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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1933
Page
4
A reflective note cites Proverbs and George Eliot on ignoring idle talk and not heedlessly cursing others. The passage frames social behavior through biblical and literary allusions, urging restraint in response to criticism.
The article denounces George Bernard Shaw for crude statements during his American visit. It notes he implied all Americans are blind and deaf and dumb and accuses him of insulting Helen Keller and film stars Ann Harding and Alice Brady. It portrays Shaw as a self centered controversial figure in a modern era.
The article notes Busy High Point slows work on Sundays with Main Street churches drawing crowds from 10 a.m. to noon. It highlights spring weather and Kanter approaching as factors that increase attendance and reflect a sense of renewal.
The article notes mass collegiate athletics debuting in the South with a large tennis tournament staged recently at Duke and the University of North Carolina. It highlights the nationwide spread of intercollegiate sports into southern campuses and the scale of the event.
A weeklong clash between about 200 Duke and 200 North Carolina players showcased athletics and friendship. North Carolina won the meet, but the lasting value was the handshake and camaraderie. The event placed 400 youths on court and sparked hope for broader intercollegiate and schoolwide competition in colleges nationwide.
A brief fragment from a rambler's notebook reflects on dreams about money and the jolt of reality. It notes friends dreaming of old bills and a humorous mock stanza about repaying a ten dollar loan after death, revealing light satire on debt and generosity.
A reflective piece celebrates happiness despite illness and old age. It cites Wordsworth and Gamaliel Bradford, notes a businessman admiring violets for his daughter Col. D. H. Milton, and praises nature, flowers, and children as keys to staying young and engaged with life.
A man in the Middle West is noted for forty four and seven wives. After taking his seventh wife he quipped he could not get along without a wife. He has not revealed what became of his six prior wives, as an old saying about raising children with a woman who has buried five speaks to the theme.
A playful verse praises daily scrubbing with a wink on household duties. The lyric touts the virtue of keeping the tub clean and gleaming, inviting readers to smile at domestic chores.
A note on beer consumption cites a German tale where the drinker says he uses one Stein when sick and two Steins when well. The exchange illustrates how health status influences daily beer intake with a humorous cultural twist.
Citizens urged not to be blinded by political heat as circular letters circulate alleging rotten conditions in municipal affairs. The note defends duty to full publicity and transparency in coverage.
A study by Dr. Arthur T. Jersild on 400 children finds that dreams are often unhappy and fear filled rather than pleasant. Children frequently fear ghosts or danger, and many do not want to continue dreaming, revealing a complex view of childhood memory and imagination.
A New York legislator proposes a law barring courts from hearing suits based on mutual promises to marry. The piece argues such cases amount to a legal racket and that abolition would benefit society. The column also notes the eleventh Earl of Egamont selling Hemont estates to return to a Canadian ranch life in Alberta.
A news dispatch reports forty nudists attended a basketball game in Kuliacan Mexico. The remark notes pickpockets would have trouble if such crowds become common.
Professor Raymond Moley argues that lower voter turnout breeds total government. The remark follows November’s Democratic landslide, with some Republican congressmen likely to share the sentiment.
A piano teacher develops a silent piano device designed to let a young girl in the adjacent apartment practice without disturbing others. The invention aims to help quiet practice while maintaining musical progress for the girl and harmony with neighbors.
A California professor of psychology reports that Hollywood chorus girls performed well in tests involving figures. He tested 54 subjects and found they did best when numbers were central to the tasks.
After years of dormancy roller skating by a duite returns as a spring sport in many cities. Observers note renewed interest and community events rekindling skating activities this season.
A British tale notes a cuckoo's journey from Berkshire to West Africa, hinting that the trans-ocean stunt flying season is near. The remark ties birds and aviation adventures as seasonal events loom.
Sue endures a tense meeting as Jack’s father rejects both acceptance and denial of Sue as daughter in law. After guests depart, Sue battles exhaustion and nerves, struggles to move, and contemplates collapse yet resolves to regain composure. The scene ends with Sue aching and alone recalling Joe Dexter.
Australia expands medical relief by training a group of doctors to handle alien cases and provide essential care to isolated interior regions, boosting health support across remote communities.
State records show Williams-Norris Company of High Point Guilford filed a voluntary dissolution consent March 21 1083. Secretary Stacey W signs and seals the document noting compliance with Chapter 22 and file records in Raleigh.
W R Black executed a 1928 deed of trust with Central Bank and Trust as trustee. Due to trustee issues, a successor trustee will sell at noontime on the Sunday of May 1933 at the Greensboro courthouse door, the High Point land and improvements described, as secured by the deed.
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