High Point trims debt with 9000 saving on bonds
A city in High Point retired 30 000 of its next maturing term bonds at a saving of 9 900 by using 67 on bonds from its sinking fund freeing funds to meet October obligations. Other towns including Cleveland county Morganton report substantial savings by discounting unmatured or floating debt amid tightening credit conditions.
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High Point
Cleveland Star
Cleveland County
Morganton
News-Herald
Crossing the Atlantic in a Stratoplane vision
Prof Auguste Piccard, a Belgian scientist, spoke at the National Geographic Society predicting future Atlantic crossings by stratoplanes with reduced risk. He described speeds around 500 mph and comforts of travel, citing ongoing scientific advances as supporting signs that science offers miraculous progress.
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Auguste Piccard
National Geographic Society
Piccard
Library Establishes Conscience Box in High Point
The High Point public library installs a conscience box outside city hall to receive un stamped overdue books and those kept long past due. The library forgives fines for returned items and urges borrowers to settle up by depositing books in the box at any time.
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High Point Public Library
Manchurian Crisis Echoes in League Talks and China Strain
European dispatches report the League of Nations gathering in Geneva to press Japan over Manchuria as Chinese leaders vow to resist further Japanese advances. The article notes Japan’s claimed gains, China’s warnings, and U S reservations under the Kellogg Briand framework.
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Special Assembly
League of Nations
Geneva
Europe
Asia
China
League
Japan
Peiping
Arey
United States
Uncle Sam
Stimson
Germany’s Crisis Deepens as Hitler Seeks Power Again
Germany’s vacillating government faces a new crucial moment as Adolf Hitler works to gain control where he previously failed. The article notes mounting tension and shifting alliances within the regime amid ongoing political turmoil.
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Germany
Adolph Hitler
Hitler aims to solidify grip in Lippe Diet election
The Lippe region votes in a new Diet in a first post 1989 election test under Hitler. Nazi campaign spectacle shocks Lippe residents as experts warn a failed showing could erode support for the Nazi leadership systemwide.
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Lippe
Germany
Hitler
We Cannot Go Back Yet the Climb Continues
The piece recalls floods and loss, then recounts Irvine and Mallory on Everest. It argues humans cannot return to happiness but can conquer themselves by dedication to moving forward. The two climbers symbolize pushing beyond limits even at great risk.
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T. A
Asippi
Cea
Mount
Everest
Irvine
Mallory
Initiation and Weekly Meetings At Industrial Workers Hall
An initiation service opens Monday night at the Industrial Workers Association hall on South Main Street with all members invited. The week continues with a night school class Tuesday and a Thursday membership meeting, followed by a Friday furniture group assembly. All gatherings start at 7:39 p.m., per secretary J J Thomason.
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The
Industrial Workers Association
McCrory's
South Main Street
J. J. Thomason
Bishop Penick addresses St. Mary's Men’s Club
The Rt. Rev. Edwin A. Penick new bishop of the North Carolina diocese spoke to the Men’s Club of St. Mary’s parish at the Friday dinner. He reported on St. Mary’s college St. Agnes school St. Augustine college and Thompson Orphanage praising their work through trying times. William Cator presided. Rev. D. W. Allen introduced the bishop.
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Edwin A. Penick
North Carolina
Episcopal Church
8&J. Mary's Parrish
Bishop Penick
8&T. Mary's College
St. Agnes School
St. Augustine College
Thompson Orphanage
William Cator
D. W. Alien
St. Mary's Church
Spinach Rivalry Sparks Divorce Case in Los Angeles
Mrs Esther Lucile Ewing files for divorce accusing her husband of demanding spinach at every meal. She says she cooked it for six months and his obsession with greens ruined her happiness. The court hearing highlights a quirky domestic dispute over a vegetable preference.
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Los Angeles
Esther Lucile Ewing
Return to Normalcy Ideas Spark in Jamestown Commentary
A Jamestown writer argues wage history and economic strain show a path to normalcy. He recalls 60 cent days, rising wages, and wartime prices, warning quick swings spark unrest. He proposes pruning county school superintendent posts to cut costs while preserving school quality.
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Solomon
Millikan and Ferguson Books Highlight Scientific and Literary Histories
The review discusses Millikan's Time Matter and Values from UNC Press, praising its clear summary of relativity and quantum theory and its exploration of science and religion. It also covers Arthur Deering's study of Sir Samuel Ferguson, noting Ferguson's poetry and prose mixed reception, and Hendrik van Loon's The Story of Mankind as an engaging world history read.
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OSE
Robert A. Millikan
University of North Carolina Press
Hill
John Calvin McNair
Dr. Millikan
Millikan
Arthur Deering
Sir Samuel Ferguson
University of Pennsylvania Press
Philadelphia
Samuel Ferguson
Deering
Ferguson
Samuel
Review of The Story of Mankind and Modern Verse Picks
A share of criticism praises The Story of Mankind by van Loon for its concise, comprehensive survey from jellyfish to the Ford era and its lavish illustrations. Prof. Whitsett’s Saber And Song earns high marks for thoughtful, old fashioned poetry and notable poems like An Ode to Expression. Milton Rieser’s Abroad for Sicker and Learning surveys European liquor, travel lore, and humor across Italy, Spain, Egypt, and the Holy Land. Eugene O Neill’s Nine Plays in one volume is listed with Crutch’s introduction, and Robert Briffault is described as writing a forthcoming novel Europa.
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Hendrik Willem van Loon
Liveright, Inc
New York
Black and Golden Library
Mr. van Loon
van Loon
Whitsett
W. T. Whitsett
Whitsett Institute
N. C
Prof. Whitsett
Milton Rieser
Meador Publishing Co
Boston
Missouri Temperance League
Europe
Rieser
Italy
Spain
Egypt
Holy Land
Eiffel Tower
Eugene O'Neill
Joseph Wood Crutch
Liveright
Electra
Emperor Jones
Desire
Marco Millions
God Brown
Hairy Ape
Lazarus
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Trinity
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Doctor Craven
Goldsmith
Trinity College
Midway
Uwharrie Range
Grenville Kleiser
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W. A
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St. Mary’s
Jamestown
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John Mebane
Robert Briffault
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