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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1931
Page
6
The High Point Enterprise indicates its edition schedule with afternoon and Sunday morning publications. The notice highlights print timing for readers and advertisers in the region.
A short devotional line reflecting on God's perfection and justice from Deuteronomy 32 4 and a note on the blessing of loving truth attributed to Theodore Parker.
Obituary notes the death of Win Anderson Alderman, former president of the University of Virginia and UNC and Tulane leader, praised for his vision and impact on southern higher education. The piece recalls his North Carolina roots and influence on public schools, and discusses southern chemical industry growth and tax policy debates affecting state finances and 1933 legislative prospects.
A hospital quarantine follows a returned traveler with distomiasis from Korea, highlighting how faster global travel spreads ailments. Catton warns that rapid transport makes disease travel across oceans inevitable, linking outbreaks to globalization and interdependence of nations and industries.
A film column lists eight upcoming titles including Surrender and The Plutocrat with commentary on Spent Bullets from John Monk Saunders. A connected crime-fiction excerpt describes detectives Minsky Ellensboro and Means amid a staged house mystery, ending with a reveal by a small man named Mr Bartlett. In Cleveland, two eaglets die after a setting hen injures them.
The Manufacturer's Record highlights a feature article on the growing chemical manufacturing sector in the South. The piece notes how chemistry, a creative science, is permeating nearly every industry in Dixie and draws editorial discussion on its wider economic impact.
A sweeping survey praises human flight advances and famed aviators. It notes Captain Frank Hawks making a 365 mile Ireland tour in two hours, Kingsford-Smith reaching Singapore with Austria to England mail, and others like Eaker Beinhorn von Schiller advancing transoceanic and exploratory flights. Time remains the ultimate obstacle and impetus.
After days of stalemate the general assembly nears passage of a revenue bill. Lawmakers reach a compromise with the MacLean school bill supporters winning and a luxury tax adopted to back the measure. The plan is a makeshift alternative to a full general sales tax.
Illinois state fire marshal opened an investigation into a fire near the Washington Park track that destroyed two race horses owned by T. L. Keifer of New Orleans, dating April 24.
Cincinnati officials search 16 000 UC records for the new oldest living graduate. Thus far Dr W Eberle Thomp is viewed as the leading candidate to inherit the retired speaker’s rank and University of Cincinnati ties.
A Bethel, Ohio resident aged ninety six will celebrate his upcoming birthday this July, marking nearly a century of life. The note highlights his upcoming milestone and local interest in the elderly resident.
Edith Woolcott's will discloses odd legacies including double pay for grave diggers, road sweepers for local authorities, a home of rest for poor clergymen, and $500 to a doctor who didn't overcharge. Estate valued at over $116000.
Turkeys shaped necks are described in a local report from London as a rare feature of the fowl known as Turkens. The birds, a Rhode Island mix, are raised by I W Dinsore near here and noted for necks larger than typical chickens.
Opinion notes that repealing blue laws would mark a landmark change in American social and religious practice, framing the event as a historic milestone for freedom of commerce and personal choice.
A concise look at why witty quips from comedians are labeled wise cracks. It traces the term to sharp, clever lines that expose truth or irony, distinguishing clever humor from mere gags.
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