Sunday March 15 1098 Quote: True Gladness
A dated line from Ben Jonson on how true gladness does not always speak and joy born in the tongue may be weak, reflecting old literary sentiment.
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Ben Jonson
High Point Enterprise in High Point, North Carolina
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1931
Page
6
Lines Drawn for Considerable Battle Over Revenue Bill
Raleigh legislators brace for a heated fight as the revenue bill clears finance committee and heads to floor. Proposals include a half percent tax on retail sales up to ten thousand and one percent on higher volumes, with exemptions and varying implications for dealers, manufacturers, theater operators, and electricity users. A senate bloc opposes sales tax, preferring luxury tax, while adjournment could come in a fortnight if the bill stalls.
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Senate
Entertainer Clairvoyant Princess Signa Serene at Paramount
Last week the itinerant clairvoyant Princess Signa Serene performed at the Paramount theater answering questions from about 1500 readers. She drew large audiences and offered entertainment, but authorities warn she was not here to lead souls to salvation.
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Signa Serene
Paramount Theater
Signa Serene Reader Advice Emphasis on Entertainment
The piece cautions readers about relying on Signa Serene for life guidance, emphasizing she is an entertainer not a psychic. It urges skepticism about star readings and warns against paying for answers, noting her team promised no exploitation of questioners.
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Signa Serene
Uses of Bonus Money Put to Immediate Benefit
The article notes that veterans have received over 300000 dollars under the 50 percent loans on adjusted compensation certificates and used it to lift mortgages and fund productive enterprise. It credits Capt. Bruce Carraway of the American Legion with accelerating local disbursement and points to improved market attitudes toward securities amid federal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Mellon
Republic
Treasury
American Legion
Bruce Carraway
High Point approves new city charter aims to curb debt
The proposed city charter for High Point, expected to become law this week, limits debt extension to stabilize finances with over 3 million dollars in short term notes. It strengthens the city manager’s control over personnel, expands the council to eight members plus a mayor, and includes a party ticket provision amid a partisan primary plan slated for possible amendment in 1931.
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High Point
Partizan
High Point to adopt home rule plan for 1933 election
The piece discusses a referendum route for High Point’s 1933 vote, allowing action after 18 months and before 24 months via 500 petitioners, substituting mandatory reference to avoid early elections, and anticipates the home rule initiative after two years. It urges capable leaders from both parties and notes increased councilmen, with a coming municipal election under the new charter and candidates needed promptly.
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High Point
Every Member Canvass and Stewardship Message
The Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina urges March 15 as the Every Member Canvass day to pledge support for the church year starting April 1. Emphasizes money as a spiritual concern, citing Old and New Testaments and Dr. Roswell C. Long’s stewardship Parables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Synod of
North Carolina
General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
Kingdom of God
Presbyterian Church
Church of the Living God
Malachi
Jesus
Roswell C. Long
Long
Paul
Stewardship in Hard Times and the Church's Money Needs
The speaker argues that money reveals character and urges regular stewardship studies for Christians. He notes rising luxuries and low mood, cites Calvin Coolidge and a World Congress on Missions, and says declines in church giving stem from weakened personal faith, urging Presbyterians to be stewards of time, talents, and money for the kingdom.
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Church of the Living God
Calvin Coolidge
World Congress On Missions
Chattanooga
Mark Matthews
Seattle
Washington
Foreign Mission
America
Wall Street
Presbyterian
Election call for High Point mayoral race urged by editor
The Enterprise urges active mobilization of negro voters for the High Point mayor and alderman elections. It calls for civic club actions to address inadequate Negro schools, low Negro teacher salaries, no Black police or fire personnel, poorly lit and paved streets, and water charges. It urges registration and intelligent voting to secure equal opportunity and justice.
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Enterprise
High Point
Civic Clubs
D. E. Bell
Love Advice Column Promises Hope Amid Dating Questions
A vintage advice column answers readers on love, jealousy, and marriage. It counsels use of self initiative, warns about waiting for perfect dates, and predicts future encounters, jobs, and weddings with practical notes and light humor.
Why do married friends envy weddings and singleness
A man recalls a long talk with two porch mates about marriage. He and Mary notice friends Jim and Ruth, now married, provoke single friends to envy the bridal glow as they relive youth. The narrator realizes mature contentment hides a sense of lost freedom and a renewed ache for singleness.
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Jim
Mary
Ruth
Sheraton Barber Shop Adds John L Byrum to Staff
J M Campbell and B C Rogers announce the engagement of John L Byrum as associate at the Sheraton Hotel Barber shop. Byrum comes with seven years of High Point experience from the Commercial Barber shop in the Commercial National bank building and will start tomorrow. L G Lee remains the fourth leading barber joining Byrum.
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J. M. Campbell
B. C. Rogers
Sheraton Hotel
John L. Byrum
Commercial
Commercial National Bank
Byrum
High Point
Sheraton
L. G. Lee
Printing of Remaining Questions in Tuesday's Paper
The article notes that not all questions could be printed and the rest will appear in Tuesday's edition. Readers may send questions addressed to Senor Carene at the Enterprise in High Point, with free answers provided.
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Associated Press
Senor Carene
High Point
The Jamestown Weed and March Ideas Recalled as Copycat Tales
A skeptical column riffs on copying others ideas and misread headlines. It recounts a string of humorous anecdotes about misheard phrases and social missteps including a tree book agent joke, a wife’s independence pitch, and a drunk man seeking Soandso to verify his inebriation.
The Cupboard Was Bare And Ballyhoo In Town
A fragmented column mocks crude advertising at carnivals and fairs while praising dignified publicity. It contrasts noisy ballyhoo with tasteful notices, recalling biblical roots of advertising and praising a major residential development sold by refined publicity.
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Ioo—Noi
Ballyho
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