Subscription Rates and newspaper details
The notice outlines CAPUS M WAY es SUBSCRIPTION RATES for High Point and nearby towns with terms for twelve months six months three months and shorter periods. It states money collection limits and directs longer period payments be sent to the office. The Associated Press rights and post office entry details are noted along with national advertising and the office address.
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Capus M. Wayes
High Point
Associated Press
Sign Point
N. C
Leviticus and Baillie Quote on Charity and Duty
A biblical verse from Leviticus urges helping the poor and needy among kin or strangers. Joanna Baillie adds a harsher judgment against those who refuse to share their wealth or ease for others.
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Joanna Baillie
Commerce and the National Flag
A national debate over boycotting Japanese goods in major five and ten stores. The piece argues that while a temporary boycott advances a home market, the China market could reshuffle global trade, with Japan using war to boost its own commerce and American producers benefiting if China opens to new ideas, even via Tokyo-backed means.
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United States
Japan
China
Tokyo
Reorganization Hurdle for Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
A finance examiner for the Interstate Commerce Commission urged washing out common stockholders in a new deal for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad. The assets lag ten million dollars behind preexisting rights and claims. The finding suggests similar issues across several carriers, born from high capital structures and profitable past operations without real equity.
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Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
War on syphilis centers in Raleigh conference
Dr. R. A. Vonderlehr assistant surgeon general in charge of venereal control leads a Raleigh meeting on a southern war against syphilis funded in part by Reynolds Foundation. He cites the disease as four times as prevalent in the south, highlighting public health dangers.
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Raleigh
R. A. Vonderlehr
United States
North Carolina
Reynolds Foundation
South
North
Carl V. Reynolds
The Strange Case of a Literary Club in Raleigh
Raleigh police raided a club advertised as literary and social finding little literary activity and lockers packed with tax paid whiskey. Names of well known Raleigh residents appeared on lockers though many deny membership. The case lacks trial details and raises questions about how the club operated for profit in a legally wet area.
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Raleigh
Wake County
Minimum wage differential favors southern quarry workers
Under the Walsh Healey act the labor department can set minimum wages for government contracted industries. Secretary Perkins announced a southern differential for rock quarrying with Mount Airy granite now at 32.5 cents per hour for a 40 hour week versus 42.5 cents north of Virginia. Local Mount Airy firms struggle to stay open as operations face higher costs and reduced demand.
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Federal
Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor
Mount Airy
Virginia
Perkins
Memory and success defy perfect recall in famed minds
The piece cites figures like Scott Zola Edison and a Michigan professor noting memory quality varies. It argues success comes from leveraging existing traits, joy in work, and practical systems such as Edison’s nightly study and Zola’s indexing to counter memory gaps.
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Pillsbury
Department of
Michigan University
Martha
Kings County Hospital
Walter Scott
Lord Byron
Emile Zola
Zola
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Forgotten man and tax records haunt 1930s debate
A fragmented critique notes the impact of bureaucratic precision on the common man. The piece references Japanese wartime anxieties, domestic duties, and the need for agencies to maintain accurate address records.
Whimsical World of New York Drama Critics
New York critics mingle in a high spirited, quarrel prone circle yet share rituals before and after openings. Alexander Woollcott and George Jean Nathan led a famous feud, while others like John Anderson Richard Watts Brooks Atkinson and John Mason Brown attend premieres with spouses and steer clear of applause. The ritual includes arriving early and avoiding laughter despite occasional bursts from Robert Benchley.
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New York
Alexander Woollcott
George Jean Nathan
Nathan
Phillipse
Siedletz
Times Square
Robert Benchley
Katharine Cornell
Lunt and Fontanne
John Anderson
Richard Watts
Lillian Gish
Brooks Atkinson
The
Times
John Mason Brown
the Post
Contemptible showmanship haunts Rialto as plays close fast
George Jean Nathan criticizes shoddy guild acts as first nights fail and empty aisle seats mark a poor season. The Rialto reports short runs with Turkeys and four day head aches from Tallulah Bankhead. Closing notices often appear with openings due to Equity salary rules.
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George Jean Nathan
Guild
Editors weigh blasting to recover Frank Sullivan from Saratoga
Editors consider drastic action to bring Frank Sullivan back from Saratoga Springs where he has stayed long after a week of rest and closed his New York apartment. Records show over sixty percent of writers who lived in New York a decade ago have relocated.
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United States
Frank Sullivan
Humoriat
Saratoga Springs
New York
Typos and Critiques Beset Sports Page Wit
A columnist and editor face ribbing over early article diction and stylistic slips. Critics, including Lucius Bee, poke at misuses and oddly placed prepositions as the tabloid sports desk stumbles through editing quirks.
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Lucius Bee
Brisbane
Local News Briefs and Notable Mentions
Central Friends church hosted a mid week supper with praise for local welfare efforts led by Mrs. W C Hammond. Reports link David H Blair to possible vice presidential considerations. Other items note travel, legal and academic losses, and political developments.
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Central Friends Church
P. P. Pilcher
W. C. Hammond
David H. Blair
Blair
Death Valley Scotty Sets Record With Flaming Log Travel Log
Death Valley Scotty unveils a striking travel log of pictures amid a blaze of 16 railway ties burning in his camp. The event dramatizes his eccentric frontier persona and draws attention from local observers and visitors.
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Death Valley Scotty
High Point sets wood price and drafts notices
Twenty years ago local news reports set the maximum wood sale price at seven dollars per cord as recommended by the fuel committee to the state administrator. Questionnaires were sent to eighty seven High Point men in the draft range.
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High Point
Local visits noted from Coast Artillery and Greensboro
Thomas E Dodamead of the Coast Artillery visits his grandfather A J Mead for a few days. Jack Dillon of Greensboro visits the city last evening. Reverend Roy E Linebach is confined to his home with influenza.
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Thomas E. Dodamead
The
Coast Artillery
A. J. Mead
Jack Dillon
Greensboro
Roy E. Linebach
la Arippe
Rumors Fly Over Romanian King Abdication
Persistent talk claims King Ferdinand of Romania abdicated in favor of Crown Prince Charles. A Burlington fire in the business district caused about 200000 in damages today. J H Luther of Greensboro was killed in an automobile crash there last night.
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Ferdinand
Romania
Prince Charles
Burlington
J. H. Luther
Greensboro
Roosevelt Holds Narrow Liberal Meeting With Senate Progressives
President Roosevelt met with eight liberal senators including Norris and La Follette to push New Deal goals. He defended gains and vowed to stay true to the left of center course, warning opponents and urging action on federal minimum wages maximum hours and child labor. The session also included regular Democratic leaders who left wary of the administration’s tempo.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Senate
Wheeler
Montana
Simon Pure
Congress
House
George Norris
John Bankhead
Alabama
NEA Service, Inc
Test papers fed into Texas University grading machine
Test papers are fed into Texas University's automatic grading machine as students hope for a favorable outcome. The scene captures the campus testing process and the students' keen anticipation of results.
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Texas University
Unclear historical item hints at aggressive strategy
The fragment suggests a provocative wartime idea about employing a figure named Connolly to breach Chinese city defenses. It is presented as opinion or rumor without verifiable context or dates. The line reflects sensational wartime rhetoric rather than a documented plan.
BC man gauges speech cost at 14 cents per word
A British Columbian calculates the cost of legislative debate at 14 cents for each word spoken. With the era of the silver standard, he notes a figure around 400 in a referenced context.
Christmas Travel Funds Questioned as Railroading Label
Question about a $225000 appropriation by congressmen for their Christmas travel expenses asks if the action could be classified as railroading. The wording implies criticism of expedited or hidden approval methods potentially bypassing normal procedures.
Japan seeks only permanent peace in China
In a terse statement, Tokyo asserts its aim is permanent peace in China while observers note bystanders doubt Japan's restraint and question the broader implications of its policy.
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Japan
China
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Florida
Hubert Gurley
William E. Hickman
Marian Parker
Dean Mordecai
Duke University Law School
Henry S. Johnston
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