A Thought on Rulers and Restraint
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1929
Page
4
The Tangled Books of the Municipal Court
Guilford and High Point officials face questions over the municipal court books. An audit shows mismanagement by Clerk Caudle with inadequate auditing and record changes. County orders now require monthly fund payments and regular audits of all officials who handle public funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caudle
Greensboro
High Point
Guilford
Governing Deaths and Fares in a Meticulous City
A concise reflection on how a city runs smoothly when officials keep affairs ordered and know the route and fare requiring clear governance to ensure progress and fair charges.
Transportation Facts About Southern States
Arthur Coleman argues southern states hold 34 percent of U S railroad mileage with an 845 percent growth since 1860, far exceeding the national 465 percent. He notes southern ports handle 42 percent of waterborne tonnage and that exports via southern ports last year more than doubled Pacific port exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Coleman
Holland's
United States
South
Coleman
Doct ors Adhere to Ancient Rule Against Medical Advertising
Chicago medical society dismissed a physician tied to a health clinic ad campaign. Several doctors resigned in protest as the society upheld a centuries old prohibition. It argues advertising would mislead the public and blur distinctions between competent and poor care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Medical Society
Greensboro mayor to retire after four years in office
E. B. Jeffress announces in his newspaper that he will not seek re election as mayor of Greensboro after four years in office. He plans to focus on running the Greensboro Daily News and notes substantial city assets gained during his term while keeping city affairs on a business footing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Jeffress
Greensboro
Greensboro Daily News
Jeffress
Criticism of Mellon and cabinet prerogative debated
As Congress convenes a special session debate centering on Secretary Mellon and whether a cabinet member can stay on past administration. The piece notes Senate deference to executive choices and questions enforcement duties amid calls to shift prohibition enforcement from Treasury to Justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Mellon
Senate
the Treasury
Treasury Department
Department of Justice
Holding Publishers Responsible for Misleading Ads
The Federal Trade Commission moves to purify advertising charging 200 advertisers and media with misleading statements. Commissioner Humphrey says publishers share liability and vows to force decency on those few failing to keep promises from a October conference as they push to clean their columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
W. E. Humphrey
Umphrey
Humphrey
Notice to publishers and ad agencies on FTC and public opinion
A speaker declares publishers and advertising agencies must be ready to defend all advertisements of a described class before the Federal Trade Commission and before the public opinion bar. The remark emphasizes accountability and fair notice to industry players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
Man's final journey touched by strangers and kindness
A 65 year old man driving an improvised wagon to his western Pennsylvania home with a pony, hay, oats, chickens, and a puppy is involved in a wreck near Cleveland. An honest officer and local townspeople rally, buying the wreckage and helping him continue his trip with funds for the fare, illustrating everyday need for noticing others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Gasoline use and substitutes in America’s 1928 fuel era
A 1928 Society of Automotive Engineers talk in New York highlights that Americans burned over 14 billion gallons of gasoline, enough to form a five mile wide lake four feet deep. The piece stresses oil’s centrality to society and the challenge of finding cheap substitutes like benzol from coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Society of Automotive Engineers
New York
Rockefeller urges ideals for all as beliefs meet buying power
John D. Rockefeller advocates that everybody should have ideals while noting that many possess them, yet acquiring them remains a challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
Al Smith Buys Hand Organ Amid Democratic Rhetoric
An unnamed observer notes Al Smith purchasing a hand organ recently. He quips that Smith can rely on the democracy for future gear, remarking that the last election exposed flaws in many party members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Smith
Democratic Party
Critics doubt Joan Lowell sea tale The Cradle of the Deep
Some critics question the authenticity of Joan Lowell's sea story The Cradle of the Deep and say it may not be reliable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Lowell
Cattlemen Move to Corner Mexican Rebels in Corral
A pair of ranchers corralled some 60 Mexican rebels and closed the gate. The remark suggests sending Texas cowboys instead of arms and ammunition to aid the Mexican government.
British critic notes monotony on New York stage
A British critic argues New York theatre suffers from a sameness of ideas and suggests occasional varied presentations to refresh the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Doctor Predicts Pleasure Cars Hit Two Miles a Minute
Dr. John A. Harriss of New York envisions a future where pleasure cars reach two miles per minute. he warns the crowd ahead in the Sunday parade may seem slow by comparison as speeds rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Harriss
New York
Negro Hit and Run Victim in Thomasville
Roy Smith a Black laborer from Georgia who recently married a Salisbury woman was struck and run over on Cemetery street by a speeding unknown driver in a new Ford. He was taken to a doctor then to High Point hospital where doctors feared for his life. Police chased leads but found no suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Roy Smith
Cemetery Street
High Point Hospital
High Point
Roy
Georgia
Salisbury
Dewey Loflin
Fullers
Randolph County
Loflin
Cleveland Peace
Charlotte
Hudson
Iwis Johnson
Greenville
Everett
Marguerite Higgs
K. D. Stukenbrok
Roxboro
Mr. Whitehead
West End M. P
J. H. Moton
E. N. Gardner
First Baptist Church of
Dunn
Redpath Chautauqua to Feature Lorna Doone Jackson and Notable Lecturers
The Redpath Chautauqua opens May 13 for seven days with Lorna Doone Jackson, Nellie Tayloe Ross, and Capt. Dens Rooke among attractions. Highlights include Sun Up with Marie Pavey, Skidding from Broadway, and other music, drama, and lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorna Doone Jackson
Lion
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Dens Rooke
Redpath
Chautauqua
San Carlo
Chicago Civic Opera
Miss Jackson
Bizet
America
Carolina Mountains
New York
Marie Pavey
Cagle
Carolina
Broadway
Apple a Day Myths and Health Facts
Dr. Morris Fishbein reviews the old saying that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, noting limited scientific basis but highlighting the apple’s nutritional value including calories vitamins C A and B, minerals, and its role in a balanced diet. The article also debunks boils as cleansing and explains infection risk if opened improperly, plus a court calendar note on Thomasville township sewage damage cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Fishbein
The
American Medical Association
Hygeia
Europe
Asia
North America
Thomasville
Five years for restoration of Williamsburg capital of Vireipl
Five years will be required to restore Williamsburg, Gipainl capital of Vireipl, after damage noted in the latest reports. (Note: OCR clarity limits precise naming.)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williameburs
Vireipl
Peace Oratorical Contest Slated at Guilford College
Guilford College announces the annual peace oratorical contest to be held Friday evening in Memorial Hall. First prize is 60 dollars and second 40 dollars, funded by the Misses Seabury of Connecticut. The winner advances to the interstate event. the Guilford program includes performances by the boys and girls glee clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford Colge
Memorial Hall
Seabury
Connecticut
State College
Davidson
Lenoir-Rhyne
Eton College
Earlham
Department of Music
Guilford College
Davidson Superior Court Opens April Term in Lexington
The April term of the Davidson county superior court convened in Lexington with Judge Cameron F. McRae of Charlotte presiding. The civil docket trial session runs two weeks, ending Thursday, April 25, beginning yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Superior Court of
Davidson County
Cameron F. McRae
Charlotte
Lightning Splits Texas Pool—Owner Rebuilds Under Insurance
Ed Klein of Victoria Texas built a concrete swimming pool that was split in two by lightning after two months. He has rebuilt the basin and now covers it with a fire insurance policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria, Tex
Ed Klein
Klein
The Contrast premieres in Boston 1786 noted pioneer American comedy
An April 16 1786 crowd at John Street theater Boston witnessed The Contrast the first American comedy by Royall Tyler Harvard graduate and future Vermont state official The play centers on a traveler and rustic American clash with Jonathan the Yankee servant delivering local humor The piece marked early U S theater activity but was not a standout work with English imports still dominant in New York and Philadelphia theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Street
Boston
Royall Tyler
Harvard
Vermont
Jonathan
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