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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1927
Page
2
Faith and Bob debate the Cherry indictment and Churchill's slow progress as a murder case unfolds. They clash over justice and the defense's access to evidence while Faith crafts Cherry’s trial dress and Bob contemplates the muffled clues, including a threatening letter.
Raleigh reports the House rapidly kills three administration bills aimed at tougher concealed weapons laws. One bill would raise penalties for carrying pistols and similar weapons, another would curb sales and mail delivery without proper permits, all amid accusations of discourteous tabling and lack of hearings.
The Texas House narrowly defeats Senator Whitmire's bill on presidential candidate filing limiting national convention delegates. The measure aimed to let delegations vote for any preferred candidate, but Representative Turlington argues it harms the primary system.
A historical note cites a powerful friend stepping in to aid Dgherry, with copyright attribution to NEA Service in 1927. The item hints at backing from an influential connection and the ongoing effort to assist Dgherry.
Colleen Moore stars in We Moderns at the Broadhurst marking a clash with flapper image. The Camp Fire Girls funded anti flapper efforts led by Mrs Oliver Harriman who urged Moore to lead as the modern ideal. The film produced by John McCormick for First National is touted as one of Moore's best.
At MGM studios over $3,000 worth of perfume was used as a prop in Women Love Diamonds. The Paris product filled more than two hundred atomizers for the boudoir scene featuring Pauline Starke Owen Moore and Lionel Barrymore. The film plays Broadway today and Wednesday.
Raleigh reports 110 high school teams from across North Carolina apply for the second annual invitational basketball tournament at North Carolina State College on March 4 5. Entries close tomorrow.
Sam W. Marshall filed applications to install gasoline filling stations at two locations Montlieu and Forest Avenues and S Main and Clay streets. Allegations will be heard at the next regular City Council meeting on March 1, 1927 at 7 30 PM. City Manager R L Pickett issued the notice February 15, 1927.
In Winston-Salem on Monday the leaf auction sold 2,622 pounds for 8,072.02 dollars, averaging 15.34 per hundred. Sales today stayed light with averages near 16 dollars.
Pete Latzo, the Scranton miner, headlines a Dallas boxing card as he advances in a match dated February 22. Details of the bout and next steps were not fully disclosed, but Latzo's performance drew notes from AP dispatches filed from Dallas.
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