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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1931
Page
3
New Member Joins City Board of Education
The paper congratulates Coke Cecil on his appointment to the High Point city board of education. It notes the large share of public funds handled by school boards and stresses the need for qualified, fiscally responsible members as North Carolina public schools face policy shifts and potential reform for standardization and economy amid a six month statewide financing term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Board
General Assembly
The Fortune In Movies and the Band of Illusion
Popular belief in film wealth is challenged by Mary Carr a famed screen mother who has filed for bankruptcy in Los Angeles. Debts exceed 12000 with assets of only 165 mostly personal belongings. Carr rose to fame in Over the Hill to the Poorhouse and now faces senility a dependent husband and six children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Carr
Los Angeles
In the Name of the Sanctity of the Home
Women-led opponents testified at a Raleigh legislative committee against a bill cutting the divorce separation period from five to three years. They argued for keeping the longer rule, stressing family stability and moral concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Debates on divorce grounds and church leadership ethics
A historical reading critiques divorce after separation and religious authority. It argues for state guardianship to reconsider hasty splits, cites legal and moral questions, and condemns interventions against Bishop Cannon while urging accountability for church leaders and political money uses.
Birthday of the Boy Scouts Celebrated Across Nation
The Boy Scouts of America marked twenty one years since incorporation in the District of Columbia. Led locally by Bunn W. Hackney Jr, the Uwharrie council has expanded membership and achievements. High Point stands out for a Harmon Foundation Scholar three years running. The piece extols Scout aims, duties, and the three-part oath guiding youth toward citizenship and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organization of
Boy Scouts of America
District of Columbia
England
Robert S.S. Baden-Powell
America
Bunn W. Hackney, Jr
Uwharrie Council
High Point
United States
Harmon Foundation
Boy Scout Organization
No Vindication for Bishop Cannon Amid Methodist Turmoil
Washington reports that two thirds of twelve ministers failed to vote for suspension and trial thus clearing Bishop Cannon. The public and church members reject the verdict as a star chamber avoidant outcome. The Methodists endure shame as ministers' sympathy for one man eclipses duty to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God and Man
Methodist Church
Bishop Cannon
Cannon
Paul
Timothy
Imothy
Raleigh News and Observer
Washington
Star Chamber
Dallas
Keaton on the Keys Tunes Tin Pan Alley Hit
Tin Pan Alley plotlines a new tune titled Keaton on the Keys capitalizing on a recent Hollywood incident. The song centers on a film figure and piano tinkering, aiming to ride the publicity wave surrounding the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tin Pan Alley
Hollywood
Keaton
Pan-American Road Mapped By Planes
Army aviators mapped the Pan American highway segment from Colombia to southern Mexico in 11 days taking about 200 photographs. The route is part of a long Alaska to South America highway project. Maneuvering over impenetrable terrain, pilots captured images from multiple angles under highway engineers guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Colombia
Mexico
Alaska
South America
Unearthed Artemis Temple at Hoerash City Dig
A joint Yale University and Arian School of Oriental Research expedition uncovers the Temple of Artemis in Hoerash, Gerasa, Transjor dania. Artemis, famed virgin huntress and goddess of wild nature, is identified as a forerunner to Nimrods in world history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Artemis
Hoerash
Gerasa
Transjordania
Yale University
Arian School of Oriental Research
Commissioner Responds to Baskervill Attack on State Agriculture
A. Graham, Commissioner of Agriculture, defends the department against J. C. Baskervill’s criticisms. He denies lobbying claims, praises inspectors as high-class men, and asserts full cooperation with the governor’s live-at-home program. He calls for printing his facts publicly to counter the previous article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
J. C. Baskervill
Mel
State Department of Agriculture
Department
Raleigh
Baskervill
Department of Agriculture
Bankers
Southern Commissioners of Agriculture
Memphis
Tenn
General Assembly
A. Graham
Commissioner of Agriculture
Lucky Numbers Brokers Find Demanded Phone Digits in Japan
In Japan brokers secure desired telephone numbers for customers. If a buyer dislikes a number, the broker buys the number back. Highly sought numbers fetch between 300 and 3000 dollars. Unlucky numbers are commonly assigned to police stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
German measles epidemic forces 100 Fayetteville children from school
In Fayetteville North Carolina on February 10 more than 100 children remained out of school due to an outbreak of German measles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville, N. C
Governor Gardner pushes state control of county roads in N C
Governor Gardner rallies 3,000,000 North Carolina citizens to back state maintenance of county roads and a reworked highway commission. He outlines funding, county prisoner costs, and a director of county roads, arguing for nationwide style governance and urging letters to lawmakers to counter strong lobbies.
States Highway Administration Inadequate, Gardner Says
Governor O Max Gardner in a radio address urges state takeover of all county roads and reorganization of the highway commission. He argues county highways are worth less than bonded debt and that local taxes fund salaries and overhead. The plan aims to cut at least 6 million dollars in property taxes and improve road fund administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Gardner
Highway Commission
Frankage
State Highway Commission
World Authority
Leslie Ames
North Carolina
Thomas H. MacDonald
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Mainten
Raleigh
O. Max Gardner
Highway Administration
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Wilson
Hoover
United States Navy
James Cannon
Congress
Church of God
Buster
BOY Scouts
Hantress
Graham
N. C
States Highway Administration
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