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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1930
Page
4
An editorial urges North Carolina youths to stay in school through high school citing James F. West figures. It compares earnings at ages 25 and 20 for quitters at 14 versus stayers to argue college is valuable yet stresses high school completion as a strong path to success.
Lon Chaney died at forty seven and the article notes his varied image in newspapers. It discusses how makeup and illusion blurred the line between actor and character, with Chaney appearing older in films yet youthful on stage. It compares his artistry to Sarah Bernhardt and remarks on his lasting screen persona.
The article accuses Britain of mismanaging the Palestine mandate and failing to curb violence around Jerusalem. It argues the League of Nations council criticism stems from policy failures, including the Balfour commitment, and contends Britain cannot defend its approach amid racial tensions and recent uprisings.
Obituary honors Dr Charles O H Laughinghouse as a respected state health official and citizen who led the state board of health after Dr W S Rankin. He forged cooperation with conservation and development leaders to curb industrial pollution and improved ties between county health officers and the state.
A Nation essay links driving rudeness to a broader social decline and a 30 000 yearly highway death toll. It notes Lowestoft England repealed a Victorian bathing law and questions American courage to repeal outdated statutes. The piece contrasts aging records with Lindbergh’s active life.
Commentary argues the Palestine tragedy shows the British failed to honor the Balfour declaration. It claims Britain aimed to nationalize the Jews in their fatherland while Arabs held power, and notes a policy shift to restrict immigration. The piece urges a nolo contendere stance at the league.
A witty quip contrasts the vigor of youth with the steadiness of age, noting that the spirit of youth will never resemble the spirit of old age, and that includes the spirits themselves.
A caustic line laments American boxing skill while praising controversial figures likening them to Aimee McPhersons, reflecting a tone of critique and celebrity worship in the sports page commentary.
In a playful line the speaker notes a bowling alley’s raucous atmosphere where quiet isn’t expected and pins clatter as bowlers celebrate strikes and brush aside whispers of silence. The quip contrasts calm settings with the lively lane energy.
The highest point at Castle Craigs in California has been officially renamed to honor a prominent New York tabloid publisher. The naming marks a notable recognition of media figures in the region.
Berlin police report a surge in robberies attributed to women. The incidents involve hold ups of men and appear to reflect a new method of intimidation.
Statistics show 98 percent of Chicago school children attend films regularly. A new program aims to provide structured showings for city youths to ensure access to screenings.
Raleigh dispatch reports Senator nominee Hallett S. Ward visiting the Supreme Court with Larry Moore to study school funding and tax needs for a proposed 20 million dollar state plant. Ward notes his cousin Thad Eure and Senator Marvin Blount as figures in a commission amid education reform talks.
Captain Wolfgang Von Gronau and three crew completed the fourth westward North Atlantic crossing in a Dornier Wal. They landed at the Battery at 2 45 p m after a 47 hour flight of about 4000 nautical miles with stops in Ice land Greenland Labrador and Nova Scotia. The aircraft saluted the Statue of Liberty before docking near the aquarium and was moved to a police hangar in the East River. The crew planned several days in New York and possible visits to air races in Chicago.
Chicago August 27 The Herald and Examiner reports Terry Druggan once allied with Frankie Lake is protected by bodyguards in a Loop hotel after a gunman tried to kill him Sunday a hotel house detective thwarted the attack as the assailant drew a weapon. Druggan’s younger brother George was wounded in a recent gangland shooting at a Fox Lake roadhouse.
Dr Archibald Henderson of the University of North Carolina surveys contemporary immortals in Contemporary Immortals. The book lists ten men and two women including Einstein Gandhi Edison Mussolini Shaw Marconi Ford Paderewski Kipling Wright Jane Addams and Madame Curie.
A four year old named Kermit Jackson Huffman fell from the second story porch of his home in Ickory North Carolina and died from his injuries.
Dr Archibald Henderson of the university lists twelve figures in Contemporary Immortals including Einstein Gandhi Edison Mussolini Shaw Marconi Ford Paderewski Kipling Wright Jane Adams and Madame Curie in the newly published work.
Mecklenburg coroner rules the death of John Martin Deese 69 in Charlotte as natural causes, ending the description of a mysterious murder. The case previously drew AP coverage as a puzzling affair.
In Washington reports, Senator F M Simmons of North Carolina says he was offered and declined a post on the tariff commission that went to Thomas Walker Page of Virginia.
In Durham North Carolina police search for a black man accused of terrorizing white women with Mrs M V Williams reporting the latest incident. Authorities believe a distinctive home brew odor may help identify the suspect.
Obituaries report James Alfred Lang 71 retired businessman in Ickory dies. James S Kilby prominent Wilkesboro citizen of Wilkes. Leonidas Franklin Hartsfield 353 veteran hotel clerk of Tinston. Captain G H Harper 61 former Coast Line conductor and hotel proprietor of Sanford.
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New York police sought John Legs Diamond to help solve the disappearance of upstate hotel keeper Harry Weston. Weston, owner of a Lake Katrine road house, was last seen at Diamonds country place in Acra, New York, after receiving a call to drive there. A bloodstained car with an empty shell was found in a Brooklyn garage.
A general strike began today in the children's dress industry with union reports stating 7,000 workers did not report for work in New York. The walkout shows broad worker sentiment and affects multiple factories.
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