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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1930
Page
4
Decreasing the Income of State Institutions
North Carolina faces a 20 percent funding cut for public colleges and universities. Dr. E. C. Brooks notes possible service curtailment and potential loss of educational leaders as the state weighs slower progress against necessary budget reductions and roadbuilding gains.
Finnish Colony in Georgia Reaps Poultry Profits
Charles L. Amos and Captain Clark, after a fog land near Jessup, find a Finnish farming settlement south of town. About 90 colonists run a single corporation paying wages and year end dividends. They ship over 10,000 pounds of poultry weekly and plan 5,000 more for this week. They moved to Georgia for better farming conditions and prosper despite high land costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Amos
Clark
Florida
Jessup
High Point
America
Georgia
Small communistic state and its strange cooperation
A fragment describes a small communistic state seen as cooperating for its own enrichment. It contrasts this with radical visions of communism and hints at a divergence from the ideology promoted to influence others.
Foreign stock exemption and its future
The 1931 North Carolina legislature may repeal the revenue act provision exempting foreign stocks from taxation. Lawmakers note the loophole let wealth evade taxes, while recognizing the state’s growing interest in securities and industrials and the shift of Tar Heel wealth into foreign investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
A Great Banker Giannini Steps Out Of His Vaults
Amadeo P Giannini age 60 retires from active direction of the Bank of Italy, the large American bank he founded. He will go abroad for a long vacation, turning over leadership to trained executives in whom he takes pride. Born in California, orphaned at seven, he built a renowned financial empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amadeo P. Giannini
Bank of Italy
Giannini
California
The Long Dry Spell and the Spring Flowers
A look at April drought and May bloom in Piedmont Carolina noting artificial watering and wildflowers thriving despite dryness. Rain arriving after a prolonged aridity promises gardens and vegetables a renewed growth and richer color in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont Carolina
The Stone Mountain Memorial Project Fails
The Stone Mountain Memorial association has not completed the Confederate carving on the Georgia mountainside and its equipment including artists’ models will be sold under judgment today. The venture ha sled to obtain broad support and much money from southern families and even federal coinage, leaving behind only a partially outlined face on the mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone Mountain Memorial Association
Georgia
South
Our Modern Idol by Bruce Catton
Bruce Catton discusses Mark Twain’s remark that river pilot life in the old days drew boys to become steamer pilots. He notes the status, glamour, expertise, and danger of a river pilot’s profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Mississippi
Airplane pilots as modern idols captivate boys
The piece argues airplane pilots allure youths more than river pilots or railroad engineers. It praises pilots’ quiet skill, calm courage, and trust in their craft, noting their daily risk and the aesthetic appeal of painted planes. It frames the aviator as a fitting frontier idol for a mechanical age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small-Boydom
Who Owns the Air A Canadian Paper Questions Return
A Canadian paper asks who controls airspace amid disputes while hinting that betrayed suitors claim air access. The piece suggests tensions over ownership and access in aviation or broadcast domains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air
Congressmen Said To Hold Monopoly On Hit Variety
The article suggests that if the paper discusses the hit variety then lawmakers are described as maintaining a monopoly in that sector.
Prize Fight Set to Music Draws Ring and Rhythm
The article notes boxers in the ring move between stanzas and often rock each other to sleep, blending prize fighting with music as a novel idea. It emphasizes the rhythm of the bout and the musical backdrop shaping the contest.
Moral wave threatens to engulf every sinner
MO. W. Hester of Durham objects to the era's moral crusade and primary system. He criticizes political spending, naval parity, moral enforcement, and banking laws, arguing that reform efforts harm liberty and promote inconsistency in morals and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Cleveland
Hoover
California
North Carolina Bank and Trust Company
Morris Plan
MO. W. Hester
Durham
N. C
First Gold Star Mothers To Sail
In New York on May 6 1920 232 gold star mothers from the west and south prepare to sail aboard the U S America to France marking 13 years since the Oranda carried the first A E F contingent. Ceremonies will honor them at Hoboken pier with Secretary of War Davison generals admirals and congressmen present. The mothers earlier received a city welcome at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. America
France
Arunda
America
New York
War and Navy Departments
Congress
Hoboken
F. Trubee Davison
New York City
Fire damages High Point college chemistry lab
Early morning blaze in the chemical laboratory at High Point College, origin undetermined, was halted by local firefighters at 6 30. Damage estimated under 2000 dollars. A Negro cook raised the alarm. chemicals aided in extinguishing the fire. Repairs planned immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Onion stunt breaks neck of four year old girl
In Rocky Mount North Carolina on May 6 a four year old girl Irma Morris of Whitakers snapped a neck vertebra while peeling an onion held in her teeth. Physicians reported she was improving and would wear a plaster cast for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mount
N. C
Irma Morris
G. A. Morris
Whitakers
Census estimates trickle in as contest nears close
City population guesses for 1929 range from 29 313 to 38 513 with eleven guesses received today. Oliver M. Perry, district census supervisor, notes the deadline will auto close 48 hours before the official census figures for High Point are announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Oliver M. Perry
H. L. Morgan
Laurel Hill
Edgar Hartley
W. P. Kearns
West Green
J. A. Tussey
West Bay
Mary
Tussey
West Ray
A. C. Auman
Ward
Delton Cable
Cable
P. C. Russell
Trinity
Trinity— Sil
GAO
R. J. Royals
Virgie Royals
Paradox as Eva Martinez Shot Hotel Owner in Chicago
Eva Martinez 30 shot Fred K Petmezas in the abdomen on March 28. Doctors say the bullet saved his life by preventing a burst appendix. Martinez was arrested at Aurora and returned to Chicago. she says she does not recall the shooting and lawyers search for a statute covering life saving by gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Eva Martinez
Fred K. Petmezas
Petmezas
Miss Martinez
Aurora
Ill
Gunfir
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