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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1924
Page
4
Today’s astrology warns against risk and haste while favoring early afternoon decisions. It notes a healthy, analytical child born today and outlines a bright home life, travel love of literature, and later success. Notable figures born on this date include George David Cummins and Gerrit Smith.
A friend laments job hunting and dwindling bank funds while Edna resists moving from a costly hotel. A charity letter asks for Christmas aid, provoking sarcasm about wealthy donors and the oddity of requesting hair for switches.
Reader asks why sand trap shots from close to the green fail. Barnes explains it stems from not guiding the club to strike the ball as intended, with turf contact masking errors. He notes that sand requires a precise swing since you cannot ground the club, making errors more likely. Barnes offers a remedy via the sport editor for a personal reply.
Instruction on divots in golf notes that players should strike the ball before taking turf after impact. It explains varied divot styles for backspin and other shots, emphasizes replacing turf to keep the course undamaged, and credits a 1924 Bell Syndicate copyright.
Naval authorities at Point Loma continued search for bodies of Lieutenant H Roby and radio operator J Wieczk after seaplane H 16 tumbled from a tail spin into the Pacific killing five and injuring three. A naval board of inquiry was appointed to hear the official version of the tragedy.
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