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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1930
Page
4
The editorial urges a 1930 resolution to keep life spiritual and optimistic. It links personal conduct, kindness, and stimulating ideas to business success and happiness, warning against materialistic wreckage of 1929 and urging goodwill as enduring currency.
Mr Jones of Tennessee refuses the Presidential appointment to the Interstate Commerce Commission saying he does not want the responsibility or the scrutiny that comes with the post. The piece notes the I C C's power to affect sectional interests and the inevitable clamor from various sides.
The text argues that government increasingly dominates business, creating a plutocracy. It stresses the need for strong federal bureaus with minimal constraints and likens the supreme court of business to a decisive tribunal of last resort.
A local article denounces prank false ambulance calls made last night. It notes drivers were kept busy and warns that the abuse shows a feeble minded tendency to seek a crude thrill.
High Point refuses all offers on 1,500,000 of bonds as 5 1 2 percent rate exceeds market, arguing the city can bear debt and future needs. Officials urge retrenchment and collection of past due street assessments before large new commitments. The piece also blends commentary on naval policy and human memory.
Two armed men entered a New York shoe store at night and threatened a 60 year old clerk forcing him into a corner to take his valuables. They took all but a cheap ring the man refused to surrender.
Durham, Jan 1. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor has obtained the Gage papers through gift by William L. Clements. Randolph G. Adams announced at the American Historical Association meeting that the collection covers the North American continent and includes correspondence between General Gage and colonial governors and British commanders with thousands of letters from merchants. The library already holds headquarters papers of the British army through the revolution and other major British and American papers.
Fragmented notice notes rum runners dragging sleds under white sheets ghost walking on Detroit river ice. The piece calls it a spirited racket and questions arresting liquor sellers on such evidence while humorously citing a music trade claim that the banjo is the only American invented instrument. It ends with a self deprecating remark.
The letter from Rev. Charles F. Farriss of Franklin, North Carolina, defends divine healing as a scriptural power of God distinct from Christian Science. It recounts Erickson's healing services in High Point and Durham, cites Isaiah 53, and urges faith in Christ’s redemptive power for body and soul.
London reports a Harley Street physician promoting a drastic sliming method. The speaker claims digestion allows unlimited intake of easily assimilated foods and cites oysters and honey as examples, arguing the golden rule is to eat what one likes as long as it digests properly.
The high-water mark in China's design development was reached in 1928 with combined exports and imports totaling 1,553,000,1000 dollars.
Poem meditating on forgiveness and renewal. It asks for release from bitterness and pain as night ends, seeking unbroken peace, courage, and kindness in the day ahead, attributed to Ethel Arnold Tilden in Good Housekeeping.
Nine new certificates of incorporation were filed with the North Carolina secretary of state. Entities include Moretz Inc of Hickory in real estate. Northwestern Oil Co of Mount Airy for service stations. Montgomery Hardware Co Inc of Troy. Shuford Barber and Beauty Schools Inc of Charlotte. Dixie Dairy Co of Greensboro. Commercial Bond and Mortgage Co of Asheville. Dixie Service Co of Hendersonville. Park Place Pharmacy Inc of Charlotte. Summersett Funeral Home Inc of Salisbury.
The article recalls Isabelle Eberhardt the Frenchwoman who embraced Arab desert life in Africa. Daughter of a French soldier she wore Arab dress and lived among tribesmen for years, concealing her nationality and gender as she pursued a romantic, nomadic existence.
Use a sponge dipped in oil of turpentine to clean gilt frames and allow to dry. Apply white of egg with a fine brush to remove fly specks and spots, then rub with a soft cloth for a spotless finish.
A report reveals a practice in Turkestan where wives can be bought for as little as a box of matches, highlighting a disturbing trad. The piece discusses social and legal implications for women in the region.
Raleigh papers outline Frank W. Hancock’s 14 arguments praising the 1929 school law. He claims it funds public schools with 6.5 million dollars, reduces property taxes, standardizes county facilities, expands teacher training and state aid, supports transportation and extended terms, equalizes rural districts, extends eight months of schooling, protects rural high schools, improves one room schools, boosts teacher pay, aids county superintendents, and spurs an educational renaissance via local self government.
Cleaning furs requires weekly care. Sponge collars and cuffs with gasoline or cleansing fluid, hang outdoors, then brush until very dry with a hot brush. This method emphasizes quick drying to prevent mildew and preserve fur quality.
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