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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1929
Page
4
A concise reflection by Bulwer Lytton compares love without esteem as unstable and esteem without love as cold, noting both elements are needed for lasting affection. The line explores how genuine affection blends passion with respect.
An appeal for the release of John D. Cameron, who killed a policeman in Raeford and served 20 years, gathers support from Alabama governor and friends. North Carolina faces a clash between harsh justice and mercy as editors question whether the state is too quick to forgive.
The Hall LaVarre partnership is at odds over division of modest assets after public disclosures. The rift affects the young publishers once valued by the International Paper and Power company, whose investment helped launch the venture. The split hints at a wider recovery for backers despite ongoing losses and past expenditures.
Democratic leaders in the state caution against punitive actions toward Senator Simmons when he seeks reelection next year. They contend retaliatory moves over his 1928 opposition to the party’s presidential candidate could backfire and derail anticipated plans for the party’s future.
The article argues that party leaders pose little threat to Simmons, while a broad protest vote from rank and file Republicans could end his career. It notes former Smith allies will back Simmons in 1930, but predicts a large, noiseless anti-Simmons sentiment among the base.
The Gastonia Gazette laments new tent encampments outside the city limits by former Loray strikers and notes alarm over possible clashes and murders. The editorial questions Gaston County’s duty to dislodge the colonists while debating housing their families in tents amid dwindling numbers and shifting jobs.
North Carolina selects D. Allen Harrell a 16 year old Scotland Neck high school graduate as its entry for the Edison sweepstakes. Harrell is an honor student with strong athletics and a scientific bent, who builds airplane models and shows inventive ability.
Edward A. Filene argues in The Atlantic Monthly that mass production and distribution, if led by those who raise wages and lower prices while keeping profits per unit minimal, can liberate the public and advance overall prosperity, countering fears about the new economic order. The Charlotte News highlights his optimistic view of adjustments automating themselves.
The piece argues that mankind benefits from gradual reform rather than revolutionary action. It warns against radical methods and asserts that progress in industry should arise naturally according to fundamental laws, not through coercive pressure.
Bruce Catton discusses how modern commerce erodes superstition as American exporters aid China and other nations with loans roads and housing. He cites the Algerian druggist in Biskra as a quiet force against ignorance and notes Commander Rosendahl's vision of large dirigibles transforming Atlantic travel. Hoover faces opposition over judiciary appointments as foes warn he ignores party leaders.
A reader argues for expanding mechanical schooling to teach girls homemaking with modern electrical devices advertised at $1 down and $1 a week. The remark reflects midcentury attitudes toward domestic tech and education.
Among those easy to hate is the man in the only occupied vehicle in a long line of parked cars eight blocks long who tells you he isn’t going out right away.
Rev Tom Alderman Sykes preached on an old theme with modern application at Central Friends church. He urged redeeming love as the essential force guiding individual life and community, warning against spiritual neglect and urging personal renewal to empower social good.
The Carolina Playmakers press contest winners as the Theatre Guild in New York will produce the top full length play on royalty. Prof. Frederick H. Koch heads NC panel selecting judges. national judges include Hatcher Hughes Kenyon Nicholson and Alexander Dean. Religious plays go to Wilmette Illinois.
A golfer finishing a round in 112 is asked about his game by his father who prefers golf as Tit-Bits humorously notes. The exchange highlights playful family banter over sport.
Milwaukee June 24 Kiwanis clubs in the United States and Canada total 1825 with 101,008 members per Fred C W Parker executive secretary Kiwanis International. In North Carolina there are 65 clubs with 3895 members Asheville organized in August 1919.
A child named Salvador exhibits a fascination with costly automobiles, drawing attention from family and neighbors as he collects toy models and follows auto shows. Local observers note his enthusiasm for luxury brands and high-end features.
Report notes a growing fad among Australian women for crocodile leather footwear. Fashion interest rises with availability and prestige of upscale brands.
On June 24 1863 Brig Gen John Hunt Morgan led a Confederate raid into Indiana and Ohio aiming to draw Union troops from Tennessee. With about 30000 cavalry and four guns he moved toward Cincinnati and crossed into Indiana before being halted by a rising Ohio River and militia. He was captured near New Lisbon Ohio, imprisoned in Columbus, escaped November 27, returned to Confederate lines.
Raleigh June 24. George Ross Pou prison superintendent seeks to buy or lease rock quarries in the state after a pact between the state prison board and the highway commission. Pou has wired quarry owners across the state asking for their price for sale or rental. If operated steadily about 400 state prisoners could be employed, aiding relief of unemployment at the prison.
Raleigh June 24 Commissions as notaries public are sued listing J C Albright Mount Holly R R Hill Greensboro P S Jordan Winston John D Kille Asheville Miss Nell Williamson Charlotte W D Wilkinson Jr Charlotte Thomas J Brawley Gastonia Miss Nettie Cuthrell Weldon Frank D DeYoung Asheville J T Lyons Mocksville Miss Halia Rankin Charlotte and H B Warren Raleigh.
A dense, typed morning to late evening listing of radio programs across stations like WEAF WABC WJZ and more. It details show titles hosts times and the networked station groups across cities with orchestras bands and variety programs. Continuous program blocks include sports, dance music, concerts, and Amos Andy segments across multiple markets.
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