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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1931
Page
3
A brief devotional note centered on the Apostle Paul’s teaching about coveting wealth and possessions. It reflects on restraint and contentment drawn from Acts 20 33, presented in a period church pulpit tone.
A letter from former Asheville mayor Gal latin Roberts defends his public funds management amid financial disaster. He appeals to readers with claims every act was for the community’s best interests. A suicide attempt by another individual follows warnings about public officials and funds.
Chicago mob figure Al Capone faces a contempt trial in his hometown. Bond set at 10000, with testimony challenging his claimed illness. Witnesses note Capone traveled to Nassau and Miami despite supposed fever and pneumonia per Dr. Kenneth Phillips. Trial expected to be eventful.
The Saturday Evening Post weighs a utopian plan to flatten individual spending highs and lows. It warns such thrift is a counsel of perfection and may trigger a strong thrift reaction when brakes snap. Reginald McKenna cautions thrift can harm the wider economy and questions if American spending is sufficient to sustain business. The piece notes potential merit in easing thrift urges to stabilize long term finance as a tide appears to turn.
Bruce Catton discusses the hidden victims behind crime reports and the parental price of letting children go. He uses the Frank Marco story to illustrate how families learn hard truths about loved ones’ paths and the fragile mercy of fate, then shifts to spring signs and baseball’s return.
The article argues Al may gain credit for clever legal maneuvering if he escapes the current charge, but notes the many witnesses arrayed against him. It suggests only a miracle could free him, implying his knowledge of the law may rival the court’s.
An editorial argues North Carolina patrols need not grow beyond 37 officers. It suggests retaining the current force with revised duties, including a state drivers license administered by a smaller group, to reduce accidents and avoid increased state employment.
The text argues against overloading buyers with payments from unearned money and cautions that thrift should be cultivated. It suggests guiding economic behavior to flatten the thrift curve, noting human nature may be shaped toward prudent spending.
The piece notes Atlantic City pursuing the Republican convention as a candidate site likely to influence presidential decision makers. It also touches on beauty shops rising in American industry and hints at Cal Coolidge possibly taking a million dollar dairy industry post, suggesting personal advantage if chosen.
The United States shipped over 27 million artificial teeth abroad, while Austrian parliament members clashed with inkpots, an image the country may view as a stain on its legislative record.
All Quiet on the Western Front author Erich Maria Remarque faces 21 publishers for his forthcoming book and must reject 20 of them to secure a deal. The scene highlights intense interest in his next manuscript and the competitive publishing market.
The author appeals to readers to back the soldiers who fought in World War I. He questions critics of the government and urges respect for the boys in khaki who sacrificed lives in Flanders Field. The poem contrasts overseas sacrifice with domestic wealth and calls out the pull of money over duty.
A brief imprint from Liberty North Carolina mentions J. Be. Allen giving a nod to the men who served in the fight and urging aid to the poor, reflecting local sentiment and remembrance in a small community notice.
In Poland Springs Maine Mrs E P Ricker faces McCall Idaho’s Mise Thulsa Geelan in a 25 mile dog mushers race for the women’s champion title with a $1000 side bet. Other items note a Boston will beneficiary’s stock in the Braves, Syracuse coeds urged to sleep eight hours, new colored brick trends, and a London jazz claim.
Municipal councillor Roeland campaigns against what he calls excessive zeal in naming Paris streets avenues and squares. He argues many names are unnecessary and excessive.
Winston Salem report of Alexandra B Hankins filing for divorce from Jim Hankins after a estrangement caused by his parents alleged alienation of affection She seeks alimony and child support after previously winning a 38000 verdict against her father in law
The High Point Bar Association voted nine to three to oppose any division of Guilford County Superior Court between Greensboro and High Point. The vote follows a prior endorsement and aims to keep the current municipal court jurisdiction intact while preserving judicial access for High Point residents.
The common English blackberry, imported into New Zealand, spread rapidly covering thousands of acres of dairy land and forcing substantial expenditure to attempt its destruction.
An old adv suggests heart palpitations may be caused by a gas-distended stomach pressing on the heart. Excess stomach acid can disrupt digestion, ferment food, irritate the stomach lining, and risk gastritis or ulcers. A quick remedy proposed is to neutralize the excess acid with a powder or medication sold at Mann Drug Co. or nearby stores.
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