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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1926
Page
4
The excerpt notes a hard coal strike affecting workers and industry. It also cites North Carolina farm and factory output exceeding a million dollars in value. The League of Nations reports a good year with expectations of another, while baseball league moguls echo similar optimism about the season ahead.
David Lawrence argues politics in the country is influenced by business leaders who claim policy actions help or harm business, highlighting an ongoing interdependence between commerce and government.
The Liberty Bell echoed nationwide as radio listeners rang in the New Year while furtive individuals dodged police to take a celebratory drink in violation of the law.
The article outlines drawn plans for a new union station in Raleigh and speculates work might begin in fifteen to twenty years, noting the city may need such a facility.
The Greensboro rabbi follows Rabbi Wise of New York in accepting publicly that Jesus lived and calls Jesus one of the great line of prophets. This stance places the Greensboro church leader under scrutiny for embracing Wise's views.
A grim note on the 1925 lumber production figures reveals record output while criticizing the industry’s scale of timber decimation as lumbering is conducted in the nation.
North Carolina will receive more than $1.5 million in 1926 federal funds for road improvement. The aid is small compared with the state’s tax payments to the federal government, but every bit helps.
The crown prince of Romania relinquishes his claim and both King and Queen Marie accept the decision. The queen, a noted European figure, shapes the moment while the prince forgoes politics and pursues his own interests.
The Salisbury Post argues for returning women’s skirts to a sensible length before fashion trends push them too far. The piece says the reform deserves hearty approval, warns against extremes, and urges keeping the dress standard at a sane level.
The Commercial National Bank educator Hodgin reports 4 057 students in eight High Point schools on December 15 with 93 percent holding active savings accounts totaling 39 000 for the year. The piece argues frugality builds wealth and civic trust, praising effort in Greensboro and Durham while urging county wide school systems and better political engagement.
North Carolina shows rapid growth as federal taxes on production rise. Grissom projects about 190 million dollars in state revenue this year, up from 166 million last year, with factory output near a three quarter billion and tobacco and textile sectors driving gains. Furniture making in High Point tops with 56 million, up 11 million from the prior year. The state expands industry as Tar Heels enter 1926 with optimism.
A Durham Sun excerpt portrays Guilford County as pioneering in North Carolina, with Greensboro and High Point leading the way in growth. The piece contrasts Guilford with other counties and notes two Guilford cities marching at the forefront of development.
City officials report a sharp expansion in housing, with nearly three million dollars invested in construction inside High Point in 1925. Most funds financed home building, and those aware of local conditions a year ago see clear growth without needing figures.
Americans have grown deeply disillusioned with public servants as trust in leaders wanes. The piece argues politicians failed to live up to expectations, transforming reverence into blunt cynicism about elected officials.
An English pastor denounces brides who appear disfigured by powder and paint at weddings. He decries the remarks as tiresome and asks guardians of public morals to admit there is no link between cosmetics and virtue.
J M Black Confederate veteran dies at home 16 Highland Avenue after pneumonia. He was 88, father of ten, survived by wife Sarah Townes and ten children including Ed Black. Funeral Saturday at 2 PM at his home with ministers J M Hilliard and Gardner. burial Oakwood Cemetery.
Philadelphia reports the Liberty Bell rang again to welcome 1926. Mrs. W. Freeland Kendrick struck the gold hammer restoring a 90 year silence with 13 strokes for the original states and a final 1926 note. Pageantry reenacted Independence Hall and Independence Square with Revolutionary War era costumes and signatures.
At midnight a brilliant flare display crowned Pike's Peak as Colorado Springs lit its streets. The Adaman Club staged the third summit spectacle visible for miles, reaching 450000 candle power with climbers lighting the flares from the summit house after trekking through snow.
The first saxophone, crafted in 1846, faced claims it was a serious mistake yet established itself as a lasting instrument. Inventor Adolphe Sax faced skepticism, but subsequent musicians embraced the woodwind as a versatile voice in orchestras and bands.
Monte Blue and Patsy Ruth Miller star in Hogan's Alley at Broadhurst. Miller shines, Blue impresses in a Warner classic with thrilling fights and courtship. Ben Turpin and Louise Fazenda add charm as the program offers Wild West chapter three and Fox News plus comedies. Shows run 7 and 2 nightly with extended hours tomorrow.
A fire truck turned over three times after a crash with Mr. Thompson’s car at Main and Third. Henry Gibson died. Henry Yarborough, the driver, was critically injured but improving. three people remained dead with investigators probing who turned in the false alarm.
In Evanston the Inter-Denominational Students Conference issued recommendations opposing war and military focus. Proposals call for ending defense day tests, dropping compulsory military training, removing war emphasis from textbooks, joining the world court and League of Nations, removing discriminatory immigration laws, promoting universal disarmament, and advancing world peace.
A tiny baby mouse weighing under a quarter ounce crawled from a condenser at the Daventry wireless station and stopped the oscillation required to transmit signals, yielding twelve minutes of silence heard across England.
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