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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1926
Page
4
Quotation reflecting on humility from Luke 14 8 and Franklin on crosses, losses, and growing wiser. The saying urges avoiding seats in the highest room at weddings to prevent pride and reminds that humility follows hardship.
The verse laments wealth without peace and praises contentment found through honest labor. A Tudor era poem asks if riches or ignorance of worry brings true happiness and ends by crediting T. Dekker and the happy heart.
A Wilmington police meeting favors a state constabulary and urges serious policing of rural highways. The plan, to be discussed in the January February legislature, calls for better traffic safety measures, license revocation for fault in serious crashes, and stricter driver qualifications to weed out reckless motorists.
The Manu facturers' Record urges the South to unite for controlling this year's cotton price and future crops, arguing it could yield hundreds of millions and restore self-respect. It calls for ending the view of the South as the nation's poor cousin and promotes financial independence and strength.
A historical editor argues the South can manage the 25 percent cotton market withdrawal with its own energy and initiative. It laments lack of a unified southern voice and nationwide publicity to show self sufficiency, noting no coordinated effort across cotton states or spokespersons to rally support.
An insurer’s six month study cites 205 payroll robberies with over 1.8 million dollars stolen and 20 killed plus 40 wounded. It notes most robberies follow money delivery and argues guards and armored cars fail protection, urging employers to switch to paying workers by check. The postmaster general backs the check system as a defense against robberies.
The piece portrays Mussolini as unafraid and self-assured, framing him as a destined leader who survives multiple assassination attempts. It notes a near miss by an Irishwoman and mentions his calm endurance before large crowds, fueling popular admiration and a sense of national pride.
Europe shows coal as a valuable resource not to burn but to extract oils and gases. Carnegie Institute of Technology plans a Pittsburgh coal conference as American scientists fear fuel shortages. German chemist Franz Fischer has developed a method to gasify coal and liquefy it into fuels.
The text notes methanol, synthol, and benzine substitutes from coal. It mentions General Georges Patart and Dr. Frederick Bergius, with a Bergius process to produce crude oil from coal. A ton of soft coal yields gas, light oil, tar, and ammonia, leaving a clean, usable coke for heating.
A light hearted note outlines a couple joining in marriage while headlines hint at broader life trials and political quotes. The text juxtaposes cinema pairing with nuptial celebration and a nod to public discourse on honesty and policy.
Dr. Franklin Martin reports at the Hospital Standardization Conference in Montreal that hospitals nationwide could gain from standardization. He lists North Carolina institutions by bed size and notes only 89 of 692 surveyed in 1918 met standards, while 1,731 of 2,528 surveyed this year were approved. He urges financing to survey smaller hospitals and cites potential savings and lower death rates if all hospitals adopted the system.
The Wachovia report notes strong North Carolina representation at the American Bankers Association convention in Los Angeles. South's banking and trust issues, cotton financing, rising bank costs, and county credit bureaus drew focus. The ABA educational foundation marks fifty years with a $500000 campaign. bankers may face exams like lawyers and doctors.
Raleigh November 1. Wake County authorities seek identification of a dead man found mutilated and knife scarred on Norfolk and Southern tracks in a remote area. The body was found clothed only in a blue denim shirt, stabbed in the heart, with clothes removed and blood washed from the scene. Thousands viewed the morgue display but identity remains unknown.
Bebe Daniels stars in The Campus Flirt a California shot Texas native tale. Dallas contributes two cast members Houston one with Dallas cited as birthplace for Daniels Paddock Hall and Brendel. Exteriors filmed on the University of California campus under Clarence Badger's direction.
A reflective monologue on justice and injustice in society. Allen Howard rails at the idle rich and unfair business, then considers if bitterness serves any purpose. The narrator argues personal strength and acceptance offer true payoff, cautioning against envy and rage. Copyright 26 King Features Syndicate Inc.
Judge W Luther Cates reports 100 Burlington residents bought Bibles for 16 85 on easy terms and defaulted He recounts one man who repeatedly refused payment until a warrant sent him to Alamance County court The dealer has deposited 200 to prosecute defaults and take cases to the supreme court with many names across varied walks of life.
Masons are invited to a Monday evening 7 30 special communication of Numa F Rei Lodge No 344 A F and A M Work in Second Degree All Master Masons are invited By order H R Williams W M and W Herndon Sec
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