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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1927
Page
4
An inventor claims a method to brake an alighting airplane by reversing propellers as it touches down. The system would let planes land like birds on small urban spaces, though fields remain needed for now. Future aviation may urbanize landings and alter city traffic rules for safety.
A State College student editor faced a police trial after charging officers with whiskey sales and a $5.55 split from a speeding arrest. The police were found not guilty, and the editor was faulted for unproven claims and poor testimony. The article notes the editor’s rash approach and reflects on the broader circumstances of the alleged money split.
The report cites police records showing a $10 fine for Wilson was slipped through as costs and added to a surplus fund rather than properly accounted for. Officers including Woodall Privett and G A Privett pressed to omit the fine after learning Wilson was a State College student, avoiding magistracy reference.
The article argues Greens boro road marker was misplaced by locators and cites a High Point driver wrecking the marker. Damage estimated at 300 dollars. the driver, claiming sleep, faced legal action in Greensboro. The piece asserts the misplacement is dangerous and supports the paper’s position.
Editorial notes that Durham's J Elmer Long acts as governor when A W McLean is out of state, per the constitution. The text explains the automatic transfer of powers to the lieutenant governor and Long's temporary hold on duties and emoluments during McLean's absence.
The Stevenson Plan of Rubber Control designed in Britain in 1924 to stabilize crude rubber has failed. The scheme kept prices high through a world monopoly but is now collapsing as rubber prices fall. American ingenuity and new plantations in Liberia and the East Indies reduce reliance on foreign supply, easing costs for tire buyers.
The Asheville Citizen criticizes Senator J Thomas Heflin of Alabama for a Friday night courthouse tirade. It denounces his pattern of unfounded attacks on the press and a local radio station, urging Alabama to disown him and calling him an unmitigated pest.
Americans pressed by high tire prices in 1925 cheered as the British monopoly waned, promising expanded supply and potential price relief. The shift is seen as easing shortages that had forced motorists to choose rim rides in past years.
Ireland reacts to the assassination of Kevin O Higgins the vice president and justice minister long a rival of De Valera. President Cosgrave vows national mourning and persistence in the Free State effort noting O Higgins followed Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith yet warning the assassin will not terrorize the nation.
A contemporary editor notes the British boys protector claims youths must learn how to deal with modern girls while condemning the shift toward a single moral standard. He argues the burden shifts to women and cites Adam and Eve as a familiar charge.
Safety experts predict about 300000 deaths from accidents in the next decade as urgent caution voices warn against risky behavior and unsafe practices. The message urges adherence to safety rules to curb rising casualties.
The note suggests Cal desires practical rodeo exposure to prepare the Mavericks for the upcoming season, aiming to sharpen leadership and on field decision making through hands on cowboy training and mentorship.
A concise remark highlights Europe’s ongoing friendly ties with the United States evidenced by nonstop transatlantic flights. The comment suggests travel ease reinforces goodwill between continents.
A playful jab notes Britain may boast cruisers while declaring local flag-pole sitters as the world’s best. The quip highlights national pride and a quirky human interest moment, capturing a lighthearted contrast between nations.
A fragment discussing English word growth and a playful golf reference mentions lexicographers seeking a term for a ten on the water hole after par on six holes. No identifiable people places or organizations are stated.
Lexington society enjoyed bridge and rock parties hosted by Mrs. H. B. Radcliffe and Mrs. Margaret R. Gooch on West Fifth Avenue with about thirty guests each. Mrs. Wood Dorsett won the morning bridge prize, Alma Owen the rock high score, and several couples received prizes. The week featured the Senior Philathea class meeting at Mrs. A. C. Michael’s home, a six-table bridge party at Mrs. A. S. Johnson’s, and multiple social visits including Miss Virginia Johnson helping hostesses. A Davidson County motor trip explored Blue Ridge sites, and local planning noted the High Rock dam project with a 45,060 horsepower lake plan. Engagements were announced between Adrian Jefferson Newton and Lois Long Spaugh, with August wedding planned.
Lexington July 11 S A Copp general superintendent of the Tallahassee Power Co spoke to the Lexington Rotary about the High Rock power dam on the Yadkin river. He noted ten steel gates will allow discharge of twice the water of the 1916 flood, the greatest flood on record for the county.
Commander Richard E. Byrd, in good spirits, recovered from stomaine poisoning after a sleepless night at Le Touquet and a restful stay at the villa of Annapolis classmate B. B. Howard in Cabourg. Teammates Bert Acosta George Neville and Bernt Balchen felt the banquets but remained well.
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