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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1931
Page
4
Partial OCR shows contact lines for a multi department ad office with addresses at 250 Park Avenue New York and Michigan Boulevard. Names Frost Landis and Kohn appear as national advertising representatives.
A terse note cites divine judgment on righteous and wicked and laments appeals against war. The text invokes Ecclesiastes and Carlyle, contrasting fate and justice with conflict and accountability.
Germany raised taxes to 400 million dollars this year. Berlin calls the payments a last effort and argues reparations must be revised. Senate views differ. Borah expresses support, but independent opinion clouds impact. Germany faces political restlessness. youth discontent could threaten the peace terms and debt collection depends on willingness to pay.
A Republican congressman from West Virginia taunts Raskob over expanding his mortgage to fund the Democratic Party. Democratic leaders defend funding political work, while the GOP accuses the party of hijacking funds. The Sinclair episode and Harding deficit are cited as context. The exchange signals rising political tensions ahead of 1932.
The Duke University commencement marks a significant inaugural as trustees, aided by gifts from the Duke family, complete a fine new campus near the old Trinity College site. The university begins its career with costly, careful planning and hopeful prospects.
The article praises Duke University's planned and unified campus design, noting harmonious construction and artistic intent. It argues that while buildings establish a strong foundation, true greatness comes from purposeful use and lasting service shaping the university’s memory.
The Southern Presbyterians sever ties with the Federal Council of Churches in Christ and dismiss their unity committee. They fear the assembly may adopt creed changes and refuse to place faith in a small cadre of decision makers, choosing to step back from an anomalous position.
President Coolidge urges Americans to take an unusually long rest this summer advising extended breaks from work and public life. He plans to stop personal newspaper contributions for months to model the suggested retreat and says leisure abroad will boost the country’s vitality and, later, progress.
Discussion Centers on a possible challenge to Senator Morrison by Judge T C Bowie of Western NC. A D MacLean lends cautious support to Bowie while Morrison and Piedmont leaders opposed land tax relief efforts. The Raleigh clash over ad valorem duties and McNinch incident fuels party tensions as Bowie's candidacy emerges.
Reporters note Bowie’s possible entry into the next Senatorial race in Raleigh. Observers question whether his move aligns with the Legislature faction’s sales tax stance or his own conviction. The discussion centers on Bowie’s potential challenge to Senator Cameron Morrison.
Bruce Catton in a reflective piece notes Adolph Lewisohn as an 82 year old singing learner proving leisure time fuels personal growth. He contrasts amateur arts for fulfillment with public fame, urging more people to pursue music painting or poetry for life enrichment. Congressman Cole suggests thicker ham slices boost prosperity for livestock growers, arguing taste merit and demand.
English humorist P G Wodehouse recalls a year at Metro Goldwyn Mayer earning 104 000 dollars yet finding little to do. He says he touched up others dialogue and wrote three months on Rosalie only to be told musicals were fading. He praises polite treatment but contrasts with a friends firing at Warner Brothers.
The National Safety Council reports 1930 home accidents killed about 30 000 people, versus 33 000 traffic deaths. Falls led, followed by burns, scalds, explosions, asphyxiation, poison misuse, and cuts. The piece decries growing home carelessness and warns of a troubling national trend.
In a playful jab, Texas Guinan declares she will react to a mosquito bite by uttering her famous line. The remark humorously frames her fearless persona and stage presence amid a trivial nuisance.
A San Francisco school installs a miniature golf course to teach children counting. The project risks teaching swearing if youngsters miss putts and get frustrated.
Funeral services for Clarence Cooper Angel 31 editor and publisher of the Bryson City Times will be held at Bryson City Methodist church at 3 PM. Angel died by his own hand at his home, friends citing illness and business worries as factors. no note was found.
In Rutherford New Jersey on June g- P two men and a woman were held after Mrs. Alice Leeuw confessed to hiring a man for 8000 dollars to kill her husband, a contractor. Mrs. De Leeuw and Michael Fedor face conspiracy charges, while William Stock of Passaic is charged with engineering the plot. Fedor was identified by Bernard De Leeuw and arrested at a gasoline station where the money was to be paid.
Shelby NC June 8 Funeral plans for Charles L. Eskridge 46 a Cleveland county automobile dealer and member of a prominent family will be completed this afternoon delayed awaiting word from relatives in New York and New Jersey. Eskridge's body with a pistol wound to the head was found in his office shortly after noon. No inquest will be held.
Chancellor Heinrich Bruening and Foreign Minister Julius Curtius of Germany were presented to King at Buckingham Palace in London on June 8.
A tame lioness at an exhibition in Laibach Yugoslavia pulled a seven month old baby from a pram and played with him as onlookers gasped. The mother fainted and the trainer regained control. The infant suffered only minor scratches and a forehead bump.
A garden wedding at the home of Dr. and Mrs. O. G. Tillman united Miss Estelle Fuller and L. Grant Donnelly. The couple, both described with prominent roles, plan a northern honeymoon and a home in Chapel Hill. A later social gathering featured a card party with Mrs Joyce and other guests.
A dinner party at the Old Hickory cafe announced the marriage of Miss Mary Denning to Penn Pearman on May 31, 1930, in Danville Wisconsin. Denning, daughter of J. T. Denning of Mr. Olive, has taught home economics in Asheboro for three years. Pearman is a Summerfield planter. They will reside in Summerfield.
Mesdames Earl Bulla and R C Lewallen hosted a seven table bridge luncheon at Mrs Bulla’s country home to honor Mrs Frank Joyce of Leaksville as a house guest of Mrs Lawellen. High score plaque went to Mrs Curry Loflin and guest towel to Mrs Walter Chandler of High Point.
A historical word puzzle page lists numerous clues with numbers and paired hints. The grid entries include terms for body parts animals vessels materials and actions, with across and down directions and varied difficulty.
Mrs. Malcolm Watson was complimented at a Thursday bridge party hosted by Mrs. Charles McCrary and Mrs. Neely Hunter. Tables set in living room and sun parlor featured garden flowers with rook prize a Madeira tray cover won by Mrs. C. G. Smith and high bridge score to Miss Virginia Barker. A tomato server and hob wall rose jar were presented to the honoree. A salad course followed.
The Priscilla club met Friday afternoon at Park Street home of Mrs Clarence Davis. Pink rose and poppy decor framed bingo style rock tables. Prizes went to Mrs Gurney Millikan and Mrs Harmon Hastings. Miss Flora Page Davis assisted. Tea sandwiches and salad followed. Guests included Mesdames Carl Page H Hastings Fess Newsome Gorrell Suggs and L D Burkhead.
In Chicago on June 8 a trio of robbers entered a bakery and found twelve bakers at work. The suspects, lacking humor, demanded money but fled after misreading the scene, leaving behind $300 while $8,000 remained. The robbers forced workers to the floor for two hours while their search yielded little.
London reports a young English aviation expert has devised a rearward firing mirror sight system for single seater pursuing planes. The arrangement lets the pilot fire a machine gun without looking away from the cockpit controls.
A new English autogiro can take off in 30 yards with a top speed of 90 mph, compared with 125 mph for American ships of the same design. The autogiro principle is being applied to all types of planes in this country.
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