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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1929
Page
4
A historical opinion piece argues for selective immigration reform while praising the overall value of immigrants to the nation. It criticizes open doors as risking social strain yet warns against total exclusion, urging discrimination and stronger prejudice controls to balance assimilation with opportunity.
Captain G H McKinney, long a fixture of Guilford’s old courthouse and Tammany leadership, has died. Once a cavalryman and quiet force among local chiefs like Col James Morehead and Col Joe Reece, he witnessed the courthouse’s replacement by modern Jefferson Square and the fading of the old Tammany circle.
The Snook appeal argues the jury reached a verdict too quickly. It contends the panel was prejudiced and the defendant did not receive a fair trial, though the record suggests the deliberation may have been frank but uneven.
The report emphasizes a unanimous belief that a murder occurred and urges a swift verdict. Faster decision is urged to discourage future individuals from delaying consideration of a homicidal path as a means of relief from nuisance.
A Raleigh influenced article critiques North Carolina's intellectual contributions noting pride in national placements yet a lack of top scientists. It praises a fine biographical history of the state while urging cultivation of first-rate chemists for home science and broader research excellence.
The Swiss youths lost over the Atlantic are likened to a doomed adventurer’s club. The piece argues Lindbergh proved ocean crossing possible, but current planes remain unsafe for practical cross-continental flights, making little value in such efforts.
A vacation motor trip across America shows that the rich man’s edge on driving is narrowing. Today millions tour in cars of all prices, and the poor can reach same roads, sights, and experiences. Only comfort, lodging, meals, and souvenirs separate classes. automakers enable a broader democracy on travel. The Graf Zeppelin round-the-world flight may revive interest in dirigibles' role.
The steady rise of heart disease in the United States alarms doctors who urge yearly physical exams by a heart disease expert and avoiding overexertion. North Carolina health officials echo the advice to maintain health exams, address infections, and follow medical guidance to extend heart longevity and productivity.
Boston police arrest a Chinese suspect and seize 40 cans of opium in a narcotics case. Detectives say they are confident they have the principal offender and the operation tied to the drug trade.
The report that Tunney is coming home from Italy to face civil suits has been denied. He is not returning to fight and no plans to return are mentioned.
A hen in May Landing New Jersey fought a horned owl to protect her brood and emerged victorious. The fishers crow about the unlikely救 victory as the rooster may have new claims to boast.
A leghorn hen in North Carolina died after living thirteen and a half years. If she laid an egg daily, she would have produced about 4927.5 eggs, or roughly 416 dozen, but she did not. A Brockton Massachusetts man married an Italian girl he had never met, while another man who had met his bride many times cannot see her now.
In a Durham letter to The Enterprise dated August 20 1929 Mo W Hester notes a flood of candidates for the congressional nomination led by Long McLendon Everett and others with Umstead Morehead Hancock Gold and more considering runs He contrasts northern and southern stances on prohibition citing LaGuardia Walker and Tam many amid a New York mayoral race and a Virginia fall election as the larger battlegrounds for the national issue He argues prohibition embodies hypocrisy and that the anti or pro camps may hinge on regional loyalties and political gain.
In San Francisco Lawrence Morris admits taking a $999 diamond ring from Mrs. Margaret Kelly's apartment where he was hired to polish floors, but he says he swallowed the ring accidentally as police seek to recover it with medical aid and X rays.
A poem reflects varied motives for attending church including walking, socializing, meeting friends and lovers, covering faults, speculating, observing, dozing, and worshiping God. The piece frames churchgoing as multifaceted behavior commented by The Churchman.
An article explains mileage payments do not push Congress to adjourn before a regular session. Members receive 20 cents a mile each way for travel, with total early-session mileage covered but return trips paid from the member’s pocket if they end sessions early. The system favors staying in Washington for the start of the next session, not rushing home for extra pay.
Raleigh August 21 Prisoners who escape or attempt to escape from the state prison or its camps will be tried for escaping with a penalty of two extra years in prison. Cecil Crosby and Patrick O Hanlon were recaptured after attempting to flee in the prison physician's car and face charges of auto theft and prison escape.
Ralph Barton, a caricaturist, says New York is a crazy city and America a madhouse, preferring the chaotic energy of home after four years in France to life on the boulevards.
Dr. and Mrs. A. A. York left Saturday night for Chicago Illinois where they will spend a week. In Chicago Dr. York will take a physiotherapy course under Dr. E. B. Everhart.
The Carolina Retail Lumber Dealers Association plans a two day vacation convention in Wilmington on August 29 and 30. The program features speeches by Mayor Walter H. Blair, W. T. Spencer, J. M. Atwater, Victor W. Wheeler, J. A. Gunter, W. P. Loftis, and others from Carolina and Georgia.
A historical note warns that heavy smokers who quit abruptly may face adverse heart effects as tobacco normally steadies heart action. The statement links nicotine withdrawal to potential cardiovascular stress, reflecting early medical caution about abrupt cessation risks.
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