Merchants Plan Banquet in High Point Thursday Evening
The Merchants' Association of High Point will host a 7 p.m. banquet at the Sheraton hotel next Thursday. Richard Reittzel announced invitations to W. N. Dickson and J. Paul Leonard, leaders of the state association. Leonard has accepted. Dickson may attend if business permits.
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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 in Siena causes injuries and house damage
An Italian earthquake in Siena lasting twelve seconds injures a score of people and damages several hundred houses as the rural population flees to open areas. local authorities assess damage and monitor aftershocks.
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Siena
Italy
Charleston Finds German Society A Conservative Set
Berlin reports German conservatives, aligned with monarchist ideas, oppose modern dances and promoted ballroom steps begun by the former Kaiser in 1913. The royalist Bavarian set bans dances beyond waltzes and polkas while court charges mock the gravity of price disputes in grave digging cases.
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Charleston
Berlin
Siegfried Wagner
Bavaria
Reichstag President Paul Loebe Celebrated on 50th Birthday
Paul Loebe, president of the Reichstag, receives congratulations from President von Hindenburg and Chancellor Luther on his 50th birthday. His career spans printer apprentice to editor of Breslau Volkswacht and a socialist advocate who faced imprisonment in 1905 for inciting class war. The Berlin state opera also fuels debate with Alban Bergs Wozzeck, praised and vilified for its radical dissonance and staged audacity.
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Ter
Paul Loebe
Reichstag
von Hindenburg
Luther
Herr Loebe
Breslau
Austria
Hungary
Switzerland
Italy
Loebe
Breslau Volkswacht
State Opera At
Berlin
Wozzek
Alban Berg
Acacia Gift Tree Still Stands At Britz Castle
An American acacia tree given 225 years ago to King Frederick the First remains at Hohen Zollern Castle Britz now city property of Berlin. A slip in a Pennsylvania planter’s pot, it is said to be Germany’s first acacia and was planted for the king to view from his study window. Custodians guard it with iron props, while Castle Britz dates to 1375 and Frederick acquired it in 1699.
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Frederick
Hohenzollern
Britz
Berlin
Pennsylvania
Germany
House of Hohenzollern
Britzke
P T A Meeting At Grimes Street School
The January 7 Parent-Teachers association meeting at Grimes street school drew strong attendance. President Mrs. M. T. Hicks opened with prayer, Miss Blair Spencer sang The Old Refrain, Rev. W. B. Davis led the Psalm, and Dr. F. R. Taylor gave an instructional address urging parental involvement. 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
Koreisler
F. R. Taylor
Storm Warning Advisory for Northeast Storm Movement
Weather Bureau issues advisory for the northeast from Boston to East Port. Disturbances over northern New Jersey move northward with increasing intensity bringing strong northeast and east winds and snow this afternoon and tonight.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Boston
East Port
New Jersey
Tar Heel track squad begins hard training for 1926 season
Tar Heel track coach Bob Fetzer and Dale Rawson start rigorous workouts as Carolina prepares for a strong Southern Conference slate. The team aims to defend the conference title at the May 14–15 meet, despite Andy Bell’s decision to quit. replacements are sought to bolster chances.
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Chapel Hill
Bob Fetzer
Dale Rawson
Carolina
Tar Heels
Andy Bell
Bell
Greensboro
Sewance
Fetzer
Carolina cross country and track squads back with strong distance group
The Carolina coaches renew a powerhouse distance lineup led by Elliott, Pritchett, Daniels, Henderson, and Berrier with Jenkins and Williams returning for weight events. Midfield talent includes Captain Jonas and Parker, Rhinehart, Henley. sprinters, hurdlers, and field event athletes from last year reprise roles alongside freshmen Evans Tilley Wilkins and others. Newcomb Morehead Johnson back for javelin and other events completes the roster.
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Bell
Carolina
Elliott
Pritchett
Daniels
Henderson
Berrier
Goodwin
Lambeth
Harry Thach
Tar Heels
Charlie Jonas
Parker
Rhinehart
Henley
Edwards
Watt
Hackney
Jidwards
Freshmn
Evans
Tilley
Wilkins
Morehead
Johnson
Local orchestra to bow at American theater this week
The Southern Harmony Boys, a fast growing local ensemble, will perform at the American theater for three nights Thursday Friday and Saturday. The program includes jazz numbers solo pieces and a Charleston exhibition with two or three vocal solos. New member Russell Hummel from Iowa plays saxophone and clarinet. Other featured players include Kenneth Abels director 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 Maud to Seize First Chance
A Tit-Bits quip notes Maud asking an astrologer about marriage timing. The astrologer sees her and instantly advises to grab the first chance, delivering a joke on fate and quick decisions.
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Maud
Surprising Proposal and Execution Report
A reader asks if Jack will propose tonight to the speaker in a note to her mother. In Ashely County Deputy Sheriff Scott Streeter is described as killed by an electric chair execution.
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Jack
Scott Streeter
Ashely County
Arkansas ends toll of two lives in daybreak murders
Little Rock Arkansas dispatch reports at dawn two men died in a murder spree. Tyrus Clark described as a Sulphur Springs bank robber killed banker L. M. Stout and Aaron Harris during the morning incident.
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Little Rock
Argan
State of
Arkansas
Tyrus Clark
Sulphur Springs
L. M. Stout
Aaron Harris
Uncertain Quote Highlights a Stranger’s Striking Face
A Columbia Jester remark recalls a woman who has endured hard times and dressed to fit a tight shoe. The exchange hints at a lived, suffering persona and a public fascination with appearance.
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Columbia
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Bonn
Acarpenter
Prin
Red Walters
Ruby Davis
George Sohn
Jack Pate
Gladys
Teddy Witzgall
Dancing
Cunningham Brick Company
Snow Lumber Co
E. R. Lyon
Yale University
New Peabody Museum
Grimes Street Organization
Tar Heel
Broadway
Lionel Barrymore
Barbara la Marr
Bert Lytell
Montague Love
Richard Bennett
Sir Halli Caine
Caesars
Rome
Logal Orchestra
Will
El-Rees
Piedmont Building & Loan Association
Wachovia Bank & Trust Company
Building & Loan
W.c.idol
Sec
Treas
Corinne
Dorothy Mackaill
Nere
American Orchestra
Matinee
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