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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1930
Page
4
A note mentions intelligence tests given to cats at Columbia University and music classes started for children under five, sparking speculation whether the institution is a nursery, a menagerie, or both.
President Hoover announces private donations will fund completion of the crime investigation after the Senate cuts the commission's annual allowance from $250 000 to $50 000 The article questions whether private funds can magnify public investment and criticizes the commission's perceived efficiency amid crowded jails and a broader call for effective law enforcement.
A coroner absolved the driver of blame after a child was killed when a group of children playing on a highway near Raleigh split as a car approached at about 30 mph. The driver testified he tried to dodge but could not avoid the collision, and the piece argues motorists should expect children to scatter and brake accordingly.
Rabbi Stephen S Wise of New York influences a Providence meeting to table a repeal resolution on the eighteenth amendment. He argues enforcement is unlikely and modification inevitable, urging timely concern for social reconstruction over liquor issues.
A fragmentary passage reflects on social reconstruction principles over mere method and Wise's reluctant admission of failure in prohibition-like policy debates. The text weighs how core ideals shift away from superficial behaviors toward structural reform.
The city surveys the Blair gift land to set boundary lines and discovers a crude dammed swimming hole. Advocates hope to use part of the 75 acre parcel to create a larger, well guarded swimming facility, explaining natural streams are scarce and concrete pools less desirable.
The piece notes Charlotte's slow move toward a zoning ordinance and the public pushback from residents. It argues zoning can increase land value by restricting use and blends discussion of public policy with a vivid account of an Army air show highlighting the appeal of aviation.
The Charlotte News argues the zoning ordinance is defendable in principle though the text may be flawed. It urges open discussion of fundamental principles and civic restraint to pursue the greatest good for the greatest number.
The sentence suggests colleges expect high fall attendance based on a strong summer of boys selling magazines. It implies a notable fundraiser or student activity influencing enrollment momentum this season.
Members of the Reichstag have been ordered not to remove their coats during summer sessions. During heated debates it would be more to the point to remind them to keep their shirts on.
In Beaumont Texas a mob of about one hundred including several women tried to storm the Jefferson county jail to seize Rainey Williams a 539 year old man who confessed eight assaults on Port Arthur women. Peace officers and firemen blocked the assault using tear gas hoses and water after two hours the mob withdrew.
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh June 28 Governor O Max Gardner says state department and agency heads are cooperating to cut 20 percent of budgets to meet revenue shrinkage for the coming year. He notes officials accept the cuts philosophically and are tightening spending while maintaining efficiency, a tighter scrutiny of appropriations since the Budget Act. The governor praises the cooperative spirit despite the hardship and insists the 1929 allocations reflected minimum needs after bone‑deep cuts by the budget commission and finance committees.
A fragmented AP obituary notice lists several individuals including John G. Dunn 77 a Wake Forest resident and J T Whitt 68 a retired rural mail carrier. Other entries mention Eleanor Kizziah and Marshburn Confederate veteran with sparse details.
Dr George H Crowell will address the Owen Bible class of the First Baptist church at its meeting tomorrow morning. All members of the class are urged to attend.
The article reports that artificial silk production yields several times more than natural silk, highlighting a significant efficiency and scale difference. It notes the industrial impact and potential market implications for textile manufacturing and raw silk suppliers.
In Anderson South Carolina Bob Mahaffey of Belton is held for investigation in connection with the death of Charlie Knox found shot nearby. In Greensboro North Carolina E J Stafford 70 long time mayor died at home after a long illness.
The report from twenty two inspectors of the state highway department shows prosecutions reaching 1 972 with fines totaling 22 889 dollars for the first five months of the year.
P. Coates of Columbia was chosen president of the South Carolina Baptist Sunday school convention held here. Report notes Coates and Hiv Coates, Ss. C AP report.
North Carolina report says prohibition enforcement agent D F Widenhouse suffered a gashed nose and bruised eye after a confrontation with L D Hudson, who was arrested at a still captured near Roy. Hudson faces charges related to illegal distilling operations.
On the Charlotte Monroe highway a rural police unit halted an automobile carrying 380 gallons of whiskey. The driver fled the scene and remains at large. AP report from North Carolina notes the seizure occurred during patrols along the rural route.
A coroner's jury in New Bern finds Eilis Dawson a 25 year old Black man or woman who died by drowning after falling into the Neuse River while intoxicated.
Washington June 28 Chairman Legge of the farm board urged uniting all national farm organizations under a single umbrella. He said organized farmers could more quickly solve marketing and production issues, though consensus on how to organize remains. He argued laws now free farmers from anti trust restraints, enabling broader collective action.
Chicago contractor Abe Friedstein accused Emanuel Stern of assault and battery after Stern used Friedstein’s phone line to place long distance calls. Stern says he invested and wanted to observe, while Friedstein calls the whole affair a phony scheme that began with a $50,000 investment offer and ended with a courtroom confrontation.
Mr Legge argued for consolidating farm groups into large commodity selling bodies to regulate marketing and prevent surpluses. He said groups can keep surplus at home to save freight and that mass units offer better bargaining power than thousands of individual sellers. He noted the idea may be long-term but the Farm Board supports forming large selling organizations.
Southern railroads seek ICC permission to run discounted excursions from Atlanta and Athens to New York starting June 30 to welcome Bobby Jones back from England. The plan aims to mobilize fans for the golf champion’s return.
The Victoria Tower in London rises 420 feet and is described as the tallest spire in the world, a claim noted in this report.
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