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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1929
Page
4
A brief reflective note presents Mme Swetchine’s line about belief in God and creation as a concise meditation on faith and the world. The quotation frames faith as a personal inventory completed in a moment of awareness.
The piece argues Frank R. McNinch, head of the anti Smith committee in 1928, defied the law by not filing expense reports. It contends he will file only to avert public backlash, urging a frank correction or risk continuing public censure and possible prosecution.
A committee to the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad directors urges port growth at Morehead City to equalize freight rates. They note cotton could ship to North Carolina mills, saving costs with two coastwise sailings monthly. Terminal facilities must be ready to use available ships, and the group asks whether the state has courage to advance control of its own commerce.
The piece notes ongoing contention over developing eastern North Carolina waterways for commerce. Despite decades of discussion and frequent political activity by shippers and officials, meaningful construction has not progressed significantly, though support for greater waterway use remains active amid transport needs.
A Chicago court orders John Ropovac to sing twice daily for his wife after she complained he refused to sing and returned home drunk. The ruling prompts questions about the practicality and social impact of enforcing such a demand.
The piece argues rising factory construction and new corporations push aviation forward. It highlights Guilford County youths learning to fly and notes engineers work to reduce hazards. It compares potential market growth to early auto adoption and suggests a possible aviation upturn.
Upton G. Wilson criticizes a Greensboro politician for sending a voter questionnaire on the senatorial race. He argues the questionnaire harms the Democratic party by stirring last campaign animosities and attacking Senator Simmons for not aligning with the party majority. He questions the sender’s loyalty to the party and the Simmons stance.
The article debates party loyalty and the tension between endorsing a nominee and opposing the party. It questions the value of demanding unanimity while predicting a realignment toward liberals and progressives. It suggests Simmons could be nominated but warns against forcing disintegration for harmony.
The piece lauds Sheriff L. E. Alderman of Prowers County Colorado as a rural hero who tracked a bank robbery gang solving the mystery and providing photos and fingerprints of the ringleader. It calls him intelligent upright diligent and free from graft or political pressure. It also discusses Lieutenant Alford Williams plan to fly a 400 mph seaplane in England to break the world speed record and notes the potential aviation value while deeming the stunt of limited practical benefit.
Raleigh reports 12 145 white high school graduates in the state for the past year, up 1 867 from the prior year. Rural schools produced 7 795 graduates and city or charter schools 4 350, with Buncombe Johnston and Mecklenburg leading rural totals. Every county sent at least one rural high school graduate.
New York August 13 Borough President Harvey of Queens asked Henry Ford to help solve the disposal of abandoned cars. Harvey warned the issue will tax national resources over time and asked Ford to lend automotive expertise to reduce junked vehicles cluttering streets and vacant lots, many of them Ford cars.
Venezuelan federal troops defeated a large revolutionary force that tried to seize Cumana, a fruit port east of Caracas. General Emilio Verandez died leading the government forces and a five day mourning was decreed. Two leaders of the attackers were killed. others captured except exiled Interior Minister Francisco Llare Alcantara.
Tens of thousands of scouts from nearly 50 countries left Arrowe Park Eng today as the world jamboree closed. The chief Scout Lord Baden Powell sent a farewell message calling the Scout symbol of peace a golden arrow and urging youths to return home as ambassadors of peace.
Forest fires spread to Lac Du Bonnet Rennie Point Du Bois Lake Winnipegosis Ber ené River and Norway House as new blazes erupted while crews of hundreds of firefighters contained the flames from reaching valuable commercial timberland across scores of northern Manitoba woodland areas.
Members of the Cachoo club, hay fever sufferers from across the United States and some from Canada, meet in Sault Ste. Marie on mid August 13 to seek relief and possible care, and to bond over their common misery through activities and associations.
The text notes a slug species with 30,000 teeth. It compares to a common snail with over 14,000 teeth in 139 rows and another snail variety with 21,000 teeth in 140 rows.
An historical look at the stretch-out labor system in the Carolinas and Georgia textile mills traces how efficiency drives and wage cuts sparked strikes from Henderson to Gastonia. The Loray Mills uprising in Gastonia drew troops, violence, and a tent colony as police and union activists clashed.
Ivan McKay Christie, Bathurst Inlet trapper, perished in a June blizzard that swept from the Arctic. His faithful husky survived, found by rescue parties and brought to Herschel Island RCMP headquarters. Christie's body was buried at Bathurst Inlet.
A letter from the Enterprise editor criticizing a stage production titled Her Unborn Child at the American Theatre. The writer condemns the play for claiming birth control advocates support abortion while praising the play’s overall quality. The letter calls for libel action against the American Birth Control League if the claim stands.
Mrs. C. L. Silvis of Rock Island becomes the first woman named to the governor's official family. She is appointed to the department of welfare.
A damaged OCR style puzzle from a newspaper page lists many clues and partial answers for a horizontal and vertical word crossword. The fragment includes hints on geography biology and language with scattered numbers and misread terms. It presents a chaotic mix of prompts like Where in Rio de Janeiro and What is the capital of Japan alongside miscoded entries.
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