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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1931
Page
4
Labor leaders urge vision to avert hunger and unemployment
An incitement telegram from Edward F. McGrady to the North Carolina Federation convention is read. Governors warn business must adjust to distribute work, demanding bold leadership to avoid overproduction and ensure full employment and humane policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. McGrady
American Federation of Labor
North Carolina
Greensboro
McGrady
American Bankers’ Association
Maryland
County society seeks shift of welfare fee authority
The Guilford county medical society plans to send a committee to the county commissioners to reduce the county welfare officer’s power to authorize payments to doctors in rural emergency cases. They seek transferring authority from Mrs. Blanche Carr Sterne to the county doctor, amid protests over policy and past legislative attempts to consolidate health and welfare work in Guilford county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Medical Society
High Point
Blanche Carr Sterne
Guilford County
Welfare and youth issues threaten Guilford County spending
A stalled county welfare reform discusses medical costs and charity from physicians while stressing social rehabilitation over health-only solutions. It notes youth restlessness postwar and the Y MCA’s effort to steer youth toward ideals amid economic and political tensions. It also covers Oklahoma oil policy, Lindberghs flight fame, and looming tariff emphasis in 1932 campaigns.
Criticism of a Letter Writer on a 60 Day Road Sentence
Two letters to The Enterprise react to a local case where an 18 year old negro received sixty days on the roads for driving an automobile without proper brakes and lights. A justice of the peace ordered $15 in fines and costs. unable to pay, the defendant received two 30 day sentences. The critics call the punishment too severe for a minor offense and question whether sixty days is justified by the unpaid fine and costs, noting possible link to state law and highway prisoner limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
American Civil Liberties Union
Youths Seek New Frontiers At World YMCA Conference
The world conference of the YMCA reports that young people are dissatisfied and restless. They sense a frontier ahead but lack direction. The finding carries both hope and danger as adults acknowledge decades of world missteps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Conference of the
Louisville Club Draws 18900 Fans With Low Prices
The Louisville ball club admitted fans free to a recent game and drew 18,900 attendees. Officials noted the crowd shows steady interest when ticket prices are favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Ball Club
Norwegian explorer plans pole ascent by motorcycle
A Norwegian explorer proposes a motorcycle journey to the North Pole. The idea hinges on persuading the unnamed neighbor who passes the house nightly with a cutout open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
G B Shaw Regrets He Is Seventy Five Not Eighteen
Shaw laments being 75 instead of 18 to go to Russia and grow up with the country. He notes many young men around him prefer other pursuits to growing up with their nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Shaw
Russia
Evelyn Brent
Charles Bickford
Theodore Roosevelt
Buck Jones
1St
Aero Squadron
France
Victor McLaglen
England
Jobb Barrymore
Philadelphia
Ethel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Rainy walk and daily musings spill from campus diary
A reflective diary entry describes trudging through heavy rain with a holey shoe, enjoying puddles and the sensory calm of morning rain. The author lists curiosities about actors and early memories, then shifts to small-town scenes of children in a store, desires to spend pay, and a whimsical plan to reverse daily routines before returning to notes on dorm life and a stubborn kitchen cabinet project.
Carolina News Briefs Roundup in North Carolina
Car los Bennett, 30, drowned in the Neuse River after cramps. The French Broad Avenue Baptist church in Asheville declares its pulpit vacant as Rev. L Spur geon Clark leaves on vacation without leave. Archie G Finch, a Wilson farmer, shows a 99 pound watermelon after winning a 98 pound first place. A $50,000 suit is filed against Dr. G E Newby by Oscar L Bundy over a 16 year old girl’s alleged death from an illegal operation. Newby and two others face criminal indictments in Perquimans County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
French Broad Avenue Baptist Church
L. Spurgeon Clark
Wilson
Archie G. Finch
Wilson Farmer
Elizabeth City
G. E. Newby
Hertford
Oscar L. Bundy
Thelma Gray
Newby
Perquimans County
Suit Filed Over Feathers in Tobacco Plug
Raleigh attorney J J Cohn, filling station operator, sues Brown and Williamson Tobacco Co for 2000 dollars alleging he found feathers in a tobacco plug manufactured by the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh, N. C
J. J. Cohn
Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company
Letter condemns harsh 60 day sentence for minor traffic offense
The author-letters writer from High Point questions a magistrate's 60 day road sentence for an 18 year old Black boy over improper lights and brakes. He urges organized Black legal defense, cites racial bias, and critiques city county state policing and potential civil liberties abuse. The piece mocks racist views and calls for collective legal aid.
Meyers Family Reunion Set at R B Myers Farm
The Myers family annual gathering will be held tomorrow August 12 at the R B Myers farm five miles west of Lexington on highway 90 between Lexington and the Yadkin river. Salisbury lawyer J Allen Dunn has been secured to deliver the address. Relatives from Davidson and adjoining counties will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Myers
R. B. Myers
Highway 90
Yadkin River
Davidson County
J. Allen Dunn
Salisbury
Ancient Rails Near Jamesburg Preserve 1831 Stone Tie Span
A 300 foot stretch of railroad track near Jamesburg New York laid on stone ties in 1831 remains unused but in good condition. The fragment notes the historic line as a preserveable relic of early rail infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamesburg
N. Y
Chicago Tied to 1690 U S Cities by Air Routes
Chicago is connected with 1690 American cities through air transport lines, indicating a widespread air network linking major hubs to regional centers across the United States. The report highlights the reach of aviation infrastructure and the buildup of national connectivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Eure to lead state personnel division in Raleigh
Thad A. Eure of Winton Hertford county accepted the appointment as assistant director of personnel in Raleigh announced by Frank Dunlap director of the division. Eure who served in the 1929 general assembly and as chief clerk in 1931 is expected to assist in reorganizing departments and payrolls with detailed staff surveys and salary readjustments across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eure
Raleigh
House
Dunlap
New Freak Collection Opens with Twin Corn Display
The Enterprise unveiled a new freak vegetable collection after removing last week’s displays. The first exhibit features twin ear corn donated by B C Harmon and grown by Mrs Lane Sechrest on East Washington street. The joined ears measure about ten inches each with uniform kernels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Harmon
Lindsay Street
Lane Sechrest
East Washington Street
Pill Box Hats At Paris Stir Fashion Circles
The new pill box hat trend in Paris features two inch high flat brimless designs with a tiny feather accent. Worn at nearly right angles to the head the style aims to evoke the cigarette girl look in chic cafes.
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Paris
Diversified Questions Puzzle Answers
A list of crossword style clues with across and down hints. Includes profane, burdened, standard type measure, corner, Calcutta location, embalmed terms, and weathered terms. Also asks about state representation, political figures, and geographic mentions in a large clue set.
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