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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1929
Page
4
A concise reflection cites I Cor 9 24 on running to win and a Jacobi note about finding enjoyment in work through effort and achievement. The pairs echo discipline, purpose, and personal fulfillment in striving.
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders a proposed upward revision of hosiery freight rates, described as a notable victory for hosiery makers in this region. The local chamber of commerce is credited with obtaining the favorable outcome, underscoring the value of vigilance in safeguarding freight costs.
A city council advances a plan to add parks and a Blair tract golf course near Deep River, with two other park sites under review to aid amateur baseball and general recreation. The move faces financing and watershed preservation considerations, while a hosiery rate dispute prompts I C C oversight and industry cooperation for protection against rate hikes.
A long miscellaneous piece covers lightning dangers and safety tips, with Bureau of Standards data on flash duration and fatalities, plus assorted notes on meat consumption, a Cleveland clinic fire caused by an overheated light bulb, Prohibition-era smuggling, and border dynamics. The tone mixes advisory, trivia, and curio.
North Carolina spends about 26 million dollars annually on elementary and high schools. The amount equals about one third of total state and local taxes, indicating the share of public education in the state's finances.
A Department of Agriculture survey shows most bread is baked commercially while cake baking remains a home task. It notes housewives trust homemade cakes and that bakers must convince homemakers their cakes are as good as homebaked. The shift may prove tougher for cake than bread.
A. Edward Newton, Philadelphia author and scholar, bought an old edition of Rabelais in England. U S customs officers seized the book as obscene upon his return to the United States. The writer notes the contradiction that such a book is widely available in libraries and stores. He quotes Mr Bumble's remark that if the law says that, the law is a ass.
A man seeks a domesticated, pretty and economical wife for marriage in a public ad. Separately, reports criticize British Ambassador Sir Esme Howard for offering to relinquish liquor privileges, with a suggestion he may be unfamiliar with local customs.
Despite heat and comfort issues at home the report highlights Babe Ruth's comeback to baseball. The piece notes tough conditions and a comeback atmosphere around his return to play.
Report notes concern that Mediterranean fruit fly could affect a peach crop along coastal beaches this year. Authorities monitor conditions and potential infestations to protect产 agricultural output.
A scientist reports plants emit sounds as they grow, a finding linked to cellular activity. The study suggests that growth phases may generate detectable acoustic signals, potentially signaling plant stress or development to researchers.
Copies of the North Carolina Resources and Industries publication, an extensive 200 page index of the state’s natural resources and industrial development, will be ready for distribution late this week. Compiled under Park Matthewson, the work covers agriculture, forest and mineral wealth, transportation, highways, and industries with data for each of the 160 counties. It will be used as a reference in public schools and will be limited in distribution due to its size and cost.
North Carolina farm youths will attend the annual 4-H short course at State College during July 29 to August 3. About 500 delegates from county clubs will study home projects with L R Harrill and Miss Martha Creighton directing. Activities include early rising, classes, assemblies, sight seeing, Vesper services, films, games, and cultural recreation plus reports from the National Club Camp.
London reports an ironical theater tale featuring Mrs Hilton Philipson once lawmaker and former MP. In the play Exiled she appears as Mabel Russell, a former politician returning to the stage in a comedy of the sociology of politics by John Galsworthy.
High Point Public Library highlights seven notable magazine pieces from June issues. Read at the library between 12 and 7 pm, including Mussolini and the Latins, Prohibition indictment, maternal mortality, Federal Reserve, poplin land professors, obedience dangers, and the Paris Pact making.
Miss Elizabeth Smith reports crop failures across eastern North Carolina push families into poverty, reducing ability to buy books and clothes and forcing many children to stay out of school. A 1928 flood worsened farmers’ finances and led to fewer hires and less school attendance overall.
Burlington health chief R D Bain orders all persons serving or preparing food or drink to hold health certificates. Preparations for strict enforcement are underway.
The Soviet government will send three agricultural experts to Kansas this summer to observe harvesting as done by Mrs. Ida Watkins, the wheat queen who personally oversees a 2,500 acre farm and last year harvested 509000 bushels using power machinery around the clock.
Raleigh June 22 Judge N A Townsend showed leniency by allowing Eliza Alexander a temporary parole to visit her dying mother in Davie county. He told the sheriff to bring her back in five to ten days, noting she would likely return. He rejected a request from a prisoner to dig up buried money during a parole.
Lieut Hez McClellan flew from Buffalo to St Louis in 730 miles over 8 hours 45 minutes averaging 20 miles per gallon. He used 37 gallons of gas and one quart of oil with an average speed of 85 mph.
The Rural Letter Carriers association of Davidson county met in Thomasville and elected H. C. Myers as president, G. F. Fitzgerald as vice president, A. L. Sechrist as secretary and treasurer. R. C. Lanning was chosen delegate to the state convention at New Bern July 2, 3 and 4.
Mrs. Geo Cadbury offers practical guidance for happy marriage through light humor in daily life. Emphasizes not worrying about others opinions and avoiding bottled up grievances, while resolving conflicts promptly with forgiveness.
Radical labor leaders are causing significant unrest in Tientsin China as authorities monitor protests and disruptions. Local factories and street demonstrations reflect growing tensions between workers and security forces amid periodical clashes.
In Salisbury North Carolina Paul Russell 18 was killed when the car driven by Don Wood struck another vehicle at a street intersection and overturned Wood received minor injuries Russell died within an hour witnesses said Wood's roadster was traveling at high speed and struck R W Dickerson who drove the other car was exonerated by police.
Margarita Cabral charges desertion and cruelty in San Bernardino court as he seeks a divorce from Olympia Cabral just two weeks after their June 27 1922 wedding. He says he repeatedly asked her to return home but she refused.
William F. Eddy, oldest chef at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, notes that modern students eat just as much as in years past. He has cooked for fifteen years and feeds about thirty fraternity members.
A dense listing of Sunday programs across major networks with times, call letters, and affiliated stations. It catalogs musical programs, religious services, concerts, and talk segments, noting syndication links and station chains for New York WABC and other regional outlets.
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