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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1925
Page
4
Classified snippet lists post office filing as second class matter at High Point North Carolina under act of March 8 1873 with advertising news and business departments and national advertising representatives Frost Landis and Kohn located in New York Chicago and Bruns wick building Brunswick.
Robert Quillen sells his Fountain Inn newspaper for one dollar amid rumors of a favorable deal. The Gulf Stream is reported to be moving faster than ever, causing rapid departures from Florida. The looming last stand of General Butler in Philadelphia is expected to be documented in Marine war records.
The High Point Enterprise will observe Christmas by giving the force a holiday Friday and Saturday. After today the next issue will be Sunday morning.
The text notes that Dawes' idea for running the senate wins support from the junior members, the pages. It suggests limiting all speeches in the senate to five minutes to please the pages.
General opinion credits the present congress with a disposition to work. The few days of the session already past result in substantial progress toward enactment of necessary legislation.
Frank A. Munsey went to New York with 40 dollars and an idea and the city granted him a fortune. The investment brought a lifetime of happy accomplishment and lasting impact on the publishing world.
The Enterprise for the Ten Neediest Cases raised well over 1,100 dollars today and ranks third among state funds this year, with Charlotte and Winston-Salem funds slightly larger. Donations run about 50 percent above last year and will be used by Mrs. Hammond to aid needy families.
Community discussion centers on snow for Christmas with mixed views. Residents recall 1889 and 1917 winters, mention the weather bureau’s limited history, and note coal shortages and wartime impacts, urging a sensible limit on desired snowfall.
The piece argues governors use clemency to ease political pressures, citing Texas pardons and North Carolina freeing five second degree murder convicts. It notes the New York judge's critique of indeterminate sentences and describes Rockwell’s involvement in France as a controversial example of a mercenary fighting for a cause.
The article argues for a major federal construction push citing prior underfunding and rising demand. It notes that a near half billion dollars can be spent without strain and that police, courts, and post offices require better facilities, making 350 million for improvements plausible without strong public opposition.
The pope closes the Holy Year claiming liberty for the church from civil power and denounces governments resisting priestly authority. He attacks global secular liberty and asserts Christianity has been reduced to a false religion by submission to civil power. He laments the loss of papal temporal authority.
Captain Paul Rockwell of Asheville is among three American fliers serving with France in Morocco who arrived in New York to spend Christmas at home. The piece notes a shift in recognition from early wartime gallantry with France to recent Moroccan missions and urges understanding of differing stakes.
An analysis of how technology expands human vision from aircraft and weather services to radio and distant communication. The piece argues progress grants broader sight beyond direct observation, enabling timely warnings and global awareness. It emphasizes using these tools to foresee threats and respond effectively.
The passage extols how schoolrooms can grant global vistas without leaving desks through history books fiction and philosophy. It notes children can observe Norse exploration medieval temples and distant lives while universal education broadens with the perspectives others provide.
The writer argues travel and language free the mind, letting readers and viewers share sights and skies. Images formed in memory outshine other impressions, with writing, painting, and film expanding human sight beyond dull existence.
William Elmore Wolfe alias David Watson, 50, a violin maker, was arrested in Oakland on a charge of using the mails to incite the assassination of federal officials. He had been sought for years for sending printed matter to President Wilson, President Coolidge, and several congressmen belittling their acts and urging punishment. A complete printing outfit was found in his padlocked room.
Experimental trail building in Glacier National Park by Eagle Scouts of the American Boy Scout organization proves so successful this season that 500 to 600 boys may join the work each summer in all 19 national parks. Twenty boys camped in Glacier Park last summer and created trail work worthy of seasoned mountain men.
Chicago grain markets opened higher on reports of disappointing yields in Argentina especially Pampas, with rust talk adding to buying. Corn and oats fell early then recovered slightly. oats held near initial losses while provisions advanced in line with hog values.
Strength and activity in oil shares driven by trade statistics and merger rumors fueled a firm market open. Non-ferrous metals gained with American Smelting hitting an eight year high and General Electric rising about three points.
Last night Jimmy Slattery knocked out Joe Burke in the third round in Warren. Dave Adelman defeated Marty Goldman in Philadelphia, ten rounds. Frankie Muskie beat Harry Dedderman in San Francisco Vallejo. Long Paluso won from Tommy O'Brien in Los Angeles ten rounds. Earl McArthur and Leonard Garcia fought a six round draw in Sioux City.
Six armed men looted the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal payroll of 47900 dollars from the pay car at Mollenauer, a mining settlement near Pittsburgh. The robbers fled in an automobile after the heist.
Washington summaries the agriculture department reports winter wheat sown this fall totals 39,540,000 acres, down 1.0 percent from the revised last fall estimate of 39,956,000 acres.
Dr. Hubert T. Gurley arrives from West Baltimore General hospital in Baltimore Maryland to spend the holidays with friends and enjoy seasonal time in the city.
A head on collision near Gaillard Cut south of Moncks Corner killed two railway men and left two dead, two missing and several injured including former secretary of war John W. Weeks. Engineers Hebert T. Parish and J. E. Cummings are named among the dead and missing. A relief train with medical staff responded to the scene.
A Christmas program of hymns readings and pantomime will be held at Emmanuel Lutheran Church on Christmas day at 7 p m. An early morning service at 7 a m features carols songs and a short sermon by the pastor titled Greeting the Christ Child.
Robert Dewey Hussey five weeks old, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Hussey, died today at their home on the Thomasville road about 8 am. Funeral service will be held at the home tomorrow at 2 30 pm with burial at Oakwood Memorial Park cemetery.
In Chapel Hill the joint meeting of the Southern Conference Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the S I A A was postponed from January 2 to January 9. Professor N W Walker of the UNC announced the delay with no reason given. The group seeks to interpret a recent rule barring students with averages below 85 from multiple athletic participation.
Will Boss was bound over after two forgery charges in Guilford Superior Court. City Judge Donald C. MacRae found probable cause that Boss forged G. L. Beck’s name on two checks, one for 17 dollars cashed at the Navy store, another attempt at Newark Shoe store failed leading to arrest. Mrs V L Hunt remains in Day Hospital Lexington after a serious operation with reports she is progressing.
Mrs. Alice Harriman 64 a noted author and publisher died of pneumonia in Hollywood California. A contributor to many magazines since 1896 she wrote several books including A Man of Two Countries and a volume of poems Will Thou Not Sing both well known.
Marshal Feng Tu-Hsiang’s forces and Li-Chen-Lin troops clash in northern China. After days of combat thousands are killed or wounded as government troops enter Tientsin and opponents flee in disorder.
Seattle Chamber of Commerce receives telegraphic acceptance of its offer of facilities and assistance for outfitting the Wilkins expedition. Planes and supplies to be shipped from Seattle to Alaska for the proposed nonstop flight from Point Barrow to Spitzbergen next summer.
Mr. S. W. Teague city circulation manager of the Daily News Macon Georgia arrived Thursday to spend the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Chas C Teague at their Louise avenue home.
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