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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1928
Page
2
Raleigh June 9 The state democratic convention faces a clash over how the Houston delegation will be instructed with Smith and Hull factions vying for a majority. The unit rule may be adopted if one side gains control, promising a divided, tense convention.
Greta Garbo rises as a sensational star in The Divine Woman directed by Victor Sjostrom. Lars Hanson stars opposite her with Dorothy Farnum's stage adaptation of Starlight set in Paris. Lowell Sherman also delivers a standout performance as M Legrande.
The article notes fan doubt about pitchers pitching to Babe Ruth as he pursues a new mark. It mentions rumors that some AL managers encouraged pitchers to challenge him rather than walk him to deny the record, reflecting strong anticipation around Ruth's performances.
Weather note describes atmospheric disturbances arising in regions of low pressure, indicating unsettled conditions and potential changes in wind and precipitation patterns across affected areas.
Bebe Daniels brings The Fifty-Fifty Girl to the Broadhurst theatre Wednesday for a two day run. The play follows a modern woman who resists being told no and faces comic troubles as she learns to value romance and partnership. Supporting cast includes James Hall and William Austin. the film is by John McDermott with Ethel Doherty and Clarence Badger directing.
In England the 1625 act remains in force prohibiting Sunday cricket between teams from different parishes. Only two elevens from the same parish may meet.
The sixteenth amendment to the United States constitution provides for the federal income tax, clarifying Congress's power to levy taxes on income without apportionment among states.
Washington buzzed with weddings tied to Annapolis graduates and diplomatic social affairs. The Claudel engagement, Leiter family fêtes, and remarks on Mrs Coolidge's summer wardrobe highlight a bustling high society week in the capital.
Crowds at the 1928 American Horticultural Society exhibit in the Hotel Washington admired a unique table setting of pansies and a $10,000 orchid from Mrs William H Dupont. Notable displays included five pansy baskets and works by disabled Walter Reed hospital veterans. Visitors also toured Virginia shrines as pilgrimages rise with Daughters of the American Revolution involvement.
Jack Hoxie stars in The Desert Rider at the Orpheum for Monday and Tuesday. The five reel drama unfolds in the desert wilderness with stunts suspense and a daring rescue ending with Hoxie embracing the rescued southern girl.
North Carolina inland waters reopen for all legal angling with bass season on June 10. Licenses are required for sport fishing and use of rod and reel. Counties with trout- fishing license requirements are listed, bag and size limits set, and hatcheries expanded as revenue rises.
Henry Hobart argues real life menace lies in conditions beyond control, as his new film Sailors Wives shown at Rialto Monday and Tuesday illustrates. The psychological melodrama centers on motives beyond a black mustache villain.
Aristotle's father is identified as Neco Machus, historically listed as court physician to King Amyritas of Macedonia, anchoring early lineage in royal medical service.
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