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High Point Enterprise in High Point, North Carolina
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1926
Page
4
Crossings at Grade Move Advance in High Point
Council members expect a final decision Tuesday night on a plan to force Southern Railway to lower its tracks and remove grade crossings. The Enterprise notes broad support for an ordinance and public demand for decisive city action after stalled negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway Company
High Point
Night Blooming Cereus At Mrs Snow Garden
A night blooming cereus opened in Mrs E A Snow’s South Main street garden last night drawing city flower lovers. The flower lasts four to seven hours before dawn and fades, a rare nocturnal spectacle tied to Honolulu poetry and local observance by Mrs Snow and her circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Snow
South Main Street
Honolulu
Islands
Mrs. Snow
Oak Ridge Institute Line Sold to Utility for Industrial Power
The Oak Ridge Institute’s private electric line serving about sixty connections is sold to Southern Public Utilities Company. The institute is the largest user, previously receiving lighting power only. The new owner will provide higher voltage for industrial use, with 18 families planning electric ranges and a local grist mill expected to adopt electricity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Ridge Institute
Southern Public Utilities Company
Institute
Oak Ridge
Power lines extend from Greensboro to Oak Ridge farms
The Southern Public Utilities Company agrees to supply current to Oak Ridge at urban rates, easing private line maintenance. The move follows recent rural extensions from Greensboro and hints at broader service expansion into county farms and villages, aligning with a policy of extended electric service beyond urban centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Ridge
Southern Public Utilities Company
Greensboro
Guilford
Forsyth Company
North Carolina
Von Elm Beats Jones in National Golf Championship
The article commends George Von Elm for overcoming Bobby Jones to win the national tournament. It notes Jones’s three hard battles to reach the finals, Von Elm’s rested nerve through the final 36 holes, and marks the ongoing debate over who is the greatest golfer while praising Von Elm’s persistence. It also shifts to North Carolina education reforms urging longer public school terms to eight months and professional teacher development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Elm
Bobby Jones
Los Angeles
South
Bobby
Jones
George von Elm
North Carolina
Overwork and the Plasterer Named Michael Angelo
The article discusses a plasterer paid twelve dollars daily and praised as an artist. It notes the label Michael Angelo is likely a misattribution to Buonarroti and argues Michelangelo never observed union hours yet remains famed for his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Angelo
Tutankhamen
Buonarotti
Michelangelo
Eight Months Term Campaign in North Carolina Schools
State education advocates push for an eight months minimum term. The superintendent urged county speeches this fall and aims for a constitutional amendment ballot in 1928 after legislative action. Proponents warn against complacency despite recent school improvements and urge timely action to avoid further delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockingham County
Allen
North Carolina
City council raises high point city manager pay
An unpublished Friday night meeting boosted the city manager’s salary to 5000 dollars annually from 4200, the largest single raise. The editorial argues the increase reflects municipal respect for capable executive leadership and positions High Point among peers in city management pay scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Thomasville
Greensboro
Hog calling contest sparks local curiosity at fair
Residents watch quirky event as contestants perform calls to imitate hogs sparking chatter about talent shows and regional traditions at the county fair.
Floods erase six villages and smoldering cigarettes vanish
A fragmented report mentions Rio Grande floods wiping out six villages and many cigarettes extinguished. Other vignettes note a Detroit hijacker wealthy clubman blaming weather in a brittle marriage. The piece mocks social attitudes and quick judgments with terse, satirical lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
unfamiliar lines on financial aid and social ties
Fragmentary note suggests a reflection on money hardship fading with time as new friendships form and normalize financial strain within social circles. The text hints at resilience and shifting focus from economic stress to relationships.
High Point Women Urge Ride-Invitation Law
In a Letter to the Enterprise Mrs H T Hudson and women leaders argue that unwise actions by young men and girls justify a new local law. They cite the Gibson Long case and call for a city ordinance making it a misdemeanor to invite unfamiliar women or girls to ride with men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
N. C
the Enterprise
H. T. Hudson
Woman's Club
W. C. Hammond
Board of Public Welfare
Vivian B. Matson
W.C
George R. Brown Reese
Annual Meeting of High Point Y M C A Planned
The High Point Y M C A will hold its annual meeting at the association building on Friday evening at 7 30. All members and interested citizens are urged to attend as reports, recommendations, and election of directors and officers for the coming year will be discussed. A short program by Y M C A teams will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Young Men’s Christian Association
High Point
F. N. Tate
Funeral Services for Mrs. T. M. Woodall Today
Funeral services for Mrs. T. M. Woodall, who died Saturday morning, will be held at her Archdale home this afternoon at 3:30. Interment follows at Oakwood Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers listed: Clark White, Lester Durepo, Jaude Woodell, Frank Hudson, I. G. Rogers, and Leonard Sapp. Mrs. Woodall was the wife of plaster contractor T. M. Woodall of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Woodall
Archdale
Oakwood Memorial Cemetery
Clark White
Lester Durepo
Jaude Woodell
Frank Hudson
Leonard Sapp
Hickory Embraces Gentler Plan to Eliminate Grade Crossings
Hickory adopts a softer cooperative approach with Southern Railway to remove grade crossing hazards. The town seeks mutual agreement rather than ordinances like Charlotte and High Point, aiming to avoid freight car parking in busy districts until a conference with the railroad clarifies the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
High Point
Charlotte
Southern Railway Company
Hickory Daily Record
Record
Southern
Miller
Paroles Granted by Governor McLean in Raleigh
Governor McLean issued five paroles and nine denials. Key cases include Gaston Oliver a 16 year old from Johnston County paroled for ill health while serving involuntary manslaughter sentence, and Gil Alexander a 16 year old from Cabarrus County whose pardon rests on weak mental condition. James Pressnell of Caldwell County received parole due to severe burns suffered in prison with evident reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Sept
McLean
Gaston Oliver
Johnston County
Oliver
Gil Alexander
Cabarrus County
James Pressnell
Caldwell County
C. H. Currie
Guilford County
Georgia Banker W D Manley Faces Bankrupt Collapse
Wealth that once glittered fades as W D Manley, Georgia financier with dozens of banks and luxury assets, is indicted on fraud and theft charges. Courts seek to recover assets including mansions and cars as the Manley fortune is devoured by creditors. Doughty Manley contemplates annulment amid lavish toasts and a dog in pink jackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA Service
Atlanta
Georgia
W. D. Manley
Doughty
Manley
Pace’s Ferry Road
Miss Doughty
Parole Decisions In Prohibition Violation Case
A Chance for a Modern Noah was paroled on Judge Michael Schenck’s recommendation for violation of pro hibition laws. Charles L. Jackson of Washington county, serving 12 months for whiskey possession, paroled on condition of a $100 fine. Four months remaining. Several parole petitions were denied for Roosevelt Daniel Wilkes county Robert Gupton Forsyth county Jim arr Hutcheson Yadkin county H 8 Wilder Guilford county Laxton Toney Rutherford county G Cleveland King Sampson county Russell Leviner Scotland W P Leonard Davidson county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Schenck
Charles L. Jackson
Washington County
Roosevelt Daniel
Wilkes County
Robert Gupton
Forsyth County
Jim €Arr Hutcheson
Yadkin County
H. 8. Wilder
Guilford County
Laxton Toney
Rutherford County
G. Cleveland
Pershing Declines Candidacy for American Legion Commander
Washington Sept 18 AP General John J Pershing said he would not be a candidate for national commander of the American Legion nor could he accept the post if offered. He noted the Legion should be led by a younger man and urged unity within the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John J. Pershing
The
American Legion
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