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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1922
Page
7
Constantinople Aug 26 American Consul General G B Ravndal says Turkey faces a tractor and plow demand after war animal losses. He notes American tractors dominate the market despite German Italian and French competitors and urges credit to dealers, spare parts, and practical demonstrations.
Guilford Superior Court hears dispute over the will of William Love. The suit seeks to prove tampering with the will that left substantial property to two sons and a daughter. all parties are prominent locally in Greensboro.
Asheville dispatch notes skilled mechanics at Spencer shops daily as union men from the northastern points arrive. Frank A. Linney, United States district attorney, is said to be en route to Spencer to lead an investigation of recent violence and report to the Department of Justice. Augusta reports the Georgia home for mental defects to close January 4 under state aid, after Governor Hardwick vetoed an $860,000 appropriation for the institution.
The Sublime Porte weighs reforms urged by the Allied High Commissioner to reduce government staff, close legations in Madrid, Berne, The Hague and Stockholm, and rent out palaces and secondary buildings. Wage cuts for schoolmasters nurses and clerks are planned, along with abolishing excess government and public debt delegates. Paper money will be withdrawn and metal substitutes issued up to the value withdrawn.
Horace Haworth and Forrest Murray attended in Winston-Salem for the Twin Ty Civitan anniversary dinner at the Robert E. Lee hotel. The Winston-Salem club, led by Roy C. Haberkern, has been active in its first year, earning favorable comment from Civitan members.
London Aug. 26 Lifeboats mounted on rails across the deck allow rapid launch from the safe portion of the ship. The Steamship Mecklenburg just completed its maiden voyage between Folkestone and Flushing claiming to reduce the failure to launch boats in disasters caused by list.
Moscow police report the recovery of jewels stolen from the Iberian Virgin icon when burglars broke into the Iberian chapel at the Red Square gates on April 7. Thirty gang members linked to looting churches and monasteries have been arrested. loot valued at millions, with the Iberian icon stones near $3,000,000 in value.
London reports a rising American request for British coal potentially reaching 100000 tons daily. Analysts note existing fixtures indicate a deadweight capacity of 600000 to 700900 tons, with Canadian and European markets pressing UK mines. Wales and northern fields may shift exports to Europe, reducing American supply.
New York August 26 announces the sixth annual meeting of the state bank division American Bankers Association. Oct 2 at the Commodore hotel features Eugene Meyer Jr on Financing Agriculture and Marshall Cousins on Practical Problems of State Banking. A public forum from the floor will be a special feature.
Edward Lee White Jr aged a few is described as exceptionally bright and well liked. He died yesterday morning about 10 o clock following a six month illness. Funeral services were held at Mount Vernon church at 3 this afternoon with burial in the church cemetery.
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