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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1926
Page
4
The article questions whether a statewide referendum on religion reflects democratic will or masks coercion. It notes claims that less than one tenth of a percent of the population shows atheism and asks if the vote will lead to forced acceptance of majority rule or charges of fraud.
A roundup of global anxieties spans inflation, overproduction, and famine relief amid industrial doubt. Commentary mocks a double life count Ludwig Salm von Koogstraeten case and notes women driving smoking coaches, tariff jokes, and a thrill driving arrest in New York.
A contemplative line notes that sleep offers relief to labor and even death’s offices, yet cannot kill. The quotation blends Ecclesiastes and Donne to suggest sleep as a solace against labor’s pain and mortality.
Touchstone and Jaques debate types of lies as Sir John Falstaff like examples: retort courteous quip modest reply churlish reproof valiant countercheck quarrelsome lie with circumstance lie direct. The hinge is the if which ends quarrels and swears brothers.
H Smith Richardson president of Vick Chemical at Greensboro argues taxation must be reformed to relieve capital invested in industry. He notes Vicks NC taxes exceed Pennsylvania while production remains high at plants in Philadelphia. Farmers and manufacturers seek tax relief to keep NC competitive and fund progress without crippling industry.
Louis Graves' Chapel Hill Weekly decries a newspaper questionnaire on faith in God morality and Jesus divinity calling the survey insufferable vulgarity and impotence while urging readers to disregard the poll questions and speak privately on religion.
An Arkansas man who has not spoken to his wife for ten years may be attempting to repair their relationship. The unusual case raises questions about reconciliation and lasting marriage commitments.
A physician links digestion to worry-free meals via prayer and laughter. A tale of John O Herlihy’s roaming memory, a returning wanderer, and Missouri’s Old Joe dog case underscores how mood and memory drive efficiency, opportunity, and social outcomes.
Sir Alan Cobham argues that English will become the auxiliary language for non-English speakers due to air travel and radio. He says English is rapidly expanding with thousands of new words yearly and other tongues being absorbed, though universal constructed languages fail to gain traction.
Moland Drysdale of Hendersonville begins making buff or light colored face brick using buff burning kaolins from the French Broad Valley. State College engineers supported the project after a three year survey and tests showing equal color and quality to Pennsylvania and Ohio buff bricks. New NC plants near Sanford and Thomasville boost output. paving brick experiments may yield three year capacity.
Imperial Valley was entirely cut off from outside communication after storms and earthquakes yesterday. The telephone system reported principal wire lines were severed near San Bernardino as winds toppled poles at Cucamonga. A brief indirect link with El Centro existed early this morning but soon failed. No further shocks were recorded locally since last evening.
The Austrian Supreme Court recently decided that women possess the same rights as men to serve as chauffeurs, reinforcing gender equality in occupational eligibility. The ruling supports equal access to driving roles within employment and public service.
A reflective meditation on the death of sixteen year old Ruby Cars, blamed on familial strain, social breakdown, and a “cancer” of love turned malignant. The piece links her suicide to divorced parents, a troubled home, economic stress, and a failing moral code, urging recognition of broader social harm.
Justice Eugene B. Gary of the South Carolina Supreme Court died at 10:50 a.m. in Atlanta after a hospital stay begun November 21. He was 72, suffered a nervous breakdown, pneumonia and complications. His wife Mrs. Gary and daughter Mrs. Thomas Pope of Newberry were among survivors, with three other daughters.
Indictments against twenty-three of the sixty-one persons indicted with William V. Dewyer, known as the bootleg king, for violation of prohibition laws were quashed today at the request of the United States attorney's office.
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