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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1932
Page
4
A compact meditation contrasts wise hearts receiving commandments with fools praying and falling. It links wisdom with riches and shadows of poverty, invoking Proverbial and Socratic views on virtue, wealth, and folly.
Insurance firms seeking steeper premiums for workers compensation face hearings in Dan Boney’s office. Debate centers on whether rates should rise 18 percent or 12 percent as the Industrial Commission opposes increases. The News and Observer notes the commission’s critique of insurer data and asserts prior rate hikes have already made the business profitable for many large companies.
Editorial from the Winston-Salem Journal urges the State Highway Commission to sanction an early Winston-Salem to Thomasville link via highway 109. Davidson and Forsyth counties unite to back a direct route to the Sand Hills, arguing it ends circuitous trips and serves a vital need. The piece notes High Point opposes diversion of Thomasville residents. The column ends with a political aside about potential monarchs and Huey Long.
As chairman ex officio of the North Carolina rating bureau the insurance commissioner must decide a bid on premium increases. Stock company members push 18 percent while mutuals seek 12 percent. The vote could affect employer costs across the state and warrants careful scrutiny of any raise to ensure it is justified.
The article questions the investigation methods in the death of Smith Reynolds and worries that early inquiries were insufficient. It notes public dissatisfaction with reported handling and suggests a murder theory against the widow may rest on unpublished information, hinting at a prolonged trial with uncertain conviction.
The piece reflects on the liner Manhattan’s arrival in New York as a symbol of American shipbuilding’s potential revival. It recalls the clipper era, Civil War disruptions, and postwar shifts, while noting current foreign competition and a renewed American interest in the sea. It also comments on public enthusiasm for sports and the political climate, including Hitler’s Reichstag performance and Senator Borah’s war debt stance.
Washington observers note the Pomerene appointment to lead the Reconstruction Finance Corporation has not dramatically altered politics. Critics may focus on past RF C actions under Hoover and Dawes, while new leaders Pomerene and Miller face scrutiny from Hoover, Meyer, and Mills as they steer the agency.
A collage of curious lines compares Al Capone to a baseball player and jokes about law, football, fur color, hats, and restaurant choice. The piece weaves disparate images to create a playful, ironic mood.
CHAPEL HILL Aug. 6 The University of North Carolina may be short three football players if the Southern Conference probes compensation received by three Carolina men for playing baseball. Stuart Chandler Watt Jones and Norman McCaskill played with Point Harbor against Maples for the championship of East Carolina section. The Carolina players received $2.35 in expenses 10 watermelons and a peck of peas.
A Humorous cartoon caption recalls Murphy asking for his vest at midday. Pat replies that Murphy already has it on, and Murphy realizes he would have gone home without it if Pat hadn’t noticed the garment. The exchange captures a lighthearted moment between two characters.
The article notes that two U.S. presidents, Andrew Jackson and Rutherford B. Hayes, were born after their fathers had died. It discusses the historical context of posthumous births among political leaders.
The Mississippi river system features more than 19,000 miles of navigable waters, illustrating its extensive network for transportation and commerce.
Harold Dun can, brother of Duncan, said he visited the hall of records to see if there were any...
Four year old Leonard Guniney played hide and seek in a cardboard box in a gutter when a heavy track crushed him. The accident occurred in New York and authorities investigate the mishap.
A giant king cobra at the Arecaan Zoological Park has gone blind delaying surgery. If blindness curtails appetite and endangers the reptile, doctors may attempt eye removal to save its life.
Charles Francis Adams, secretary of the navy, travels from landlocked duties to Minot Massachusetts for a sea retreat. The former Resolute skipper who beat Lipton in 1920 will spend his holiday at a yacht’s wheel in a maritime escape.
Uniontown Pa Mrs Anna Chess 36 killed a woodpecker to feed her large family. The protected bird was state listed and Chess was sentenced to 20 days in jail.
Mrs Margaret O'Her ron of Streator offers the original Gettysburg address manuscript. She states it was given by Robert T Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, and the bit of unruled paper is offered for sale.
In Evanston Mrs Charles Deering reports burglar alarm buttons hidden under rugs and on stairs after a robbery. Police endure two mile trips when buttons are pressed and seek elimination of excess buttons.
Proprietors of a West End vegetable market launched a bus service for housewives. Four lines cover the district at 15 to 30 minute intervals in the morning, collecting shoppers and returning them home after purchases. A fare of 20 pfennigs is credited toward their purchases.
Fifty tick etless passengers lingered ashore saying goodbye to friends aboard a New York bound liner. After sharp rebukes from ship officers they were loaded onto a tender and endured a rough return voyage dressed in their finery.
A scrambled crossword style list presents clues and questions covering political figures, geography, and common terms. The page mixes presidential candidate history, states, and general knowledge clues with a final word grid labeled vertical and horizontal prompts.
A 1928 Revenue Act rule imposes a 10 percent tax on dues and initiation fees for social athletic and sporting clubs when costs exceed 25 dollars per year. Fraternal, religious service groups and unions have exemptions. Life memberships incur annual taxes equal to current member dues. Local appeals go to Washington.
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