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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1927
Page
9
The Enterprise Bureau Raleigh reports the Bowie-Poole evolution bill failed to move the legislature after hours of debate. Proponents cried to end the “monkey business” but the sentiment remained that the measure would not pass.
The notice promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a trusted remedy for babies and children addressing constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea. It asserts over 30 years of use and claims to ease feverish symptoms and aid digestion for natural sleep without opiates, urging reliance on the genuine with signature.
A North Carolina legislative hearing on the Bowie Poole bill drew only supporters and speakers who attacked newspapers and broad civilization trends. Tom Bowie led a long pro bill speech, J W Kerfees cited a UNC biology text, Rev William Black and Dr McKendree Long argued for the measure, and the crowd dwindled as the bill was effectively talked to death.
In a brief notice a person described as the son of Ves is listed in a short local record with unclear context and minimal details. The fragment suggests a familial link but provides no dates places or actions to expand.
High Point boasts a new corporation the Sherrod Shirt Company, incorporated with $100,000 authorized capital and $30,000 subscribed. Officers include Dr. D. A. Stanton president A. Sherrod vice president D. L. Stanton secretary and W. A. Sherrod treasurer. The firm now produces 125 dozen shirts daily for jobbers and plans to double output within six months with new machinery.
A conference featured papers by Dr. W. A. Parker Prof. E. W. Boshart and Miss Harriet L. Herring on reducing social isolation in mills through recreation school industry ties and cooperative welfare work. They urged abolition of caste barriers and more human centered, democratic mill programs for worker contentment and production.
Edward E. Hunt assistant secretary of commerce told the 15th annual state social service conference in Raleigh that plans must focus on people not resources guiding society toward masterful planning. He urged proactive leadership and emphasized human factors in state development.
London reports a 126 year old parrot named Pete speaks more than ever, owned by Colonel W B Ferris for 55 years. Records note he was captured by a British soldier in India in 1801. The page also offers a recipe to use leftover fish in a scalloped potato bake.
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