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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1932
Page
4
A concise reflection cites Matthew 19 6 and Horace praising uninterrupted marriages. The lines honor lasting love and warn against dissolving bonds through complaint or discord.
A Greensboro mass meeting of World War veterans sparked a near riot as National Commander H L Stevens of the American Legion faced blunt challenges to another man's truth. Police protection was reportedly required for the speaker defending a fellow townsman.
High Point hosts a Western Conference high school track meet on its athletic field with five western cities sending teams. Chamber of Commerce secretary Frank Sizemore organized the event hoping it becomes an annual spring affair and that local businesses will support future meets.
An autobiographical reminiscence traces a life of collecting from stamps and coins to Indian artifacts terrapins and old books. The narrator thanks a friend for three added elephants and notes past hunts and a shift toward literature amid a slowdown in collecting.
The Furniture Manufacturers Traffic Committee of New England contests ICC rate hikes, arguing southern routes enjoy lower freight costs and that current classifications harm New England manufacturers. A reply draft by J T Ryan for the Southern association suggests rate equalization lands further south than midpoints, underscoring persistent regional rate tensions.
The editorial rejects calls for suspending an officer or investigating a shooting without evidence. It warns against mob interference and urges prompt, thorough inquiry into any fatal or dangerous policing incidents. It stresses officer restraint, proper personnel choices, and accountability for both races to prevent tyranny.
The article notes tensions over freight rates under the Interstate Commerce Act. It argues New England manufacturers aim to force higher bills on the South to curb southern shipments, while asserting the South does not have an unwarranted advantage in rates.
British novelist John Cowper Powys ends 27 years of lectures in America and retires at 60 to a self chosen hermitage. He will not reveal the location but reports say it is an old farm house in upstate New York. He adds he loves Derbyshire but sought escape from English peers in America.
The Senate debates the fairness of taxes on the very rich, questioning whether wealthier payers should bear more. Americans may be shifting away from postwar tax cuts toward a plan that requires the rich to shoulder a larger share, spurred by recent defeats of sales tax proposals and "soak the rich" measures. The piece contrasts this with a grim Illinois prison case, where a long-incarcerated man set fire to a chapel, illustrating the dark side of prolonged confinement.
New York alters the Baumes law by making fourth offenders eligible for parole after 15 years. The move shifts from life sentences toward tempered severity, aiming to reduce injustice while retaining punishment for serious crimes.
In 1880 Brockton ministers aired sermons by telephone. George W. Warren, ex of the Brockton Telephone Company, recalls pulpit transmitters at First Congregational and Porter churches linked through switchboards to home parishioners.
Chicago reports Sergt. Frank Ballou head of the police gun investigation department unveils a plain clothes officer revolver of .38 caliber with a short barrel. Experts claim unerring accuracy to 75 feet and easy concealment in a side coat pocket, replacing shoulder holsters.
A coastal region experiences unusually warm weather and political unrest as tropical conditions emerge. Citizens report heat and social upheaval intensifying, signaling dramatic change across communities and local governance.
In Grants Pass Oregon Mr and Mrs Robert Burns of Leland found 27 gold nuggets during a week of prospecting along Grave Creek. The nuggets total about $100 in value.
The Enterprise letters page argues manufacturing plants pay workers with checks rather than cash, forcing them to cash at chain stores. Independent merchants struggle to cash small checks, risking bankruptcy and welfare reliance while banks close. Readers condemn the practice as harmful to local business and workers alike.
The Mendoza district reports darkness ash clouds and gases over Chilecto San Calos La Consulta Campo Los Andes San Rafael and Tunuyan. An 800 mile ash fan blanketed South America including Buenos Aires Montevideo and Uruguay’s coast.
A mixed word puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues including Fertile spot in desert and Gino Grandi’s nationality. It asks for Aris tides Briand citizenship, with entries ranging from coin to capuchin monkey and beyond, inviting solvers to fill a broad clue set.
First day of testimony reveals Kahahawai involved in the mass murder linked to the Ala Moana attack case. Edward Ulli identifies Kahahawai and a second man in the car, with Mrs Fortescue accused by the defense of pointin g out the suspect. Detectives recount the car scene, body in a canvas wrap, and the shirt and shoes tied in the vehicle. The defense begins insanity plea with alienists imported from the mainland.
Rapid maple syrup producers consider forming a group similar to fruit growers in California and Florida. Many letters from across the United States urge shipments and urge creation of an organization to exploit the profitable maple syrup industry.
Charles Morrison, 78, has served 50 years as flagman at the Winter Street grade crossing in Rochester New Hampshire. He credits his heart health to daily ice cream, quipping a gallon a day keeps the doctor away.
A wrinkled man approached Federal Judge James C. Wilson in Fort Worth to obtain a gallon of whisky for an improvised rheumatism remedy. He presented the judge his recipe, including a dead rattlesnake and herbs in a jug, which he then poured whisky over and applied externally.
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