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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1931
Page
4
The item cites biblical and literary lines, noting Elkanah and his household offering a yearly sacrifice in I Samuel 1 21 and contrasting vows with deaf gods and polluted offerings from Shakespeare. It presents a religious literary reflection rather than news.
The piece discusses how rumors start in small talk and rise like Virgil’s dust to the sky, fueled by careless talk. It warns that gossip harms reputations, affects politics, and urges readers to discount deliberately damaging reports and defend a good name.
Pennsylvania reports Alfred Hoffman a textile organizer has been jailed and fined for riot involvement. The piece recalls North Carolina strikes at Marion and Gastonia, noting the state remains hostile to agitators while praising labor relations and employer worker harmony.
Publisher Fred H. Girnau is jailed on $10 000 bond for allegedly mailing obscene Clara Bow stories. Daisy DeBoe denies a written affidavit but says she authorized publication. Rex Bell reports two men offered $25 000 to suppress the tales with $15 000 backing from him. Bow’s public comeback prospects remain doubtful.
The New York publishers consider curbing radio competition by dropping radio programs from the press. Most radio fans get content on their dials, and newspaper programs are no longer used as before. The press faces growing radio advertising competition, a fitting topic for publishers' discussions.
The Winston-Salem Journal argues the sales tax idea is not dead as the Senate rejects a general tax, while the House shows no surrender on the MacLean bill. The piece predicts continued battles over tax plans, noting public opposition to any broad levy and suggesting a luxury tax referendum would fail.
A newspaper association resolution urges directors to study the legality of direct advertising on radio under exclusive government franchise of wavelengths. It compares radio competition to rail and bus track access, noting that radio entertainment must survive and direct advertising has been the only workable funding so far.
The governor recommends a reasonable reduction in ad valorem taxes and opposes sales tax. He argues greater relief comes from increasing the equalization fund to ten million dollars rather than the MacLean bill, which would be burdensome to the people.
Bruce Oatton reflects on municipal honesty sparked by a Chicago mayoral clash and New York corruption cases. He cites Lincoln Steffens and Tom Johnson, arguing privileges, not villains, drive evil in government, and urges readers to rethink how honesty in public life can be achieved.
A reader suggests Tetelum as a noble cat name while discarding several options M arlene Dietrich and the Marx Brothers films headline a list of eight films considered best for production Many readers propose names such as Nero Florence Josephine Whis Teddy Flip and Honey with Honey winning as a friendly ice cream soda invitation ends the column with a teaser about more poems coming Sunday
A critique notes China's move to abolish fortune telling as a social reform. The policy targets superstition but affects blind practitioners who rely on this work for income, risking unemployment and widespread hardship. The writer questions the moral balance of reform versus livelihoods.
The Senate, by a narrow margin, rejected instructions to conferees to impose a selective commodity tax tied to the MacLean LAW. The vote dashed hopes for revenue and appropriation measures this week and threatened the six months school finance without an ad valorem tax. Yet supporters vow the MacLean LAW pledge remains intact.
A newborn in an airborne birth is expected to carry a distinctive heritage, with observers noting the unusual circumstance of his delivery. The story frames the infant’s future as tied to a remarkable origin aboard an airplane.
The Paris hotel where Alfonso stays bills him six hundred dollars per day. Staff observe him, offer help to another tourist, and maintain a watchful, curious stance over the premises.
Many producers believe sound films grant freedom for outspoken drama, seeing the talking picture as a bold platform to explore sharper themes and stronger character voices.
Poem pleading for dawn and youth to banish night and death. The speaker requests night and death stay away, affirming a heart full of youth, love, and life despite the looming grimness. Dated or signed as TEMPLE GRAY with an address 1418 N Hamilton City.
Los Angeles article reports actor Ralph Forbes husband of Ruth Chatterton fell ill while traveling alone in the Sierra high country. Dr. Sregan E. Branch diagnosed appendicitis and rushed Forbes to a hospital for immediate surgery with a good chance of recovery.
Representative Fish of New York addressed the Daughters of the American Revolution on communism state department policies and the Nicaraguan disturbance. He faulted the State Department for lacking cooperation with congress and warned of Soviet influence in the Americas.
A state pledge funds the Helldorado pageant marking Tombstone's wild 80s days. The event runs October 9 through 12 with the city and organizers presenting the show.
The famed Natick elm, 16 feet in circumference and possibly three centuries old, toppled from age. Tradition says it sheltered the praying Indians who heard John Eliot’s words beneath its branches.
In Salem Oregon authorities report forgery among juvenile offenses rising rapidly while car theft remains predominant. W H Baillie head of Oregon's training school for boys argues today’s youths show less overall law breaking than those of 40 years ago.
Sixty people were killed in Canton when bandits blew up two steam launches after owners refused to pay protection fees. Police reported the attacks occurred today and resulted in multiple casualties in the city.
Venezuela ends its ban on radio apparatus and allows importation of radio sets subject to government permits and regulatory approval.
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