Thoughtful Psalmic Line Opens Week
A devotional note from January 6, 1931 offers gratitude to the Lord, proclaiming mercy and enduring goodness. The short reflection cites Psalm 136:1 and frames a faith-forward start to the week.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1931
Page
4
Assembly That Merits Public Confidence
In Raleigh the General Assembly gathers for caucuses and an opening session as North Carolina prepares for what many deem a historic biennium. Governor Gardner urged choosing qualified lawmakers, and candidates who might not have run otherwise entered the race. The resulting house and senate are seen as stronger than usual. The body may disappoint if it fails to earn public trust by fulfilling its duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
North Carolina
Gardner
Raleigh
House
Senate
Uncle Sam seeks dry agents amid skepticism and graft fears
The article notes 5,860 hopefuls across 39 states applying for dry enforcement roles under Prohibition. It questions applicants' motives, cites past corruption in enforcement, and explains Civil Service tests and life-history checks, including fingerprints, as safeguards against payroll corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Uncle Sam
Civil Service Commission
Skeletons May Bar Jobseekers Amid Law Discussion
The remark notes that exposing family skeletons could both hinder jobseekers and undermine the popularity of the law it aims to back, suggesting a clash between transparency and political support.
Public jobs should not be sold in government service
Four Indiana postmasters were dismissed amid charges they bought their offices from a congressman. The case highlights the corrupting sale of federal positions, urges punishment for the retailer, and calls for high‑level accountability to restore public trust and curb patronage politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Congress
Department of Justice
Legislator Faces Hysteria Over Tax Relief Plans
D Mac Johnson of Enfield, Halifax county’s representative, refuses to be bound by the county tax relief program and joins others in resisting impractical proposals. The Wilmington Star-News notes a 6000 strong taxpayer parade planned for the 1931 Legislature, led by Charles J Shields who urged closing public schools. The piece criticizes demagogic tactics and urges deliberation and longer school terms rather than tax cuts.
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D. Mac Johnson
Enfield
Halifax County
Johnson
General Assembly
The
Wilmington Star-News
Scotland
Charles J. Shields
Technological unemployment and agriculture’s role in jobs
A columnist argues that technological unemployment hinges on agriculture’s health. He cites Prof. William B. Bailey of Travelers Insurance, noting agriculture released about 400,000 workers annually and four million fewer farmers than a decade ago. If farming revived, city job competition eases, wages rise, and technological unemployment becomes rare. The piece also touches on steel mergers, Wall Street resistance, and a Kansas midshipman who hacked Naval Academy devices, praising inventive flair within discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Bailey
Travelers Insurance Co
Bailey
Naval Academy
Kansas
Navy
United States Naval Academy
Fragile beauty and noisy ambitions in meandering prose
A reflective monologue contrasts beauty and fragility with a craving for power and noise. The narrator observes youth’s frowns, muses on music’s soul, and parodies aims from school life to grand ambitions like bus driving, world travel, saxophone, and Egyptology, weaving humor with insight.
Oddball Tidbits From A Buoyant Yearly Column
The snippet features a collage of quirky notes: prohibition alky vendor warnings, Knox College raising $400 for baseball, a quip about a “stitch in time” saving nine, Russians banishing Santa Claus and suspicious natives, boxing champs keeping late hours, a Paris Scotsman wary after a coin warning, a New Jersey inventor shocking mosquitoes with electricity, Paul Mellon leaving literature for banking, a joke on turns and fair play, and Boston police testing fake antique detectors with knocks on wood.
Seek Lump Grant for Mothers Aid Reform
Raleigh January 6 The state board of charities and public welfare will ask the coming legislature to make the mothers aid a single lump grant instead of three funds as in 1929. The proposal seeks sixty five thousand dollars for the second year and sixty thousand for the first in a two year biennial to meet rising demand while ensuring eligible mothers receive help. The plan emphasizes high standards and treats the mother as a state employee tasked with rear ing children for good citizenship. Berlin experiments with street cleaning using live steam jets from a portable boiler to remove oil films on roadways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rere Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
General Treasury
State Board
Biblical Question Horizon 1 Nicknan Wiscons
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Horizon
Nicknan Wiscons
Coral Island
Beach
Burkhead Seeks Legislature Post as Assistant Sergeant at Arms
J Frank Burkhead of Asheboro announces candidacy for assistant sergeant at arms of the legislature. He has served in Raleigh since 1915 in roles including sergeant at arms and door keeper. He is unopposed for the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Randolph County
J. Frank Burkhead
Persians Turn Modern Teheran Women Gain Public Role
In Teheran Persia reforms elevate Persian women from private confines to public life. The shift reflects changing social norms as women pursue education work and civic participation in the capital. Former restrictions appear eroded as new opportunities emerge for female citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teheran
Persia
Colleges Opened in Samarkand Old Realm
In Samarkand Uzbekistan the first three colleges have just opened in the ancient capital of Tamerlane. A cotton institute an agricultural school and a medical school welcome students eighty percent of whom are native.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samarkand
Uzbekistan
U. S
Tamerlane
Why Jobs Are Scarce by Bruce Catton
Critics note undercurrents of looming downturn amid prosperous pre October 1929 era as observers glimpse a grim warning in the economic boom. A sober mood tempers celebrations with awareness of fragile labor conditions and looming unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Catton
Headaches From Colds Stopped In 3 Minutes
An ad touts "B-C" as fast relief for headaches, sinus pains, neuralgia, or ear ache from colds. It claims three minutes to begin easing pain, reducing fever, and soothing nerves without opiates or habit forming drugs. Available at drug stores or soda fountains.
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