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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1932
Page
3
Observers in Manchester report that despite sabotage and ongoing labor disputes England’s cotton textile industry shows signs of stabilization after abandoning the gold exchange standard. Unemployment fell from about 60 percent to 36 percent as export orders rise, but wage cuts loom as employers push costs down to compete internationally while labor resists.
Wisconsin lawmakers pass an unemployment reserve act to be funded by employers only. The plan aims by July 1 1933 to cover most workers with a state supervised reserve system, independent of employee contributions. Employers pay 2 percent until $55 per worker, then 1 percent to $75, with benefits starting after two weeks.
Six years ago a woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing pains and cramps. After childbirth she again used the remedy to regain strength when fatigue and needing to lie down interfered with daily duties.
Jamestown resident Cid Robbins shows a five and one half pound turnip at The Enterprise claiming a perfect specimen of the vegetable.
Dr Henry Louis Smith born Greensboro will serve at Asheboro Presbyterian Church during Rev Cothran G Smiths leave of absence to study in Richmond and prepare for a Doctor of Divinity. Smith, president emeritus of Washington and Lee University, is a noted scholar and orator who aided aviation during World War I.
The Board of Equalization and the State Department of Public Instruction find counties and districts have failed to collect taxes for extended term schools, delaying salaries to teachers. The new rule withholds state funds until local levies are collected, aiming to ensure full salaries and enforce tax collection.
Boston report recalls Joseph W. Chase aged 75 and Annie Davis Waite aged 73 who first courted as school children sixty five years ago. Both widowed, they reconnected after many years and recently married following prior marriages and widowhoods.
A historical note explains that John Hancock's large signature on the Declaration of Independence made his name a byword for a signature. The detail highlights how one bold display influenced language and tradition.
North Carolina hosts 289 mineral varieties yet ranks 87th in value of mineral output, reflecting diverse geology rather than abundance of rich deposits. The state also offers robust resort resources from coastlines and sounds to the Great Smoky Mountains, with year round appeal and a growing tourism economy.
Law aims to aid workers earning under 1500 yearly with employer funded benefits not exceeding half pay or ten dollars weekly. Exempts include railroaders and farm laborers while emphasizing state supervision by the industrial commission. Manufacturers fear higher costs and seek voluntary reserves, but supporters argue the plan prevents harmful employer control and protects workers.
The Chinese Geological Society presents W. C. Pei's display showing bones, tools, and evidence that Peking man used fire 920000 years ago, pushing back the age of human fire use.
Spartanburg SC January 27 Converse college girls fear leap year proposals may cost them choice power in marriage. Mary Stuart Wingo says not to take it seriously yet notes if a man proposes during leap year and says no then proposes he may be henpecked. Selina Knight argues leap day use would apply any year. Helen Alien blasts the trend noting men are scarce and leap year helps only February 29 births.
An advertisement for Thoxine claims it stops night coughing within minutes by addressing internal causes and also relieves sore throat. It is marketed as safe for the whole family with no dope and a money back guarantee, priced at 36 cents. Mann Drug Company and other drug stores sell it.
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