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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1931
Page
3
In Delaware and the Carolinas holly harvests sustain farmers after crop failures. Growers protect stands with fences and law, earning significant profits from sprays and wreaths that decorate homes nationwide each Christmas. William Buell of Milford sparked the industry.
If you have catarrhal deafness or head noises drink 1 Parmint double and add to 1-4 pint hot water with a little sugar. Take 1 tablespoonful four times daily. relief from the distressing head noises often follows. Clogged notes unclear.
A watermelon seed grown into a two yard long runner in Mrs. J. E. Amos's yard at 701 East Lexington avenue. Willis Kerr displayed a duck-shaped sweet potato at 915 Tate street. W. L. Brooks near Asheboro road shows a cherry tree with multiple blossoms and a second fruiting growth.
M. P. Woodall brought to The Enterprise specimens of large ripe cherries growing on a cherry tree on the farm of S. H. Ragan at Archdale. This marks the second cherry crop this year and fruit ripened unusually late for the community.
A diner compliments the hotel's cleanliness while the waiter beams, noting the guest says every bite tastes of soap in a Tit Bits style joke.
A man leapt from a third story window and a bystander rushed to help. He was only slightly hurt. The jumper explained the motive by saying a woman lied about her husband not being the culprit.
A brief comic exchange contrasts a motorist's preoccupation with his car against a jab about placing his wife first. The quick zinger shows everyday humor in a lighthearted era.
A Tit Bits quip notes spouses' honesty with a sharp exchange about lies. The line contrasts a wife's propensity to lie with a husband's claim of innocence, framed as a humorous aside in a vintage column.
NEA story notes a Zuni custom that guards the harvest of pinion nuts to death, with blizzards near their desolate reservation cited as the cause. It contrasts Zuni independence with Navajo traders and describes old festival rites, religion, and intertribal tensions.
Tulane hosts Washington State in a pivotal clash as the Southern Conference leader aims to solidify a Rose Bowl invitation by matching or surpassing a recent 8 to 6 win over USC. Washington State seeks an upset to complicate USC’s PCC title bid.
University star end Merton Derryberry will skip Tennessee football in New York to take Rhodes scholarship examinations in Memphis on Saturday. The Tennessee committee on Rhodes scholarships also meets in Memphis.
A fragment from Nebel spalter in Zurich features a beggar retorting to a lady that her cake meant nothing to him because he once swalled swords, highlighting a sharp stage remark.
Tulane coach Bernie Bierman says the Green Wave will fall to Washington State Saturday afternoon. Tulane has gone 10-0-0 this season and 33 straight in the South without defeat, while Washington State plans to arrive in New Orleans Thursday morning for a final workout.
Memphis report notes Tommy Fowlkes, popular Tennessee lightweight, married Thlema Blackwood in the ring. Minutes after the ceremony, Fowlkes defeated his opponent in the same venue, with his wife present in the car afterward.
Vatican observers say Gandhi wearing his loin cloth and sandals could be refused a papal audience due to court modesty rules. While no formal ceremony exists, attendees typically wear dark clothing and modest coverings. Gandhi has traveled in England in his homespun attire.
In New Orleans the United Daughters of the Confederacy debate Christmas liquor for War Between the States veterans at Camp Nicholls. Miss Belle Van Horn urges a condemnatory resolution, while Mrs. P L Howell supports continuing liquor in gifts, noting nurses receive alcohol for medicinal use. The meeting adjourned after no final action.
Rocky Mount North Carolina December 2 1 D W Coleman a railway detective is tentatively scheduled to go on trial tomorrow in Nash County Superior Court for the slaying of Tom C Chappell Florence South Carolina bakery manager Chappell was shot as he fled the Coleman home with his shoes in hand Coleman had earlier requested a speedy trial and appeared in court prompting Solicitor Don Gillam to set the case for hearing tomorrow
In Bucharest, King Carol threatens to banish Prince Nikolas of Romania for marrying commoner Mme Deleti. The two month grace note passes, with cabinet opposition and intercession from Premier Jorga and Romanian politicians seeking to protect the king's popularity.
An advertisement touts Thosine as a prescription throat remedy with quick relief within 15 minutes. It claims to address sore throat and night coughs, suitable for children, and offers money back for bottles at 35c 65c and $1.00, sold by Mann Drug Co.
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