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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1925
Page
4
A compact column notes firms in New York and Chicago, holiday business booming, and local cheer. It mentions frost and real estate, bus schedules breaking down, Red Grange in Florida, students lingering after football, Texans refraining from impoliteness to a lady, no governor impeachment, and Christmas declared the gayest since World War I.
Only one army officer has resigned over how Colonel Mitchell was treated and the officer was not on the army payroll.
A young Hickory woman facing bigamy charges convinced the judge she was the victim. The court noted the defendant’s good looks as part of the report.
Reports say miners in strike districts are eager to resume work. Observers expect returns with few concessions reached, signaling limited gains from the stoppage.
The governor appointed sixteen emergency judges this year yet it is claimed they have done less work than a single regular judge, while every regular judge has remained steady at his post.
The report indicates a drop in sudden deaths from poisoned liquor compared with last Christmas, prompting questions whether improved control by bootleggers or tougher patrons are at play this season.
A military dispute surfaces as the chemical warfare division moves into dispute within the army. The piece notes the army is divided into specialties and suggests all divisions require exercise of some kind.
The piece notes Gen Smedley Butler circulating a letter from Philadelphia's mayor urging him to refrain from challenging hotels over legal violations. It remains unclear if the general followed the mayor's guidance.
The article notes a large cotton harvest and low returns, urges southern farmers to reduce next year’s acreage by one third, and cites Atlanta discussions by the American Cotton Association. It compares rubber market controls and praises government guidance to profit, while describing a Greensboro rail proposal to improve access and depot facilities.
The High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad, known locally as Your Railroad, improved after new private management and key hires. It aims to extend north to Greensboro, linking with the Southbound at High Rock and connecting to the Atlantic Coast Line at Wadesboro, enhancing regional rail traffic.
Rabbi Stephen S Wise resigns as Zionist fundraising director after admitting belief in Jesus. Only one orthodox group demanded his exit. the Zionist committee did not. The case may affect Jewish opinion, with views split on Jesus and his place in Jewish history.
The article praises the local post office for handling a record Christmas mail rush. Postmaster York credited his force and early mailing appeals for faster deliveries, noting Christmas Eve performance surpassed previous efforts. The piece highlights coordinated effort, careful preparation, and commendable service under peak load.
The ex Kaiser of Germany held a Christmas soiree with his wife and Dutch nobility, delivering a sermon on Jesus and peace before resuming pomp on a throne with Frederick the Great's statue behind him. Wealthy Count William Hohenzollern remains able to fund a grand display in exile, while loyalists linger for possible restoration.
A columnist rails against flawed writers and politicians while musing on dignity, police work, liquor raids, and a harsh view of government incompetence. He cites prohibition in Kansas, the Los Angeles air ship, and a run of crime as he evaluates virtue, fate, and the limits of public trust.
Business men of High Point collected a special fund to aid 52 volunteer firemen as a Christmas gesture. Assistant Chief H. A. Oakes and Chief A. B. Horney expressed thanks. Firemen of company No. 2 presented the chief a gold badge as a gift.
A crowd pleasing film opens at the New Theatre opposite Sheraton at 3 pm. Charles Buck Jones stars as Lazybones the village lounger who adopts Rut Fanning and hides their lineage to protect his beloved Agnes. Madge Bellamy Edythe Chapman and Zasu Pitts lead a strong cast in a story of humor, pathos and romance.
A reflective piece laments modern excess and nostalgia for traditional practices once common in daily life. It argues the world lost practical simplicity and communal rhythms by abandoning time tested routines.
Douglas Fairbanks release of Rob in Hood begins next week on Broadway. Director Allan Dwan describes early interior shot in Richard Coeur de Lion tent, with Sir Guy of Gisbourne played by Paul Dickey, as a cautious start to a vast production shot over months.
Salisbury December 26 AP Sa D Fink is in a Salisbury hospital in critical condition after being shot in the abdomen during a game of shooting cans with friends when a shotgun blast struck him at close range.
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