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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1931
Page
4
A brief old quotation echoes Ezekiel 18 30 urging repentance to avoid ruin. It states repentance as a form of second innocence, attributed to De Bon. The fragment presents a moral exhortation in a religious tone.
The piece argues President Hoover dislikes the 25 million dollar relief bill passed by the Senate and resists a dole system. It questions reliance on voluntary aid over government action and notes a broader doubt about traditional economic fundamentals and the role of government in crises.
A large rock cliff breaks off altering the Niagara Falls American side and the flow erosion suggests the falls will retreat inland over thousands of years. Geologists warn the destruction is inevitable, though not imminent for those alive today.
Report from over Rio Grande notes Mexican lawmakers backing Senator Ashurst for buying Lower California and parts of Sonora. They plan a Mexico City resolution to raise funds to buy from the United States California Arizona New Mexico Texas and New Orleans. The piece questions the Ashurst proposal and hints at unlikely U.S. flag over Mexican lands without negotiations.
The piece recalls a 1848 moment when the United States invaded Mexico after Villa raids. Henri Watterson urged a permanent U S expansion from the Rio Grande to the Panama Canal. Mexican lawmakers response to Ashurst proposal is noted with humor.
In a debate on delaying property revaluation, Dr John T Purrus endorsed taxing nontraditional revenue sources to fund roads and schools. He proposed power companies and other industries, from tobacco to telecom and entertainment, pay taxes like land to cover six months of schooling. The News and Observer praised the idea as a sound prescription needing expert handling.
A Chicago hotel raid linked Capone gangsters to police, politicians, and officials, revealing long standing ties between criminals and law enforcers. The piece argues that public trust hinges on officers prioritizing the public interest to suppress gang influence.
Prominent Raleigh pastors hear Dr. W J Poteat endorse prohibition while criticizing the national administration. He recalls past whiskey train traffic and mob scenes as proof of ongoing liquor problems, urging specificity from anti prohibition critics and noting political hamstringing of prohibition across presidents from Wilson onward.
A speaker argues prohibition has starkly served the nation by banning the saloon and redirecting five billions of dollars into legitimate business, sparking an economic revolution in families and communities despite public resistance.
An old Colorado prisoner, John Walker, writes 132 letters to his mother before his 11 year sentence ends, each mailed monthly from Canon City as the gallows shadows grow nearer. The piece contrasts his remorse with the mother’s lifelong vigil and the dream of reunion after years.
The piece notes January 19 and 21 mark Lee and Jackson birthdays, praising both as military geniuses and builders after the war. It reflects on Southern loyalty, compares the two generals, and considers how memory remains bright despite a lost cause. It also recounts New York relief attitudes where recipients resist charity to avoid appearing needy.
The War Department has placed a $200,000 furniture order with an Illinois factory, likely for armchairs.
A pithy quote contends that taxation might restrain human desires, suggesting a policy lever to reduce daydreaming. The remark frames taxes as a tool to curb personal yearnings and impulsive spending.
A scientist notes a major shift over the past two decades as women's voices have grown more authoritative, reflecting broader social and communicative changes.
A collector recently paid 20000 for fifty wooden carved books and hints at opening a branch library. The purchase emphasizes rare craft items and potential library plans.
The writer mocks an old Parliament act that equates scented matrimony deceivers with witchcraft and notes a city council plan to kill stray dogs. He laments progress reversing to savagery while tying in Prohibition and communism as threats. The piece ends with a personal anecdote about a whistled tune helping cope with daily life.
In Randolph County near Caraway Special Sheriff C. E. King and deputies captured two distilling outfits over the weekend. The first outfit included a worm and about one hundred gallons of beer. The second site, a recently moved location, showed evidence of recent use but no men were found. The gear was located near a roadway amid deep mud.
A long distance egg-taking contest ran between flocks in Minnesota and Indiana, conducted recently over radio. The event showcased playful rivalry and novelty as participants tested egg handling across state lines with broadcast coverage engaging listeners.
A letter urges defenders of the University of North Carolina to resist state budget cuts. It highlights UNC’s long service, rising enrollment, and recent admissions to the American Association of Universities, arguing that deep reductions threaten its prestige and future. The writer asks for wiser funding to preserve quality and morale. The second fragment recalls a religious sermon and a daily reflection by GEO. H. CROWELL.
Mr Crowell recounts answering a Sunday call to speak at Ward Street Women’s Bible class after delivering his Sunday lesson at Wesley Memorial. He describes Rev EB Jones preaching Isaiah’s Vision and his own 20-minute talk on John the Baptist, highlighting courage and martyrdom.
Mrs. Gertrude Hadden Pruitt of Spartanburg D C has been elected head of the Lexington high school domestic science department for the remainder of the term. She succeeds Mrs. James E Bryan nee Miss Mary Zealy and assumed duty with the new term opening yesterday morning. Mrs Pruitt previously headed domestic science at the Erlanger school near here and in the Thomasville schools.
A poem by Blanche Berrier explores hidden pain behind smiles. It questions the emptiness of cheerful pretenses, noting how disappointments and loneliness provoke thoughts of death as people cling to outward happiness while inwardly struggling.
Lexington January 20 Rev W L Hutchens pastor of Main Street Methodist Church Thomaville spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon. He discussed profits of service and gave a splendid speech that was well received by the club attendees.
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