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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1927
Page
16
Mr and Mrs W Stewart announce the birth of a daughter Betty Ray on October 2 The notices also report recoveries and home returns from Guilford General hospital including Mrs G F Webber and Mrs John Fambrough and other club and church activities in High Point North Carolina with meetings and operations noted.
Mrs Irvin Groome and Mrs Charles Kephart shop in Charlotte today. T F Cook of Reidsville visits with his daughter Mrs J M Harrison on North Hamilton street. Mr and Mrs Cecil H Barber of Reidsville with Caroline Faith spend the weekend with Mr and Mrs B Baxter on Montheau avenue. Mrs M L Coggins returns home to Lexington after visiting daughter Mrs J A Holmes on Colonial Drive. Mrs Knox Proctor leaves for Whiteville after visiting Mrs James Groome in Hardee apartment.
Davidson coaches Younger and Tilson praised Hampton, an untried sophomore center, for the Florida game and noted Dearman challenges for the pivot spot as they returned home to prepare for Saturday’s Wofford bout in Spartanburg.
A cretonne square bag hung from a kitchen door stores a few magazines for the housewife to glance at during spare moments.
The instruction recommends hanging the velvet dress in a bathroom to steam it, then pressing it face down on another piece of velvet to smooth creases.
Robert Collins said two unmasked men seized him from an car near downtown Birmingham and flogged him on Sunday night. Attorney General Charlie C. McCall urged Governor Bibb Graves to convene a Crenshaw county grand jury session to investigate more than twenty flogging victims in the past two years.
The disturbance that began in South Carolina has moved northeastward to southern New England. Southerly gales and heavy rain accompany the storm as weather officials issue warnings along the New England coast north of New London, Connecticut.
Winston-Salem opened the 1827 28 tobacco season with about 1 000 000 pounds of leaf in eight warehouses. Four sales occurred the first day with mainly low grade primings. Early averages looked at 10 to 16 cents per pound, and rains yesterday were expected to prompt larger breaks later in the week. Growers were urged to market promptly to keep sales flowing.
Frederick Loose, a German aviator, departed Norderney today bound for the United States. Dr. James H. Kimball of the U S Weather Bureau said cross winds and unfavorably flying weather between Europe and the Azores would be encountered, but air from the Azores onward should improve.
Raleigh October 4 AP Governor McLean issued parole for H F and T L Brooks who were convicted in January 1927 by the Pitt County Superior Court for violation of prohibition laws. Each man's sentence was six months on county roads.
Yankee star Herb Pennock was struck by a line drive at Forbes Field and suffered a ruptured blood vessel in his left leg. Cedric Durst’s hit caused the injury as Pennock limped to the clubhouse. Doctor Schoell treated him and said the impact may not end his World Series bid.
Chevrolet Motor plans a new Atlanta assembly plant costing about 2.5 million dollars. The facility will employ 1,200 workers with a daily payroll around 8 000 dollars and sit beside the federal penitentiary. It will assemble cars for Georgia Florida and parts of Alabama and South Carolina as the first Chevrolet assembly plant in the South.
The agriculture department sent H. G. Hester a letter detailing sources for its July 31 world cotton carry-over statistics and Senator Pat Harrison urged an investigation. Hester protested the figures were over half a million bales higher than his own estimate and charged biased authorities were used.
Ferell Tobacco Co of Wilson forms to engage in tobacco business with authorized capital stock 100000 and $500 subscribed by J W Ferell Knoxville TN E V Ferell Petersburg VA and H T Warren Durham NC Purcell s Inc of Charlotte forms for mercantile business with 100000 authorized stock and 300 subscribed by Edward Dobkin Esther Dobkin and W M Egan all of Charlotte Consolidated Zebulon Wakefield Community Fair Inc of Zebulon formed to conduct a fair with 200 authorized stock subscribed by A M Merritt A G Jones N B Brock and others of Zebulon.
A brief overheard exchange in a hotel lobby notes two brothers joking about a short trip as the open season for convention planning begins. One asks about a room and the other says he will stay only three days.
A trick question yields hot water as a liquid that seems to resist freezing. The pupil playfully answers hot water, highlighting the common misconception about liquids and freezing.
A rough exchange shows a Judge estimating six dollars for a block and tackle to raise Hank from a well and a response about how the milking will proceed. The dialogue hints at a rural repair problem and local humor.
A cryptic courtroom line mocks parents and children, suggesting a performance with forced attendance. The remark contrasts cheerful acrobats with stern judgment, implying satire or a defiant judge’s quip amid a trial.
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