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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1931
Page
6
The piece argues two thirds of the 60 day legislative period has passed with major laws not yet enacted. It contends much work occurs in committees and conference rooms, not on the floor, and notes controversial reforms threaten centuries old institutions, possibly delaying adjournment beyond the allotted time.
Moody’s service shows 744 corporations with 1930 net income decline of about 23 percent from the prior year. Early reporters favored big profits, while later results may reveal larger losses, yet the batch signals overall business steadiness after five panic months.
Chairman Legge plans retirement from the federal farm board and Samuel R. McKelvie says he will drop his membership. The moves prompt questions about the board's ability to carry out its intended mission, though McKelvie argues his statements reflect broader operations issues rather than a simple resignation.
The board’s long term value is praised as McKelvie notes Legge pledged only a year of service. Despite praise for the stabilization plan, doubts remain about Legge’s retirement timing and whether nationwide acceptance will come easily or slowly.
The Enterprise announces February dollar days in local merchandising as a three day sale from Friday through Monday. The plan aims to clear stock, offer customers usable merchandise at better prices, and boost advertising. Merchants approve and many will join to extend appeal across the trading area.
Bruce Catton argues that modern readers strip away mystery from distant lands by demanding factual detail. He mocks Miss Beatrice Grimshaw and dismisses explorers as practical dreamers, urging writers to invent vivid fables about far places rather than reveal dull truths.
An editorial piece cites Prof. Griffith Taylor of the University of Chicago saying sun spots may heat the North and limit rainfall while noting local winter snows. It also discusses Raleigh and Charlotte political chatter about Morrison and Gardner for vice president, and critiques Chicago mayoral race insults.
A Massachusetts jury in a bootleg trial allegedly drank all the evidence, while in Illinois a well yields mud 200 feet high every thirty minutes. The piece envisions a mushroom growth of beauty shops at the site.
The entertainer Rudy Vallee reportedly had a grand time in Miami, joking that grapefruit growth there would surpass Boston as he savors a sunny escape from the harsher northeastern climate.
In several cities drug stores are reportedly selling meat, a novelty that gives the so called cowboy drugstores their moment in the sun. The trend highlights stores expanding beyond medicines into groceries.
Captain Campbell plans a high speed run reaching 245 miles an hour through traffic, signaling a bold test of his racer and driving skills. Authorities monitor safety concerns as spectators anticipate the dramatic event.
A young Scotchman took up economics hoping for fresh ideas on thrift. He pursued the subject to gain new perspectives on managing resources, reflecting a blend of curiosity and practical interest in efficiency.
An Arkansas man broke his leg attempting a golf swing recently. Authorities warn about driving hazards as risky behaviors increase injury potential and urge caution on courses and roadways.
Critics say the Genesis sculpture by Jacob Epstein tarnishes the famed British sculptor’s legacy, creating a paradox where the work may mark both a peak and the artist’s end.
Cordell Hull, Tennessee congressman and former DNC chair, urged Democrats to place tariff reform at the forefront, calling high tariff walls a chief cause of the world economic collapse. He pushed for a modernized, downward revision toward a competitive level and warned against partisan policy at odds with economic needs. Hull spoke before a Democratic National Committee session set for March 5 in Washington as the party plans a 1932 program.
In Macon Georgia on February 16 1930 Dr Bascom Anthony a 75 year old Methodist preacher urged generous access to alcohol for a week to prove prohibition works He argued wets control the debate and noted a postwar crime wave as a reaction to war while stressing local custom guides most behavior and education is required to enforce Prohibition.
Samuel Hitching an 18 year old who lost both feet in a freight accident receives support from friends after a bank failure wiped out his $500 compensation. They are collecting funds to buy artificial feet so he can walk again.
SHANGHAI reports the annual Canada China trade now totals 30000000 dollars, up from 2900000 a decade ago. Wheat flour timber and fish dominate shipments from the Dominion to the Orient, underscoring growing commercial links.
Governor O Max Gardner launched Live at Home Week on radio urging North Carolina farmers to grow enough food and feed to be self sufficient and to steer city buyers toward North Carolina farms. He cited past gains in corn and other crops and urged more pure bred seed and dairy cattle while stressing tax relief and shared effort among banks tenants and schools.
A newspaper item urges readers with catarrhal deafness or head noises to obtain Parmint double strength from Mann Drug Co or any druggist, mix with hot water and sugar, then take a tablespoon four times daily for quick relief and easier breathing as mucus drains.
Samuel Osgood of Massachusetts served as the first Postmaster General of the United States, establishing the early leadership of the postal service.
The Duke University library in Durham receives 450 volumes from the late Senator Lee S. Overman of North Carolina. The set includes 295 Congressional Record volumes, 17 directories, six charity laws volumes, reprints of the Continental Congress journals, Hind's Precedents, and various Senate and House documents. The collection will stay intact as a usable addition to Duke’s shelves. Overman, alumnus Class of 1874, long served as a trustee.
Mrs. Emma H. Hare sues landlord Joseph Smith in Harrisburg seeking $15,000 for injuries said to have caused her to lose three inches in height after a fall through a defective second floor. The case alleges floor defect and resulting crippling.
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