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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1926
Page
4
The reading cites John 16 1 6 about mansions in the Father s house and discusses a royal family life of love peace and power. A prayer asks God to complete the good work started in believers and bless the dead in the Lord. The piece ends with a skeptical sports aside about spring training and a sense that romance in baseball has faded.
Andrew Jackson Post officers and members received widespread praise for their handling of the State Post Officers conference crowd in High Point. State Commander Henry L. Stevens Jr lauded the hospitality and city’s efforts, noting 750 attendees and the positive publicity for High Point. A North Carolina Legion membership drive targets 13,000 by August, with over 99,000 eligible and about 7,000 currently affiliated.
Mrs Henry Landes of Seattle Washington has won a bitter mayoral race by about 6000 votes, becoming the first woman to lead a major American city. She previously served on the Seattle city council and even acted as mayor on occasion, winning the post through her own political effort.
Cap Olaf Manning of New York recalls Barney the English brindle bulldog found in Sydney who sailed the oceans with him. Barney was stolen, leaving Cap Olaf with a sorrowful, hopeful plea to reunite aboard the next voyage. The column then riffs on morals and rural American backwater pride.
A North Carolina note urges every Western North Carolinian to back a special North Carolina supplement by The Christian Science Monitor. The message extols the Monitor as a great newspaper with wide circulation and global reach, noting the planned supplement will be produced by North Carolinians and distributed to subscribers.
The Monitor announces a North Carolina supplement to be written by prominent state figures including Governor McLean. It aims to advertise Western North Carolina’s resources, opportunities, products, and history to a national audience, with local business and civic groups rallying behind the project.
The senate votes to investigate the tariff commission amid criticism of its Fordney McCumber act administration, citing possible influence by officials including President Coolidge. The two Republicans two Democrats and one insurgent on the probe panel signals insurgent independence and raises questions for Democrats and Republicans alike.
The rise of professional football continues as independent teams grow and a ten franchise league seeks to mirror baseball. Led by Red Grange and Big Bill Edwards, the plan envisions a 15 game season per team and commercial potential for major cities. Attendance at college and pro matches shows strong spectator interest and financial promise.
The Reverend Tom A. Sykes of Friends Church in High Point N C apologizes for criticizing the High School Opera based on an incorrect report about a Good Friday performance. He explains the remark was spur of the moment and confesses he failed to verify the information before commenting. He expresses regret to the school authorities and the church family for any harm caused.
In High Point a group of white men faced prohibition offense verdicts with fines and suspended sentences. In Berlin the deposed Grand Duke Frederick Augustus, 74, was courted for Rastede mayor, reflecting sympathy for former rulers and local civic need amid revolution.
Charles R. Forbes once heading the Veterans' Bureau and John W. Thompson a St. Louis contractor were convicted in Chicago of conspiracy related to hospital contracts and the Supreme Court refused to review the case.
A reader letter urges owners of noisy and squealing radio sets to admit lack of know how, seek neighbor help, and take lessons. It notes possible future legislation to ban such rigs, promotes upgrading to newer regenerative receivers, and calls for responsible operation to make radio reception pleasant in High Point.
President Von Hindenburg sent congratulations to Casper and Frau Guckel of Barmen Rhineland on their 70th wedding anniversary. The couple aged 86 and 93 head a five generation family. their eldest daughter aged 70 resides in the United States.
Society page notes Ber lin ends his winter schedule with a last weekly tea and a final major dinner for the second Luther cabinet members their wives and parliamentary leaders. He plans a casual bier abend for Reichstag members this month while age keeps him active and socially flexible. He moves from socialist Reichstag president Paul Loebe to Gen Von Seeckt and to reunions of officers who supported the Kaiser in rapid succession.
The New York World recounts how a Russian consul allegedly obtained a cask of “magic water” from Edward Hatch’s Brewster farm before the Czarevitch’s birth. The tale links a male-dominated stock pattern at Hatch’s farm to the mysterious water containing phosphate and magnesium and a German court doctor’s corroborating anecdote.
After a puzzled shrug, Hatch watched a consul with two attendants bring a thirty gallon cask. The consul said he would pump the water himself and seal the bung with wax. Hatch asked the motive but received evasive replies. In 1904 a male heir was born to the Russian throne. The czarina’s four prior children were girls.
A Shenandoah Valley literature collection was distributed by roosters as visitors toured Shenandoah and High Point. The Shenandoah chamber of commerce provided envelopes with descriptions of High Point's industries business and housing. The Apple Blossom Special arrived at 4 30 and departed at 7 00.
Co L Moore manager of the Newark Shoe Store at 106 South Main Street will leave to join Merritt Shoe company He has led the local store for fourteen months and will become manager of a Merritt store in Concord The move brings a new store leadership addition to Concord.
E B Sensenbach announced today that his auto painting and retopping business has moved from the third floor of Starr Motor to a new ground floor location on West Broad Street. His son E E Sensenbach and father H C Sensenbach join in the business after long work with Buick and Fisher Body.
Asheville police seek thieves who raided the Carolina Credit Co. store over the weekend taking more than 1500 dollars worth of silk underwear men trousers and women's dresses along with other wearing apparel items.
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