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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1931
Page
2
In a tangled romance set among debutantes and fortunes, Liane Barrett and Clive Cleespaugh marry despite Tressa Lords schemes. Post wedding, Liane faces rumors, a revised past, and a test of true love as she and Clive confront lingering feuds and exposed secrets.
In New York and later with her guardian Cass, Liane eagerly discusses a potential inheritance from the Robard estate. Clive urges claiming the money to fund a charitable venture for displaced theater and arts workers, while Cass resists “dirty money” but is moved by the idea of a memorial to Luisa.
Liane recalls a night with Ken Maynard and a haunting waltz as she and Clive dream of travel and a brighter future. Cass’s activism, the girls club idea, and memories of poverty frame a tale of longing, plans, and the pull of distant horizons. Pellagra mortality tables close the piece with stark contrast.
Dr G M Cooper announces July provisional pellagra deaths at 70, down from 139 in July 1930, with seven months totaling 430, compared to 607 last year. He cites improved diet, public education, and greater physician consultation as signs of progress toward eradicating the disease in two to three years.
The piece reflects on return home after travel, noting how home comforts regain appeal for all ages. It contrasts restless exploration with the lure of routine, especially for parents and older travelers, and ends with praise of local comforts discovered only by distance. Minnie Atkins-Edwards.
Chapel Hill Aug 17 An UNC geologist Dr W F Prouty argues meteors rarely reach Earth with destructiveness but massive ones create wind waves. He cites a northwest Ohio event, Siberia 1908, and contrasts craters at Coon Butte Arizona to explain their power and rarity. He notes legends and possible mass extinctions nearby.
Edenton Daily News reports a possibility that Peter Russell, the 20th century "Man Without a Country," may be using an assumed name to hide Henry Bufkin, Perquimans County native who vanished from Belvidere about 15 years ago. Relatives say Bufkin disappeared after living in Elizabeth City. cousins in the area suspect Russell may be Bufkin as he travels between England and America amid birthplace doubts.
CHARLOTTE August 17. The Ninth Avenue Baptist Church expelled eight members for criticizing Rev. W L Riggs and asking not to re elect him. The eight signed a six page complaint charging the minister with seeking publicity over the church. The congregation pledged support for the pastor and rejected the petition as erroneous and scandalous.
Piles vanish when the cause is removed it declares and promotes an internal medicine solution. Dr J B Leonhardt allegedly treated 1000 patients with 960 successes using Hem-Roid tablets from Mann Drug Co. promising relief or money back.
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