institution. A lively meeting and gathering were held by the organization.
General Francisco Villa has sent inquiries to this city from Mexico about cattle for his Durango ranch. He seeks good cattle and appears to pursue a name as a peaceful ranchman, while Sanford and Rich in this city note the exchange and its aim.
Dr. Mahtton Bolton, Northampton representative in the state legislature, died suddenly at his home in Rich Square on Wednesday afternoon. He was a highly esteemed local figure. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon with Masonic honors.
Camp Brags band provided music at the Confederate Veterans' reunion in Durham. Twenty two of North Carolina's best musicians traveled to Durham to perform for the veterans who praised the soul inspiring melodies.
Aug 25 report notes the American Bar Association convention in Cincinnati will examine landlord tenant statutes as housing shortages push rents up. It compares New York style evictions limits and federal district of Columbia rent control with standards for leases and semi judicial rulings, noting Supreme Court support for public welfare regulation postwar. It observes a focus on avoidance of reconstruction era laws and emphasis on regulatory approaches over restorative legislation.
Charlotte host to the Made in Carolinas Expositions opening September 12. Dr. Pratt of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey says the event will showcase Carolina goods to home consumers and attract Eastern and Southern buyers, countering buyers' import bias and highlighting home production.
Washington Aug 2. Congress, unless developments occur, is expected to recess tonight for forty days. Both the Senate and House convened at 1 pm and were discussing important measures to be disposed of before the break. If the session state is not cleared, the vacation may be postponed.
Mrs. Luda Morrison Thompson, widow of Forman Thompson and a leading figure in Statesville society, died Wednesday night at her home after an extended illness. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon in Statesville. The oblique dispatch notes her prominent role in the local Dar organization.
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