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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1926

Page

5

Radio tests for Furode stations prove successful

New York January 29 AP American radio fans heard Europe during the third international amateur tests last night The European end finished with 21 foreign stations and tonight at 11 o clock eastern time stations in the Atlantic and eastern belts will broadcast for 15 minutes The central belt and mountain belt and Pacific coast will follow into successive quarters Foreign stations included Glasgow Edinburgh London Liv erpool Manchester Birmingham Hamburg Berlin Madrid Buenos Aires Lima Prague Brussels Havana Porto Rico Moscow Mexico City and more The tests come after storm conditions and SOS signals marked earlier sessions and European programs were clear in the United States

New York Europe Western Hemisphere Atlantic Central Belt Mountain Belt Pacific Coast England Germany Central South America Cuba Glasgow Edinburgh Scotland Plymouth London Liverpool Manchester Birmingham Hamburg Berlin Breslau Madrid Spain Buenos Aires Argentine Lima Peru Prague Czechoslovakia Brussels Belgium Havana Sangyuan Porto Rico Moscow Russsia Mexico City Canada

Folks to Renew Battle for Money to Widen Highway

High Point citizens who spoke at a Greensborough hearing say county will loan the state highway commission 250000 for widening and straightening the High Point Greensboro highway despite a second rejection. They vow to continue the fight with increased vigor and plan next steps, uncertain what they will be.

Theople Frank Sizemore Chamber of Commerce Mr. Sizemore High Point H. A. Moffitt Fred N. Tate J. 9. Worth A. E. Tate S. L. Davis Fanty Greensboro State Highway Commission High Point- Greensboro

Byrd Plans Arctic Air Expedition From Virginia

Lieutenant Commander Richard E Byrd of Winchester Virginia organizes an independent Arctic air expedition funded by Americans including John D Rockefeller Jr and Edsel Ford each offering 20000 Byrd seeks suitable dirigible or airplane craft with Spitzbergen or Etah Greenland as base aiming to reach the North Pole by air from Cape Morris Jessup and beyond while not competing with the Detroit Aviation Society plan.

Washington Arctic Richard BE. Byrd Winchester Navy John D. Rockefeler, Jr Edsel Ford Byrd Detroit Aviation Society Point Barrow Alaska North Pole Greenland Canada Spitzbergen Etah Amundsen Pole Cape Morris Jessup Pearly Land Greentland

Mecklenburg Leads In New Car Sales In 1925

Mecklenburg county tops North Carolina in 1925 new car registrations with 3893. Guilford follows with 3800 as statewide sales total 64496. Coleman W Roberts of the Carolina Motor Club cites figures. South Carolina tally stands 26638 with Richland leading and Greenville county high in the Palmetto State.

Greensboro Mecklenburg County Guilford Coleman W. Roberts Carolina Motor Club North Carolina South Carolina Richland County Palmetto State Greenville County Carolinas

Regional sales figures show wide county variation

The report notes 2 098 total. Only four other South Carolina counties passed 1000 while 15 exceeded it in North Carolina. Dare county NC reported two sales and eight others were under 100. Jasper county SC recorded 104.

South Carolina North State Dare County North Carolina Jasper County

Landmark land purchased around Washington birth site

The Wakefield National Memorial Association announced the purchase of 70 acres surrounding the birthplace site in Wakefield Virginia. Subscriptions at one dollar per square foot funded the land, which circles the pen centennial monument and families buried nearby, with plans to expand to 1000 acres and recreate the birthplace by 1932 for Washington’s bi centennial.

Washington George Washington Wakefield Wakefield National Memorial Association Harry Lee Rust White House Coolidge John Washington

New executioner hides name at Sing Sing

In Ossining New York the new Sing Sing executioner, about 60, performed his first duties last night. He did not wear a mask or robe and revealed his identity to none of those present as he handled the executions of Emil Klatt and Luigi Rapito. The official succeeds John Hulbert and was unnamed at the warden’s request.

Ossining Sing Sing Emil Klatt Luigi Rapito John Hulbert Lawes

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Furode Hemisphere C. A. Lewis South Main St Ballentine S. C Thedford Virginian Ford Rockefeller Richard Byrd Mecklenburg Sam Hill Owe Pae Owdy STE OF Home. OF Mudd Center Moss Little Abner AL Lawrence Saa SY Aea Louise Avenue Farlow Ins. & Realty Co Commercial Bank White Oak Street Silk Mill Richardson and Hamilton Streets Max Bones English Street Aliso McCrary Sign Co Hamilton Street Max Bones Jewelry Cecil’s Drug Store A. V. Sapp N. C College Street Russell Fifth Street Lor Krent East Green Street D. A. Stanton Alberta J. S. Pickett United States Parkway Otteray Drive Boulevard North Hamilton Centennial Durland Ashe Street M. C. Crowson Com’! Bank Cummings Dodge Cummings Electro Chemical Co W. Green Street Dixie North Main W. B. Whitely W. Caldwell Taylor Street Sail Motor Co Nash _ Service East Commerce Street Mangum Avenue J. F. Sledge Bloom Furniture Exchange East Washington St Satuday Ais R. E. Andrews C. Walker Piedmont Apartments Charlie Lanier Woodard Justice of the Peace Southeastern School of Printing Union Street Nashville Tenn R. R. Ragan Lexington Avenue Blair Street J. Allen Austin Ward Street T. M. Bowles J. S. Worth High Point Pad Excelsoir Co Blakes City Fuel CO Chas F. Blake Bererick A. J. Jones Archdale The High Point Enterprise South Main M. E. Church J. A. Clinard Waegger's Ladies Shop South Main Street East Washington Street Monthieu Ave J. E. Gibson J. T. Underwood D. R LOS Waterman Enterprise L. K Enterprise Office Elgin Commercial National Bank High Point Steam Laundry Carrick Avenue Lindsay Street New Broadhurst Montlieu Avenue the Enterprise Frix Piano & Radio Co West House of Bargains North Main Street College Streets Prospect Street New Silk Mill Main Street Excelsior Co Sam Perry McDowell Fairefield Road Star Motor CO Star Dealers Hamilton and Commerce Sts W. P. Welch Cecils Drug Store East Lynne Hal Roach
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