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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1926
Page
7
Denver report from January eighth indicates an AP dispatch on excavations revealing archaeological ruins in the Southwestern United States. Details are sparse but the effort involves fieldwork and potential historical insight into early civilizations.
Uncovered records suggest an ancient civilization in the Southwest dating to the early Christian era. Dr. Jean Atlard Jeancon links Asiatic origin to Basket and Post Basket Peoples, with the Pre-Pueblo advancing in agriculture, pottery, irrigation, and architecture. Yucca fiber, bean and corn crops, and multi story ruins like Yucca House indicate communal living and stored wealth. Carved petroglyphs show artistic and ceremonial expression.
The text notes the Pueblo Indians may have ceased to thrive about 600 years ago. Scientists differ over whether natural upheaval, conquest, or clan dispersal ended the culture, leaving little more than silent clues for archaeologists to study.
The Seine continues to rise with no rain expected to stop the upward trend. Workmen reinforce quays with cement, sandbags, and barriers while officials warn of flooding in lower city districts and newly built homes along the river. In Belgium, floods remain severe in the Escaut Valley as King Albert and Queen Elizabeth tour affected areas.
London reports rebuttal by Lady Forbes Robertson and Lady Martin Harvey to the idea that open air sports strip femininity from modern girls. Critics say leisure in outdoor recreation reduces vanity and increases good comradeship, while defenders stress continued neat appearance and social charm.
Fort William reports turtles eating beavers trapped under ice with Joe Spoon the Indian trapper. Alton notes Miss Mildred Voltz dislocated her knee cap doing the Charleston. San Antonio wives warned by Brig General Paul Blo about liquor at dinner parties affecting their husbands careers.
G M Spangler manager of the National Shoe Retailers Association warns that thin silk socks and garters are losing favor as fashion shifts toward durable hose and practical footwear in Chicago shops.
An expedition plans to explore the Arctic island once called Nicholas II Land located about 900 miles south of the pole. The site, discovered in 1923, is being renamed Lenin Land.
Milan report notes Prince Carol admits only love of fast cars and contemplates employment as a mechanic. The prince’s self declaration suggests possible steps toward a hands on automotive role amid public interest.
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