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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1929
Page
4
A Bible verse urges cleansing of evil deeds and a Hawthorne quote notes latent human evil may awaken under circumstances. The passage contrasts pious intent with potential moral danger.
Local furniture manufacturers, after a period of gloom post a strong early run, report renewed optimism. Chicago market activity shows retailers buying vigorously, southern plant products selling well, and depleted retailer stocks needing replenishment, signaling record attendance and high sales potential ahead.
The High Point Y M C A and its leaders defend use of funds and sponsorships. They note that trips by Hi Y boys are funded by participants, not by the organization, and urge against spreading damaging rumors that hurt benevolent groups. The piece also discusses fairness in trial coverage for a murder case and government actions.
A limited readable fragment states that High Point shares a common trait with another city by relying heavily on a large percentage of its products. This insight hints at why the city has achieved notable industrial success.
In a pamphlet The South Nobody Knows Edward J Mehren argues finishing factories near raw material sources will boost Southern industry He cites tire clothing hosiery and other sectors as prime opportunities and expects more finishing plants to cluster near mills to avoid long shipping for final products
The British government has ordered suspensions on two cruisers and cancelled a submarine depot ship contract along with two submarine orders. Dockyard work slows as the Kellogg Anti War Pact and U S curtailment influence policy. Prime Minister MacDonald cites defense efficiency and economy as guiding factors. President Hoover’s earlier statement parallels the move.
The governor has accepted service of a subpoena to appear as a witness in the Gastonia trial of striking workers charged with the murder of Police Chief Aderholt. The defense seeks his testimony and a possible letter, while observers doubt the impact on the trial itself.
A 1925 column examines superstition amid progress in Kalamazoo Michigan. It links belief in the evil eye and witchcraft to a broader call for universal education, noting demographic change and rising mechanization with tractors supplanting horses. It contrasts rural superstition with scientific advances and warns of social strain.
The piece notes a flaw in endurance flyers as they ultimately are taken down and warns readers to doubt sensational claims from aggressive press agents about a man biting PCOs.
Mrs. Julia Ann Horne died at 116 Thurston Street Tuesday night. Funeral services were held at her home at 10:30 this morning conducted by Rev. Tom A. Sykes of Central Friends church. A large crowd attended. Flowers and pallbearers honored. Burial followed at Oakwood cemetery.
Letter from Fred N. Tate, president of High Point Y M C A, defends financial use of Y M C A funds. He asserts junior members funded the Cuba trip themselves and that no funds supported travel. He urges continued youth travel programs funded by members’ own contributions and leadership.
Charles D. Russell dies at 1016 Grace Street and funeral is set for 2:30 PM tomorrow at Main Street M E Church. Reverends Smathers and Davis will officiate with burial in Oakwood Memorial Park. Arrangements were incomplete at noon.
Funeral services were held at Good Hope Methodist church for Julian Hege a prominent Arcadia township farmer who died at his home at age 75 Rev R C Goforth conducted the services Hege was found dead after dinner then rested as was his custom Surviving are his widow four sons Albert Carl Roy and Zeb Hege and one daughter Mrs Jennie Berrier all of Davidson county
The seventh annual Cabarrus district fair will open October 8 and run a full week. Announced by secretary T. N. Spencer, the event invites exhibitors from Cabarrus and nine neighboring counties. The program features free acts, fireworks, horse racing and automobile racing.
The article states the approximate circumference of the earth at the equator as twenty five thousand miles. It presents this as a basic geographic fact without further context or elaboration.
The note traces Wyoming from Congress creating the Territory on July 25, 1868, to statehood on July 10, 1889. It outlines land acquisition via the Louisiana Purchase and Mexican secession, early exploration by Sieur de la Verendrye, Yellowstone visits in 1804, fur posts from 1807, Fort Laramie settlement 1834, and the 1867 gold discovery at South Pass City with Cheyenne’s 1867 layout and government post network for traveler protection.
The article notes Kellogg stressing naval disarmament as a moral step and details his efforts to promote a treaty binding nations. It covers his Paris signing on behalf of the United States, delays due to Japan, and the treaty’s proclamation as the Washington observers held out hope for ratification and effectiveness.
Lexington police report a general quiet in Lexington and Davidson County over the past weeks with only a handful of cases disposed of in the local recorder's court.
Grace Bryan Hargreaves, daughter of the late William Jennings Bryan, files for divorce from Richard J. Hargreaves bank president of Beverly Hills California. She seeks custody of four children and cites cruelty and incompatibility. A property settlement was arranged before filing. she is stated to be wealthy from a $250,000 inheritance from the Commoner estate.
Tapioca is a coarsely granular starch derived from the root of the cassava plant.
A summary of the day's afternoon to late evening programs across WABC WEAF WJZ and numerous regional networks. Includes Lopez Orchestra United States Marine Band Concert Detective Mysteries Buffalo Symphony Orch Voice of Columbia and more with station cross listings and times in Eastern Standard Time.
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