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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1931
Page
4
A brief religious meditation from March 28 1031 notes that God gives wisdom knowledge and joy to a good man in His sight, praising goodness as beauty in the best state. The fragment presents a devotional reflection tied to Ecclesiastes 2 26.
The Municipal Elections Board begins complete registration of High Point voters to replace outdated lists and ensure only qualified residents vote in the upcoming city election. Emphasis on registering, publicity urged. absentee ballots eliminated to reduce dishonesty and strengthen trust in city governance.
English novelist and playwright Arnold Bennett died after a fortnight of typhoid fever. Born in Hanley Staffordshire sixty three years ago, he began publishing late but gained international recognition in 1908 with The Old Wives Tale. His career spanned decades with wide acclaim from scholars and readers alike.
T C J De describes a North Carolina revenue act that surprises and disappoints many. The piece argues the bill shifts burdens from property to poverty, raises large sums from the few, and fails to tax those most able. It cites four rejected measures aimed at corporations, high incomes, untaxed foreign stocks, and theaters, urging that money be found where it truly lies.
The literary world mourns a brilliant writer known for turning ordinary life into enchantment. His insight spanned English society from rich to poor, earning a lasting reputation. Thousands who never published a line share in the grief for his loss.
The piece discusses George Russell known as AEB in Irish poetry and his urging of cultivating dreams as a release for hidden genius. It notes a promoter’s belief that dreams can be turned into dollars and cents and contrasts practical world limits with the allure of dream worlds.
The article discusses how dreams and poetry enrich life beyond daily routines, noting how dreamers see a deeper world behind reality. It highlights W. E. Miller at 97 as an example of sustained productivity, arguing age should not cap usefulness nor talent, and praising continued creative involvement.
Governor Gardner warns North Carolina farmers that continuing low prices require cutting tobacco and cotton planted area. He urges shifting two thirds of land to food and feed crops to boost profits and ease farm losses as planting season approaches. The legislature cannot fix prices. farmers must act.
The director of the New York noise abatement committee predicts a noiseless metropolis within a decade. He notes the city is adopting a speakeasy style approach to curb sound issues.
A humorous remark notes that Lewis and Dretter avoid a formal duel in Paris, suggesting they prefer quieter confrontation over a public clash in a historically vibrant setting.
An office sage predicts a fortune awaits the first Alaskan and notes the creation of the first blubber tire as a curious milestone. The remark frames a humorous take on early exploration and inventive spirit.
A concise metaphor notes that Soma businesses drift into hidden trouble after brief success. The line captures a pattern of temporary prosperity followed by downturn, using a naval image to imply unseen risks and rising challenges in the local economy.
The Wilkins expedition to the North Pole will travel on foot rather than by automobile, with the team forced to go on foot and carry supplies as they proceed into Arctic conditions.
An office sage suggests that securing a seat on the stock exchange costs nothing, musing on the idea as a provocative notion. The remark frames a debate on access, value, and entry barriers within financial markets.
The remark about a woman paying little and hearing a refrain from her husband is noted. The reference to Dreiser notes his style as peculiarly suited to slapstick in relation to Lewis.
Washington March 28. Chain stores and state legislatures watch the Supreme Court for a decision expected April 13 on Indiana chain store tax. The 1929 law imposes from 3 to 25 dollars per store, aiming to regulate chain growth. Lafayette Jackson, operator of 225 Standard Grocery stores, contests the tax as discriminatory. The case echoes earlier challenges to similar laws, including a Pennsylvania restriction on drugstore acquisitions and a pending North Carolina tax challenged after state supreme court support.
A tribute to a baseball leader who fought rowdyism and fostered clean sport. Born 1864 in Norwalk Ohio, he rose from lawyer and reporter to president of the Western League and then the American League. His diplomacy helped secure the 1903 peace pact and the league’s growth under his two-decade term starting 1910 at a $30,000 yearly salary.
In Glasgow midget golf failed while larger courses prosper. The “Fair way” courses sustain better, showing permanency and approaching real golf. Prices cut from 12 cents to six cents boosted business.
Washington reports new presidential guidelines allow awarding medals to air mail pilots not more than one per pilot. For further acts of bravery or extraordinary achievement, a suitable bar or device may be awarded.
Coast Guard at New York confirms SOS messages from a fictitious distress at 30 miles off Barnegat. Captain Lauriat says liquor importers used the ruse to lure ships away while signals traced to Hoboken. Pan America and a seaplane joined the search as bearing checks triangulated the origin.
A fleet searched the New Jersey coast after SO68 messages claimed a ship sank and life boats were used. The Sebago reached the scene but found no distress signals or identifying call letters. Police navy and wireless stations sought details. rumors ranged from 15 to 35 passengers aboard, with a small foreign freighter suspected.
A London survey finds Europe’s air mileage rising over twentyfold since 1929 from 3000 miles to about 60,000. Analysts estimate Europe now holds 45 percent of the world’s roughly 136,000 miles of air routes.
Omaha Neb plans a three day air show May 15 16 and 17 inviting many pilots. The event will feature a Goodyear blimp and an auto gyro. The last major exhibit held here was the Pulitzer race in 1922.
Washington reports the aeronautics branch of the Commerce Department will install 30 radio antenna towers on national airways. Contracts for labor and equipment awarded in the last period total about 760 thousand dollars.
Connie Mack may be asked to fill the chair of president of the American League but he refused. Mack is a half owner of the Philadelphia club and is now in Greensboro, North Carolina with the A's second team.
Shelby police lodge John Carl Dyer 35 in Cleveland County Jail on counterfeiting charges after a confession of crude buffalo nickel imitations. Federal agents in Albemarle report arrest of three men and eight stills destroyed in raids across Union Stanly and Montgomery counties with one man, Seaborn Curlee, firing on officers. Charlotte notices announce five district American Legion Auxiliary conferences with dates for Statesville March 31, Asheville April 1, Sanford April.
A belated cold wave moving south and east brings rain and cold with frost warnings. Farmers fear damage to fruit crops, especially peaches in Arkansas and other fruit like apples plums grapes and cherries. Widespread rain and high winds accompany the front as it progresses from the Rockies toward the southeastern states.
Thomas T. Gardner, after breakfast at home near Tarboro, walked to his son-in-law’s filling station, picked up a shotgun and killed himself. Officials cite financial worries as the probable motive in this Clinton area incident reported around late April with local references to Plymouth and Tarboro.
A compact clue set mixes across horizontal and vertical entries. It references uncooked food, readings on health, authors, verb forms, metals, herbs, and geometric terms, with hints like Hurrah and Pope. The puzzle blends wordplay and cross references across many short definitions.
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