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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1930
Page
4
A quotation from Deuteronomy warns against tempting the Lord in Massah. It is paired with a remark by Marguerite de Valois that temptations and misfortunes test moral strength.
The London Sunday Dispatch quotes Lord Rothermere saying the United States will continue industrial growth and prosperity after surviving the stock crash. He credits abundant raw materials in America and a combo of executive talent and hardworking labor, with Hoover rallying business for expansion.
A Kentucky mother wins release of her sons Cleve and Olin Birdsong bodies from Wake Forest medical school after the family cannot afford to claim them. The two men were killed during a murderous attack on a North Carolinian by Gaither Edwards, owner of a Sandhills filling station, who was mortally wounded. The letter from the mother pleaded for the return of the bodies due to poverty and grief.
Dr Plato Durham died in Atlanta, a figure long identified with North Carolina. Born in Shelby and educated at Trinity College, he chaired North Carolina churches before joining Emory University. He earned nationwide renown as an orator and lectured on North Carolina's unofficial resources, urging artistic expression in folk lore.
The passage notes that the state is attracting established writers and also producing many local authors whose works gain wide praise. It credits Dr. Durham with helping develop this undeveloped resource through stimulation and mentorship, signaling a rising literary scene.
The News and Observer asked readers what they would do as Czar of North Carolina. Responses highlight tax reform, with many favoring tax system improvements and unified education funding. Several named individuals advocate equality in education and taxation and broader state control.
The text surveys preferred policies of several figures A A Hicks J A Sharpe Nathan Berry Bruce Craven Dr Laughinghous Kate Burr Johnson and W O Saunders and ends by asking what readers would do as the Mussolini of North Carolina, implying a bold political stance.
Bruce Catton notes Colonel Herzenwirth’s assertion that German intelligence used movie projectors to create ghostly angels over British lines in 1914. The piece argues legends persist regardless of fact, yet acknowledge morale impact and the broader truth about belief shaping history. The column also covers an attempted assassination of Mexico's president Pascual Ortiz Rubio and Mexico's steady political transitions.
Hamilton Wright plans an African expedition to hunt and document new fish species while considering classifying several native species already in the country.
AP dispatches from North Carolina towns report 311 defective scales found in 1929 inspections by H N Dupree after 1 250 checks in markets and stores. Mount Airy proclaims air travel friendly with a rooftop sign, divorce cases set for trial in KItzville, a finger amputation after a ring snag, Asheville high school musicians join the National Orchestra via Atlantic City, Mount Airy tobacco warehouses close early due to weather, and Asheville hosts a state Republican convention with leadership speculation.
Winston-Salem will stage its first charity boxing event on Thursday night February 13 featuring local black boxers. Proceeds will pay the burial debt of the late Shorty Dalton, a local negro boxer killed recently in the city.
A Buncombe county widow, Mrs. Claude Gentry, receives 6000 in compensation from the industrial commission after her husband, a deputy sheriff, was fatally stabbed while aiding a arrest of John Jones of Woodfin who was later convicted of manslaughter. The case highlights the dangers faced by law officers.
Cardinal Pacelli formally assumes the Vatican State Secretary post after greeting Pope Pius XII. He relieves Cardinal Gasparri and reflects on the Lateran treaties that cemented peace with Italy. Pacelli, formerly Papal Nuncio at Berlin, takes over on the eve of the Lateran accord's first anniversary.
In Covington Georgia on February 10 Roger Smith a 40 year old farmer shot his three children two of whom died from their wounds and then killed himself. The children aged 11 9 and 7 were taken to an Atlanta hospital where two died and the third had little chance to recover. Sheriff B L Johnson could not determine a motive.
New York resident G. P. Blackiston at age 50 aims for a long life with a simple regimen of little food plenty of water sleep and no tobacco or liquor. He stands 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 198 pounds and favors fruit or an apple in a day. Washington notes Uncle Sam’s sweet tooth as commerce records a 4.02 percent population rise from 1925 to 1928 and candy consumption up 4.07 percent.
Flo Ziegfeld often carries candy in a pocket for munching when traveling with a private chef. The detail highlights his habit of portable sweets during engagements and tours.
South Norfolk Conn. at 95 Alden Solmans a retired banker displays paintings in a New York exhibition. He began painting at age 80 and now showcases his art to the public in a major city setting.
New York group named the Crusaders plans a campaign to mobilize adults raised under prohibition. Early organizers include Lamont Du Pont III, Charles H. Sabin Jr., Charles S. Payson, and John Hay Whitney.
Mrs. Phoebe K. Hildreth wife of J H Hildreth died at 1616 Ward Street last night after 11 o clock from pneumonia She was born August 8 1853 in Anson County daughter of William C and Harriott E Gull edge Porter Lived in High Point a year and a half Surviving are her husband two children three brothers and one sister Short funeral services will be held at the home at 730 am conducted by Rev J Waldo Woody and Rev E M Jones The funeral party proceeds to Deep Creek church near Wadesboro for further services and interment in the church cemetery there.
Franklin Davis Craven born Davidson county June 1929 died at his parents residence near Abbotts Creek church after pneumonia. Survived by parents J W Craven and wife two sisters Edna and Thelma Lee and brother Billie. Funeral at Shady Grove M E church conducted by Rev Rogers with burial in the church cemetery.
Fifty or more bankers from New York to Raleigh will tour North Carolina over a week, exiting Winston-Salem tonight for Asheville Gastonia Wilmington Goldsboro and Raleigh where the trip ends Saturday. This is the second biennial tour and bankers will attend a group five bankers banquet after an afternoon of golf and activities.
Researchers scrutinize the claim that the German race originated in Asia, highlighting alternate theories of origin and migration patterns and urging cautious interpretation of ancient population movements.
Dr Morris Fishbein reviews how ultraviolet irradiation can raise vitamin D in milk while risking vitamin A loss. Short exposure enhances vitamin D, kills some bacteria, and may aid growth in rats and children, but scientists doubt its suitability as a regular diet staple. Cod liver oil remains a reliable vitamin D source.
Davidson College Wildcats, led by Dean Rusk with 34 points across three games against Virginia teams, remain second in season scoring behind Captain Johnston who has 97. Davidson’s record stands at 10 wins and 2 losses after 12 games with a 386 to 259 scoring edge.
Attendants at the Taft home said former chief justice William Howard Taft had a very good night and slept well, marking an improving tone in a Washington report dated February 10.
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