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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1930
Page
6
A catalog of gift ideas with exact prices. Shawls in wool 5.00, pajamas 1.95 to 4.95, novelty leather bags 2.95 to 4.95, beads 1.00, gowns 1.00 to 5.00, robes 4.95 to 9.95. Targeted at mothers grandmothers teens women with assorted colors and gift packaging.
Fine silk hosiery such as Rollins offered as acceptable gifts. Includes sheer chiffons or grenadines in best shades with price points at 1.00 1.50 and 2.00 dollars.
Gift scarves available in new tubular shapes and attractive color combinations. Boxes priced at $1.95. Contains a note on gift presentation and pricing.
Ad reads a large assortment of handkerchiefs in pure linen or sport silk crepe, priced 25c to $1.95, with single and gift boxed options. Also advertises a range of gloves in kid, cape, suede, and fabric, priced from $1.95 to $2.95 for gift purchases.
A list of items offered includes sweaters, tams, raincoats, outing pajamas, silk umbrellas, compacts, dance sets, bloomers, and men's handkerchiefs. The compilation reads like a mid century gift feature or department store display card.
A compact puzzle style fragment listing clues and numbers about rivers borders and related terms. It mentions a six river boundary between the United States and Mexico and references items like Inlet insect and capital of Irak. The text reads like a crossword style list of definitions and cross references with scattered numbers and vague phrases.
Community notices from Greensboro area carry hospital updates and church events. Mrs. Paul Davis remains ill after an operation at Guilford General Hospital, while Mrs. Hayworth at 413 South Main shows slight improvement. Christmas programs unfold at Lebanon M P Church and Oak Hill School House with gift exchanges and family attendance. Miss Susie Vaughan wed T W Garner. Marjorie Russell married William Snyder in York South Carolina. studio broadcasts feature Miss Elizabeth Strickland pupils and piano recitals by Mrs Sidney Gayle.
Mr. Garland Alderman of Greensboro visited here today. B Green left for New York City to spend the holidays with his children and friends. Miss Gladys Totten visited relatives in Durham. Bunyan Russell left for Troy to spend Christmas with his grandmother. Charles B. Spicer of Adams New York visits his daughter in town for the holidays. Miss Emma Fritz at Lenoir Rhyne college spends holidays with her parents. Miss Florence Outlaw and others head to Georgetown for Christmas. Robert L. Wade of the U S Mecines is stationed abroad.
Dr. A T Allen state superintendent releases a century long survey of North Carolina public schools to the 1931 General Assembly. The report covers growth, the dual six month term and uneven taxes, and recommends consolidating terms and funds, reducing administrative units, and reforming the equalization fund while presenting county and city statistics.
Brunswick, Georgia approves a five year beautification and modernization plan to boost tourism and attract visitors. The plan targets streetscape upgrades, signage improvements, and public space enhancements to revitalize the city’s appeal.
Raleigh December 23 The North Carolina Tax Commission report urges safeguarding public credit restricts on debt to public needs only and warns against aiding banks in distress. It calls for repealing special local laws shielding counties, tighter tax anticipation notes rules, unified county municipal oversight, and a standardized state accounting system with funded public funds protection by bonds.
The 6 075 inmates in Alabama prisons will receive a Christmas meal with turkey candy oranges apples mince pie bread and cranberries allocated per prisoner The menu outlines one half pound of turkey one box of candy one orange two apples one mince pie half loaf of bread and 28 cases of cranberries to be equally shared.
Health departments warn that a winter cold epidemic would devastate vulnerable families amid unemployment and slush. The ad urges early treatment with Vicks VapoRub for nose throat and chest, steam inhalation, and bedtime use to prevent spread and night coughing.
In Hagerstown Maryland two burglars used sledges and bars to force open a hardware store safe and stole a small amount of cash but missed larger valuables. Police pursue leads as details remain unclear.
Exchange hints at modern baby carriages that promise quiet use. A witty aside from the Passing Show contrasts noiseless babies with noiseless carriages, reflecting light social satire of everyday domestic items.
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