High Point Loses Part in County Government
A historical opinion piece argues that Guilford County's government concentrates power in Greensboro, reducing High Point's direct representation on the board of commissioners. It notes Greensboro’s control via Pemberton Rankin and Millis voting patterns, and urges the Democrats to act to restore local representation for High Point and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Guilford
High Point
Greensboro
Pemberton
J. A. Rankin
H. A. Millis
Guilford County
Millis
Is the fund committee worth keeping in American politics
An opining column questions the value of Senate campaign fund investigating committees and their impact on elections. It weighs arguments that pre election exposure could deter corruption, while noting concerns over demagoguery and fairness and reflecting on whether constant work destroys personal leisure and life meaning.
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Senate
Great New York Market Draws Speculators and Deposits Drop
The article notes a healthy market activity with daily transfers of three to four million shares in New York. It suggests investors with surplus funds back the country’s business while acknowledging speculation as a driver. It cites a net loss of over fifteen and a half million dollars in April across 144 mutual savings banks in New York, implying funds moved to gamble in the market.
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New York
Mutual Savings
The Great Sheep Herd Of The Present Equals Stock Market Mania
The article portrays the bull market as driven by gambling interest rather than solid prosperity. It notes clerks and stenographers risking savings on speculation with high risk and slim profit chances, likening Wall Street to a stud poker game. It emphasizes the gambler’s mindset and the crowd hoping others bear the loss.
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Wall Street
Stock Exchange
The Higher Education of Young Men
President E C Brooks warns the State College board that without a graduate school many youths will suffer and seek training elsewhere. He notes North Carolina historically sends students abroad and urges the state to expand higher training to become a regional educational center. Duke University’s growth is cited as incentive for broader state investment.
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State College Board of Trustees
E. C. Brooks
State College
North Carolina
Duke University
State University
The Price of Coal and the Worth of Baseball
A critique contrasts bleak coal towns and a costly strike with calls to improve miners lives. It argues remaking coal towns is essential, rejects naval arms limits, and favors baseball over golf as America’s favored pastime.
City planning to resolve route 10 in High Point
F J Sizemore secretary of the High Point Chamber of Commerce argues that city planning and zoning will craft a scientific street plan, addressing route 10 and traffic, with a new plan ready in days and supported by the City Council and Highway Commission.
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High Point
N. C
Enterprise
the Enterprise
Burrus
Chamber of Commerce
Planning and Zoning Commission
State Highway Commission
City Planning and Zoning Commission
F. J. Sizemore
Secy
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Too Busy to be Lazy Reflects on Purposeful Effort
Bruce Catton discusses a Case School of Applied Science graduation where Dr. Phillip Smead Bird urges graduates to reject laziness. He argues active effort aligns with the universe and is essential to serving one’s generation, noting Americans have long been busy since the Revolution but now pause to reassess goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Germany
France
America
Bruce Catton
Phillip Smead Bird
Case School of Applied Science
Dr. Bird
Prince of Wales and Paul Reveree Compare Not in Lineage
The remark suggests a noted separation between the Prince of Wales and Paul Reveree as unrelated by family. It hints at differing origins and connections, implying a playful or pointed commentary on their shared or divergent backgrounds.
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Prince of Wales
Paul Reveree
Holbrook Blinn Elected President of Actors' Fidelity League
Holbrook Blinn was elected president of the Actors' Fidelity League. The reader wonders whether the league has a Hollywood chapter.
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Holbrook Blinn
Actors’ Fidelity League
Hollywood
New Jersey boy asks about diplomat murder jurisdiction
A New Jersey boy wrote to Washington asking which country would have jurisdiction if the French ambassador in Washington was murdered by the English ambassador. Chief Justice Taff replied that the boy should focus more on his school work.
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New Jersey
Washington
Taff
Southern Cross Flight Through Storms Near Phoenix Islands
The Southern Cross struggles with dark storm clouds while racing to reach Suva and Sydney. Messages indicate climbs to 2000 feet and 780 feet as pilots dodge squalls. Canton Island aids emergency options as fuel and moonlit skies influence the perilous journey.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
MacWay Wireless and Telegraph Company
Southern Cross
MacKay Company
Pacific
Honolulu
Phoenix Islands
Mang
Mukden
Manchuria
Chang Tso-Lin
North China
Peking
Japanese War Office
Chang
China
Kauai
Hawaii
Suva
Fiji Islands
Sydney
Australia
Oakland
Cali
Wheeler Field
Barking Sands
Naval Radio
San San Francisco
San Francisco Naval Radio
Honolulu Naval Station
Canton
Phoenix Group
O. K
Mackay
Fanning Island
Mackay Radio and Telegraph Company
Treportern Cross
Sonoma
Nurse Rigby Granted Freedom of Workhouse After 29 Years
Pontefract England reports Nurse Rigby receives freedom of the workhouse after nearly three decades of service. She cannot endure the retirement she has won, according to local accounts.
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Pontefract
Eng
Rigby
Halifax Tragedy Touches Earhart Flight News
The article reports Amelia Earhart's friend in Halifax as she laments Wilmer's departure with another woman and contemplates attempting an ocean flight in the Columbia, though repairs may take two days. The German flyer Thea Rasche plans an Atlantic attempt with a Bellanca biplane, awaiting delivery before week’s end.
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Wilmer
Columbia
Curtiss Field
Boutillier
Thea Rasche
Germany
Curtis Field
Miss Rasche
Truck Driver Hurt After Morning Collision At English and Lindsay
J R Patterson driver for New Service Laundry sustained minor injuries in a two truck crash at the English and Lindsay streets corner. His laundry truck overturned and a rear wheel shattered. Patterson was treated at High Point hospital then released to his Adams street home. The other driver escaped unharmed.
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J. R. Patterson
New Service Laundry Company
American Bakeries Company
English
Lindsay Streets
Patterson
High Point Hospital
Yow
Adams Street
Cox to Attend Duke University Cornerstone Ceremony
Elwood Cox president of the Commercial National Bank and state highway commissioner will travel to Durham to participate in Duke University corner stone laying services. He serves on the Duke Foundation fund board of trustees and will take a prominent part in the event.
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Elwood Cox
The
Commercial National Bank
Duke Foundation Fund
Durham
Duke University
Cox
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
H. A. Cecil
Geo. F. Edwards
C. M. Waynick
Republic
By Bruce Catton
Topsy
Pathe One
Smith
Canton Island
Phoenix
Samoa
Naval Radio Station
Motora
Fellers
Calvin
Fellows
Halifax
Amelia Earhart
Adams’ Street
English and
Merican
Charleston
S. C
Kentucky
Tripoli
Altoona
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