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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1929
Page
4
A compact musing contrasts Ecclesiastes and Chamfort on snaring talk and the danger of bustling ignorance. Goethe is cited warning that the uneducated woman harbors the worst gossip in this reflective note.
The Kellogg Pact becomes effective today with forty one nations pledging to renounce war as a means to resolve disputes. Briand and Kellogg promoted the accord which now includes Soviet Russia’s pledge to abide toward China. The treaty has no enforcement provisions and relies on good faith and world opinion.
The article argues endurance records in aviation drive progress, not for glory alone. It notes rapid record-breaking, waning public interest, and the pilots’ pioneering service. It emphasizes safer, longer flights and better aircraft as the game’s real payoff.
Governor Gardner grants a full pardon to Robert Separk, the governor’s chauffeur of five months, who is serving a state prison sentence for manslaughter. The clemency contrasts with prior paroles and is presented as fully justified in the issued statement.
Reports say the governor grants a pardon primarily from a sentimental attachment to the young man working for him. The editor questions whether a state executive should base clemency on personal affinity rather than formal grounds.
President Hoover seeks to trim government outlays by curtailing military and naval disbursements while preserving adequate defense. He notes the US spends more on armaments than any other nation and questions whether current preparedness matches potential threats and the need for world peace progress.
An English House of Commons clash followed a member calling Lady Astor a dirty liar. The speaker urged decorum as Astor rose to defend herself, illustrating stubborn gender tensions in political life.
Alexander H. Legge argues the Federal Farm Board will require farmers to join cooperatives, marking a shift from individual independence to collective action. The piece links farm policy to a broader decline of individualism and notes American steel production in 1928 as proof of industrial strength.
A reader criticizes Bishop Cannon and Republican elites while exposing Mellon brothers stock gains in Aluminum Company of America Gulf Oil and Aluminum Company Limited. The letter claims vast wealth tied to the Fed and asks readers to monitor political and corporate power, dated Durham, July 23, 1929.
Police Chief McGhee addresses charges of a three hour delay after an emergency call. He says detectives and officers were all on other duties and none were at headquarters. He argues the department must always be sufficiently staffed to respond immediately or have off duty officers recalled.
Citizens urge the newly organized police department and its head to provide quick answers to emergency calls, stressing the public’s right to prompt protection when it is most needed.
In New York a defendant was found guilty of manslaughter after his attorney argued he killed a notorious gangster as a societal service. The judge faced a debate on vigilantism versus legal process, while a separate note comments on tighter finances and frugal living.
The piece lampoons Dawes as a war ambassador to Great Britain and notes New York night clubs waning in popularity. It suggests a publicity raid as a fix and hints at using cigar coupons for a taxi ride on a dark night as currency.
In Tintagel Cornwall farmers and quarry workers rehearse The Romance of King Arthur a nine scene pageant as they raise 5000 pounds to save Tintagel cliffs. Rev A Blissard Barnes leads 120 players with H G Whits 72 as choirmaster seeking a riding role.
A historical note reports bromine occurring in sea water at concentrations of 60 to 70 parts per million, highlighting its natural presence in marine environments.
Enterprise Bureau reports Eastern Air Express will start regular daily air service Raleigh to New York and Miami by December 1, linking with Curtiss Flying Service routes. Fares listed: Raleigh New York about 65 dollars, Raleigh Miami about 85 dollars. trips span five to nine hours with illuminated night routes and express and mail handling included.
The Enterprise Bureau reports from Raleigh that the state board of health urges every housekeeper in North Carolina to take a vacation. Mothers should leave children and husbands at home, freeing time to rest and do as they wish. Camping is not recommended as an ideal vacation choice.
Raleigh July 24. Retail merchants of Eastern North Carolina will be canvassed in person and by mail this week by the State Bureau of Commerce to collect data on trade, prices, and business conditions for a statewide bulletin.
Park Mathewson seeks cooperation from mercantile firms to file monthly business conditions with the Federal Reserve. Letters ask stores to report gross sales on Card A and mail back in a postage paid envelope. Stock on hand and receivables to be listed. confidential indices to be prepared and returned.
Paris police chief Chaippe says the city is no worse than London for crime. He notes confidence tricksters bogus interpreters and guides target the naive, and advises visitors to use common sense when traveling in Paris.
Grated raw vegetables such as carrots beets potatoes cabbage and peas make fine salads when marinated with French dressing and served on lettuce or other greens.
A historical figure lists the world ocean area as 139 295 000 square miles. The note includes a trailing question mark suggesting uncertainty about the figure or source.
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