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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1930
Page
4
A short biblical quote warns against vanity and self importance. It follows with a counsel that justice cannot be expected from a vain person attributed to Washington Alleton, reflecting a moral imperative.
The article notes the death of Rimo de Rivera, ex Spain dictator, remarking that postwar dictators arose from a demand for strong leadership. It compares him to Mussolini and Lenin, suggesting Rivera’s era ended with the decline of absolutist governance and aging leadership.
Four North Carolina governors directly weighed Ida Hall Warren murder fate. She and her lover killed her husband and hid the body, but Governor Locke Craig commuted to life imprisonment, delaying execution as state women have not used the electric chair.
The article reports the second faculty resignation at High Point college, Prof T C Johnson, amid committee cost reduction plans that may abolish the philosophy department he leads. It notes the college must balance economy with adequate funding, suggesting spending at least $25 000 annually beyond student payments to maintain services.
The final link of the Laredo Texas to Mexico City road will be completed this summer. The highway is seen as more than travel progress. it foreshadows Mexico's Americanization as cars erase old barriers and reshape culture. The change may bring debates over cultural fit but inevitability remains.
The Supreme Court declined to alter Ida Ball Warren's life sentence despite Governor Gardner commuting her term based on reports of her exemplary character in prison. Warren will be released only in name, as she exits a supportive prison community but faces an unforgiving outside world.
The article argues that insanity and genius share a close link and that the line between normal and insane is blurred. Autistic thinking, detached from fact and goals, appears in many, guiding fantasies in place of reality. It notes delusions of grandeur and ends with Kipling's warning to dream but not let dreams master one.
The article laments eliminating Prof. Johnson's department, noting the college saves mainly his $2,700 salary while losing a press agent, athletics director, debate coach, dean of men, publications director, journalism instructor, philosophy professor, and Johnson's community roles. It argues Johnson's performance under pressure shows his high utility and potential happiness in a higher pay position.
Lindy’s recent horse fall mirrors the Prince of Wales as an air apparent, signaling a line of succession question and public interest in the heir’s stability and future leadership duties.
A telescope image reveals a new planet after three centuries of searching. The discovery marks a major milestone in astronomy and expands known exoplanet catalogs.
A Boston man is revealed to have accumulated a fortune totaling 100000 dollars during four years of service as a prohibition agent. He reportedly wishes he were a copper suill, we suppose.
Texas beauty prize winner lands a long term movie contract and another Texas girl wins a national pageant expanding the Lone Star nickname to reflect multiple celebrated talents.
George V Denny former UNC drama instructor and Carolina Playmakers manager resigns as director of Columbia University's Institute of Arts and Sciences to become associate director of the League for Political Education at the Town Hall New York. Duties start July first.
In Moscow on March 18 the godless one organ ordered atheists to mass demonstrations to counteract Pope Pius prayers for Christian Russians. The paper accused the pope of inciting religious fanaticism and claimed hooligan bands in Italy Poland and Bulgaria support a crusade against the Soviet Union led by capital. It also alleged Jews rabbis orthodox priests Baptists and evangelists align with lawless groups aiming to destroy the Soviet state.
Guilford College reports progress on the Elmina Siler memorial fund raised by students for the late classmate killed in an automobile crash. Treasurer Mary Reynolds has a strong start, with trustees J Elwood Cox and Professor Samuel Haworth overseeing, aided by student Mary Reyfields Gertrude Hinshaw and Bunyan Andrew. The fund will distribute interest to educate Siler’s younger siblings and later aid needy Guilford students.
A light blanket of spring snow covered portions of the Rocky Mountain region today. Colorado and Wyoming saw most of the snowfall while eastern areas like Kansas received rain aiding spring crops. The storm extended into New Mexico and northeastern Arizona as slippery streets caused traffic accidents.
Improved links between Palermo and the mainland will see four new motorships sail the Palermo Naples route this spring. Each vessel can reach 17 maritime miles per hour, reducing travel time from about 13 hours to just over 10.
Fort Myers report notes Thomas A. Edison, who aims to average 14 hours of work daily until he solves the rubber issue, living on milk though he disliked it as a baby. Connie Mack set for radio debut next Monday night on a nationwide hookup from Fort Myers.
Mrs. Ella Blake of Amarillo Texas will receive about 250 dollars weekly from a stage play based on a magazine story written by her son while awaiting execution. She accepts a 20 percent royalty and an initial payment of 1 000 dollars.
The house coinage committee voted to discontinue minting the $2.50 gold pieces, ending their production.
In Lincoln Nebraska eighty five couples celebrated golden wedding anniversaries last month across the state. The event highlighted long marriages and community traditions in local coverage.
Six religious holidays will be replaced by state named days in Ukraine under the scheme Revolutionary Days of Rest. The list includes Constitution Day and Harvest Day as new observances aligned with the regime. Authorities say the move aims to standardize public life and reduce religious observance.
Durham March 18 Duke university faces a pile of 350 applications for 25 fellowships and 18 graduate scholarships in arts and sciences valued over 20 000. The committee notes applications exceed last year and there are about six applicants per appointment. English history economics political science chemistry zoology and mathematics lead the fields. Announcement of awards expected in early April.
Oberlin University President F E H Wilkins will speak at Duke March 28 for Phi Beta Kappa Day before 28 new members 90 existing members and the public. He will discuss Past and Future then attend initiation and a banquet. A second talk at 8 pm will cover The Growth of the Canzoniere of Petrarch before Duke Erasmus club and Chapel Hill guests.
At Southern University a farmers conference heard more than 300 attendees, about half reported higher land holdings or new homes in the past year. The report highlighted progress of black farmers in Louisiana.
Dr. C. O. H. Laughinghouse reports strong support for the governor's Live-at-Home Campaign in Pitt county. Bankers, time-merchants, and farmers promote gardens to raise food and feed and self sufficiency. Building and Loan Associations sell stock to families for buying cows and for financial protection against illness.
Dr. English Bagby professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina lectures to North Carolina dentists as part of the Extension Division program. The topic The Emotions and Human Efficiency marks the first time a non professional subject is used in the series. One hundred twenty six dentists are enrolled across Greenville Raleigh Greensboro and Winston-Salem.
An official Moscow announcement states 56 churches in Moscow and vicinity will be closed upon demand of the people and public organizations. The churches will be converted into cultural and educational facilities such as schools workers clubs libraries laboratories museums mess-rooms and workshops, marking the largest single closure by the Soviet government.
Daytona Beach Florida March 18 Kaye Don veteran driver from the British Isles waited for mechanics to repair minor defects in his 24 cylinder Silver Bullet racer before again testing on the ocean speedway for a possible shot at the 231 mile an hour world speed record. He had a broken supercharger during an unofficial run yesterday and doubt remained whether the machine would be ready for late tide trials.
Reports from North Wilkesboro Boone Georgetown Washington D C and Jacksonville Fla indicate Morgan P Moorer a University of North Carolina freshman who has been missing over two weeks has been seen in multiple locations but authorities have yet to locate him.
An 86-year-old Polish villager, never leaving his homeland before, travels with a pilgrimage group to Rome seeking spiritual renewal and connection to the city’s sacred sites.
Report states Chief Justice Hughes allotted forty hours for preparation of a recent address on the World Court. The timing reflects careful planning ahead of the speech, with officials noting the importance of precise framing on international law issues.
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