Merchants Plan Banquet at Sheraton Hotel
The Merchants' Association of High Point will host a Thursday night banquet at the Sheraton for members and nonmembers alike. Richard Reitzel, secretary, said invitations have been sent to state officials including W. N. Dickson and J. Paul Leonard, with Leonard already accepting. Dickson may attend if possible. The event aims to foster fellowship and outline a program for the coming year, with visitors from other chapters invited.
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Merchants’ Association of
High Point
Sheraton Hotel
Richard Reittzel
W. N. Dickson
Winston-Salem
J. Paul Leonard
Statesville
State Association
Leonard
Dickson
Association
Reitzel
Merchants’ Association
Earthquake Shakes Siena Area Causing Minor Injuries
An Italian earthquake noon today in Siena region lasted about twelve seconds. A score of people sustained minor injuries and several hundred houses were damaged as residents fled to open areas.
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Siena
Italy
Charleston And Berlin Conservatives Clash Over Modern Dances
Berlin reports German conservatives attack modern dances amid monarchist sentiment. The 1913 ballroom steps campaign by the former Kaiser failed when even the crown prince ignored it. Bavarian royalists ban only waltzes and polkas. A Rheinach grave digger was jailed after overcharging for Jewish cemetery graves, claiming heavier soil justified higher fees.
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Berlin
Siegfried Wagner
Bavaria
Rheinach
Bonn
Paul Loebe Celebrates 50th Birthday Amid Testimonies
A portrait of Paul Loebe Reichstag president marked by a 50th birthday with tributes from President von Hindenburg and Chancellor Luther. Born in Breslau he trained as a printer, traveled across Europe, edited the Breslau Volkswacht, and faced 1905 prison for inciting class war while aligning with socialist ideals. The Berlin State Opera’s Wozzek by Alban Berg stirs debate for dissonance and cacophony, critics calling the composer both mountebank and genius.
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Ter
Paul Loebe
Reichstag
von Hindenburg
Luther
Herr Loebe
Breslau
Loebe
Austria
Hungary
Switzerland
Italy
Breslau Volkswacht
State Opera At
Berlin
Wozzek
Alban Berg
Acacia Gift Tree Stands at Britz Castle City Park
An American acacia planted 225 years ago at Hohen Zollern Castle Britz Berlin remains in the grounds now owned by the city. A German colonist sent a slip from Pennsylvania and King Frederick I watched it from his study window. Guards brace the tree with iron props, echoing ancient custodians.
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Frederick
Hohenzollern
Britz
Berlin
Pennsylvania
Germany
House of Hohenzollern
Britzke
P T A Meeting At Grimes Street School January 7
The Grimes street school Parent Teachers association held its regular meeting January 7 with strong attendance. President Mrs M T Hicks opened, Rev W B Davis led prayer after Psalm 91, Miss Blair Spencer sang The Old Refrain, and Dr F R Taylor gave an instructional address. Business topics and future activities were discussed. Mrs L R Peacock’s sixth grade won the attendance prize.
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Parent-Teachers’ Association
Grimes Street School
M. T. Hicks
W. B. Davis
Blair Spencer
Elm Street
Kreisler
F. R. Taylor
Storm Warning Issued for Northeast Coast
The Weather Bureau issued an advisory for a northeast storm from Boston to East Port. Disturbances over northern New Jersey move northward with increasing intensity causing strong northeast and east winds and gales with snow this afternoon and tonight.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Boston
Tar Heel track squad to begin hard training for 1926 season
Chapel Hill January 9 The Tar Heel track team under Coaches Bob Fetzer and Dale Rawson will start serious training for what may be one of the toughest Southern Conference seasons. The conference championship meet is set for May 14-15 here. The loss of Andy Bell, standout miler from 1925, hurts prospects, but Fetzer aims to build a title contender despite his absence.
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Chapel Hill
Bob Fetzer
Dale Rawson
Carolina
Andy Bell
Bell
Greensboro
Sewanee
Tar Heels
Fetzer
Carolinas distance runners return to challenge strong South rivals
Carolina coaches boast one of the nation’s strongest distance squads as all state cross country champions return to vie for varsity spots. Key performers Elliott Pritchett Daniels Henderson Berrier Goodwin Lambeth Thach join mid distance stars Jonas Parker Rhinehart Henley Edwards Watt Hackney with fresh faces Evans Tilley Wilkins McPherson Giersh Huggins Fordham Ambrose Barber Corbett plus Jenkins Williams Newcomb Parker Morehead Johnson shaping a full spring track lineup.
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Bell
Carolina
Henley
Edwards
Watt
Hackney
Evans
Tilley
Wilkins
Parker
Morehead
Johnson
Local Orchestra Debuts Public Bow At American Theater
The Southern Harmony Boys, a rapidly developing local orchestra, will perform at the American theater for three nights this week Thursday Friday and Saturday. A short program between shows will feature jazz numbers vocal solos and a Charleston exhibition. New member Russell Hummel arrives from Iowa to join the group as saxophonist and clarinetist. Other members include director Kenneth Abels sax and violin Wilfred Sechrest tenor banjo Elliot Wood sax James Asbury trumpet Robert Gold drums and Fielding Kearns piano.
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Southern Harmony Boys
American Theater
Russell Hummel
Iowa
Kenneth Abels
Wilfred Sechrest
Elliot Wood
James Asbury
Robert Gold
Fielding Kearns
Astrologer Advises Quick Marriage Chance
Maud consulted an astrologer for marriage timing. He glanced at her and advised her to seize the first opportunity, a blunt warning echoed in Tit-Bits.
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Maud
She ll Be Shocked Girl to Her Mother
A cryptic note recalls a planned marriage proposal as a young woman awaits a reply. An unrelated sentence reports the execution of Deputy Sheriff Scott Streeter in Ashely County by electric chair.
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Jack
Scott Streeter
Ashely County
Arkansas toll rises as two die at daybreak
In Little Rock Arkansas two men are reported dead after a dawn bank robbery raid. Tyrus Clark of Sulphur Springs is named as the suspected robber who killed banker L. M. Stout and another victim identified as Aaron Harris. Police continue to investigate the double slaying.
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Little Rock
Azgah
How Do They Do It
A quoted snippet from Columbia Jester describes a woman with an interesting face and implied hardship. It notes she once squeezed a size four foot into a size two shoe, suggesting disguise or transformation as a talking point.
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Columbia
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Jack Pate
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Dancing
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E. R. Lyon
Yale University
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Grimes Street Organization
Sowad
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Barbara la Marr
Bert Lytell
Montague Love
Richard Bennett
Sir Hall Caine
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El-Rees
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W.C. Idol
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Joanna
Alway’s
American Orchestra
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