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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1930
Page
4
A compact note featuring Proverbs 8 8 about truthful words and a Basil maxim praising kindness. It links rightousness with deeds and the idea that courtesy yields friendship and love through planting kindness.
The piece looks ahead to spring as a season of outdoor pleasure and plans for gardening and cleaning. It notes spring fever fading with improved weather, potential spikes in business and employment, lighter living costs, and the impact of environment on mood as winter ends and verdure returns.
The report notes the 52 year old Eva Dugan was hanged in Arizona for murder, sparking Governor Gardner to say the event may fuel anti capital punishment sentiment. The piece argues that a humane method must be found, but that the death penalty remains a deterrent amid crime concerns.
The piece reports that senators seek to force President Hoover to declare his position on the new tariff bill after the Senate coalition attacked the measure. Kansas City Star had said Hoover favored the rates, prompting denials from Senator Grundy and cautious remarks from Senator Carraway. The author argues Hoover should state his view to bear responsibility.
A concise reflection on how rigorous discipline and repeated effort, though disagreeable, are required to cultivate virtue. It argues that moral functioning rests on consistent practice, even when the process feels tedious or unwelcome.
The piece discusses how editorial pages embrace changing opinions, noting editorials are ephemeral and intended to provoke thought rather than present verified fact. It explains that authors may contradict themselves or differ from regular editors, and stresses that editorials offer one perspective to stimulate reasoning.
The Lenoir News-Topic editor argues the fall of the Tardieu cabinet signals more than a routine shift. France shows a flushed treasury with attacks on Finance Minister Cheron, and public opinion may be changing faster than in the United States.
The cabinet led by Prime Minister Tardieu fell by a five vote margin after a vote of confidence. The crisis followed disputes over pension increases for war widows and tax relief for industry, with Cheron opposing the measures. French opinion, seen as obstructive to peaceful international plans, faced renewed scrutiny amid London Naval Conference tensions.
The First National Bank of Statesville halted a rumor about its financial condition by offering a reward and enlisting a Charlotte detective agency. Judge MacRae told Buncombe grand juries that malicious gossip caused bank runs and losses for women and orphans, and praised the bank for stopping gossip.
The piece asserts Mr. Hughes is confirmed for the supreme court, praising his learning integrity and fairness. It argues senators may question appointments in a democracy and that the senate fulfilled its constitutional duty by scrutinizing the nomination, while the president selects but the senate deliberates.
In the Lenoir News Topic a debate on whether reading great fiction and drama versus history and biography better informs experience features Hugh Walpole siding with fiction and drama and Thornton Wilder supporting history and biography. The article notes the accounts do not reveal a winner and ponders if Wilder reminded Walpole that history can be stranger than fiction.
A scientist argues that animals exhibit laughter like humans and should not be underestimated as capable of humor. The claim challenges views that only humans express amusement and invites broader consideration of animal behavior.
Some motorists who seem to own the streets have not yet finished buying their cars, highlighting ongoing delays in vehicle ownership and registration processes.
A writer cautions that women's sports risk copying male events too closely. He notes several female athletes have taken up hammer throwing, signaling a trend toward adopting male oriented events.
A column condemns police informers viewed as traitors in crime circles. It notes rat like tattlers risk contempt and even danger, while hiding assailant names may resemble criminal code codes. The piece underscores fear of being labeled a tattler in College or Chicago.
A frail twelve year old, eldest of four brothers, runs away with a red handkerchief, seeking riches abroad. After a string of hard days on farms, he returns home to find comfort in his mother and her cat. The tale ends noting Washington Elm sale and local shopping habits.
A letter page argues local shoppers should favor hometown merchants to sustain community profits and civic growth. It notes exclusive coats bought out of town spark trips to Greensboro Charlotte and Winston-Salem and urges cooperation with local stores to meet demand. A separate discussion by W H Townsend and MO Hester covers Washington Jefferson era policies and Prohibition debates with historical purchase sums and lessons.
Guilford College announces the Musical Art Quartet will perform in Memorial Hall on Tuesday evening February 25. The program is endorsed by Max Noah and features Sascha Jacobsen Paul Bernard Marie Roemast Rosanoff and Louis Kaufman. The quartet has earned strong praise in New York and joins the Lyceum series sponsored by students.
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