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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1926
Page
4
A compact verse of proverbs and reflections notes that iron sharpens iron and friendship grows through practice. It contrasts how promises attract friends with the need for steady performance to maintain them, attributed to Owen Feltham.
An old-fashioned trunk in the attic stores mementos from a bygone era including a baby dress, an unfinished quilt, a hat with a bird on the crown, and a brown derby. The piece reflects why families keep such keepsakes despite clutter, due to sentiment rather than utility.
Promoter Mr Rickard of the Dempsey Tunney fight warns newspapers that detailed reports would infringe his rights. He calls the forthcoming Philadelphia event a private show to be handled as he sees fit, despite decades of public interest and extensive press coverage driving ticket sales.
The article portrays Tilden’s defeat in the national championship by a Frenchman, signaling a loss of American dominance. Vincent Richards fails to close out after leading two sets to none against Borotra, highlighting discipline and endurance as key factors in the shift.
Observers judge the failed movement to stabilize regional tobacco marketing as divided. Growers never joined as hoped and loyalty waned. management blundered essential aspects. Lawyers seek payment from the association’s assets, but unanimous member approval seems required to release salvage to receivers.
Receivership of the Tri State Tobacco Cooperative falters as a bill exceeding 25000 dollars for lawyers who pursued the receivership is presented to Judge Meekins. The article questions why fees should be paid from association assets and notes the broader challenge of farmer cooperatives sustaining unity and effective administration.
Washington logs flag frustration over Mexico’s handling of American property rights and the Rosenthal kidnapping murder as diplomats press for protection of life. Ten suspected bandits slain by Mexican troopers amid pursuit underscore federal will. officials note Mexican brutality and insistence on punishment.
Postmaster General New lauds the rural free delivery service as indispensable to American life in a speech to the National Letter Carriers association. He notes rural carriers connect farm and city, offering a personal touch radio cannot provide.
The Raleigh Times condemns the Washington Ku Klux Klan gathering for endorsing lavish travel and luxury shows by its leader Wiz Evans. It portrays the Wizard using a yacht and top hotels to project power, arguing such display is vital to recruiting and influence.
A period piece ruminates on rural carriers as the glue of village life and recalls Melville Co ver of Chicago who dived 30 feet to save an 8 year old drowning boy in Desplaines river. It notes family name counts in Who's Who America and muses on science transforming energy and transport.
A wry proverb notes that careless spending leads quickly to verbal confrontation and social embarrassment. The saying warns against ostentation and impulsive purchases in public life.
A collection of wry aphorisms and brief notes spans aviation insight, wisdom on folly, longevity in work, political cynicism, Spanish unrest, a flood of tourists, a sharp rebuke of hypocrisy, and a Minneapolis wedding anniversary. The items reflect quick contemporary observations and humor.
Charlotte news reports a KKK movement aiming to deport M. Grace a Portuguese faith healer labeled bishop. The action follows a New Bedford Standard article alleging his east records. Klan leaders say they will take the matter to the federal government until deportation.
Raleigh September 18 Dr B R Dodd of Wake Forest began duties as the full time physician at Caledonia prison farm joining the state system where over 600 white prisoners are confined. Dodd, a North Carolina native, has recent ties to Baltimore City Hospital and was elected to the post by the prison board in July.
Independent taxi drivers of western North Carolina form the Independent Taxi Drivers Association of Western North Carolina. They protest certificates of public necessity used by bus lines and plan a test case to the supreme court to challenge the law governing operation over bus routes.
The Schneider aviation cup races planned for Norfolk the week of October 24 are postponed to November 11 due to delays in delivering materials for the Italian planes entered. The navigability races, testing landing and rough water endurance, are affected by the delay.
In London on September 17 a chorus girl said to be Peggy Scott died by suicide in memory of Rudolph Valentino. Police circulated a physical description and a personal note she wrote claiming she craved affection and companionship despite a life of nightclub fame.
Navy officials Norfolk interests and the contest committee of the national aeronautical association held conferences that led to the postponement. The discussions surfaced concerns over the home team performance and related obligations, delaying the planned November 9 start.
Lefty Grove, famed Athletics pitcher, aims for 200 strikeouts in the current season. He had 185 by September 12 with about two weeks remaining, holding a clear edge over rivals.
AP reports changes to the National League schedule for the week starting September 20 with doubles lined up: Cincinnati at Boston on September 25, Pittsburgh at Boston on September 20, Chicago at New York on September 26, and Philadelphia at New York on a September doubleheader.
A government survey notes thirty eight lakes in the country exceed 100 square miles in area. The finding highlights the country’s vast freshwater resources and potential regional water reserves.
An educational authority estimate cites 4,000,000 illiterates in the United States. Greenland is described as the world’s largest island, spanning about 27 300 square miles.
Authorities warn England cannot produce more than half the wheat needed for domestic consumption, signaling potential shortages and reliance on imports to cover the gap.
The fragment notes a prohibition on Dunning postal cards in U S mail and includes an astronomy fact about sunlight being 8 minutes 8 seconds old and light traveling at 186 300 miles per second.
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