Greatness Shines Despite Small Size at High Point College
High Point College, a comparatively small institution, wowed audiences with Edna St Vincent Millay Aria Da Capo performed by the Laboratory Theater under Dr. Claiborn R. Hill. The piece followed a string of successes in drama and debating, earning praise for the college's artistic and academic achievements.
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GH Point College
High Point College
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Claiborn R. Hill
Laboratory
Editorial critique of Richmond Journal editor's drunken jail stint
The Enterprise refuses to applaud editor Thom as he features his drunken jail stay on the front page. The piece condemns his self glorification and calls out the lack of news value and biased tone in publishing his misfortune.
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Richmond County Journal
Thomas
Richmond County Calaboose
Community Morals and the Duty of Citizens
The piece urges citizens to stop blaming preachers for societal ills and to take responsibility for protecting children’s moral life. It argues that moral reform requires active individuals, not selective scapegoating, and advocates becoming life changers to improve the city. It also recalls O Henry’s life and writings showing humane themes and personal accountability.
Random Thoughts On O Henry In Greensboro
A reflective note on O Henry William Sydney Porter known as Will Porter in Greensboro. The piece recalls Henry's fame his short stories in libraries and a radio reading by Alexander Woollcott who quips that Henry was a genius and a crook. It urges reading C Alphonso Smith biography to safely judge his character.
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al Jennings
Texas
Will Porter
Jennings
Ohio
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New York
Bagdad
William James
Greensboro
William Sidney Porter
Lindbergh
Alexander Woolcott
George Washington
C. Alphonso Smith
Why a Man Keeps Hunting Through Winter’s Quiet
A spring time start to a wandering column reflects on hunting’s pull amid duty and fireside restraint. The author recalls poets’ winter imagery and considers aging, the love of nature, and the lasting lure of the chase despite changing priorities.
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Shakespeare
Through Peace to Light and the Lost Chord in Adelaide Proctor
A historical note presents Adelaide A. Proctor (1825 1864) famed for The Lost Chord and the poem Through Peace to Light. It recalls her mystic leaning, associations with Tennyson Browning and Dickens, and quotes verses urging inner strength and peace amid life’s trials. A quirky Atlantic City mayoral oddity follows about bar behavior.
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England
Adelaide A. Proctor
Tennyson
Browning
Dickens
Bridge expert urges widow in contract sparking debate
A bridge expert proposes adding a widow rule to contracts, a move critics call absurd. They warn it would destabilize play and lead to frequent, unintended disruptions at the table.
Harvard Students Carry Twenty Two Cents in Pockets
Harvard students average 22 cents in pockets as the report suggests men and now women will have little money. Wellesley girls will hear about it and the trend may spread to boys who will carry no money at all.
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Harvard
Wellesley
France Questions U S Gold Purchases Amid Market Rise
Commentary notes France puzzled by American appetite for gold at elevated prices. The author suggests once U S buyers reveal their reasoning, France will be informed.
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France
America
France’s cabinet crisis needs a skilled carpenter
The headline captures a sharp take on France’s government collapse situation. It emphasizes the demand for practical repair skills to rebuild a functioning cabinet, hinting at leadership renewal and political repair work.
Cotton market tone improves on steady late rally
New York December cotton rose from 9.89 to 9.99 in late trading while March advanced from 10.04 to 10.12 and May from 10.15 to 10.27. The market closed steady with gains of 8 to 11 points as broader demand and Wall Street activity supported a firmer tone amid steady spot middling at 10.20.
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New York
Liverpool
Wall Street
Panthers down Spencer All Stars in season opener
High Point Purple Panthers defeat Spencer Y M C A All Stars 56 to 26 to start the season. Broadus Culler led scoring for High Point with 19 points while the Adams-Millis team beat the Purple Kittens 22 to 12 in the preliminary game.
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High Point College Purple Panthers
Spencer Y. M. C. A. All Stars
Adams-Millis
Purple Kittens
Broadus Culler
High Point Pos
Spencer Ronevecz
Holt
Diamont
Charlotte Defeats Salisbury High For Western Class A Crown
Charlotte high school beat Salisbury high school 14 to 0 at Catawba college field to claim the Western Class A title in front of about three thousand fans. Captain Shoup blocked a punt for the opening score and Charlie Gadd sprinted to set up the second quarter touchdown. Salisbury threatened late but failed on four downs at the Charlotte two and settled for the defeat.
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Salisbury
Charlotte High School
Salisbury High School
Catawba College Field
Charlotte
Shoup
Hipp
Charlie Gadd
Holder
Gadd Kg
Contemporary Books to Gift This Holiday Season
A cur rent season roundup highlights fiction and non fiction titles. Notable works include Margaret Ayer Barnes Within This Present, Look Back to Glory by Sass, Ursula Parrott The Tumult and the Shouting, Dorothy Parker After Such Pleasures, John Masefield The Bird of Dawning, and Anthony Add Verbose by Hervey Allen. Nonfiction features Woolf Flush and Old Gimlet Eye, with a spotlight on Holliday Unmentionables and other titles from major publishers.
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Ezra
Maude
Margaret Ayer Barnes
Houghton Mifflin
Chicago
Herbert Ravenel Sass
Bobbs-Merrill
South Carolina
Ursula Parrott
Longsman
Green
Dorothy Parker
Viking
John Masefield
Macmillan
England
Lloyd C. Douglas
S. S. van Dine
Scribner’s
Octavus Roy Cohen
the Townsend
Appleton
Jack Woodford
Carlyle
E. C. R. Lorae
Colonel Marchand
Macaulay
Henry Becks
Clue
Dutton
Anthony Adverse
Hervey Allen
Farrar and Rinehart
Corker
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Marlowe
Messner
Lowell Thomas
Smethey Butler
Farrar and
Harper
Robert Cortes Holliday
Long and
Paris Tahiti love affair and a mystery novel review
The column reviews Andre de Wissant's Madame Tahiti a tale of a Paris bank clerk who falls for a Tahitian artist Marie Anne Fontignan, her wealthy husband, and a doomed passion. It also praises Henry Beck's Death by Clue a clever mystery featuring a book reviewer found murdered with a poisoned clue page and a following poisoning.
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William Farquhar Payson
New York
Andre de Wissant
Tahiti
Marie- Anne Quebec de Fontignan
South Sea
Marie-Anne
Paris
South Seas
Yvonne de Saint Cyr
Henry Beck
Dutton
Mr. Carpenter
Cobb
Carpenter
Beck
Mr. Beck
Christmas short stories and monologues on sale
Temple Batley new Christmas stories The Crystal and The Quil Beasts present Christmas miracles and family reconciliation in Philadelphia publishers Bailey uses simple humane plots The Monologues by Moncure Parker offers humorous and dramatic pieces for women and youth suited to various occasions and audiences
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the Crystal
Penn Publishing Co
Philyphia
Penn Pwing Co
Philadelphia
Bailey
Happin
Peter
Moncure Parker
Samuel New York
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