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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1927
Page
4
A short rustic verse describes a fairy visiting children at night. Queen Mab, a blue eyed fairy with brown hair and silver wing spots, carries a silver wand and casts a protective circle to induce pleasant dreams of magical fountains and fruit bearing trees.
The piece notes widespread consumer abundance in America with heavy debt, universal cars and houses, and high credit use. It warns that prosperity relies on balance between instalment payments and earning power, while relentless sales pressure threatens to upset that balance.
The Piedmont league half season opens with High Point under new management aiming to cut costs. The club faces a growing treasury deficit and calls for fan turnout to sustain regional competition and maintain the fighting representation in the league, noting attendance has supported running costs.
North Carolina earns an unquestioned distinction as a clear national runner up in the roster standings. The article notes the team’s steady performance and sustained momentum.
The article contrasts North Carolina and South Dakota debt per capita with national and regional averages, noting North Carolina’s high state indebtedness and large federal tax outlay. It warns about wealth distribution, road and school funding needs, and the risk of unchecked debt growth for the state. It also briefly shifts to social commentary on bride and etiquette, and ends with a remark about buying on time.
The Duke foundation has distributed about 465000 to 36 orphanages and 45 hospitals, directly aiding five thousand orphans. The will’s final act channels wealth from Duke’s early life to the welfare of the least in society, a high tribute to his philanthropy.
In a stricter enforcement move, revenue collectors warned that old license numbers must be replaced with new tags today with no extensions. Crowds gathered at Wilson Motor Company as motorists raced to renew registrations amid questions about whether a month end extension would follow.
Two young New York bridesmaids chartered a plane to attend simultaneous weddings hundreds of miles apart. The stunt is condemned as treason against wedding traditions, with calls for punishment and a ban from future functions this season and next.
In Hawaii, Lieuts Maitland and Hegenberger finish a California to Hawaii flight while Commander Byrd and his trio depart for Europe. The piece stresses differing paths to aviation progress, praising both as gentlemen and pioneers advancing air science.
The Erudite Detective in Scribner’s Canary yarn is praised for clever detection and masterful pedantry. The review notes Van Dine’s aim to elevate detective fiction beyond mere blood and rough action, arguing the work may test critics and stir demand for literary flavor.
Commander Byrd recounted how the America descended amid fog off the French coast near Ver Sur Mer as fuel ran low. The crew endured a water landing, tore wheels, and ashore in a rubber boat, with French officials offering formal congratulations before salvage efforts began.
Commander Richard E Byrd and three crewmen crash landed in the sea near Ver Sur Mer after a 43 hour voyage from Roosevelt Field. The monoplane America lay damaged with landing gear broken, awaiting low tide to be hauled ashore as fog and rain hampered rescue efforts. All aboard were saved.
Michigan City Indiana AP Stephenson serving a life term in the Indiana penitentiary for murder says two relatives and a native witness testified that he has been mistreated or threatened. The claim arose in a hearing held in the presence of prison officials.
The 13 year old Little Joe from Clairton claimed the world marble title in Atlantic City. He won the final by five matches and lost two of nine in a tense run. Thadde Walgag from Lacl Bradford Halifax Rochdale—an England club—had notched a long losing streak prior.
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