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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1931
Page
7
A caller asks to watch a boy while shopping and the hotel staff delightfully handles the task. The crew showcases kitchen tours and a banquet ready service while guests enjoy quick transport from Newark to downtown New York City. The hotel advertises prime location near Military Park and top chefs.
Persistent rumors from Detroit claim a new Plymouth is nearing release with radical vibration reduction and a separated power plant using rubber mounting. Reports say it could rival higher priced models and include standard free wheeling controlled from the instrument panel.
Flashes Of Life notes Ida Barrett Wheaton, 55, widow of a veteran, paid $400 for a 1778 mile taxi trek to Walkerton, Indiana, and back after engagement by mail. She ended the plan and rode home, the round trip taking 60 hours.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Iverson and 11 children travel from Spooner Minnesota in a five passenger car to Boston where their twelfth child attends school The father formerly worked as a barber in Spooner and plans to enter the clothing business in Boston.
Dan O Leary, aged 92, walked 102 miles from Jersey City to Chester in 24 half hours, a half hour longer than the previous year. The trek was hindered by heat and old age but he completed the journey on his birthday.
Philadelphia judge Harry 8 McDevitt suggests a remedy for unhappy marriages, declaring a good spanking a sure cure for nagging wives. The remark, made in a private discussion, reflects a controversial view on marital conflict.
The annual meeting re elects Julius Cone G as president and W 8 Creighton Charlotte as secretary. The league, with other groups, files a reply to the railroads rate case with the commerce commission contending rail lines seek freight hikes while other industries struggle to survive in a downturn.
Mary Pickford amends her will to avoid destroying her film library. She plans to select the best portions of eight films and donate them to educational institutions and museums.
Eighty four tall young officers in New York City will serve as ambassadors to visitors in the mid town district. They are assigned to be cheerful at all times and wear white gloves while greeting strangers.
In Whitstable England a Zulu shield and a rifle were laid to rest with the coffin of famed hunter Trader Horn. The items rested on the casket as it was carried to Whitstable cemetery.
The Guilford County Medical Society announced a summer Ladies Night at Sedgefield Inn featuring a negro spiritual quartet, a humor sketch by John H. Brown, and an address by Dr. A. B. Conrad. Dinner at 6 30 includes bridge, dancing, with prizes donated by Mann Drug and Winchester Ritch.
Raleigh July 1 The North Carolina Traffic League advanced its plan to oppose a nationwide 15 percent freight rate hike sought by railroads in an Interstate Commerce Commission filing. The league discussed its program for fighting the increase in a meeting today.
Phone 2039 for emergency help and job placement. Citizens are urged to call 2059 to reach the Emergency Committee for Employment at City Hall basement. Mrs. W RK Price, secretary, and assistant will take calls to locate available cooks cleaners grounds repair work.
President Hoover sends congratulations to participants in the Guilford Courthouse sesqui centennial celebration. A Guilford Battle Ground event is planned near Greensboro, with Hoover noting the battle as a turning point in the nation’s independence. The Mississippi River carries about half a billion tons of solid matter to the sea yearly. Some experts say natural gas yields roughly twice the heat per cubic foot of ordinary city gas.
Cornell University will begin a fall trial feeding humans the glass leaf cigar wrapper to test its roughage value against bran. Dr. C. M. Mc Cay led two years of animal tests in which all rats thrived on the wrapper until they died of old age, prompting ongoing research.
Dr. McCay reports experiments where cigar wrapping material made of cellulose is eaten by rats to study metabolism and potential human feeding implications. The test uses recycled scraps washed to remove glycerine and notes roughage effects on diet, with the wrapper serving as a proxy for plant foods.
Kiwanis and Rotary clubs of Lexington held a joint gathering at Mount Olivet Methodist church near Arcadia. Members and townspeople provided a picnic style meal. A pleasing program and entertainment followed the meal for the attendees.
During a recent heat wave a gila monster measuring 20 inches was located on a downtown St. Louis street. The sighting prompted caution as authorities advised keeping clear of the reptile.
Report notes wives-to-be on Celebes Island are drugged three days before marriage to prevent them from gazing at other men than their chosen bas bande. This practice highlights cultural controls over brides during arranged unions.
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