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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1932
Page
4
A concise quotation attributed to Cicero frames marriage as society’s foundational bond. This brief item notes the Latin philosopher’s view on union and social order reflecting classical moral guidance.
The piece notes Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania pursuing a presidential bid, aided by independent Republican figures like Borah. It says Pinchot backs prohibition, federal unemployment relief, and curbing trusts, but doubts he can defeat Herbert Hoover for the nomination this year.
North Carolina faces discontinuation of the University News Letter. The state prison will publish the newsletter from its print shop funded by private subscriptions to the University. Prison labor will be used with no added cost, preserving a scientific voice on state food policy and public data for lifting state earnings.
The piece argues candidates must specify how to replace ad valorem school taxes if pledging tax relief. It cites Ehringhaus and suggests political strategy hinges on credible funding plans to enable relief for property owners. The text questions where money would come from to support such relief.
The piece argues for concrete tax reform to relieve property owners as the 15-cent ad valorem school levy proves popular. It questions candidates’ financing plans and calls for clear plans to balance budgets within constitutional limits while addressing deficits and the need for truthful leadership.
The Chapel Hill Weekly marks its ninth anniversary March 1 under Louis Graves. He left a New York paper to start a village sheet in Chapel Hill, preserving its editor’s voice and community focus while a parallel business built around the publication grows with commercial printing and related titles.
The piece argues that mechanization will force unemployment even in prosperity and that a direct federal dole may reappear. It cites William John Cooper on aging workers and the need to rearrange industry to keep work for capable men. It also reports on a Variety dispatch about panhandlers using women and children to solicit more money.
The owner notes the Weekly started as the sole project but has become a burden for printers who see him as a meddling nuisance. Yet he praises the crew Harrington Pugh Moore Pittman and others for their patience and kindness. The Chapel Hill Weekly’s steady character earns congratulations.
Canadian dispatches say 80 ex RAF pilots offered to join China’s fight with Japan after a government savings program. The Chinese consul general thanked them but cannot enlist foreign flyers yet as no preparations exist. One American flyer with China was killed when Japanese airmen shot him down.
The Prince of Wales is teaching boxing to his young nephews, a detail noted in recent society coverage. Critics mock the idea, playfully dubbing him the Prince of Whales.
Eddie writes to a friend with exuberant playful lines about love poems and a dog named Skippy. He muses on writing trips to Washington and signals a growing romantic muse while noting tomato plant leaves droop at a gas leak.
A news item claims a two year old voted in recent Irish elections. The report touches on election procedures and raises questions about validity and regulatory safeguards in Ireland.
Sue helps Grace face Jimmy's infidelity scare and Natalie Webber's interference. Grace resolves to reveal the affair with humor, protecting her pride while debating measures to win or test him, amid emotional tension and fragile trust.
Col Garland E Webb 78 longtime Durham area tobacco leader and former Winston Salem mayor died at a son s home in Charlotte. He will be buried in Durham Friday. Survived by widow and children C H Webb A M Webb Miss Addie Webb Miss Charlotte Webb and sister Mrs H Crabtree. Webb formerly published the Southern Tobacco Journal.
The year end figures show the American merchant marine comprising 25 471 steam motor and sailing vessels canal boats and barges.
R E Thomason of El Paso joins Congress as a new Democratic representative from Texas. A former El Paso mayor and 1916 Texas House speaker, he faced prior campaigns, and his wife notes his habit of talking and dislike of golf and bridge.
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