High Point Enterprise 1925 News Briefs and Editorial Snips
High Point Enterprise notes traffic curbs for hire cars in North Carolina appear self controlled and mentions an inquiry into why tri state tobacco cooperatives fail to cooperate. Recess appointments without salaries may help cut national expenses. Governor expands duties under the budget act and risks losing friends. Gloria Swanson returns to New York reportedly well after marriage and surgery. Tennessee seeks to prove a spinster visitor overstayed her welcome in the Bennetts home.
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Tennessee
Bennetts
Senate wary of President's public standing as guide
The Senate, skeptical of the President's flawless public image, questions whether he remains a reliable compass for the body, hinting at concerns over executive trust and political guidance.
City bank helps Wilmington council fund golf course
The Wilmington bank assists the city council in securing funds for a proposed municipal golf course, enabling officials to begin plans. Raleigh criticizes Durham for receiving a disproportionate share of state road funds, suggesting political implications if municipal golf expands in small towns. The piece notes broader political maneuvering around Coolidge, state investigations into asylums, cabinet views on business prospects, and agricultural warnings about the boll weevil.
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Wilmington
Jersey Coast Business Men and Prohibition Enforcement
Businessmen along the Jersey coast show hostility to prohibition enforcement officers watching bootleg operations. They may not be partners with bootleggers but could be constitutionally contemptuous like many other American citizens.
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Jersey
Ike Se
May Election Likely Quiet In High Point City Hall
The article notes a lack of mayoral or council challenger in High Point as the May election nears. It praises the council for pushing public improvements and responsive governance while signaling school issues will dominate alongside the mayoral race. Voters face a calm campaign with broad support for current leaders and school propositions.
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High Point
Baltimore Opposes Unity in Methodists Split Vote
The Baltimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South voted against unification, signaling possible impact on the reunion movement. Forty conferences were represented, with northern bodies generally favorable to coalition and some southern conferences showing openness to unity. The vote, led by a confirmed opponent, may influence future talks.
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Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
United Church
Woman Fights for Husband Freed From Morganton Asylum
In Shelby, a courtroom drama moved locals to tears as Mrs Stanhope Bryant, wife of a man committed to Morganton, testified and worked as nurse and stenographer to secure his release. The court heard he is not dangerously insane and released him with guardianship, with the gallery contributing a generous gilt from its pocket after the decision.
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Shelby Court
Stanhope T. Bryant
Asylum For the
Morganton
Hangseurs-Un
Shelby Gallery
Shelby Curious
Stanhope
Shelby
Missouri
Change in attitude toward municipal play facilities unfolds
The piece notes a shift in public officials from wary to proactive about funding recreational projects such as school uprights and a municipal golf course. It cites Wilmington’s bid to issue bonds for a golf course, a bond attorney’s doubt, and a bank’s loan offer awaiting court ruling on constitutionality, illustrating broader governance changes.
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Wilmington
New York
Supreme Court
National Guardsmen push for drill pay appropriation
A delegation led by Milton A. Reckord urged President Coolidge to release 1 332 000 in the deficiency bill for National Guard drill pay. The president withheld the funds pending a determination of need. Reckord pledged a written statement on necessity within days.
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Washington
Mar
National Guard
Coolidge
Milton A. Reckord
Maryland
National Guard Association of the United States
Harllee's Sale To Close On Saturday
The Harllee Furniture Co on South Main street will end its in progress sale Saturday night after just ten days. The event drew many shoppers and offered valuable merchandise at attractive spring prices as the sale concludes.
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Harllee Furniture Co
South Main Street
Harllee
Gibbons Fights Rumor of Tammy Gibbons Signing
St Paul based Billy Gibson boss of Gene Tunney says New York promoters will have no trouble booking Tammy Gibbons of St Paul for a decisive bout in New York. The remark came as talks surface about a bd rovac style decision match involving Gibbons.
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Gibbons
ST. Paul
Mar
Billy Gibson
Gene Tunney
New York
Neometers
Tammy Gibbons
Y M C A Wheels Beginning 10 Hur
The Y M C A reports brisk gymnasium activity with 600 men and boys enrolled. Edgar Hartley praises orderly, well-scheduled classes running from 3:30 to 10 p m. Charles Brooks leads junior and senior classes. C C Smith and Coach Brown provide calisthenic training thrice weekly for industrial boys and young men.
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Edgar Hartley
Charles Brooks
C. C. Smith
Coach Brown
High Point College
Althouh
W Martine Smith Laid To Rest At Abbott's Creek
Funeral services for W. Martine Smith, who died Tuesday night, were held today at 11 at Abbott's Creek Primitive Baptist church led by Elders C. A. Davis and M. M. Willard. Interment followed in the church graveyard after a 10:30 home service by Rev. EB Mumford. Pallbearers included W. S. Hayworth Sanford Hayworth Perry Hayworth W. L. Garrison H. M. Garrison J. L. Clodfelter J. R. Phillips Roba Reed. flowers carried by Julia Davis Vale Teague Eliza Teague Kate Colinard Lillie Smith Connie Manuel.
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W. Martine Smith
Abbott’s Creek Primitive Baptist Church
C. A. Davis
M. M. Willard
EB. F. Mumford
W.S. Hayworth
Sanford Hayworth
Perry Hayworth
W. L. Garrison
Grain prices rise on continued drought in west and southwest
Chicago grain markets opened with wheat, corn, and oats strengthening due to ongoing drought reports from the southwest and west. Prices moved from steady to higher, then retraced slightly before resuming the ascent as dry conditions persisted. Provisions also firmed in tandem with grain gains.
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Chicago
New York Cotton Opens Steady Amid Mixed Demand
The New York cotton market opened steady with an 7 point to 2 point spread changes as near months rose on steady Liverpool cables. Trade buying and covering appeared, yet demand stayed limited. July fell from 25.70 to 25.87 and October from 25.08 to 24.96, with most contracts about 7 to 11 points lower after the first hour. Private cables noted Liverpool's steadiness on southwest dry weather and that American selling there was absorbed by traders and continental buyers.
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New York
Liverpool
Southern
Western
New Orleans Cotton Market Opens Higher on Lobpery Cables
The New Orleans cotton market opened slightly higher due to favorable Liverpool cables with early trades up 3 to 5 points. A later Texas shower forecast turned sentiment lower, pushing May to 23.33, July to 25.49, and October to 24.62, down 8 to 12 points from the session high and 5 to 7 below yesterday's close. The weather map only showed showers in north central areas.
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New Orleans
Mar
Liverpool
Texas
Markets Open Higher as Rail Stocks Lead
Short covering and bullish extension lifted prices at the market open. Atchison, New York Central and Frisco led a broad advance in railway shares while Mack Trace, Dupont, Goodrich and other major industrials posted gains of about a point.
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Wald Street
New York
Atchison, New York Central
Frisco
Mack Trace
Dupont
Goodrich
Wabash Directors Authorize Dividend on Preferred A Shares
New York March 26. Directors of the Wabash Railway Company today authorized resumption of dividend payments on the road s preferred A shares at the annual rate of five dollars through a quarterly disbursement of one dollar twenty five cents per share. No dividends had been paid on this issue since April 34 1918 when a distribution of one dollar and thirty one cents a share was made.
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New York
Wabash, Railway Company
Treaty ends tong warfare between On Leong and Tip Sing Tongs
New York March 26 a peace treaty was signed ending the tong warfare that has killed many Chinese across the country in recent months the accord includes terms agreed by the On Leong and Tip Sing Tongs and aims to halt further bloodshed
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New York
On Leong
Tip Sing Tongs
Triangle Debate Tomorrow Night at Local High School
A large crowd is expected at the high school auditorium tomorrow at 7:30 for the first prelim in the annual statewide triangular debate. Miss Claire Douglas and Henry Gurley will argue the port terminals and water transportation act against a Winston-Salem team, while Joe Smoak and Miss Semmie Herman debate Greensboro at Gate City. The Oratio club hosts, with a reception in the Presbyterian hut afterwards.
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Claire Douglas
Henry Gurley
Winston-Salem
Gurley
Miss Douglas
Joe Smoak
Semmie Herman
Greensboro High School
Gate City
North Carolina
Mike Douglas
Presbyterian Hut
Question of Miss Gish Engagement Reaches Trial
In New York on March 26 the trial of Charles H. Duell's federal suit to force Lilian Gish to make pictures only for his company hinges on whether she was privately engaged to marry Duell. Lawyer George W. Newgass testified he believed the engagement existed, referencing past statements and actions connected to Gish's will.
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New York
Lilian Gish
Charles H. Duell
Motion Picture Company
Duell
Eighteen Jurors Disposed In Chapman Murder Trial
Hartford, March 26. Eighteen prospective jurors in the Gerald Chapman murder case against a New Britain policeman were quickly excused as they showed opinions on guilt or opposition to capital punishment. Four were excused peremptorily, one by the state and three by the defense. The defense had 24 eligible jurors left, with the court denying additional peremptories. Court adjourned until 2 p.m. and 20 Hartford men were to be summoned as a third special panel.
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Hartford
Conn
Fighteen
Gerald Chapman
New Britain
Coolidge To Name Muscle Shoals Commission Members
President Coolidge is expected to appoint a six member commission to study Muscle Shoals disposition, likely including two cabinet members Weeks and Hoover two engineers and two farmers. The panel will report to the next Congress in December as urged by a House resolution.
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Washington
Mar
Coolidge
Weeks
Hoover
House
Congress
Defense May Contest Claim In Dorothy Ellingson Case
In San Francisco on March 26 the defense began a new phase of questioning jurors in Dorothy Ellingson’s murder trial. Walter McGovern asked prospective juror Mrs. Julia Ott if she would be prejudiced against a verdict for the girl if evidence showed Dorothy did not shoot her mother but admitted the act to shield another person.
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San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingson
Walter McGovern
Julia Ott
Dorothy
Case of Teapot Dame Is Closed In Court
In Cheyenne on March 26 the U S suit to annul the Teapot Dame lease ended in circuit court at 11 40 a m. The closing moments featured a verbal exchange between Judge Owen J Roberts and defense counsel after the latter accused the government attorney of going outside his record in high ad-
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Cheyenne
Woo
United States
Owen J. Roberts
Hig Ad
Lost Smile Verdict for New York Girl Injured in Crash
A New York twelve year old girl paralyzed in the face after an auto crash receives a $25,000 verdict against the car owner Paul Wolfson and driver Max Schiemer. The jury awards compensation for permanent facial paralysis suffered when she was dragged 25 feet.
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May Goldhaar
New York
Paul Wolfson
Max Schiemer
Wolfson
Schiemer
Court schedule set for brief submissions in Kennedy case
Judge Kennedy must review a 15 day government brief and a 6 day defense reply before ruling. The exchange sets deadlines for both sides and governs the timeline of the case proceedings.
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Juder Kennedy
Kennedy
Exhumation Ordered In McClintock Case
Coroner Oscar Wolff said he would issue an order to dig up the graves of Mrs Emma Elson McClintock and Dr Oscar Elson. The move follows a conference with the state’s attorney and during ongoing efforts by William D Shepherd’s counsel to obtain bail in the murder case. Mrs McClintock died sixteen years ago and Dr Olson three years ago.
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Chicago
Oscar Wolff
Emma Elson McClintock
William N. McClintock
Oscar Elson
William D. Shepherd
McClintock
Shepherd
Jacob Hopkins
Thompson to Greensboro Shifts in Basketball Trade
Shag Thompson, a former University of North Carolina star, moves toward Greensboro with the trade involving Nieihar of the Philadelphia club. Details are sparse as the report notes the transfer timing and team affiliations.
Player signs with Greensboro Patriots after AL club stint
The Phi a club of the American League and last season with Evansville in the Three-Eve league today signed to play with the Greensboro Patriots. He will be stationed in center field per Manager Gooch’s plan. Only three absences from training camp remain, and these men are expected on the next train.
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Phia
Evansville
Greensboro Patriots
Gooch
Mussolini Appears Before Deputies After Illness In Rome
Premier Mussolini returned to the chamber of deputies in Rome today after a recent illness. He entered with the cabinet as the full house rose in an enthusiastic demonstration, with galleries joining in the show of support, all except the communists.
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Mussolini
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Fire Waste Council Meets On National Survey
A meeting of the National Fire Waste Council at the chamber of commerce of the United States examined a survey of fire prevention activities by commercial bodies nationwide and the results from the past year. President Coolidge planned to receive council members at the White House in the afternoon.
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Washington
National Fire Waste Council
Chamber of Commerce of
The
United States
Coolidge
Hite White Nobse
Beeson Hardware Banquet At Sheraton Hotel Tonight
About twenty Beeson Hardware employees will gather in the Sheraton hotel ballroom at 7 o'clock for a company banquet hosted by owner R. R. Ragan. The event features speeches by Ragan, Edgar Whitener, and B. C. Harmon as part of regular company meetings discussing common interests.
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Beeson Hardware Company
Sheraton Hotel
R. R. Ragan
Edgar Whitener
B. C. Harmon
Bail Denied For Accused Murderer In Chicago Case
William D. Shepherd awaits trial in jail after Chief Justice Jacob Hopkins denied bail. He is accused of poisoning William N. McClintock with typhoid germs to obtain a million dollar estate. A habeas corpus petition will seek release from custody.
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Chicago
William D. Shepherd
William N. McClintock
Jacob Hopkins
Criminal Court
Shepherd
Supreme Court
William Scott Stewart
Thelma Edwards Dies at Home in Tragic Infant Death
Thelma Lucelia Edwards aged 18 months died yesterday at 215 Chestnut Street after a brief illness from broncho pneumonia. Survived by father A F Edwards mother and brother James Clayton Edwards. Funeral held this afternoon on Chestnut Street at 3 with Rev Harvey officiating. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Thelma Lucelia Edwards
A. F. Edwards
Chestnut Street
James Clayton Edwards
Harvey
Oakwood Cemetery
Supreme Court Dismisses Hiawassee Power Case
Washington March 23 The supreme court dismissed for want of jurisdiction a case by Hiawassee River Power Company to set aside lower court rulings that Carolina Tennessee Power Company had authority from the North Carolina legislature to condemn undeveloped water power on the Hiawassee River.
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Washington
Mar
Supreme Court
Hiawassee
Vandalism at Em erywood Shrubbery Noted by Eye Witness
An eyewitness reports two youths driving over freshly planted shrubs at night in Em erywood destroying hundreds of dollars of work. The writer, S.C. Clark, labels one party a privileged fool from a top family and offers a $100 reward for reports.
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Emerywood
Me. S.C. Clark
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