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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1926
Page
2
In Berlin on September 11 the 40th anniversary of the German automobile's invention was marked with a celebration by students. The event highlighted the milestone amid a ceremonial observance.
Students from Hanover Tech hauled the original museum machine to Landenburk traveling 270 miles with two passengers. The car reached 21 mph on the trip to Dr Carl Benz’s home where the inventor, now three years old, watched as crowds cheered and tears filled his eyes during the arrival.
Eleanor Patterson daughter of Joseph Medill Patterson Chicago publisher arrives in Germany to play the nun in The Miracle at Salzburg. She travels with two limousines thirty four trunks a retinue of servants and rooms in a hotel. Lady Diana Manners set the maid on the Miracle at last year’s festivals.
The Haughbrugh house in Berlin sells large Bavarian beer steins to locals and visitors. Eight quart mugs prompt criticism as Americans and others test capacity, complicating bill collection for waiters during family gatherings.
American travelers describe sleeping in a German hotel as hard to adjust to with feather beds and wedges. A Berlin hotel now provides cards showing half a dozen ways to make up a bed. Guests who prefer American style simply check the diagram and rely on the chambermaid.
Dr Otto Fisher director of the state art gallery at Stuttgart becomes honorary adviser to Chinese federal museums and art galleries with headquarters in Peking. He will access the costliest Chinese art and antiquities collection in the world during a yearlong study tour of China and Japan. Baden Baden remains the most popular German health resort for visitors.
Raleigh reports the state prison will label all outputs made there including concrete culverts chairs mattresses and convict clothing. Superintendent George Ross Pou notes the line aims to show prison labor quality and lower prices while avoiding high freight from other states.
In Shroudgsburg Pennsylvania the community jests that the town will earn a nickname if Tunney is defeated. The remark frames Tunney as a popular local figure whose fate in the upcoming bout stirs local chatter and identity.
Southern Pines reports the Sandhills expect the biggest winter tourist season yet with 17 Pinehurst golf tournaments starting October 31. Other events include six-day target shooting handicap, two six-day tennis tournaments, 11 horse races, two six-day polo tournaments, the February dog show and the April horse show. Southern Pines and Mid-Pines also plan tournaments.
In the National League the enduring trio appears to be the Cardinals Pirates and Reds shaping the pennant race as the season progresses.
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