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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1926
Page
4
A biblical proverb and a classic simile compare faithful wounds from a friend to true guidance, while false friends are like a shadow that stays in light and vanishes in darkness, attributed to Trov and Bovee for moral reflection.
A nostalgic note about vacation memories and distant friends sending postal cards that say wish you were here. The speaker longs for nature and yearns to reply with gratitude while resisting the urge to write back to each sender.
The North Carolina collector of internal revenue projects an added 200 million dollars to federal coffers in the new fiscal year, with a record 192 million last year. Reynolds Tobacco stock has surged from 76 to 98 and then to 115 amid expectations of stock dividends and strong earnings of about 25 million last year, underpinning state and federal tax gains from tobacco.
The article notes Taggart protests Miss Edna Ferber’s use of the name Taggart in The Show Boat. Publishers likely will change the character’s name to avoid legal trouble. The piece argues changing names is easier than proving damage to a real person’s character.
The piece argues that a full international war debt cancellation is unlikely under President Coolidge and top advisers. It notes Congress may not support sweeping cancellation and discusses motives to insist on firm repayment, linking debt policy to future trade and disarmament dynamics.
A Raleigh dispatch notes Charlotte city commissioners ordered immediate removal of surface tracks at crossings and construction of overpasses. Southern railway officials called the move a bolt from the blue and expect legal battles as decades of talks yield to public pressure for practical safety measures.
Advertising aside, critics praise The Show Boat and its author. The novelist’s past works have earned an appreciative public, with The Show Boat regarded by some readers as her best effort to date.
The Asheville High principal and city school board stand against high school fraternities, arguing they are undemocratic and harmful. He cites a meeting of 217 educators at Columbia University supporting the stance and warns that ban could drive away talented athletes including the team captain and six football prospects.
A discussion notes cross channel swimming by Gertrude Ederle and Mrs Corson as a test of female physical equality. Critics question prudence while praising modern women’s example, arguing mothers can better care for children if they pursue self development and opportunity offered by fame and earnings.
A reflective line noting that what is temporary defines existence and permanence is illusory. It suggests embracing change and accepting impermanence as a guiding notion.
A 16 year old is reported to have shot five people in Chicago, with investigators confirming the incident occurred in Illinois rather than Michigan. Police units cordon off the scene as witnesses are questioned.
A short item notes a girl once known for playing jacks now enjoys games involving Johns and Henrys as part of her social circle. The piece emphasizes a simple progression from childhood activity to adult pastimes.
The note mentions an upcoming harvest moon and warns to be careful. It calls out Fred Matzel as a champion dog caller in Nebraska, with a playful line about bringing home the bacon. It also reflects on solitude and thinking, and recalls a horse chase involving William G. McAdoo in Santa Barbara, clarifying it was not the democratic donkey.
A revival begins Sunday at 11 am at the Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church continuing nightly at 7 39 pm through the week. The Rev W B Davis with Rev Carolyn A Hosford of Conway South Carolina will lead and Hosford will direct singing and youth services. Children’s services start daily at 4 pm and a chorus rehearsal is Sunday at 3 pm. Public invitation issued.
Prohibition agents plan a river fleet to cleanse Missouri River islands between Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota of illicit stills. Glenn A. Brunson Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota prohibition administrator will lead the effort from headquarters with boats like the Hootchie Catchie. The islands, government property, hide large bootlegging operations and supply routes to nearby towns.
In Raleigh Rev. George Wood retains John G. Dawson to defend him against a murder charge involving J. B. Vickers. In Asheville Clyde Reed accuses convicts of refusing to work after lash fear was removed. In New Bern Adolph J. Honeycutt and H. R. Gardner drown when their boat capsizes in the Neuse River.
The Pan Pacific club launches a drive to fund a monument or tablet on Gauai to honor Captain James Cook who landed there in 1778 and marked the site with an arrow carved on a rock. He was later killed by locals.
A plan to test Sunday blue laws by staging a private Sunday baseball game in Asheville with Asheville semi pro players is announced in Durham. The move aims to prove the 1741 law unconstitutional and to defend religious freedom under the U.S. Constitution.
W J Cerney and C C Collins arrived in Chapel Hill to train University players as practice begins. They join Bob Fetzer James Ashmore and Lester Belding in a new coaching delegation after assisting Knute Rockne at Notre Dame. Collins previously served as 4s-
Niagara Falls veteran Harry A. Renner, who served in the Philippines from June to September 1899, has learned his $600 travel pay claim will receive prompt attention from the Comptroller General in Washington.
A Scottish golf course sign reads a joking rule about not picking up lost balls until they stop rolling. The sign attributes a humorous quote to Pele Mele in Paris, likely a misattribution.
Masons invited to a Monday night 7 45 special communication in Master Masons degree. Numa F Reid Lodge No 244 A F and A M. By order H R Williams W M W E Herndon Sec.
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