Forest Conservation Urges Public Action Across Counties
A North Carolina article criticizes past forest mismanagement in Guilford Forsyth and surrounding counties. It warns of dwindling timber and declining land values, urging owners to conserve woodlands and invest in sustainable forestry to protect watersheds and agricultural potential.
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Ose
Guilford
Davidson
Forsyth
Randolph
Piedmont
North Carolina
Rankin
Civil service bill urged before Raleigh adjournment
The revenue bill heads to the senate Monday as the General Assembly nears adjournment within weeks. Citizens push civil service to lift police and fire from politics, urging prompt delivery to Raleigh with city support, civic groups, and department heads backing the reform.
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Senate
House
General Assembly
Guilford
Raleigh
American Business Club
James Lovelace
If The World Does Not Want Me By Tom Alderman Sykes
A reflective sermon urging Christians to help the unemployed and build a just society. It argues that world hunger and poverty reflect selfishness, calls for a Kingdom mindset, and urges action to follow Jesus Christ toward peace and justice.
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Tom Alderman
Jesus Christ
Christ
No title provided due to fragmentary text
A fragment suggests a critique of a system that borrows from and profits at others expense without restoring what it takes or accepting responsibility for impact.
Civil Service Sponsors Urge Action Against Obstructionists
Public interest calls for timely action and accountability as citizens demand responsibility. Civil service sponsors should boldly expose obstructionists without fear or favor to reduce delays.
High Point Journal Debuts As New Weekly Paper
The High Point Journal launches as a first issue by J. P. Laffoon who began here as a printer. The paper shows unusually neat printing and content and aspires to stand above the record of local weeklies that faded into mediocrity.
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High Point
Mencken
Broadway
Main Street
J. P. Laffoon
High Point Journal
High Point Enjoys Sunny Spring Day Across Town
Citizens of all ages filled the streets in bright sunshine, enjoying the warm weather. The scene showed a lively community embracing spring as a welcome, free celebration of the season.
Dreadful Parking Jam Leads to Unlikely Rescue
In High Point a blocked car in a diagonal 26 foot lot created a tense version of car poetry as four vehicles contorted to free the Ford. After failed steering, careful maneuvering allowed three cars to squeeze into spaces, then the owner drove away along the alley. Easter season hints appear in nature around Greensboro and Forsythias bloom as spring nears.
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Gurney King
Gaston Street
Gurney
Greene Street
Glenn
Ford
Mockingbird Echoes Return To Industrial City
A speaker muses on spring verse focusing on the mockingbird that returns each year. He recalls hearing the bird's varied notes in March signaling spring and the bird’s ongoing presence beside his room window over four years.
Nature’s Return to Bloom Through Common Flowers
The speaker recalls childhood interest in botany sparked by a beautiful book and field studies. Despite learning botanical terms, the author forgot many Latin names but credits a mother’s memory for naming the home flowers. The piece notes loving flowers doesn’t require formal botany, yet understanding their habits helps cultivation.
Flower in the Crannied Wall Poem Mentioned
The excerpt cites Alfred Tennyson’s line about a flower in the crannied wall as a reflection on beauty and the divine. It notes poems about flowers as a way to capture “thoughts of God” and highlights the author’s preference for Tennyson’s verse about understanding the flower’s nature.
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God
Alfred Tennyson
The Test of a Man Braced by Daily Struggles
Poem emphasizes grit over victory, praising resilience when facing fate’s bumps. It frames true worth as how a man endures blows, stands tall, and keeps fighting despite setbacks and fear.
From High Point the Dawn of Our Industrial Life
A local business booster extols High Point as a young, resilient industrial town whose furniture textiles and apparel reach global markets. He cites improved quality, overseas interest, and local pride while urging earnest work and right dealing over cynicism, noting longstanding brands like Stetson hats and Douglas shoes.
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High Point
Canada
Wus
Greenville
N. C
Grand Rapids
Sticks
Alleghany County
Woods
Disston
Douglas
Cotton Price Investigation Appropriation Approved
An appropriation of $10 000 has been authorized to fund an investigation into the price of cotton. The question raises a broader inquiry into the cost of investigations themselves.
Prince Mdivani Faces Bride Split Memory of Dimes Shared
The report notes Prince Mdivani near losing his bride, the Woolworth heiress, with solace found only in the memory of dimes they spent together.
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Prince Mdivani
Woolworth
The Curse of Big Ness and the Bad Wolf
Supreme Court Justice Brandeis argues that big is inherently bad while lampooning the idea with a satirical line about a little bad wolf. The excerpt humorously critiques fears of large power and size.
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Supreme Court
Brandeis
Contemporary Trends Omitted Due to City Editor Illness
John Mebane, city editor and book reviewer for The Enterprise, is ill this morning, so his usual book column Contemporary Trends is omitted.
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John Mebane
The
Enterprise
Armageddon as Spiritual Battle Not Literal Place
Editor argues Armageddon is a symbolic term in Revelation 16 16 not a literal battlefield. He links mystical judgement to divine action and notes prophecy must discard old fetishes. He asserts Russia joins the League of Nations for its own aims and Britain and Russia will soon confront each other.
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The
Enterprise
Peyot
Euphrates
Babylon
Sodom
Jerusalem
Ham-on-gog
Ezekiel
Russia
League of Nations
League
Britain
Permanent Committee
Huey Long hot air blocking relief warns of hunger
Letter from Q A Baby of High Point North Carolina condemns Huey Long and calls for faith and unity to endure economic hardship. The writer urges repentance prayer and trust in God while predicting a turning point that will open aid for workers.
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Seel Huey
The
Enterprise
Huey Long
Huey
Jesus Christ
Kivett Drive
High Point
N. C
Debt readjustment plan under fire in Point debate
Mr. Schaub questions a March 10 Enterprise piece citing 1931 figures to claim debt reduction under the plan. He notes net city debt rose from 11,383,311.18 to 11,482,016.00 in seventeen months and mocks the plan as financially unworkable.
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Schaub
Enterprise
Ols
High Point
Concerning This and Tha Pity of Shared Lives
Reflects on empathy between men and their wives the strain of rearing children and daily chores the need for understanding home life and the impact of a caring supportive partner on family well being and morale.
Parents Should Let Children Choose Their Lifework
Minnie Atkins Edwards argues parents should not force sons into law or medicine to fulfill vanity. They should guide but allow each child to pursue a suitable vocation, acknowledging abilities, interests, and real prospects rather than romantic or superficial aims.
Veteran urges bonus payment for returning soldiers
A letter from A. FF. Edwards condemns the United States for refusing to pay veterans their hard earned money. He recalls the hardships of service and urges officials to grant the promised bonuses, arguing that soldiers endured mud, starvation, and injuries for their country. He warns of consequences if payment is denied.
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Enterprise
Big Boy
A. FF. Edwards
Spring NC Supreme Court Decisions Highlight Court Reversals
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued 88 decisions on appeals this spring. Lower court judges were reversed fewer than nine times, with two cases remanded for new trials and one order of reversal.
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Charlotte News
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Howev
Untouchables cross borders in debt stigma across societies
The line of caste like stigma extends beyond India with borrowers in America facing similar social exclusion. Analysts note persistent bias in lending and access to credit that mirrors harsh social hierarchies.
Hitler Aims for Peace If Needed to Fight All Europe
The report contends Hitler seeks an accord only if resistance from every European nation becomes inevitable. It frames his strategy as leveraging a broader war of nations to secure favorable terms.
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Hitler
Europe
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