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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1926
Page
4
The article notes that the government favors altering the Volstead act but stresses a distinction between an amendment and a modification. It appears in a February 1926 issue with standard newspaper notices and department headings.
Babe Ruth marks his 35th birthday as speculation grows over his intent to return to baseball. Major leaguers show little interest in his pursuit, while fans watch for any sign of a comeback.
The Rev James Empringham once criticized prohibition openly but now keeps a low profile during the holiday display. His public discretion contrasts with earlier outspoken remarks.
A major oil company declares an unusually large dividend and raises gasoline by one cent a gallon, with both actions released in a single publicity day to explain the cause and effect.
An analysis notes Mussolini assails Germany, courting support with claims of a new empire of spirit. It questions whether his speeches aim to back his regime and predict a broader Italian expansion while Berlin and the German public react with concern and indignation.
Dr. John Roach Stratton explores blue laws aged 123 years and the first such test in a century. The piece notes North Carolina developments under Dr. Chase, marital strains, press circles regretting attacks, and a forecast that Chase may depart, though not due to the criticism.
The piece quotes Jose phus Daniels praising North Carolina as a Tar Heel state with mild winters and good roads. It highlights NC’s improving schools, roads funded by Florida’s gasoline tax, and the expectation that Western North Carolina will gain growth in 1926, with Hickory aiming to benefit.
This editorial warns guardians about the dangers of skating on streets and sidewalks in High Point. It notes frequent use by youths, reports automobile near misses, and the lack of effective measures to curb skating or enhance street safety, despite similar debates in other towns including Greensboro.
Washington orders an inquiry into whether air service officers oppose President Coolidge's air policies. A shake up of air service personnel and possible court martial actions loom if insubordination is found, echoing Mitchell era discipline debates.
Citizens in High Point are urged to study maps that accompany the zoning ordinance. The maps show subdivision boundaries prepared with help from the planning and zoning commission and are open for public inspection along with the ordinance text.
Two side by side items tell of Ping Pong the Pekingese and Rosetta Felig, both 11, buried at great cost for the dog and a mere $38 for the girl. The pieces prompt readers to question social inequality and what a nation values as right. Harold Grange’s $20,000 game pay highlights perceived worth of fame versus professors’ pay.
Some brethren grow heated in efforts to keep cool with President Coolidge on the coal strike issue.
Ministers opened the sixteenth anniversary week of the Boy Scouts of America with sermons on growth and charity. The schedule runs through Saturday with Patriotism Day featuring Gen. Albert Cox of Raleigh and a Father and Son banquet at the Presbyterian Hut.
Newspaper folk from 34 North Carolina papers gathered in Greensboro for the North Carolina Associated Press club sessions. Kent Cooper and other AP officials attended as the two oclock meeting for managing editors addressed AP service issues and a dinner in Cooper’s honor followed by a general session on publishers topics and schedules.
The Senate pressed for a final vote on the revenue bill with night sessions planned. Key issues include public inspection of income tax returns and the repeal of the inheritance tax. Senators Norris Simmons and Ciuzens led arguments on transparency and privacy, while Smoot and Dill weighed Senate and press roles.
In New York on February 8 the cotton market opened steady with Liverpool cables. Early trading saw liquidation in near and new crop positions. May traded around 19.68 and October near 18.19. Demand was limited as weather and forecasts suggested ample 1926 crop, with spot houses adjusting March and May prices.
Chicago wheat opened with heavy selling as buyers held back on values. Liverpool prices were lower and world supplies afloat to Europe rose by 3,768,000 bushels versus last week, prompting further declines after initial quotes.
Samuel Pogarman ex Canadian soldier badly gassed in World War is on a health walk tour he arrived from Greensboro this morning and will depart tomorrow for Winston-Salem Pogarman a Winnipeg native left Canada in 1922 and has walked over 20000 miles visiting 43 states he plans to write a book after the tour.
The city council authorized a half mile extension of Johnson Street through the intersection with State and Mendenhall streets. City Manager Pickett cites the extension as the main change, with additional work turned over to the zoning commission awaiting report to the council.
A historical milestone marks Wyoming as the first state to grant women the right to vote and hold public office, sparking nationwide attention to women’s suffrage efforts and political participation.
The Senate judiciary committee split over two reports on the aluminum case and the bakery anti trust suit. One report urged a Senate investigation with Secretary Malon interest. the other urged no further action as DOJ and FTC investigations proceed. The panel deferred decision until Thursday. The government seeking injunctions in Baltimore to break a large baking industry combination involving Ward interests and several baking firms.
Walter Wiles Zell an 18 year old Furman University student and Miss Maybelle Powell 16 of Asheville N C were reported missing in Greenville South Carolina and are en route to Florida. The two have never been together and are traveling separately, with Zell seeking adventure and Powell traveling with her brother after being picked up by a tire salesman who drove Zell to Athens. Powell later returned to her brother at a tourist camp and left Friday for Florida without informing authorities.
Tom Moore once dreamed of being a policeman but has lost the lure. The film shows him as a bobbie in a London police uniform, inspired by James M. Barrie and his work. The attire and plot reflect the depiction of policing in the Broadway screening.
The Amazon river enters the Atlantic Ocean near the equator in South America. The estuary marks a major geographic milestone where freshwater mixes with seawater and supports diverse ecosystems.
Eighteen sailors were rescued from the tug Wellington by the tanker Ardmore after a collision six miles northeast of the Brigantine Shoals. The Wellington sank during a storm. its captain M. C. Partridge and crew were brought to New York. The Southland and Totenville barges, empty, diverted to Red Hook after the crash. Wellington owned by Brooka-Scanlon Lumber Co. Ardmore owned by Mallory Transport Lines.
William Downie of Cleveland told the Master House Painters and Decorators that American buildings will become jazzy with music inspired colors like pink and orange, even in banks. He urged embracing bold palettes as a design trend.
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