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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1930
Page
4
A Chicago columnist argues the city’s opera deficit of over $550,000 could be cleared by launching a rival opera house, suggesting market competition would reduce losses. The note cites religious proverb as framing.
The piece warns that if South Carolina voters back Cole L. Blease in the Democratic primary, the United States Senate may refuse to seat him. It criticizes his demagoguery and mob law rhetoric, arguing the Senate must protect constitutional rights and reject leaders who corrupt the electorate by appealing to race and passion.
The Cone mills deny banning employees from reading any publications including News and Observer. Bernard Cone says workers may read anything and calls the claims propaganda. The piece notes the ongoing unionization test and questions press impartiality, alongside broader editorials on traffic deaths and King George’s code. It also touches tariff commission reorganization and a Norris-Nebraska political trickery tale.
Los Angeles evangelist Aimee and her mother face contrasting claims after reports that Aimee is blind. The private secretary released a statement while Aimee’s mother, in hospital, has a bandaged nose and offers no direct denial of a public altercation.
The passage notes a private family issue involving Mrs. McPherson and Mrs. Kennedy. It mentions a mother's doctor denying plastic surgery is due to a punch, and suggests forthcoming public disclosures. It frames the situation as a family affair and indicates delays in revealing full facts.
The solicitor vows to hunt mob members after yesterday's lynching but concedes detection seems unlikely. Public zeal for punishment is weak, and concern shifts to sheriffs and officials. Impeachment questions arise for Edgecombe County Sheriff Bardin as critics call for accountability and tougher safeguards.
New Jersey officials approve a new policy to destroy all autos deemed unsafe or unfit for operation on public highways once owner consent is obtained. Abandoned and unsafe motor cars will be disposed of in the same manner, a move some see as drastic but aimed at safety.
In Indiana, Brown and Jackson counties face extreme drought with armed guards over the last wells. Water ships in milk cans as prices rise, driving farmers to sell livestock. The piece urges readers to value water and practical planning amidst shortages.
A casual remark labels the Sore Thumb golf course as unappealing, reflecting local opinions about the course. The comment underscores neighborly tensions and community humor without detailing any official actions or events.
A London restaurant equipped tables with telephones causing confusion over waiter recognition. Patrons report difficulty distinguishing servers as calls divert attention and blur the service role. Management considers signage to restore clear waiter identification.
Bernard Shaw says he signed a film contract for financial reasons and suggests money talks in the movie business.
Three inventors backed by Walter Chrysler and Harold Elstner Talbott Jr pursue a wingless rotor aircraft on a barge in Long Island Sound. The machine resembles a seaplane without wings with two rotors, a nose motor, and tandem cockpits under tight guard.
Churchyard bulletins report Sister McPherson still blind with no marked improvement while Mrs. Jordan and others spread whispers of a sinking spell near death. Dr. Williams says McPherson is not seriously ill and expects recovery in days, denying a nervous collapse.
The opinion affirms verdicts in the Aderholt case where seven defendants are tied to armed actions at union HQ and a fatal wounding. It also sustains a mistrial ruling in Mecklenburg while discussing cross examination of religious belief and credibility.
The federal government will establish a Birmingham to San Diego civil airway with emergency fields and beacon lights. Clarence M. Young announced after a special civil airways report. The route runs Birmingham to Dallas then Fort Worth Abilene Sweetwater Big Springs Midland Wing El Paso to Douglas Tucson Phoenix Wellton Yuma El Centro and finally San Diego joining Pacific coast airways.
Ogden L. Mills, under-secretary of the treasury, arrived on the Olympic last night after a vacation in Europe.
Treasury receipts for August 18 totaled 7 787 586 08 dollars with expenditures of 10 036 836 88 dollars and a balance of 99 431 829 36 dollars. The report notes the August 18 figures and the resulting balance.
UMBERTON Mrs J A Branch 68 a well known family member and half sister of Judge N A Townsend former executive counsel to the governor. ANFORD S J Biggers 72 Stanly county native. INSTON-SALEM Frances Walker 95 Forsyths oldest citizens.
Shirley D White, 31, of Winston-Salem North Carolina, is identified as a World War II marine veteran in an AP dispatch.
The State Department instructed American embassies in London Tokyo Rome and Paris to ask whether those governments object to Abe Goldberg and Company of Seattle reselling the obsolete cruiser Charleston. Officials said redisposal does not fall under naval treaty terms since the ship would not join a foreign navy, but inquiring as courtesy is standard to avoid future issues.
Washington Aug 20 The Bureau of Census reports total 1929 shipments of wall paper by manufacturers at 374,967,000 rolls valued at 29,345,000 dollars. This reflects a seven tenths drop in value from 1928 to 1929, when value was 30,059,152 dollars.
Perry Michigan woman Nancy Thompson marks her 77th birthday with her first movie outing, first auto ride, and first radio broadcast enjoyed in one celebratory day.
Puzzle clues mix with scattered words and numbers forming a fragmented word game. Readable entries include animal terms and body parts while many lines remain garbled or incomplete. The result presents a miscellany of potential crossword like hints without a coherent narrative or solution.
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