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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1929
Page
4
A Beecher inspired note on mirth as a renovator of the world. It argues men tolerate abuse if it brings laughter and joy, citing Ecclesiastes 9 15 and praising merriment as a sustaining force.
James C. Derieux’s Collier’s piece on prohibition prompts Dr. Z. T. Cody editor of the Baptist Courier to reevaluate South Carolina’s drink problem. Cody finds bootlegging violations worse than expected and urges churches and conventions to condemn the evil as enforcement tightens.
The local Y M C A continues its practice by sponsoring a summer trip for Hi Y boys. The excursion aims to be both delightful and beneficial for participants, following the pattern of recent years.
The article notes yearly journeys by a group of up to twenty five boys joining a YMCA tour led by secretary Edgar Hartley. The trip aims at shared experiences and enjoyment, highlighting the value of companionship and group activities during travel.
The Methodist Board of Temperance Prohibition and Public Morals rebukes Representative Tinkham for criticism and argues that the Roman Catholic Church has far more government contact. It asks if the Methodist board is engaging in the same activity as Rome only differing in degree.
The Marion Chamber of Commerce board urges business leaders to stay neutral amid a textile workers strike. It warns meddling outsiders spark disturbances and expresses confidence in the Marion Manufacturing Company to resolve disputes without outside help.
Captain Dieudonne Coste and a Polish pilot failed to complete the westward crossing from Le Bourget to New York. Coste turned back near the Azores and survived, while Major Ludwig Idzidkowski died and Major Carimar Kubala was badly injured after an attempted landing at Graciosa. An eastward flight from Old Orchard, Maine to Rome succeeded. Weather and headwinds from America to Europe hamper westward routes. Coste vows to try again as others join the effort.
Fragmentary line speaks of brave men facing death in endeavors that may fail. It emphasizes courage despite high risk and uncertain outcomes. No clear人物, place, date, or event identified.
A vice president at National Cash Register argues business careers offer romance and purpose. The piece notes romance is a state of mind found through intense daily effort, not exotic danger, and urges plunging fully into present work and routine to discover it.
In Charlotte News style Judge Hoyle Sink criticizes modern grand juries for rubber stamping the solicitor and failing to investigate freely. He recalls past juries that actively pursued county sins and instilled fear in evildoers, urging a return to that independent vigilance. He notes current juries inspect only jail conditions and public buildings. He ends with a quip about a Charleston police chief threatening to arrest stockingless girls.
New York July 15. The Walker administration faced two attacks as a reform committee led by August Heckscher announced plans to seek Mayor Walker’s renomination. William H. Allen urged Roosevelt to remove Walker, listing 26 charges of misconduct and graft in office. William Bullock accused Walker of awarding 332 contracts worth 26 million without bidding. The non partisan committee includes Alfred E. Smith and Mrs. Roosevelt among others.
The amphibian plane Untin Bowler owned by the Chicago Tribune, on a Chicago to Berlin route via Canada, Greenland and Iceland, is lost in Hudson Straits off Quebec after ice breaks up. Pilots Robert Gast and Parker D. Cramer, with passenger Robert Wood, are safe. The crew stranded since Port Burwell, awaiting weather to resume.
Twenty seven states send their leaders to the 21st annual governor's conference at Eastern Point New London Conn. Governors and their families arrive for receptions as Governor John H Trumbull and Lt Governor Ernest E Rogers head the welcome committee. The session begins Tuesday with Governor Trumbull delivering an opening address and Governor Franklin D Roosevelt of New York to discuss crime.
Raleigh dispatch lists new notaries public appointed on July 15 including Clayton G. Bellamy Wilmington Miss Lila J. Cavers Hendersonville Miss Mae Moser Burlington B M Rogers Burlington D L Sherrill Charlotte Miss Olive Aydlette Elizabeth City M M Craix Charlotte L L Hunter Winston-Salem Miss Elizabeth G Thompson Asheville.
More than 30 lawyers from across the state attended lectures at the University Law School in Chapel Hill by Hon. P. W. Phillips federal tax specialist and member of the United States Board of Tax Appeals. Phillips, allowed by a special Hoover order to teach during the summer term, outlined fundamentals and practical aspects before the Bureau of Internal Revenue the Board of Tax Appeals and the courts.
Lieut Herbert J Fahy failed to set a new trans continental one stop flight record when a leaking oil line forced an emergency down at Kiowa Kansas after dumping 200 gallons of gasoline. He departed Los Angeles at 12 06 am and landed at 8 45 am before planning a staged return to Los Angeles to attempt another run. The current record stands at 36 hours 38 minutes 48 seconds for the Los Angeles New York leg and 19 10 32 for the return.
Rochester New York fire chief Frank Jaynes has served in every major department disaster for 55 years, marking a lifetime of frontline command as he finishes a long career with the city fire service.
A light Associated Press note recalls St Swithin’s weather lore, tracing a 10th and 11th century burial legend and a modern weather bureau refutation. The humor piece ends with a police rooftop discovery: fishermen using a skylight padlock to fish for a pet shop parrot.
In Bucharest Princess Ileana contests a tax on her estate, with officials valuing it at $7,500 while she insists the value is no more than $4,000. The dispute will be resolved in court.
Newport society notes ping pong as a favored after dinner pastime played on private verandas. Mrs Muriel Vanderbilt Church has converted part of her stables into a ping pong court.
Henry Ford Harvey S Firestone and Adolph Ochs will speak at the Chautauqua Institution on July 24 for Lewis Miller centennial celebration founder’s one hundredth birthday. Mrs Thomas A Edison Miller daughter will take part in the program.
Costas A. Psichos, a Greek immigrant who started a fruit stand 35 years ago, sold a five story brick building in Newark for $659,000. He progressed from a pushcart to real estate operations.
New York announces a 58 story office building to rise at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Forty Second Street. The site is assessed at 28 000 dollars per front foot for the property.
In Washoe county Nevada last year 2,977 marriages and 2,193 divorces were recorded. The gap reflects California’s stricter rules on rapid marriages.
Dr. P. F. Lindley dean of the local college gave sermons in Gibsonville and Graham as part of religious education programs. He spoke on The New Revival and Visualizing, with upcoming talks in Churchland on church and community enterprise relations to public school teachers.
Reported in London a new British industry will produce bread making flour from soya beans. The bean has ancient origins and was used as cattle fodder until a Viennese scientist developed a non rancid bread flour from it.
A fragment shows a phone exchange where the caller asks for the proprietor and a soda jerker responds with a casual bread choice. The snippet captures a streetwise diner mood and a moment of everyday negotiation.
Dé. . Neces departed Friday for Ida Trend Rapids on a ten day business trip.
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