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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1926
Page
4
Frost Landis and Kobo are associated with a building at 250 Fork Ave New York and a property named People’s Ges Building on Michigan Boulevard in Chicago.
Federal agents clash with local operations in and around Kinston as they close down filling stations serving both people and livestock. Authorities pursue illicit activity linked to the dry law enforcement efforts.
High Point urges the railway to invest a small portion of its rising earnings to improve traffic safety in the area, aiming to make local streets safer for residents and travelers.
The state’s rising prosperity prompts residents to attend opera performances even when they doubt they will ever enjoy the art. The piece notes a cultural shift as people engage with high culture amid economic growth.
An Ohio mail carrier pleads that he killed his wife by choking her in self defense. The brief remarks suggest the wife posed a deadly threat to the husband during a domestic dispute.
A demurrer is entered by street railway folk to the charge of flat wheels on the cars. The rocking is blamed on deeper trouble as the track is in poor shape.
A Lumberton man killed his wife after she refused to leave their home. He reportedly believed in straightening matters out himself. The brief incident reflects a fatal act of domestic violence.
Colonel Mitchell plans to tell the world his views on the American armed services on Monday. The public awaits his remarks and the discretion he chooses in presenting his opinions.
Several colleges must fill vacancies left by resigning athletic coaches. The task is harder than simply finding presidents, as the resignations create a serious duty for the institutions across the state.
A young Arkansas tenant farmer learns the old Oklahoma family farm is now inherited from his father and is described as oil land valued at a million dollars or more. The news notes the farm’s dreariness and the unexpected transfer to him.
The world court question will be taken into the next general election and opponents will fight every senator who voted for entry. A sad awakening is due these worthies as more people are puzzled by the delay in adherence than angered by the vote.
The Asheville Times reports Southern Railway plans 4,000 600 dollars in improvements on the Spartanburg division to ease grades from Asheville to Spartanburg. The project includes a easier Biltmore hill, Saluda Mountain grade work, a cut off reducing grade rises, some double-tracking, and enhanced freight facilities at Asheville yards and Hayne to boost traffic between the Ohio Valley and the sea.
The piece reports German royalists rallying around the late Kaiser during a Potsdam birthday observance. It notes Maximilian Harden’s view that republican officials are subsidizing royal sentiment and argues reform to curb royal opulence is needed to prevent Tory excesses and political embarrassment.
High Point mourns the loss of E. T. Hedrick a respected building contractor and longtime church supporter Known for his dependable word generosity and granite like character He helped organize the Reformed church and was a trusted community figure whose absence is deeply felt by friends neighbors and church members.
A Florida church is described as the only one in the nation with rocking chairs for seating, a contrast to traditional pews. The piece argues for comfort in worship and notes cultural differences in attitudes toward physical ease in religious settings.
The text argues churches would attract more worshippers if pews offered comfort yet warns that many would retreat if attending church no longer felt as punishing as it should be for the Kingdom. The piece reflects on balance between physical ease and spiritual discipline in religious life.
The state Insurance Department notes a record December fire toll in North Carolina with warnings of a continued high loss trend. It argues lack of fire control policy, insufficient prevention, and widespread use of inflammable materials. The piece cites tile roofing as a durable standard and contrasts U S practices with European permanence, urging reform to cut wastage and insurance costs.
The piece argues knowledge grows when older, experienced people share talks and print. It says valuable ideas travel through community chatter and become common knowledge, while old books hold little value as much is already repeated elsewhere.
A moral reflection on prohibition notes that high priced bootleg whiskey, potentially poisonous, tempts men who lose natural restraint. The piece suggests prohibition has eroded old drinkers and creates no easy excuse, leading to a deeper question about vice and law.
In a 1926 Bell Syndicate piece the author argues prohibition draws a broad, often playful defiance across social classes including women and children who drink to be devilish. He critiques reformers, highlights hypocrisy, and suggests club secretaries use idle train delays to tout town virtues.
The speaker reflects on recognizing personal faults from past decades and notes how many cling to outdated beliefs. They argue that many doubt their own mistakes while accusing scientists of evil aims, stressing that self-criticism is the best remedy and warning against the devil influencing weak minds.
A veteran newspaper reporter reflects on the hunt for truthful information amid widespread gossip and bias. He urges focus on valuable, educative items found in daily noise and warns against promoting foolish prattle that harms personal interests.
A mother who brought milk to her sleepy son on Saturday learns that humoring a child can backfire, as thousands of children are harmed by such kindness, paying a penalty for imposing on mothers and affecting their well being.
The remark notes life as a joke and claims the thief pays the price. It contrasts thieves with honest men and comments on misfortune falling on the wrongdoer.
A fragment from a public discourse condemns capitalists as greedy and unprincipled. It notes widespread concern over capitalist impact on society and hints at public demand for reform without detailing specific figures or events.
Business in High Point has risen for two weeks with buyers traveling from Florida to the far north. Officials say the exposition will become the world’s greatest as plans to extend and modernize the show continue. Banquets and entertainment accompanied visits, and many attendees praised their first trip, promising a return. The July 19 to July 31 show is set to be even more successful.
Augustus Stanley former Kentucky governor and former U S senator told the National Democratic club in New York that centralizing federal power has left little of the Bill of Rights. He warned against federal overreach comparing it to a straightjacket and called for pruning government bureaus and spies.
Wesley Memorial offers morning and evening worship with choral anthems organ preludes and hymns led by Dr S B Turrentine and Dr McLarty. The schedule includes Sunday school 11 am morning service 11 am Epworth League 6 30 pm and evening service 7 30 pm with Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday church activities and Scout Troop 4 led by O Delk Smith and Earl Smith assistant.
The Red Cross issues a final appeal for garments for convalescent and needy service members. It calls for knitted caps bathrobes and pajamas with beanies also in demand. Volunteers should contact Dr. Owen Smith for wool or fabric to make garments.
Investigators traced the Alabama convict James Knox death to the Flat Top mines where he died after reportedly being forced to take poison. Witnesses described a steel bath and metallic poison used after he feigned illness, with the prison record listing death from self administered poison.
Grand Haven Mich Jan 30 AP The Grand Trunk car ferry Grand Haven left its dock in a fresh bid to locate the tug Indian whose position is unknown but whose whistle was heard through dense mist over Lake Michigan. Meanwhile the disabled tug Helen N drifts northward beyond White Hall Mich as rescuers race a speed boat toward it.
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