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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1931
Page
4
A brief 1981 feature presents two quotes on vanity and the vanity of human life. The text contrasts deception and vanity with biblical and classical reflections, noting life as a passing river and a reminder to seek substance over shows. The piece frames a Monday date as the date of the excerpt.
The piece notes about 30 cities and counties in North Carolina defaulting on interest and principal, curbing public financing. It cites impaired confidence or a forced state bailout and urges officers to guard against deficits and overextension. It argues indictments might have helped the state avoid debt funding from operating deficits.
The article contends the South talks prohibition but seldom funds enforcement. In North Carolina there has been no appropriation for Volstead Act enforcement, while a stricter state law exists. Judges and lawmakers are described as bootlegger patrons, and referendums to change the law would likely fail.
The Los Angeles jury convicts a blond secretary accused of stealing from her employer Clara Bow. She remains jailed awaiting further court actions to decide if she will be sent to the penitentiary. A female juror commented on the case.
The opinion argues that a female juror seeks conviction to send a national warning to young women and men alike about theft. The piece contends the goal is to reinforce the ancient code and uphold Thou Shalt Not Steal, using Clara Bow’s case as a focal point for protecting property and shaping behavior.
The Enterprise notes the Piedmont Citizen's first issue and weighs its survival prospects. It argues success hinges on strong editorial and advertising talent, community service, and prudent printing costs, while acknowledging risks in the local weekly market.
Mark Sullivan argues that Al Smith remains a likely 1932 presidential nominee based on his lead on two key issues prohibition and power. He notes Smith pioneered both topics, their growth supports his viability, and compares him with Franklin Roosevelt on power while keeping Smith as the foremost anti prohibition leader in readers eyes.
A long running stage production ends as Uncle Tom's Cabin closes after more than 77 years. The narrative of Eliza Little Eva and Simon Legree brought sympathy, tears, laughter, and a moral pulse to generations of audiences from Broadway to small towns.
Barbers in a Minnesota town are cutting prices by accepting noncash payments. Patrons swap goods and services for haircuts as local shopkeepers seek to attract customers amid rising costs. Local business owners report flexible terms and a growing trend toward barter style transactions.
Circulation figures show gains in Russia as publishers report higher sales while editors note persistent state influence and audience demand for print amid a shifting media landscape in the region.
Twelve Pirates players had their tonsils removed, a surprising lot for a routine minor operation. The note laments big leaguers facing simple health procedures while continuing seasons.
Dr. Joseph K. OA of Vanderbilt after a Rollins College conference predicts one college curriculum where teachers are formed by new methods and students drive their own education. He foresees a shift from present subject matter to student interests, with diverse education paths and athletics integrated into broad programs.
The Agricultural club of North Carolina late college will begin a year long program of lectures on modern farming. Co H Shafer will start with Forestry on January 27. Speakers from various states will discuss Agricultural Economics Poultry Agronomy Horticulture Plant Pathology and Entomology.
Sunday services across Christ, Scientist, societies focused on Truth as the lesson subject. The Golden Text cites Isaiah 25:1 praising God for faithfulness and truth. Psalm 118:34 urges understanding to keep the law with the whole heart. A citation from Science and Health notes obedience to truth gives power, while submission to error leads to loss of power.
In Richmond Virginia Governor Pollard pardoned a forger and soon received a letter from a businessman claiming the ex convict had stated the governor was his last employer. The governor responded that the man had issued a day’s work in his tenure.
Three teams and county meetings kick off the final week of North Carolina's four week Live-at-Home campaign. B. Troy Ferguson, J. W. Goodman, and O F McCrary lead sessions across Buncombe to Burke counties as Governor Gardner eyes a $40 million boost in 1931 to offset last year's deficits. Local farm, home agents present county specific data with charts and maps, urging farmers to save by growing food and feed locally.
Mrs. Homer A. Beale sought to relocate her 125 year old Alfred Maine house to Kansas City. The structure was razed, each component numbered, and the parts are being reassembled 1500 miles away.
In the Pacific near Fiji an isolated post office on Niafou Island operates in rough seas. Mail is placed in a soldered tin box and thrown overboard by mail ships, then retrieved by native swimmers when currents bring it ashore.
Hollywood news reports Harold Lloyd Jr arrived last night aided by the stork. The infant was placed in an incubator and the attending physician Dr John Vru wink said he would live. Mrs Lloyd expressed happiness at finally having a claimant though the Lloyds already previously adopted another child.
Otto Reiselt, a fiery Philadelphia artist, widened his lead in the world three cushion billiard championship in Chicago. With a perfect 4-0 record, he alone held undisputed first while two Chicagoans Aller Hall and Arthur Thurnblad suffered set backs. The tournament began a week ago and Reiselt previously lost the title in 1928.
A compact item lists terms from a puzzle or index: Biblical, Query 38 Festival, 39 Scatters, 41 Vehicle. 43 Era. 46 Exclamation 47 Half an om. The notes imply a wordplay or crossword-like clue sequence with thematic anchors across numbers and topics.
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