Blair Proposal to Call Forth Report on 75 Acre Land Offer
City council committee weighing the Blair family offer of 75 acres on South Main for public use may issue a report tonight. The plan to build a first class nine hole golf course by 1932 could cost at least 10000 dollars with annual upkeep over 5000 dollars, while other playground facilities might better serve the south side. The committee faces a decision on immediate expenditure versus broader recreation needs and possible counter proposals to the landowners.
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Blair
South Main Street
High Point
High Point Country Club
Blairland
Pioneer family’s spotless record praised in North Carolina
Asheville Citizen recounts a pioneer family in a North Carolina county lauded for moral uprightness and lawfulness since emigrating from Ireland. The article notes the ancestors once faced expulsion, but descendants maintained a flawless civic record across five generations without a single court charge.
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North Carolina
Asheville
Ireland
America
Raskob’s Bold Claim on Everyone Becoming Rich
Industrialist John J. Raskob argues that everybody ought to and can be rich through intelligent forehandedness. He defines riches as investments yielding enough income for some luxury without work, a claim open to debate though he intensifies the idea with a striking assertion about saving.
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John J. Raskob
Raskob
Outsider view of High Point police scandals questioned
The Lexington Dispatch notes widespread doubt about corruption in the High Point police department. It cites recurring leadership changes, suspensions, firearms complaints, theft rumors, and a desk sergeant dispute over a warrant for a shooting incident as evidence of ongoing disorder.
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The
Lexington Dispatch
High Point
Reform Ideas and Roadnotes from a Warped Era
A New Jersey woman plans a chain of self sufficient farming towns free from hypocrisy and gossip but the column doubts such utopias endure beyond the first generation. It argues reform requires action where problems exist and personal example, not retreat to isolated colonies, to curb social ills. The piece notes cavalry’s continued usefulness in modern armies and warns hitch hikers proliferate, while a man with a heavy beard is described as not claiming czar kin.
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Bruce Catton
New Jersey
United States
Letters Improve Police System The Expert Way
Editor The Enterprise notes ongoing debates on modernizing police work. Kansas City’s reform survey, led by August Vollmer, recommends centralized communications, motorization, new headquarters, and training schools. Actions include new record systems and teletypes, while chiefs push for scientific selection and training. High Point showcases progressive city planning and budget efforts as a model.
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United States
American City Magazine
Kansas City
Metropolitan Police Department
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City Public Service Institute
Walter Matscheck
High Point
Wealth by spending fuels American living standards
The text argues savings alone cannot create wealth and that widespread consumption drives prosperity. It cites Mr. Raskob’s view that prosperity comes from spending incomes on comforts and utilities, supported by automotive and factory goods demand, while noting ingenuity expands available resources. It favors a less austere path to wealth than strict frugality.
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Raskob
Unworthy Officer Tarnishes High Point Police Image
The piece argues a single corrupt officer harms the department and questions systemic flaws as disturbances appear chronic in High Point. It notes outsiders and visitors should not be endangered, yet many come and go through the city.
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High Point
Wife opts out of vacation to save funds
The wife refuses to travel, citing financial restraint and the belief that travel broadens one’s mind as she pursues a frugal plan.
Publicity Fades For Pair Named Lincley
Readers recall two men once in the spotlight, their names linked to headlines and talk and now their high visibility has waned as time moves on.
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Lincley
City Officials Study Efficiency Plan For High Point
The High Point Chamber of Commerce requests cost figures from a University of Chicago professor to assess the impact of missing a survey in city operations. The letter argues for a systematic, business like approach to city affairs and cites proposed personnel measures to reduce department criticisms.
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High Point
Chamber of Commerce
University of Chicago
High Point Chamber OF Commerce
F. J. Sizemore
Instructors to Train Only Licensed Flyers Under Commerce Rules
The Department of Commerce will license only fliers actively teaching students to fly. Inspectors are too busy to process all applications, so instructors will be restricted to those with transport pilot licenses. Licensing starts September 1, with rules applying to training on licensed planes.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
State Refunds $300000 in Inheritance Taxes
North Carolina will refund about $300,000 in inheritance tax to payers under the 1929 revenue act. The amount has already been discounted in appropriation measures and by the budget bureau, according to Steadman Thompson deputy commissioner of revenue.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Revenue
Budget Bureau
Steadman Thompson
Revenue
New Notaries Public Commissioned Across North Carolina
New notaries public commissioned include Miss Esther Brown Winston Salem Mrs Violet C Cranor Greensboro L Paul Cook Whiteville D H Howes Wilmington Lawrence D Leonard High Point Laura Penland Asheville A W Price Winston Salem Richard L Player Wilmington O S Sutter Weldon Fred W Teeter Greensboro S L Welch Elon College and E W Wilson Asheville.
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NEW Notaries
Raleigh
Esther Brown
Winston- Salem
Violet C. Cranor
Greensboro
L. Paul Cook
Whiteville
D. H. Howes
Wilmington
Lawrence D. Leonard
High Point
Laura Penland
Asheville
A. W. Price
Winston-Salem
Richard L. Player
Sutter
Weldon
Fred W. Teeter
S. L. Welch
Elon College
E. W. Wilson
Bethea to Lead Revival at Randolph County Church
Rev. N G Bethea pastor of State Street Methodist Protestant church will travel to Randolph county next Sunday for a revival series at a Methodist Protestant church near Julian. He will be away from the local church for a week or ten days.
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Kiethea
Lexington
N. G. Bethea
State Street Methodist Protestant
Randolph County
Julian
Gentleman in the Room Who Paid for the Dress
A Wrexham Advertiser anecdote depicts a guest spared laughter after a mishap at a dance. The stranger explains he is the husband and reveals he bought the dress for fifty dollars the day before, highlighting social restraint and a curious motive.
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Wrexham
England
Advertiser
Breakfast Trays For Hot Days In Guest Rooms
Breakfast trays proposed to ease summer nerves as guests receive meals in rooms. Colorful tin trays and a decorative flower are suggested to enhance appeal and comfort.
Breakfast ideas for hot days with family favorites
A compact guide suggests hot breakfast options for warm weather and family meals. It outlines quick, flavorful dishes that balance energy needs with a preference for comforting options.
Threeyearold Barton Dies of Pneumonia in Thomasville
Max Eugene Barton aged 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Barton, died at 1 a.m. Sunday after a weeklong illness. Funeral at Unity Chapel led by Rev. T. J. Houck. Survived by parents and a younger brother. interment in church cemetery. Also notes Lida J. Myers 38 died of facial erysipelas at Davidson county home. funeral at Fair Grove church. Mary Lee Sikes underwent appendectomy at High Point hospital and is recovering well. Rev. A A Haggard moved tent meetings to Thomasville near the Thomasville Chair plant, planning nightly services for an indefinite period.
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Thomasville
Max Eugene Barton
Max Barton
Unity Chapel
T. J. Houck
Lida J. Myers
Davidson County
Ben Myers
Early Everhart
Frank Burton
Fair Grove Church
Seymour Taylor
Mary Lee Sikes
High Point
A. A. Haggard
Cramer
Thomasville Chair Company
Haggard
Mr. Haggard
Education Should Be Fitted to the Individual Child
Mrs. Marion M. Miller of the Child Study Association of America told the University’s Parent-Teacher Institute that education must match each child’s capacities and needs. She drew on heredity training and environment to explain wide differences among siblings and urged studying many cases to tailor learning.
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Chapel Hill
Marion M. Miller
Child Study Association of America
Lexington Schools to Open September 2
Lexington public schools will open for the 1929 30 term on Monday September 2 announced by Prof J H Cowles superintendent of the city public school system There are eighty members of the faculty including white and colored The teachers for the four white schools number sixty eight with eleven in the colored schools with Superintendent Cowles making a total of eighty Nineteen white teachers reside in Lexington two new local members of the faculty added this year South Carolina furnishes thirteen Virginia three Mississippi two Alabama one and others from North Carolina
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Lexington
Agig
J. H. Cowles
Cowles
South Carolina
Virginia
Mississippi
Alabama
North Carolina
Brass Care Instructions for Kettle and Pan Wash
Wash the brass kettle and any brass pan with warm water. Add vinegar and salt to the water for thorough cleaning before using the pan that was stored away. Dry completely after washing to prevent tarnish.
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
H. A. Cecil
Geo. F. Edwards
Co. M. Waynick
R. B. Terry
Adv
Mgr
Associated Press
N. C
Congress
Army General Staff
Czar
Lexington Schools
George Clark
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