Idolatry Described as Folly in South Sermon
A religious reflection cites II Chronicles 88 15 and declares idolatry the first-born of folly, urging readers to cast away strange gods from the city.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1930
Page
4
Statewide view of taxes across North Carolina counties
A North Carolina tax survey shows total state, county and city taxes for 1928-29 at 99.245 million dollars. The per capita tax, based on 1930 census, is 32.50 dollars, with major shares from general property tax and state levies. The report urges consideration of district consolidation as local tax efforts evolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Federal
America
News and Observer
Morrison
Women win the vote ten years on a social shift noted
The piece argues ten years after women gained suffrage the move marks social change more than a political cure, highlighting equal rights, independence from men, and the evolving role of women while judging political impact as uncertain. It also covers shipwreck rescue via wireless, capital punishment debate, Helen Wills Moody’s amateur stance, and Chicago political graft explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Republic
Earth
Official Bureau Weather Report for Charlotte and Regions
The Charlotte area recorded a low of 53.3 degrees at 3 30 this morning the coldest for this date. August records show it as the second lowest of the month with the 52.8 degree mark reached on August 31 1887. Last night was the coolest since June 1 when it was 52 degrees.
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Asheville
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Birmingham
Charleston
Charlotte
Chicese
Columbia
Desver
Detroit
el Paso
Galveston
Greenville
Greensboro
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Key West
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Meridian
Pledges Short Speeches as a Paramount
Heywood Broun a New York columnist running for congress on the socialist ticket pledges time limits on speech. He vows no campaign address longer than fifteen minutes and no congressional speech over twenty minutes. The piece notes his unlikely election and the rarity of newspapermen winning public office.
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Heywood Broun
New York
Congress
Broun
Daily Normal
Notable Defeat Shapes Alabama Senatorial Race
The passage notes a prominent publisher in Alabama losing a bid for the senatorial nomination, seen as a strong fit for the role. It also suggests Broun is unlikely to win election to Congress, reflecting shifting political alignments among newspaper men.
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Alabama
Broun
Rulers Clash Over Overproduction Theory
In a discussion on the pluto cracy Henry Ford dismisses overproduction while Andy Mellon argues it causes the slump. Mellon claims cutting output will quickly lift business conditions as products begin to move from the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerard
United States
Henry Ford
Andy Mellon
Mr. Mellon
A Miracle on the Sea
Bruce Catton recounts the Tahiti distress near the Cook Islands where 317 people aboard escaped in lifeboats as the steamer faced destruction. The piece frames seafaring danger as a renewed romance and a harsher lesson in mortality.
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Tahiti
Cook Islands
Pacific
Seven Seas
Mussolini Reaches for War as Carnera Recalled
After recalling heavyweight boxer Primo Carnera to the Italian army, Mussolini signals readiness to mobilize and suggests that war could start at any time. The move ties sports and national defense to bold political posture.
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Primo Carnera
Mussolini
Weather tip and odd London house tale
A surgeon general tip urges spinal cord protection in hot weather. The piece questions women’s dresses conforming to the advice. A London house with no doors is noted with humor, as builders, presumed to be amateur bridge fans, hope to dodge grand slams.
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Surgeon-General
London
North Carolina Mayor Arrested for Drunkenness
A town mayor in North Carolina was arrested for drunkenness. The incident highlights concerns about public conduct and leadership accountability in local government.
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North Carolina
Carnera Training Sparks Notable Setting Up Drills
The report notes Carnera’s army routine emphasizing effective setup exercises during service, describing his performance as splendid. No additional context is provided beyond the training description.
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Carnera
Coun
Berlin Police to Carry Gas Pistols for Subduing Foes
Berlin police plan to use gas pistols that render a suspect unconscious, noting that women have long used nonlethal methods to achieve the same result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Decree in Mexico May curb pistol toting at inaugurations
A Mexican decree targets pistol toting at public events, a move expected to dampen violence at future inaugurations and public ceremonies. The measure signals tighter security and stricter gun control during official events in the country.
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Mexico
Letters Discuss Trials in City Court High Point
John H Kalte writes to The Enterprise correcting a report of a supposed conviction in High Point Municipal Court. He notes every case had a NOT GUILTY plea and appeals, argues proper venue is Superior Court, and requests publication of corrected facts.
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High Point
N. C
the Enterprise
Kiwanis Agricultural Meeting Opens in Hendersonville
Hendersonville Aug 23 The Carolinas district Kiwanis agricultural meeting opened at Hendersonville High School auditorium with nearly 400 Kiwanians and friends from 80 clubs in North and South Carolina. President Frank P. Graham of the University of North Carolina spoke at 11:00 this morning. A second session is set for Saturday afternoon with Congressman J J McSwain of Greenville, S C as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendersonville
Carolinas
Kiwanis Agricultural Meeting
Hendersonville High School
Kiwanis Clubs
North
South Carolina
Frank P. Graham
University of North Carolina
J J. McSwain
Greenville
S. C
Kaye Don Injured In Ulster Tourist Trophy Crash
In Belfast Aug 23 Kaye Don a leading British motor racer suffered a broken rib and his mechanic was seriously hurt when their car overturned and caught fire in the 410 mile Ulster tourist trophy race. Thirty six cars started with entrants from Germany Great Britain and Italy and three Italians led mid afternoon.
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Belfast
Ireland
Kaye Don
Great Britain
Royal Automobile Club
America
Germany
Italy
Fletcher To Head Tariff Commission
President Hoover announced Henry P. Fletcher, veteran diplomat and former ambassador to Chile, Mexico, Belgium and Italy, as chairman of the re organized Tariff Commission as it prepares to tackle tasks under the Smoot Hawley tariff act.
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Washington
Tarriff Commission
Henry P. ‘Fletcher
Chile
Mexico
Belgium
Italy
Reorganized Commission
Hoover
Martins Evacuate Chicago Signal Summer's End
In Chicago on Aug 23 AP reports martins have left for the south signaling early fall. Washington Park’s purple birds evacuated their summer homes three weeks earlier than last year and observer T. E. Clarke notes no martins sightings for a week.
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Chicago
South
Washington Park
Southland
T. E. Clarke
Hinsdale
List of lawyers and residents from North Carolina towns
Long roster of individuals with full names and home towns across North Carolina including Charlotte Raleigh Chapel Hill Durham Greensboro Wilmington Hendersonville New Bern and others. The list presents lawyers and residents with affiliations to cities and rural routes, some with titles and suffixes.
List of named individuals from various North Carolina towns
A sequence of names and home towns appears, including Forrest Pollard of Durham, William Pearsall of Seven Charles Price Salisbury, Henry Parker of Monroe, Howard Powers of Greens, Claude Reitzel Jr of High Point, Dallas Russell of Hickory, Paul Stoner of Lexington, and many others from Salisbury, Charlotte, Canton, Henderson, Asheville, Wake Forest, Greensboro, Hendersonville, Shelby, Lake Junaluska, Chapel Hill, Ahoskie, Dobson, Wake Forest, Coinjock, Linwood, Dabney, Rocky Mount, Statesville, and Ashe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Reed Giles
Marion
Charles O’hagan Grimes
Raleigh
Morgan Bennett Gilrath
Charlotte
Josiah Harold Griffin
Wendell
Hanselle Lindsay Hester
Winston-Salem
Edward Kenneth Hagerman
Chapel Hill
Earl Ambrose Humphrey, Jr
Goldsboro
William Milton Hood
Alexander Baron Holmes
Hendersonville
William Sumner Jenkins
Max James Kane
Jennings Graham King
Laurinburg
Roy McGinnis
Gastonia
William Adney McSwain
Greensboro
Springs
Forrest Alfred Pollard
Durham
William Prentice Pearsall
Seven Springs
Charles Price
Salisbury
Henry Brice Parker
Monroe
Howard Edward Powers
Claude Everett Reitzel, Jr
High Point
Dallas Locke Russell
Hickory
Paul Glenn Stoner
Lexington
Paul Jackson Story
Samuel Sidenberg
Fairmont
Robert Burns Street
Robert Hoyle Smathers
Canton
Gregory Andrew Smith
Doyle Hartwell Strange
Henderson
Granger Gid Sutton
Franklin Magruder Tongue
Asheville
Fred Ashton Talbot
Wake
Walter Daniel Thompson
Whiteville
Thomas Albert Uzzell, Jr
James Allen Williams
Joseph Mills Wright
Shelby
Alvin Trotman Ward
Lake Junaluska
Noble Thomas Weddington
Marvin Pickard Wilson
Mitchell Williams
Ahoskie
Henry Ellis White
Dobson
Percy Hocutt Wilson
Wake Forest
Elmer Raymond Woodard
Coinjock
Johnnie Lee Wilson
Linwood
Brooks Parham Wyche
Dabney
Alonzo Clayton Wooten
Rocky Mount
John Whitlock Wallace
Statesville
Claiborne Clark Young
Malcolm McInnis Young
Chinese Communists Branding Emblem On Converts In Hunan
Refugees reaching Shanghai recount a coercive practice by Chinese communists in Hunan to brand converts with a red emblem on the chest. The branding, ordered by red leaders, aimed to mark loyalists and identify deserters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunan
Hankow
Shanghai
Morison Opening Campaign Address At Watauga
Former Governor Cameron Morrison’s speech before the Watauga Democratic convention in Boone on August 30 signals the start of the state campaign. In Axton a coroner’s jury rules Crummie Locklear’s death by gunshot an accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlotte
N. CO
Cameron Morrison
Boone
AXTON
N. C
Crummie Locklear
Davidson College selects cadet major and battalion commander
Dean Rusk of Atlanta Georgia has been chosen cadet major and battalion commander of the Davidson College Reserve Officers Training Corps unit for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avidson
N. C
Dean Rusk
Atlanta, Ga
Davidson College
Fight Between Families Breaks Into Knife and Stick Brawl
In Shelby North Carolina a clash between Will Putnam and his three sons and Clarence and David Rice escalated into a knife and stick confrontation. Three people suffered minor injuries while one Rice child sustained a fractured skull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helby
N. C
Will Putnam
Clarence
David Rice
Rice
Hope for the bustle to stage a comeback
In Greensboro North Carolina reports indicate a revival vibe as merchants note heightened activity and a local tally shows about 200 croquet sets sold recently signaling renewed consumer demand and social pastime trends.
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Reensboro
N. C
Greensboro
North Carolina Governor Reflects on Strikes and Vacations
The AP notes Governor Gardner ponders vacation as rest after a year marked by the Gastonia strike, the Tarboro lynching, and the Bes semer City walkout. The text references a North Carolina governorship and evolving public tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernor Gardner
Gastonia
Tarboro
Bessemer City
N. C
Bor
Man Bites Hypothetical Dog Spark Sparks in Shops
Seeright Sullivan, a Black pedestrian in Sheville, N C, was struck by a car and sustained a fractured skull in an accident. Police investigated the incident and reported no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheville
N. C
Seeright Sullivan
Court Action Sought as Husband Shifts to Barn
Mollie Norman Martin petitioned for divorce from husband John Henry Lewis in Inston Salem North Carolina. She cited his surliness and failure to provide, noting he moved his sleeping quarters to the barn.
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Inston-Salem
N. C
John Henry Lewis
Mollie Norman Martin
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