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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1931
Page
4
A Thought On Walking By Faith Not By Sight
A short reflection cites Corinthians 5 7 urging believers to live by faith rather than visible signs, expressing quiet confidence in spiritual guidance over worldly perception.
College in the Hills and Its President
The article highlights Appalachian State Teachers College at Boone and its president Dougherty. It praises his detailed knowledge of the state's school finances, notes the college as the fifth largest in North Carolina, and urges stronger state support and curriculum expansion amid retrenchment. It cites 800 summer students and stresses militancy for increased funding and better use of public funds.
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Appalachian State Teachers College
Boone
Murmer
Dougherty
North Carolina
State Equalization Board
High Point
Clear-sighted Sacrificial Spirit Praised in Remarks
The remarks to the summer school commend the individual for clear-sightedness and a sacrificial spirit, highlighting his conduct and dedication during the program.
Why the Deaf Make Safe Automobile Drivers
A Boston author ity argues deafness aids driving and cites a talk to the American Federation of the Hard of Hearing. He recalls a French idea to remove car horns to curb risky driving, suggesting Deaf drivers rely on other senses and drive more cautiously.
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American Federation of the Hard of Hearing
Robinsons Simples for Curative Compound
A 1930s discussion outlines Joe T. Robinson's proposed remedies for national ills. He favors gradual mass-production pacing, tariff reform to boost foreign trade, silver money use in the East, radical public spending cuts, bond financing for internal improvements, shorter workweeks, and strict anti trust measures with limited government intervention to curb abuses while protecting consumers.
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Joe T. Robinson
India
China
Orient
Reynolds Tobacco halts South Carolina ads over revenue stamp clash
The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company suspends all newspaper advertising in South Carolina amid a clash over how the state revenue stamp should be attached to cigarette packaging. The firm denies the move is retaliation and cites the inability to deliver advertised products.
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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
South Carolina
Reynolds Company
Williams
Revenue Department of
Wickersham findings spark public focus on justice flaws
Bruce Catton outlines how the Wickersham commission highlights the political influence governing prosecutors, courts, and police. He argues long-term reform is needed to curb bo ttlegging and graft and to end the fixation of justice with political patronage, noting public awakening may take generations. He also contrasts the fatal monotony seen in wage earners, exemplified by a young waitress who attempted suicide, with the systemic issues.
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Bruce Catton
Wickersham Commission
United States
Commission
Hoover
Woods
John Citizen
Wickersham
Criminal Court
Police Department
Naval Academy Ends Kiss Tradition At Graduation
The top drill and athletic company at the U S Naval Academy no longer receives a kiss from the colors bearer at graduation. Authorities deemed the tradition undignified and unmilitary, prompting calls to restore the old custom of kisses on commencement day.
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U. S. Naval Academy
Naval Academy
Honesty in Business Prompted Forsyth Court Case
A Forsyth county court case this week involved a now-defunct local auto firm using questionable financing practices. The editor urges the business world to uphold strict ethics and honesty, noting rascality harms trust and stresses dependable service as a valuable asset.
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Winston-Salem Journal
Forsyth County
Congressman Recommends Ham Slices as Mood Cure
A congressman proposes larger slices of ham to lift mood as a novel remedy. The remark contrasts with other experts who dismiss the idea as baloney. The piece notes a man’s skepticism after marriage about the saying that the woman pays and pays.
South Carolina News Briefs Highlights Legal Claims and Accidents
Mrs. James L. Baxter sues Southern Railway for 50000 after a truck collision killed her husband and a companion near Huntersville. In Davidson, Sam A. Thompson and daughter Elizabeth are injured in a hit and run. Gastonia coroner rules the death of John Getzer, 24, an unavoidable automobile accident. Raleigh reports state banking authorities closed 11 banks since January 1 and reopened 26 others.
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Charlatte, N. C
Mre
James L. Baxter
Southern Railway
Huntersville
Railroad
Gastonia
N. C
John Getzer
Raleigh
State Corporation
Commissioner of Banking
Southeast region honors healthiest farm girl and boy
Fayetteville and Scotland and Duplin counties honor the healthiest farm girl and boy in 10 southeastern North Carolina counties. In Winston-Salem Elmer Simpson from Dobson struck and fatally wounded Missa Naomi Caudle, 18, while he was bringing a nurse to his stricken father.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Marjorie Usher
Scotland County
Walter McLendon
Duplin
North Carolina
Winston-Salem, N. C
Elmer Simpson
Dobson
Missa
Naomi Caudle
Farmer Efird Injured by Axe Attack Court Suit Filed
In Albemarle North Carolina J B Dennis sues for ten thousand dollars claiming 8 M Efird a well known farmer was painfully and permanently injured when an axe opened his cheek during an attack alleged in the filing.
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Albemarle
N. C
M. Efird
J. B. Dennis
Spider Bite Leaves Ross Setzer Critically Ill
Newton North Carolina news item reports Ross Setzer, a Southern Railway section hand, critically ill after a spider bite. The incident details remain sparse but emphasize the severity of his condition and hospital care.
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Newton
N. C
Ross Setzer
Southern Railway
UNC extension to run two weeks school for insurance men
The University of North Carolina extension division expands its program with a two weeks school for insurance men set to open Monday. It already sponsors training for realtors commercial secretaries police welfare workers and other groups in Chapel Hill.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
University of North Carolina Extension Division
Greensboro Man Struck by Intruder in Home
J. R. Harden, 60, confronted a stranger who entered a neighbor’s vacant home in Greensboro. The assailant struck Harden with a pistol, inflicting serious head wounds. Police investigated the incident as a crime attempt.
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Greensboro
N. C
J. R. Harden
Man Sentenced for Forcing Wife on 35 Mile Walk
In Sanford North Carolina Kim Lewis was convicted of vagrancy and given 18 months on the roads after forcing his wife with a three week old baby to walk 35 miles to dodge a vagrancy warrant, the exertion blamed for her death.
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Sanford, N. C
Kim Lewis
Columbus to Celebrate 75th Jubilee Homecoming
Columbus Nebraska plans a diamond jubilee and homecoming for the town’s 75th birthday during September 13 week. The 1856 founding by emigrants from Columbus Ohio marked early northeastern Nebraska settlement. Notables invited include Roscoe Pound former resident, and authors Willa Cather and Bess Streeter Aldrich. Captain Lute North will attend.
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Columbus, Neb
Columbus
Ohio
Missouri River
Great American Desert
Loup
Platte Rivers
Nebraska
Lute North
Frank North
North Brothers
Union Pacific Railroad
Roscoe Pound
Harvard Law School
Pound
Willa Cather
Bess Streeter Aldrich
Coal yields large gas output from ton of coal
A ton of coal produces nearly 10 1000 cubic feet of gas, illustrating a high gas yield per ton and reflecting early fuel gas generation results.
Gardner Grants Paroles in Raleigh Clemency Session
Gov. Max Gardner paroled six prisoners and declined clemency for three after recommendations from Tyre C. Taylor Walter Siler and Judge C. C. Lyon. Paroled include James McCall Decia Shirley Hubert Melsenheimer Clem Brigman George Stocks and Glenn Monday. Declined were Garfield Clemmons Bruce Myres and Lizzie Edwards.
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Raleigh
Max Gardner
Tyre C. Taylor
James McCall
Harnett
Walter D. Siler
C. C. Lyon
Decia Shirley
Wilkes County
Hubert Melsenhiemer
Mecklenburg County
Clem Brigman
Recorder’s Court
Richmond County
George Stocks
Lenoir County
Glenn Monday
Surry County
Garfield Clemmons
Beaufort County
Bruce Myres
Randolph County
Lizzie Edwards
Charles Lee Edwards
Guilford Couny
Mayors Tour Paris Sewers in Reforming Tour
American mayors visiting Paris explored the city sewers and toured outskirts where they ate simple meals with flour workers. The group discussed local sanitary issues and reacted to Mayor John C. Porter of Los Angeles leaving for Berlin, with some deeming it unfitting while a French host was present.
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Paris
Parisian
Berlin
John C. Porter
Los Angeles
Germany
Four named to state board of charities and public welfare
June 13 Raleigh Guy announces four appointees to the state board of charities and public welfare. Mrs H F Seawell of Carthage and Mrs J A Brown of Chadbourn are reappointed to terms expiring April 1, 1937. L R Varser of Lumberton chosen for term to 1987 and Rev EH McNeill Poteat of Raleigh appointed for term to 1933.
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Raleigh
Guy
Max Gardner
State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
H. F. Seawell
Carthage
J. A. Brown
Chadbourn
L. R. Varser
Lumberton
EH. McNeill Poteat
France's Shipping Output Rises Since World War II
Since the war, France’s shipping has grown by a large but unspecified amount reaching millions of tons.
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France
Pension Checks Mailed to Vets and Widows in North Carolina
Raleigh June 18 reports pension checks totaling 44702250 for veterans and widows of the Confederate war are mailed to clerks of superior court statewide. Baxter Durham state auditor directs distribution with 1241 class A veterans at 18250 each totaling 22648250 and 74 Black veterans at 100 each totaling 7400. There are 296 class A widows at 150 each totaling 168
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Raleigh
Superior Court
Baxter Durham
Youth Is Drowned On Eve of Wedding
Buck Hollingsworth a 21 year old man from Laurens South Carolina drowned near Aiken while swimming with friends in Langley pond eight miles away. He suffered cramps and his body was recovered an hour later. He was to be married that night in Aiken.
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Aiken
8. C
Buck Hollingsworth
Laurens
Hollingsworth
Langley Pond
North Pole Shifts Southward At Seven Inches A Year
Washington officials say a National Research Council bulletin reports the North Pole is moving southward about seven inches annually. The shift is attributed to a slight change in the earth’s shape.
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North Pole
Washington
National Research Council
Boy Refuses Jump as Wagon-Horse Runs Wild
Asheville June 13 Forrest Garren nineteen, preferring to prevent a serious collision, did not jump as the wagon horse bolted through the business district dragging the wagon. The horse plunged over an embankment and Garren was seriously injured at the hospital.
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Asheville
Forrest Garren
Garren
Bahnson Named President of Two Mills in Fries and Mayodan
A. H. Bahnson was elected president of the Washington Cotton Mills at Fries Virginia and the Mayodan Mills at Mayodan North Carolina. He succeeds the late Colonel Francis H. Fries in both positions and has long served as secretary treasurer and general manager of the mills.
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Winston-Salem
A. H. Bahnson
Washington
Fries
Mayodlan
N. C
Bahnson
Francis H. Fries
Identity HORIZONT Mystery Clues From a Complicated Word Puzzle
A fragmentary word puzzle lists clues like Secretary commerce and artificial channel among many cryptic hints. The mixed items include geographic, linguistic, and everyday terms such as Southeast, Behold, Cabin, and Membranous. The puzzle appears styled as a lexicon jumble with scattered numbers and partial entries.
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