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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1926
Page
4
The discussion questions Wood's knowledge of his bond while claiming parole freedom. The coroner's actions are challenged, and Solicitor Evans is ready to press the case. Given conflicting accounts of Wood's bond, the solicitor justifies proceeding as done.
The piece argues that peace prospects fade after wars as winners fail to secure lasting harmony and that league participation is controversial. It highlights Geneva debates and American reservations, then shifts to postwar reconciliation with former enemies, honoring veterans, and concerns about privacy from emerging radio sight technology.
The quote notes a fear of a fool and the impossible certainty of avoiding knaves. Hazlitt presents a wary meditation on character and credibility, implying skepticism toward both ignorance and deceit.
A family discusses weekly payments for a new table and children's clothes. They switch to charge accounts to cover outfits and essentials, hoping steady weekly payments will ease money worries, while recognizing the debt will keep them financially tethered until cleared.
Governor McLean grants clemency to Jesse Wyatt former Raleigh detective captain who shot S S Holt. The pardon acknowledges his lengthy service and limits the sentence seen as sufficient punishment. The piece urges continued strict penalties for unlawful use of force by officers. Wyatt was near term end with good behavior time.
The Wake County coroner faces sharp criticism over handling of Rev George Wood in the Vickers Wood case. The solicitor and News and Observer question Wood being freed on his own cognizance and the bond arrangement involving prison superintendent George Ross Poll.
A 75 year old potter courted a young schoolteacher in Yadkin County for years. She fled by taking a lower paying post, but he persisted and was flogged by her with a horse whip after male relatives intervened. He sued for 7000 but a consent judgment ended with 200 paid to him. The case highlights social double standards regarding youth and romance.
Historians note that after World War I a long period is needed to gain a broader view of the conflict. As time passes, understanding of the events and consequences slowly emerges beyond immediate wartime rhetoric.
The piece notes fall fads from Mah Jongg to cross word puzzles and asks what may replace outdoor life this autumn. It highlights two potential trends the intelligence test and Hindu religion and questions if Jiddu Krishnamurti will become a new fad.
Brief edge to avoid misjudgment as a cautionary note appears in a crime or prison context. It warns against trusting physical barriers alone for safety and urges personal responsibility and awareness.
A reflective musing on moral choice and strategy. It contrasts deception about age with the idea of returning force by learning from an adversary to gain advantage.
The speaker asserts patience and silence yield learning and restraint. No concrete events, names, or locations are provided in the text. The line emphasizes inner discipline over noisy assertion.
A reflective piece notes that marrying for wealth makes life hard and that intimate bonds should not be treated as a business transaction. It contrasts financial motive with genuine affection and personal choice.
A concise remark notes tenants often achieve greater personal value than landlords, highlighting the inequality in housing dynamics and everyday life benefits beyond rent.
A motivational note asserts there are 365 days in a year offering a daily chance to begin the path to success. It emphasizes abundant opportunities for new starts and steady progress, framing each day as a potential turning point.
A humorous note about a woman scorned by a chipped nail during chores. The line captures household friction with a witty, exaggerated tone reflecting common maidservant era sentiment. The comic image centers on domestic irritation and its social sting.
The Duke University executive committee discussed expansion and elected 22 new faculty members for 1926 1927 including Harold C Bird to civil engineering Franklin P Johnson to Greek Helen H Scott to French Clarence A Ruggles to drawing and other appointments Joining the religion school Allan H Godbey will teach Hebrew and oriental languages Edward Cameron and W E Tilson become assistant physical education directors The meeting was chaired by Joseph G Brown with W P Few presiding and LB N Duke absent due to illness.
Duke University will receive Jimmie DeHart soon as he replaces the football mentor role with two new assistants W E Tilson and Eddie Cameron. The spring practice impressed observers with potential newcomers, and Duke plans a fresh system highlighted by uncertain prospects for a strong fall season. The squad opens training September 5 with Guilford set as the first opponent, while Wake Forest and Davidson loom as tough early tests.
In Chicago, September 2, the St. Louis Cardinals faced the Cubs in the first game of a doubleheader. Grover Alexander opposed his former teammates on the mound for St. Louis while Root, the Pacific coast sensation, pitched for the Cubs. O'Farrell, another ex-Cub, caught Alexander and Mike Gonzales, the Cuban, handled Root's fastball.
Dr. Walter Williams of the University of Missouri School of Journalism attacks New York papers, claiming the city has the greatest collection of morons in the country based on the papers it reads or looks at.
Sidna Allen, once in Virginia state prison after a noted courtroom shooting, shows a range of novelties he crafted while confined. At the Hanes building on North Main Street he exhibits a table built from thousands of wooden pieces and a wooden suitcase. Allen, now discharged, is famed in the South for his sensational trial. The displayed table reportedly contains about 75,000 individual parts.
Employees and their families of Starr Motor Co. attended a watermelon feast hosted by C B Embler at his farm on the Asheboro road. About 75 melons were cut and a local stringed orchestra provided music. The event was described as highly enjoyable by nearly the entire company.
The High Point Lodge of Woodmen of the World invites all Woodmen and families to Ritter's Lake near Greensboro for a basket picnic next Monday. The group will depart High Point at 1 30 PM and a program of speeches and activities will follow. Cars will be provided for members without transport.
A head on crash of two interurban passenger cars north of Monroer Michigan leaves three dead and more than a dozen hospitalized. Initial reports said the trains telescoped about two thirds of their length.
Louis Mazer of Canton filed an answer in federal court to a $100,000 damage suit brought by Mrs. Florence Mellett widow of Canton publisher Don R. Mellett. The suit names Mazer Ben Rudner of Massillon and Patrick Eugene McDermott of Nanty Glo as defendants. The case relates to the slaying of the publisher.
Chicopee Massachusetts Mrs Alma tia Bennett plans another airplane ride for her one hundredth birthday next Wednesday. She first flew at age ninety four not six years ago.
R J Reynolds Tobacco company directors declared a quarterly dividend of 1.25 dollars per share on common stock payable in cash October 1 to stockholders of record at the close of business September 18.
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