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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1925
Page
2
Sunday notes on a wealthy young wife married yesterday and famed for her restraint in smoking drinking and cosmetics. Governors McLeod and McLean attended the Hamlet peach show while avoiding commentary on drinks. The piece hopes furniture exhibitors’ good business justifies enlarging the exhibit building for permanent displays.
Thousands of bluejackets paraded through Melbourne as 100000 Australians cheered. The reception reflected wartime aims and fears about pacifism, disarmament, and immigration, showing enduring suspicions between nations and a wary path toward world peace.
Oak Ridge Institute reports its next year’s enrollment will be the largest in history with ten High Point and fourteen Greensboro boys signed, reflecting broad regional appeal beyond local towns. The Guilford school combines military prep, athletics, and strong academics, producing ready college scholars and a model for a leading boys’ school in the county.
The article defends William Jennings Bryan against claims he accepts large sums for debating evolution with Darrow. It argues his lecturing income is legitimate, notes he has refused fees in many sermons, and asserts no price could tempt him to commercialize conscience, hoping to silence his critics.
The Blair family offers a deed to 25 acres south of the city for the new high school site. The tender may not be accepted as planners weigh population trends, growth, and district zoning before deciding. The board may consider other advantageous locations, free or paid. High Point must decide soon.
The article notes Sargent's enduring reputation and a ready market for his work despite varied quality. It contrasts judges of art with a fashionable crowd seeking guidance from the skilled, and observes rapid market absorption of odds and ends from his studio as recognition by cognoscenti.
The National Bank of Commerce of New York reports improved agricultural prospects with large crops of cotton, corn, and spring wheat forecast. Consumption remains high, freight carloadings strong, and retail/wholesale grains steady. Construction is at record levels with permits, boosting activity. export trade is solid as U.S. manufacturers compete internationally. money rates may rise in autumn, but credit remains ample.
The article notes upward revisions in wages and related costs raising the cost of goods. It adds that furniture prices have likely near the bottom of their recent downward trend, signaling a potential stabilization after a period of decline.
Governor McLean highlights forestry as vital to state wealth and industry, urging preservation and fire prevention. He notes 23,285,691 acres capable of timber, forecasts higher returns than cotton, and compares annual forest-fire prevention costs to Louisiana's. Emphasizes public education and organized prevention as essential for timber growth and economic independence.
Local furniture dealers note prices have fallen about 43 percent since 1920, more than any major commodity. Despite raw material shortages, furniture prices have shed wartime inflation, with a likely future rise as hardwood and skilled labor costs push values upward. buying conditions improve as the market steadies.
Heirs of John Sargent cleared out his London studio and held an auction of odds and ends. 163 objects sold for an average 4400 dollars, totaling over 700000. Buyers were art dealers, public hardly benefited as vigorous bidding favored known works.
The writer recalls a winter in Miami and travels between dull towns, meeting Bill Bell. He notes Bell has done nothing for 20 years, describes his size, and watches him dash from the station just as the train started, running frantically as the engineer looked on.
A reflective monologue recounts depot encounters and townsfolk greeting a conductor, then shifts to memories of dancing, a boy’s rebellion, and a sermon. The author praises Germans, contrasts republics and monarchies, notes education, industry, and liquor control ideas, and criticizes expert reliance after a Mississippi river fiasco. He closes with personal conduct and accountability.
A long critique notes a Memorial Hall built to resemble Paris Grand Opera House, but in a small town it remains too large for seating and unusable. The piece derides the hyperbole of American big talk and questions public taste. It also surveys Henry Holt’s autobiography and the traits of business leaders as listeners and learners.
The September 1 start date for the prohibition drive is announced with district lines drawn. Virginia and West Virginia are paired, Michigan and Ohio together, Indiana linked with parts of Illinois and Wisconsin, and other regional HQs named in Baltimore Roanoke St Louis Minneapolis and Charlotte. 24 prohibition administrators will select personnel and coordinate with U S attorneys to enforce the law across districts.
A list of names and residences is given in praise by a Chicago official. The roster includes G L Byerly HighPoint B L Burtner and wife Greensboro L C Sinclair and wife Winter Haven Fla F C Webb Hollywood Fla W W Cole Frederick Md D T Sasser Durham R W Williams Opelika Ala Co V Stroupe High Point T M Casey and wife Salisbury M Stadium Thomasville Myer Rappenheimer Meriden Miss G I Allen Wilson G H Stone J R Chrisman Greensboro Rufus Siler Hazelwood B L Hill Statesville W H Turner Atlanta J W Graves W B Studdarth Danville W Bailey Jr W Bailey Mt Kisco N Y S A Hallam Rockingham J N Bates P H Bradshaw Rocky Mount H O Strickler Shenandoah Va C Freel RB Mather Atlanta Ga C B Clements H B Sykes A R Parker Danville Va O L Herring Spartanburg W A Horne Atlanta Ga J M Betts High Point J W Thompson Augusta Ga H W Boice Kissimmee Fla J C Peck and wife Charlotte Frank Stone A J Hamilton Durham J W Crews Wauchula Fla W S Cunningham Charlotte Miss Adlde Malone M G Butner R H Woods Jr J W Bass H T Dillon T A Stanley Winston-Salem
The author critiques W J Henderson s music essay noting his dense diction and failure to clearly state his theory of the leisure class. The passage mentions Thornstein Veblen s Theory of the Leisure Class and reflects on the author s muddled approach and possible mischief in public discourse.
John N. Paul recently moved to High Point and opened a cleaning pressing and dying establishment on English street near the car line. He also operates a branch at Hayes' barber shop on Commerce street.
Building permits totaling 80110 were issued by the fire chief for 19 structures costing 60 to 30000. Largest permit covers Highland Cotton mills on Highland avenue for a new brick one story building with two large rooms. Other permits include homes on Flint Flint, Burton West Willis and more, plus a city school and an oil company structure on Montlieu and Lexington avenues.
Mrs Nancy Eldora Hunt 55 widow of V L Hunt died at her home 406 Mallory street shortly after 2 pm yesterday following a three week illness with typhoid fever. She was a Randolph county native who moved to High Point ten years ago and is survived by daughter Pauline Hunt, brothers George and John Miller, and sister Annie Miller. Funeral services are planned for Monday at Back Creek church Randolph county. This marks first typhoid death of the summer here.
A small girl named Jones from near Pickett Cotton mill was struck by a Ford automobile driven by a Black man while crossing English street at about 7 PM. She sustained slight injuries and was taken home. police ruled the accident unavoidable and made no arrest.
The H Enterprise fund for families of Policemen C. J. Reeves and Fred G. Claywell, victims of a June 9 gun battle here, was increased by $10 yesterday. Mrs J W Harriss sent a $10 check with a request to split $5 to each family.
Friends report little Dixie Thomas ill at the home of Mr and Mrs R H Sechrest on South Main. The condition is not described but draws concern from the community.
A tornado struck Sydney Ohio at 3 30 pm injuring 25 people and causing 750000 in damage. About 1100 spectators were trapped when a tent in Grammercy Park collapsed under the 75 mile gale, with injuries from falling poles.
Washington July 25 Government will move to dismiss Loren H Wittner s evolution suit on grounds petition improperly drawn and lack of standing. District Attorney Gordon says he will pursue other avenues if dismissal fails. Wittner objects to the oath removing So help me God as an avowed atheist.
Jim Easterwood, about 40, white, was arrested here yesterday at Heflin Alabama authorities request. He admits being shot while fleeing officers and says the incident occurred in April. Bond details unclear. Heflin sheriff expected to arrive here for transfer. trial not set until next month. Local officers await further information.
City council in special session Friday awarded Henry D. Perry of High Point a $57,948 contract to construct about six miles of sewer and several thousand feet of water lines. Most work will be in Mechanicaville north of Lexington Avenue, area added to limits years ago. Ten bidders competed. Perry was among the lowest.
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