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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1926
Page
12
In Municipal Court a 17 year old girl faced vagrancy and disorderly conduct charges as witnesses testified. An aged mother described years of hardship for her daughter, cried openly, and pleaded for help. Disorderly conduct was dropped. vagrancy prayer for judgment continued to tomorrow as more witnesses were to testify.
Town reports urge all members of Lodge 1155 B P C E to attend a 7 45 PM meeting at a Broad street home with an important session noted. Eggs returned from Martinsville after Christmas visit to Mrs McCain family.
The American theater presentation of The Girl Friend drew criticism for weak voices and tunefulness despite beautiful costumes and pretty settings. Allan Gold and Frances Dewey were praised only modestly for acting, while John McNamara and Willian Bryan were inconsequential. The Vanderbilt orchestra and cast offered some bright numbers, but overall the show risked failure without stronger singing and acting. There is cautious optimism for future improvements.
The North Carolina Press association Southern Newspaper Publishers' association and the University of North Carolina will run a three day institute January 5 6 and 7 in Chapel Hill focusing on editorial policy accounting advertising circulation and news handling Executives are urged to pass topic lists to department heads for updates led by J S Horne Jr and others from Raleigh and Rocky Mount for discussions on price policy mechanical operations and managing editor roles.
A remark recalls the first baseball game played in America in the early 1960s and wonders if the game had informal rough housing under the grandstand. The passage uses a speculative, reflective tone about baseball history and behavior.
The Employed Boys basketball team of the YMCA opens its season by traveling to Greensboro to face the Proximity YMCA team at their gym. Captain Charles Smith leads a lineup including Cam S Smith W Davis Hin kle and Holcombe with M Davis Emmerson Pierce Grissom as probable scorers and contributors. Coach W F Bailey expects a solid debut as a regular schedule with inter YMCA contests is planned and a rematch at home is anticipated next week.
The heaviest rainfall of the season drenched Sophia on Tuesday with a steady long-lasting downfall. J. W. Robbins of High Point visited his father H. W. Robbins on Monday. Avery Davis, son of L. J. Davis, is ill with pneumonia. The day old infant of Troy Pool was buried at Gleanola recently.
In a lopsided reunion game at the YMCA gym the older Hi-Y team from High Point defeated the present club members 42 to 14. Johnson and Foust led the older squad while the younger side relied on defense with only three field goals.
Fire Chief A B Horney announced in High Point that theatergoers must not smoke during shows at the American theater. He warned fines of 25 dollars per offense and said enforcement will begin to curb smoking, behind curtains included. He hopes for public cooperation and plans city wide cross county run on January 1 led by YMCA with noted distance runners.
Beeson Hardware announces its team for the citys first industrial league. Captain J Gurney Briggs leads a lineup including E G Marsh Brooks Reitzel Johnny Walker Roy Burge Emery Holland L D Miller Bud Gurley and Cameron Ragan. First practice is tonight at 6:30 to 7:30 at the YMCA with five other company teams in the league.
The maharajah led the abolition of slavery in Nepal and the Durkas state in northern India. Slaves were purchased for a total cost exceeding $1,000,000, marking a sweeping end to servitude in those realms.
E B Jeffress publisher of Greensboro Daily News and Greensboro mayor will be principal speaker at the Mecklenburg county and Charlotte alumni annual Christmas dinner in Charlotte.
Low prices on cotton seed meal boosted usage, though prices remain well below the ten year average. December data show large cake and meal purchases, smaller crushers this month versus a year ago, and a bigger seed carry‑over. North Carolina extension work pushes wider cottonseed meal feeding among stock growers.
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