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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1932
Page
4
Question of consolidating Guilford County charity agencies
A Greensboro meeting with High Point officials appointed a six member committee to study consolidating county and municipal welfare charity work. Debates focus on whether consolidation would reduce costs and equalize taxes, while risks include higher statewide taxes and loss of local voluntary support from churches and civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ming
Guilford County
Greensboro
High Point
Gibsonville
Guilford
Legal Beer No Solution of the Problem
A labor leader warns that a violent battle over beer legalization in Washington could trigger revolution if outcomes favor beer. The piece notes northern labor supports beer, mostly European-born workers, but argues beer legalization would not ease prohibition issues or reduce bootlegging or scofflaw activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South
Local talks probe new power plant proposal in Piedmont towns
Tar Heel cities including High Point and Lexington study a plan to build a central power plant to supply five Piedmont cities. Officials seek reliable data on long term gains, costs, and city rights while debates hinge on trading current suppliers for a new source and potential franchise value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tar Heel
High Point
Lexington
Dispatch
Piedmont
Heroes of the Titanic and Lindbergh in American memory
The article honors Titanic survivors and their courage at sea with quiet fortitude and notes how heroism emerges under sudden danger. It also cites a Minneapolis study showing Lindbergh's deep imprint on American children, surpassing the Jack of the Beanstalk myth. The piece reflects on fame, myth, and national memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Conrad
Lord Jim
Minneapolis
Lindbergh
Jack of the
University, of Minnesota
Jack
Notable Names Link to Behind the Scenes Stage Life
A reader reflects on stage families and the hidden ties among actors and writers. The piece names Ogden Nash, Pauline Frederick, Montague Glass, and Sergei Rachmaninoff as figures in a broader cultural web, while recounting a practical tax and licensing dispute in North Carolina affecting plumbers and local licensing boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden Nash
Earl Carroll
Fifth Avenue
Pauline Frederick Fana
Broadway
Montague Glass
Glass
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Europe
Lake Lucerne
New Tariff Drive From West Opens Before Finance Panel
A Western delegation urged import duties on lumber and forest products to protect jobs as part of a broader tariff drive before the sea finance committee in Washington. H B Van Duzer of Portland and W B Greeley of Seattle warned that 100 000 of 140 000 mill workers are idle and urged duties as relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Sea Finance Committee
Northwest
H. B. van Duzer
Portland
Ore
van Duzer
W. B. Greeley
Seattle
Guilford Debates Tithe Plan Amid Charity Reforms
The article questions a voluntary relief system tied to a man’s tithe and treats the consolidation plan as impractical. It notes national push for decentralized charity and city fragmentation with block-aid, doubting the plan’s effectiveness if adopted in Guilford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford
Quite a Successful Family of Them
Andrew Mellon is warmly welcomed to England on his arrival as U S ambassador. The piece traces the Mellon family's rise from recent immigrant roots to vast wealth and influence, noting their estimated ten to eleven billion valuation and their role in early American land wealth. It compares this wealth to North Carolina’s assessed value per tax records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mellon
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Andrew Mellon
England
United States
Mellons
America
Record shows top safety year for American railroads in 1931
Interstate Commerce Commission reports reveal that American railroads carried large passenger volumes in 1931 with only four deaths and 493 injuries. The figures are described as an exceptional safety record, noting a single wreck can cause many casualties. The year is hailed as the best in U S railroad history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate inquiry into stock exchange unusual novelty
The senate investigation of the stock exchange was at least a novelty. It notes the rarity of employees scrutinizing the bosses within the financial firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Stock Exchange
Stores Without Keepers Stir Cheer in England
England boasts stores without keepers while this side reports stores without keepers customers or ten ants. The venting compares national progress and claims superiority in retail scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Al Smith Urges Europe to Forgive War Debts 20 Years
Al Smith says Europe should have debt forgiveness for two decades but argues the idea is now moot as debts have already been forgotten. He frames the proposal as premature given current circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Smith
Europe
Quotations on Bandits and Diplomats in History
A concise reflection contrasts bandits with refined citizens and notes diplomats. It cites Stimson and the value of timely speech, contrasting those who speak rightly with those who stay silent when needed.
Deficit Hint Sparks Independence Sentiment in Philippines
The report notes a Philippine deficit of 8.5 million dollars for the prior year and suggests financial strain fuels calls for independence. Analysts debate the impact on future autonomy and economic policy.
Uncertain World Power Balance Across Frontiers
The remark about Philippine freedom upsetting Far East balance echoes 1914 European balance debates. The speaker compares imperial power dynamics in Asia with prewar Europe, prompting questions about stability, alliances, and restraint in global policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Far East
Europe
Red hair rage forecast in Broadway revue gossip
A party item notes a society writer misheard a reader claiming fifty years of marriage and played up the tale. The editor’s apology acknowledges the misread and the reader protests she does not appear married at all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Readers urge Bonus support for ex service men in High Point
A letter from a High Point reader argues for passing the Bonus bill to aid unemployed veterans and prevent loss of benefits. The writer cites personal wartime service, gas exposure, and mounting medical debts, urging unity within the VFW and to counter Legion membership drives seen as blocking the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C
the Enterprise
Congress
France
American Legion
Legion
Mr. Hoover
Plumbers Board Proposed for North Carolina
A new act by the North Carolina legislature would establish a statewide Plumbing Board in Raleigh to oversee the plumbing trade. The board would regulate licensing and standards for the entire state industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.C
Raleigh
N. C
Woman Investigator Is Brutally Slain in Cleveland
The body of Kathleen Jones, 23, a detective agency investigator, was found in a hallway of an apartment building in the Little Hollywood district. She had attended a party with two women and three men and was beaten or kicked, then pushed down stairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gaines
New York
Barrymores
Bennetts
Links
Cleveland
Apr
Kathleen Jones
Hollywood
Fresh Outbreaks In East Ohio Coalfields
Fresh disturbances erupted in eastern Ohio coal fields as miners strike over wage cuts. A mysterious explosion rocked Jewett at 1:00 a m but caused no damage. In Noble county about 200 strikers tried to stop 200 non strikers from entering the Caldwell mine. sheriff deputies with machine guns dispersed them with no shots fired. Earlier a group was reported in Guernsey county but not located. six shots were fired near the Tasa mine near Jewett, though no one was hit according to guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CADIX
Ohio
Jewett
Here
Noble County
Caldwell
Clayton McKee
Guernsey County
Tasa
Telegraphist Seeks Missing Change From Street Car
Thomas Hewlett, a telegrapher, has tried for three months to collect a $4 from St. Louis street railway company claiming a conductor failed to return his wife a $5 bill. The conductor asserts the charge was for a $1 bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis (Lp
Thomas Hewlett
Massive British Building Effort Enlists 120000 Artisans
More than 120,000 artisans are constructing buildings across 10 000 cities towns and villages in Great Britain as part of a nationwide building program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Lumber tax plan eyed to raise 20.6 million yearly
Greely described an import taxes program backed by his association, estimating the lumber tax schedule would yield revenue of 20,600,000 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greely
Japanese English Crossword Clue Study List
A compact list of clues and answers mixing Japanese government terms English definitions and crossword style hints. Includes terms for politics flora fauna body parts and common nouns across horizontal and vertical sets with multiple entries and cross references.
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