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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1931
Page
4
Vauclain critiques politics and business influence in Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvanian leader attacks public utilities and business influence on politics. The piece compares Samuel Vauclain of Baldwin Locomotive Works with Governor Pinchot, noting tensions between big business and Pinchot’s presidential prospects while hinting at a forthcoming period of prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlier
Samuel Vauclain
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Vauclain
Passing of Col. Francis H. Fries Marks North Carolina’s Loss
The death of Colonel Francis H. Fries in Winston-Salem removes a key North Carolina leader who rebuilt the state’s industrial and commercial fabric after the Civil War. He founded Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, a stabilizing force during economic tests, and his career illustrates durable public service and perseverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis H. Fries
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Col. Fries
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Banks Show Health Surprises Say Commissioner Hood
Raleigh state official Gurney P. Hood, the new commissioner of banks, reports that the condition of state banks is better than anticipated. Hood emphasizes the positive early findings as he settles into the role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Gurney P. Hood
Commissioner cites banking reports for cautious optimism
The commissioner bases his comment on reports before the banking commission reflecting current conditions at the time of the recent call. A spur to the state was found in those statistics, otherwise he would have said nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dulge
Banking Commission
Spirit back of the hoss racing bills stirred debate in Raleigh media
The News and Observer opposes legalized betting on horse racing while the Raleigh Times supports a Florida style approach. The Times cites a growing southern sentiment against political meddling and notes North Carolina lawmakers backed Will Neal’s McDowell racing bill, discussing revenues, taxes, and moral implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Press
Sun
News and Observer
Raleigh Times
The
Times
Florida
North Carolina
House
Will Neal
the Times
South
Susie
The Pay Day Lead: Actors Favor The Lead Role
A light hearted observation notes that actors prize the lead role primarily for the payday it brings. The quip contrasts artistic desire with financial reward in show business.
No Job in Orchestra Promises Wider Motion Pictures
Witty remark contrasts men failing to join orchestras with future hopes of seeing Joe Brown's smile as motion pictures promise broader opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Brown
Motorcycle Cop Wins Indianapolis Speedway Race
An x motor cycle police officer secured victory at the Indianapolis speedway race, matching expectations from auto drivers and spectators. The win emphasized the driver’s skill and racing prowess ahead of rivals.
Doctors Pro Problems. Medicine’s gains shadowed by rising diseases
Bruce Catton notes health statistics from a large city showing drastic drops in typhoid smallpox and diphtheria deaths over 30 years while diabetes cancer and heart disease deaths rise. He argues medicine improved overall mortality but reveals a stubborn, roundabout path to raising the general health of the population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Catton
Dunlap Named State Personnel Chief
Frank I Dunlap of Wadesboro Anson County is expected to become North Carolina Director of Personnel He rose from Senate Finance chair to the revenue bill effort and opposed any luxury sales tax His appointment is praised for firmness and broad state focus and will shift state hiring away from political patronage while facing Raleigh resistance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Gardner
Dunlap
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Conference Committee
General Assembly
Folger
Grier
Gravely
Clement
Senator Dunlap
Gardner
Raleigh
Henry Burke
Budget Bureau
Burke
Patrolmen criticize gangster films glorifying criminals
The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of New York urges producers to avoid underworld movies that glorify gangsters. The piece argues police face risks, gain little credit, and contend with higher corruption, making the public sympathy shift toward criminals and tiresome sensational portrayals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
New York City
Underworld
Startling School Tuberculosis Findings Shocks Dur ham
Durham survey of city and county schools shows 16.7 percent infected with the White Plague and 1,266 positive among 7,557 tested. City 14.1 percent. county 13.7. Negro rate 22.4. Health officials warn of spread amid compulsory schooling and limited full examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Times
Durham
State Board of Health
Parrott
Board of Health
University Trustees Set to Meet Tuesday in Chapel Hill
The UNC board of trustees holds a brief 10 oclock meeting in Bingham Hall to ratify degrees for forthcoming commencement. A principal session at 3 PM in Bingham Hall auditorium will conduct business as alumni return and graduates prepare to enter the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
Board of Trustees
University of North Carolina
Bingham Hall
Memorial Hall
Duke Alumni Set Meetings and Luncheon in Durham
Duke alumni and alumnae councils gather in Durham Monday for annual business sessions with the university board of trustees. Reports by Dean Alice Baldwin and alumni director Henry Dwire lead into plans for the coming year, followed by a joint luncheon and a Tuesday program featuring class dinners and a 25th anniversary observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
N. C
Duke University
Alumnu
University Board of Trustees
Alice Baldwin
Woman's College
Henry R. Dwire
Année Garrard
Kathleen Hamlin Watkins
Elizabeth Aldridge
Leonora Aiiken
Bethesda
Maude Hurley Chadwick
New Bern
Doris Christie
Wilson
Mary Louise Cole
Edna Kilgo Elias
Charlotte
Anne Garrard
Fannie Kilgo Groome
Isabelle Maey
Shelby
Estelle Warlick Hillman
Greenville
Aura Holton Godard
Annabel Lambeth Jones
Mary Eskridge King
Lynchburg
Gertrude Smith
Winston-Salem
Estelle Flowers Spears
Cora Wescott Spence
Raleigh
Gladys Price Trundle
Wilmington
Nan Goodson Read
Franklinton
Mary Wylie Stuart
Monroe
Néill Umstead
Grace MacGranahan Monk
Farmville
Pattie Knight Cooksey
Thomasville
West Union
T. G. Stem
Oxford
Co. H. Livengood
Mr. Dwire
Sidney S. Alderman
Washington, D. C
E. C. Ashby
Mount Airy
Paul J.sarringer
Sanford
Henry Belk
Goldsboro
Www
Garland Greeve
Los Angeles
Cal
John #. Harris
Albemarle
H. G. Hedrick
Zenzuke Hinohara
Kobe
Japan
A. J. Hobbs
J. L. Horne, Jr
Rocky Mount
W. B. Riker
Reidsville
C. H. Livengood
John D. Langston
H. R. Mahoney
Jacksonville
Fla
8. B. Pierce
Weldon
James R. Simpson
S. B. Moyle
Columbia
D. C
D. W. Newsom
M. E. Newsom
T. G. Neal
Laurinburg
C. W. Porter
J. H. Price
A. M. Proctor
EB. Ralph
Paris
Atlanta
D. C. Roper
Washington D. C
W. Ruark
W. M. Sherrill
Concord
H. BE. Spence
T. T. Spence
Harden FF. Taylor
New York City
K. P. Neal
G. R. Wallace
Morehead City
Jule B. Warren
P. D. Winston
Whitsett News Memorial Day at Friedens Church
Rev W M Sikes of Tuscaloosa spent time in Whitsett tracing the Sikes family record noting Regulators and Revolutionary War figures. Cemetery work at Friedens church ahead of Memorial Day with Sunday June 7 set for a notable 160th anniversary and large attendance. Rev and Mrs Davenport left for Wake County after Montreal trip. 8 L Murray Jr visiting from near Burling-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitsett
W. M. Sikes
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Christian Sikes
Friedens Church
R. K. Davenport
Wake County
Montreal
Presbyterian Assembly
L. Murray, Jr
L. B. Taylor
Burling
Rural mail carriers picnic to be held June 6 at school grounds
The event, set for Saturday from 3 to 7 p m, gathers rural routes from several counties with visitors expected from four or five counties. The area has seen many visitors for a week as several flower gardens attract attention. H C Perrett serves as a juror in Greensboro federal court this week while W T Ingle returns from a Virginia business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Perrett
Greensboro
Federal Court
W. T. Ingle
Virginia
Lancaster Theater Supports Cultural Program in North End
The North End movie house in Boston spends 5000 to 6000 dollars yearly on a cultural program. It funds musical education for talented local children and provides choral training for about 100 youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theater Ie Music Hall
Boston
Lancaster Theater
North End
Easy Money: Two Held as Material Witnesses in Pittsburgh
Raffael Gonzales and Josephine Mendez were held for three days in Pittsburgh and paid 465 dollars by the court for being material witnesses. They received five dollars per day of confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easy Money
Pittsburgh
Raffael Gonzales
Josephine Mendez
Ajil
Five Year Plan Puzzle Clues Across and Down
A mixed list presents numbered across and down clues for a word puzzle, including geography references, literary terms, and common nouns. The fragment lists environments from ancient Palestine to South America and hints at various definitions such as heart, breath, and vessel, with several proper nouns and terms incomplete or garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Whitelaw
South America
Richard I
England
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