Formal installation of county officers in North Carolina
Sunday leans into a formal statewide installation led by the Institute of Government under Albert Coates. Guilford County will hold the Greensboro ceremony at the courthouse at 7 15 pm with a statewide radio broadcast from 8 to 9 pm featuring Ehringhaus, Frazier, and other speakers. Claude Kiser presides. aim is to showcase improved local governance and data collection for new officers.
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North Carolina
Institute of Government
Albert Coates
University
Guilford
Greensboro
Claude Kiser
Institute
Ehringhaus
Frazier
Prof
Coates
State Board Adopts New Geography Textbooks
The state board of education met Friday with most members present and approved the geography textbooks recommended by the text-book commission. The unanimous vote reflected trust in the commission’s judgment despite calls to delay due to scarce funds. The adopted texts reportedly were the commission’s first choice, replacing geographies that ranked fourth in the last change.
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State Board of Education
Gardner
Hartness
Baxter Durham
Brummitt
Johnson
Fountain
Allen
Text-Book Commission
Board of Education
Lady Astor Alarmed by Rising Nationalism and War Fears
Lady Nancy Astor, visiting Virginia, voices concern over what she calls terrible nationalism and the prospect of another war. She hints that debtors should pay something on account, though she declines precise prescriptions.
High Point Players in North Carolina Symphony
Three High Point musicians joined the North Carolina Symphony during performances in Durham and Chapel Hill, bringing High Point’s total to four. Violinists A E Fidler and Mrs Walter Kester, and 16 year old cellist Madge Hoffman were among the players, along with Virginia Franks. Local attendees praised the artistic success and Lamar Stringfield’s effort to cultivate North Carolina talent.
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High Point
North Carolina Symphony Orchestra
Durham
Chapel Hill
Madge Hoffman
A. E. Fidler
Walter Kester
Virginia Franks
Lamar Stringfield
North Carolina
Four-year Guilford County GOP commissioner exits office
High Point’s Felix P. Conrad leaves the Guilford county board after a four year term marked by nonpartisan cooperation. The editorial lauds his sound judgment and harmony with colleagues amid a mixed party board, noting a stable governance approach despite partisan labels.
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Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Felix P. Conrad
Conrad
the Common Good
Guilford
Ambulance Speed on Public Roads Questioned by Reader
A Jamestown Weed column urges reader letters on ambulance and emergency vehicle speed. It cites speeds from 55 to 85 mph, references hospital interne penalties, compares fire truck rules, and asks for opinions on unrestricted versus regulated speeds to guide potential local or state reforms.
Business lessons from women in the arts world
Minnie Atkins-Edwards argues that many women lack fundamental business habits and payment discipline. She urges young women to spend years in the business world to learn contracts, prompt payments, and proper conduct despite social expectations and family pressures.
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Minnie Atkins-Edwards
The House Unds Theater and Other New Books
Contemporary reviews highlight Francs Breit Tones The House Unds Theater as a standout with rich setting in the Welsh Forest Fawr and the Tregaron family saga driven by Griffith Tregaron's rise and fall. Also discussed are P W E Hart Long Life and Happy a health program based on Bible laws, Rostovtzeff Out of the Past of Greece and Rome an archaeology primer, and Thomas Moult Best Poems of 1982 an annual poetry collection.
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Middle Wales
Forest Fawr
Tregaron
Tregarons
Griffith Tregaron
Nant Bseob
Rob
Virginia
Diana
Gerald
Phillipa
Nant Escob
Mr. Young
P. W. E. Hart
Bibelot Brothers, Inc
Hart
Michael J. Rostovtzeff
Greece
Rome
Yale University Press
New Haven
Prof. Rostovtzeff
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Stabiae
Thomas Moult
Harcourt, Brace
Best Poems of 1932 and Related Books Review
The piece surveys The Best Poems of 1932 edited by Moult highlighting sane modern verse, familiar and new poets, and notes on other volumes. It comments on It Never Could Happen and Ballads of the B E F, praising or critiquing them as patriotic propaganda and invective. It mentions Shaemas O’Sheel, Hoover, Van Wyck relations, and a spring lecture tour by Guy de Pourtalès.
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Moult
William Rose Benet
Alfred Noyes
Sara Teasdale
James Stephens
John Gould Fletcher
W. H. Davies
Daniel Whitehead Hicky
Anderson M. Scruggs
Shaemas O'Sheel
Coventry House
New York
Washington
O’sheel
Frederick van Wyck
New Yorker
Robert van Wyck
Greater New York
Guy de Pourtales
Richard Wagner
Harper and Brothers
Lady Astor Warns of Aroused Controlling Class In America
Lady Astor declares the controlling class in America is fast asleep as danger approaches its doors and invites public speculation on what she has in mind.
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Lady Astor
America
Knowledge and Belief Reflections on Knowledge and Ignorance
A reflective piece discusses knowledge versus ignorance and the will to believe. It references Saint Paul and Diogenes, notes the challenge of universal application, and recalls a boyhood curiosity about the origin of the universe and God.
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Paul
Diogenes
Tub
William James
God
The Fatalist Grounded in Roosevelts Victory and Prohibition Talk
A critical column discusses Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt as a landslide figure and notes Southern Furniture World praising Roosevelt while pondering booze era gains. It mentions Everett Mull’s Nevada execution and reflects on crime, liquor, and prosperity. It also critiques trade deficits and proposes a 60-50 settlement for debt.
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Southern Furniture World
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Everett Mull
Nevada
North Carolina
John Hall
Jimmy Walker Advises Betty Compton at Casino Table
The report notes Jimmy Walker gave Miss Betty Compton cautious advice as she held a $100 lead at a Nice Casino table. He urged quitting while ahead, a sentiment his fellow player echoed as prudent wisdom in the moment.
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Nice
Jimmy” Walker
Betty Compton
Jimmy
Christian Endeavor Union Set for December Meeting
The High Point Christian Endeavor Union will hold its quarterly mass meeting at the English Street Methodist Protestant church next Tuesday night December 6 at 7 30. Officers to be elected for 1933 and several important items of business will be discussed. All members are urged to attend.
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High Point Christian Endeavor Union
English Street Methodist Protestant Church
Order For Stained Glass Held Up By Blast At Church
A large stained glass order for the First Methodist Church at Montgomery Alabama is delayed after a fatal blast wrecked the nearby church under construction. One man died and another was critically injured as the $150000 structure collapsed during inspection by the city assistant engineer. A photo of the wrecked church appeared in The Enterprise.
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Montgomery
Ala
High Point Glass and Decorative Company
A. W. Klemme
Enterprise
Legion Members Urged To Assemble For Service
George F. Edwards commander of Andrew Jackson post No 87 American Legion urged all members to assemble at the Legion hall tonight at 7 to march to Central Friends church for the evening service. VFW members invited as special guests and to meet at the same time. Regular meeting set for Tuesday at 8 with important business on the agenda.
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George F. Edwards
Andrew Jackson Post
American Legion
Legion Hall
Central Friends Church
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