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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1931
Page
4
Classified notice listing advertising representatives and contact details for national and local departments. Includes Frost Landis and Kohn office addresses in New York and telephone access for inquiries.
A brief devotional note reflects on humility as central to Christian life. Scriptural citation from Chronicles 12 7 and a quote from St Augustine emphasize meekness as a path to deliverance rather than destruction. The meditation links humility to restraint and divine mercy toward Jerusalem.
The article notes strong faith from exhibitors for the upcoming furniture market in High Point. Manufacturers invest in expanded lines and improvements, aiming for a standout show over the two weeks. The town’s growth and economy long hinge on the furniture trade, which built High Point.
The piece argues that true leisure, once rare and reserved, is emerging in America as a universal possibility. It cites Dr. Joseph Lee of the National Recreation Association, contending freedom to live would be a historic revolution, reshaping labor and culture for the masses.
The piece weighs the 1932 Democratic field for governor, likely narrowing to Fountain and Brummitt with Ehringhaus fading. It notes the office is costly and thankless, shaping factional fights and policy influence beyond the tally.
A 1930s sermon discusses the biblical book of Jonah, framing it as a study in running from and running to God. It highlights four chapters as stages of prophecy, repentance, and divine mercy, and argues that fleeing duty leads to peril while God’s guidance remains accessible.
A speaker lauds a historic chance to grant all citizens unprecedented leisure. The text casts leisure as a moral fork, offering renewal through nature, arts, and learning or degeneration through pursuit of mere sensation. It frames time as a universal resource with civilizational stakes.
An expansion of airways from 26 000 miles to 30 000 occurred adding 6000 lighted miles to the 10000 in use in 1929. In brief aviation made fine advances in the worst mood period. It speaks well for the vigor of a new industry.
The Enterprise lauds Blair Park as a beginning of a broader park system aimed at improving health happiness and welfare. It praises the Blairs for inspiring outdoor spaces that enhance inner life and joy beyond bricks and rails, urging continued city efforts for well designed green areas.
The Mecklenburg in the Revolution volume by Bailey T. Groome outlines Mecklenburg County’s pivotal role in the American push for independence with emphasis on the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. The piece notes remarks on Tarleton’s naming of Charlotte The Hornet's Nest and situates battles like Cowan’s, Cowpens, and King’s Mountain within the Revolutionary narrative. Also highlighted are Harold Bell Wright, Georges Duhamel, and literary commentary in Dr. Joseph Collins’s work The Doctor Looks at Literature.
Prize winner Susan Glaspell secures the Pulitzer for Alison's House about Emily Dickinson. Elizabeth Storer’s acclaimed illustrations for A Child's Garden of Verses inspire a new edition. Announcements cover Scribner and Holt fall lists, plus humor by George Birmingham and new works on Liberia and childhood poetry.
Erich Maria Remarque’s The Rearm Back is released as a war study joining his popular fiction. Doris Peel lands in England with Five on Parade as a top seller, sharing honors with Maxwell Thompson Jeans and Gosse while adjusting to British life and its meals.
A reflection on Prime Minister MacDonald praising the United States as the greatest nation for its use of resources and strong governance. The piece stresses that leadership in world affairs lies with both Uncle Sam and John Bull and urges Britain and America to guide global peace and financial stability.
Simple Simon fished and kept a turtle named Gasoline near his gas station. Peter Piper, drunk, tosses the turtle, then fights Simple Simon. Both men face fines. the turtle dies and Simon mourns the loss, blaming liquor.
A mule was struck and killed by lightning near Lincolnton recently. The incident raises questions about what might have occurred if the animal had not been caught unaware.
The passage notes public doubt about Germany’s financial condition while the United States runs a large deficit. It argues Germany’s wartime costs and heavy gold outlays to the Allies have left the country facing a severe economic crisis.
The piece muses on business sentiment and the lack of circulating coins. It recalls a tale of a hardened sinner who, asked if he felt changed, pulls a empty pocket and quips he has not a single cent.
The passage features lively rural nostalgia with dialect lines about summer heat and porch sittin. It mentions Creth Hines a former javelin champion now in the fried pie business and a note about Miss Peel's short story Aunt Margot as a standout in American Caravan.
A storm night leaves a resident soaked as a window is opened for air then left to sleep. The tale details a drenched pajama shirt and a bed that becomes saturated before dawn.
A lyrical showing of affection for Carolina hills by Lucile Oakes Sparger. The verse praises green fields purple sage gold hair and oaks and expresses longing to return to the blessed hill. It contrasts sunlit days and starry nights with deep soul love and future reunion.
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