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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1932
Page
4
A compact line from Isaiah 28 17 emphasizes judgment and truth with imagery of the plummet and hail sweeping away lies while waters expose hidden places. The author Sophocles is cited in error as the source.
A Mississippi recluse murdered at her decaying estate contrasts with the unsolved slaying of Zachary Smith Reynolds, heir to the Reynolds tobacco fortune, a young man living a high life in modern North Carolina. The piece contrasts old south legends with a flashy, celebrity era.
State board of health notes Pellagra not rising despite hard times and under nourishment remains the immediate cause. Raleigh editorial warns of long term costs while Winston-Salem Journal sees signs of price improvement as poorer grades sell and growers hold back for better returns.
The piece suggests a blighted romance as a motive behind the deaths of Miss Merrill and Smith Reynolds. It describes lingering jealousy and unresolved love, one involving liquor and money, and notes the echoes of human passion across different eras. Both cases are presented as parallel yet separate studies in fear and desire.
Obituary notes the death of Judge Warren G. Brown a longtime printer jurist valued for his blend of printing and law. He lived 63 years in a small shop with a tower courtroom and a calm, practical approach to justice and daily work.
In High Point a campaign raised $51,000 amid bank failure, a strike and political tension, surpassing the goal by $1,000. The effort marks renewed faith and community spirit, with Greensboro noting the campaign as a sign of rebirth and strengthened resolve for the city’s future.
A report by Dr Elizabeth Barber Young of Teachers College Columbia lists Salem College as the best women's college in North Carolina and among the first seven in the South. The Moravian–built institution is praised for a century of high educational achievement and notable alumnae.
Predictions of 12 cent tobacco prices at this season's opening of markets in Georgia South Carolina and the southern edge of North Carolina have failed to measure up. The price seems to be growing stronger averaging about seven to ten cents or from 20 to
In Natchez Mississippi the filing of murder charges against Octavia Dockrey and Richard Dana centers on the Glen Burne and Glenwood estates once famed as southern plantations. Once rich social figures, now recluses, their decayed mansions and a lurid night scene with an oil lamp and a gun frame a grim real life mystery.
A Children’s Bureau survey estimates over 200 000 youths under 21 are “on the road” this year, wandering freight lines coast to coast. Railroads and towns report large daily flows, with many beds, shelters, or soup kitchens aiding migrants and social agencies urged to intervene.
Greta Garbo says she is enjoying her vacation in Sweden as other Hollywood stars also take the trip abroad. The note highlights a wave of U.S. celebrities visiting Europe with Garbo leading a trend.
An opera star condemns department store hats at $15, likening it to how audiences feel paying $5 for a seat to hear her sing. The remark underscores tension over rising prices in culture and fashion.
President Hoover pinned distinguished flying crosses on Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, partners in last year’s record around the world flight. The ceremony occurred on the executive office porch as rain fell, witnessed by leaders in American aviation at the National Aeronautic Association convention.
The Guatoan Indians tap a liquor palm and collect sap in small cups. The sap ferments rapidly and becomes a highly intoxicating beverage.
A humorous dialogue fragment features The Humorist quoting a line about Harold’s thinning hair and a witty response that playfully questions other possible reasons. The exchange showcases light banter and character voice.
The article argues against offering many new foods at once to babies. It recommends a calm, gradual approach: introduce one new food at a time, with a small taste, repeat daily, then pause if refused, and reattempt after a break. Avoid coercion and keep prior favorites away until the new item is established.
In early railways there were no signals and trains on a single track had to argue for priority. A midway pillar post was erected with the rule that the passer must proceed and then back up.
The University of Pavia in Italy traces its origins to the year 825 marking its founding as one of the oldest higher education institutions in Europe. The medieval university developed into a center for studies across arts and sciences.
A dense list of across and down clues covering politics roles aims at perfumes of phrases and basic nouns. It includes presidential party positions virtues actions crafts and common objects to solve a themed grid.
Newport R L Aug 19 The Newport Casino tennis tournament moves into semi finals and becomes an all American event after foreign players Perry England Saton Japan are eliminated. Davey Jones New York and Wilmer Allison Texas advance in singles while Vines Gledhill defeat Hall Gras in doubles and Lott Shields topple Perry Austin and Kuwabara in mixed results.
W L Lawrence of Raleigh was bound over to the September grand jury on a capital charge of criminal assault on Miss Lynda Naomi Morgan of Cary. Judge Wiley Barnes ordered he be held without bail after Miss Morgan, a youthfully slight woman, testified to an hour of questioning following an auto ride into the country and a prior slap.
Berlin reports a new X ray technique using plain paper instead of photoproop plates or film. Tests indicate the paper method is infinitely cheaper and adequate for most purposes, with Cha fee Hospital testing its effectiveness for projecting X ray images.
Baikal in Siberia is described as the deepest freshwater lake in the world.
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