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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1925
Page
3
London dispatch reports Irish women hockey players returning from a U S tour with candid views on American life and sport. Miss Drury faults American luxury and elevators, while Miss Levingstone notes brisk walking verses waiting for elevators.
The article notes Governor Miriam A. Ferguson faces enemies seeking to curb her influence over her husband Warmer Jim in state affairs. British papers publish pictures of “Governor Ma” and speculate on the outcome, while some outlets express sympathy for her difficult position amid continental interest.
Queen Mary purchases a drum and a bugle for Henry George Herbert eldest son of Princess Mary Viscountess Laselles. The boy nearly three will get the toys on Christmas morning with instruction to leave them at home when visiting the king at Buckingham Palace.
English diners and restaurateurs oppose a plan backed by Winston Churchill to tax cafe and restaurant checks above a set amount. Proprietors warn the move would ruin business, especially the wine trade, while patrons say wine lovers would bear triple taxation: import duty, restaurant tax, and the new luxury levy.
Shades of brown from pale to chocolate are favored by American buyers in London as they select English Scottish and Irish woolens for the winter of 1926 27. Blues range from indigo to light tones often flecked with silver and are also popular.
Purchasers are placing orders for goods with purple tones and other staples like gray and silver. Many buyers choose samples while others request exclusive designs. Materials are made to order for them and arrive in America, where customers pay higher prices than in any other country.
Universal Pictures president Carl Laemmle announced that Andre Mattoni will sail to the United States on January 6 to begin his first American production at Universal City California. Mattoni, Europe’s blonde Valentino and star of Ufa films, will discuss future starring vehicles with Laemmle in Berlin.
The League of Nations council invites Washington to participate officially in Geneva disarmament talks. The invitation notes the issue must be tackled in full with global cooperation and a detailed preparatory commission document is to arrive from Berne next week. If the United States attends, a large technical staff of experts will accompany its delegation.
Nevers receives $25,000 deposited in Atlantic National Bank of Jacksonville to his credit and plans to leave for Florida tomorrow. Jim Lawson, 1924 Stanford captain, also signs with the Southern team and will travel with Nevers. They meet their first game in Jacksonville on January 2.
Harvard University outlines plans to establish a graduate school of agriculture on campus, aiming to enhance research in farming methods, crop science, and agricultural policy. The proposal signals expanded focus on practical and scientific education for future agricultural leaders.
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