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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1926
Page
4
A devotional reflection centers on the uncalculating love of a woman in response to Jesus. It contrasts selfless love with self seeking and invites worship that rests in divine grace, offering prayers for deep spiritual devotion and inner truth.
In Washington, Senator Simmons has closed his office to a Tar Heel newspaper man amid dispute over an objectionable story. The veteran senator’s long public life contrasts with the current press friction.
The North Carolina governor travels to Washington to press for a wavelength allocation for his state station and argues for public ownership as a priority. He cites Herbert Hoover’s need for federal law to regulate increasing applications, crowded wavelengths, and expanding radio adoption shaping future broadcasting.
The city planning commission should soon address widening South Main to 100 feet and extending Wrenn Street east from Russell. A Russell frontage purchase and potential donations could cover costs, with damages assessed to maximize value. The plan aims to boost traffic flow and neighborhood development.
The director of the bureau of investigation for the American Medical Association says Americans spend 250 million dollars annually on worthless pink pills and other fake remedies. He notes additional costs from visits by doctors who find nothing wrong.
Premier Briand, famed for his political comeback, weighs forming a new cabinet as he seeks to solidify support. The move signals potential shifts in leadership while public reactions remain mixed to the proposed lineup and timing.
The chamber of commerce secretary notes a manufacturer eager to move in if 2,500 feet of floor space were leased. He would hire several hundred workers, and loft buildings offering shared utilities and lower capital costs are proposed to boost local industry. The city has several suitable sites ready for development.
Lexington plans a panel factory costing 125000 with potential expansion into a dining room plant at 250000 more. The chamber of commerce aims to awaken the town to new industries and opportunities, noting Lexington as a good site for plants that High Point cannot currently provide.
The text notes that as a senate decision on a senator's right to a contested seat nears the end of the term, holding possession in the case provides a clear advantage.
The Enterprise notes the last ballot appearance on modifying the Volstead act and urges votes by Thursday morning. Early tallies shifted toward repeal supporters, but later ballots suggest growing support for keeping the law as written. Voter turnout remains light but represents the paper’s circulation areas.
A narrative notes the adoption of a stricter immigration law a few years earlier, imposed by external pressures and domestic need. It examines how new home and foreign conditions hardened the gatekeeping policy, replacing the prior openness to entrants with tighter controls.
The piece urges amending the 1920s immigration law to ease hardship while preserving exclusion. It cites cases like Mrs. Peggy Hull Kinley born in the United States but barred as a British subject, urging personal judgment by officials. It notes a pending Senate bill to fix these issues without relaxing bans and mentions Britain’s lower railway fatality rate as a comparative goal.
Report on a Raleigh week gathering of visitors and officials from town and county, highlighting useful exchanges, attendance gaps, and praise for Solicitor Evans. Federal and local authorities discussed enforcing the Volstead act and the need for concurrent action to curb liquor supply.
Gastonians receive packages of ties and other items with an invitation to send money or return goods. Col Al Fairbrother of Greensboro replies by explaining a scheme to charge for opening packages, storage, delivery, and washing, detailing a fake process to extract fees and outline an eventual balance.
In a March 8 1926 letter from High Point North Carolina the writer urges modification of prohibition to allow light wine and beer arguing strong drink fuels crime and disrespect for law. He says laws should respect personal rights and warns against church driven ballots and coercive persuasion. He signs as CITIZEN.
The High Point Hub Inc of High Point is authorized for 50000 capital with $10000 subscribed by Lewis Harris Ida Harris and Sam Shavitz of High Point. The list of newly incorporated firms includes Patton Avenue Properties Asheville Franklin Mineral Products Co Durham Adams Co Winston-Salem Stowers Garage Black Mountain Lexington Real Estate Marion Southern Manufacturers Club among others in North Carolina filings.
City and federal officers raided a portion of the Dal ton Furniture Manufacturing plant last night and seized about four gallons of whiskey along with several containers. No one has been held responsible yet, though investigators promise further developments.
Shipment of Victrola orthophonic Victrolas just arrived at Bland Piano Co. to expand the store's phonograph selection for customers seeking quality sound and new cabinet models.
Rescue teams broke through debris at the Crab Orchard mine in Eccles West Virginia to reach eight more bodies, bringing the known dead to ten. Seventy eight entombed men were identified as victims or survivors, with 39 escaping from No 6.
Rescue teams led by state and federal officials fought to reach 28 entombed miners after a mine explosion at Crab Orchard Improvement Co. near Eccles. One miner, Lowell Goins, was killed by gas. others were treated for injuries as ventilating fans kept air moving amid debris delays.
Wall Street opened with irregular gains as late covering moved prices. General Electric rose about 5 points after ex dividend and Atlantic Coast Line advanced 3 points. Merger reports pushed railway steel to a new yearly high while American Can and several low priced oil shares fell.
In Oyster Bay the Roosevelts faced their hardest trial as their wives appeared and shaved off the beards eight hours after Theodore and Kermit finished seven months of mountain climbing.
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