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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1931
Page
16
Auburn Alabama reports Dr. C A Basore of Alabama Polytechnic Institute has developed glass from furnace slag and local sands. The process could save heat and fuel in glassmaking, producing elastic strong glasses with potential insulating properties at lower costs.
Decatur Illinois reports circus strongman The Great Peters prepared to jump with a hangman's noose around his neck. The elastic rope stretched too much and he landed hard tearing ligaments in his legs.
Local golfer L R Hunt with a two stroke handicap defeated Howard Marsh three up with two holes to play in the President's Cup finals at High Point Country Club. Hunt led early by three holes, Marsh rallied but faltered late, sealing the match on the 16th hole in hot sun with spectators shaded.
The Waldorf Astoria on Park Avenue, nearing opening, will feature a storm proof roof garden with an electric sliding roof, a telephone typewriter check in system that announces arrivals and departures, in room video calling for guests, and radio loudspeakers for multiple broadcasts. The innovative hotel gadgetry aims to streamline service and entertain guests with on demand films.
The son of the Georgia Peach, Tyrus Raymond Cobb Jr., emerges as a Yale freshman with talents in tennis and football. Plans for a hotel spur to Grand Central Terminal ease millionaire arrivals. A Waldorf hotel lobby entrance via private car and elevator is described along with early hotel kitchen equipment including a potato peeler triggered by tossing a potato.
A new Improved Order of Red Men tribe named Thawah No. 116 was organized in Thomasville last night by Past Grand Sachem J. R. Anderson. Officers elected for the next term include W. O. Beck as sachem, Lloyd Black as senior sagamore, Roy Smith as junior sagamore, John Lucas as prophet, Jesse Crawford as custodian of records, D. J. Lamb as custodian of wigwams, and J. A. Beck as K of W. The tribe begins with good membership and aims to become a leading tribe in North Carolina's reservation.
George Watkins of the Cardinals scored on a stolen home plate dash against pitcher Dazzy Vance to edge the Robins 1 to 0 in a tense game.
Berlin fathers urged not to pace the floor all night for a crying infant. Dr Frueser says cries are an expression of individuality or artistic urge and a healthy baby’s crying aids emotional development, while persistent cries signal illness or distress.
A recipe note describes stuffing canned or fresh pears with cream cheese olives and cucumber then serving with mayonnaise for a savory fruit salad option.
J. F. Miller of Hood River Oregon reports a carrot weighing 312 pounds with a girth of 13 inches and a length of 14 inches, highlighting extraordinary crop yields from his garden.
Japan reports commercial aviation growth with 125 civilian and company owned aircraft by end of 1930 up from 22 in 1921. Licensed pilots rise from 28 to 289. Passengers carried by the Japan Air Transport company increase by 28 percent in 1930.
Detroit expects about 500 drum and bugle corps and bands to attend the national American Legion convention in September. Organizers say performers will gather for a grand parade and related events in the city.
An English shepherd owned by Harry Moore of Mond Oregon produced 61 pups in four litters of 0, 12, 14 and 16.
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