A Thought on Wickedness and Wayward Minds
A brief verse reflection contrasts Psalm 141 4 with Longfellow about avoiding evil company and flippant indulgence in wickedness. It urges restraint and moral discernment in companionship and appetites.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1930
Page
4
Congressional changes through the 1930 census theories
The article surveys how reapportionment could reshape federal power as 435 seats are weighed against shifting U.S. population. It traces early state by state gains from 1790 through 1820, noting Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and others adjusting in size across baselines of 33 000 to 40 000 people per seat.
Next Move After Parker Defeat
The article notes President Hoover will likely nominate someone else to the Supreme Court after Judge J. J. Parker’s defeat. Observers say the South loses a court seat chance while a North Carolinian could still be considered, potentially elevating Chief Justice W. P. Stacy if the President acts on regional balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
J. J. Parker
Washington
Supreme Court
Parker
W. P. Stacy
Judge Stacy
Tar Heels
Mr. Hoover
Judge Parker
North Carolina
South
Stacy
Tax Lists and the Absence of the High Pointer
Bruce Catton notes modern red tape life and cites a fatal delay in hospital care caused by rules. The piece covers the High Pointer tax list publication case in High Point and Greensboro, detailing court actions, statutory publication needs, and county contract scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Catton
High Pointer
High Point Enterprise
High Point Township
Greensboro Daily News
P. A. McElroy
Enterprise
The
Daily News
Greensboro
High Point
Guilford
Reapportionment Shifts House Seats By Population Counts
The article reviews state gains and losses through historic reapportionment. It notes New York with 43 seats, Pennsylvania 36, Illinois 27, Ohio 22, Texas 18, Massachusetts 16, while Virginia and North Carolina remain at 10 each. It recalls 1920 as the last time Congress ignored the decennial duty and explains the constitutional basis requiring Congress to set the measuring unit for state rights to memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Virginia
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New York
North Carolina
South Carolina
Connecticut
New Jersey
Georgia
New Hampshire
Delaware
Rhode Island
Congress
House
Penn
Sylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
Iinois
Texas
Publisher scrutinized over county funds stance
Ferguson implied the evidence reflected publisher focus on the county treasury and that taxpayers had not shifted him sufficiently toward practical measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson
All Quiet on the Western Front sales soar worldwide
The German novel All Quiet on the Western Front has sold 2,515,000 copies globally, led by Germany with 999,000 and France with 440,000, while the United States accounts for 335,000. The figures from Little, Brown and Co. reflect wartime weariness and a desire for peace, with sales spanning 12 nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Little, Brown and Co
Germany
France
United States
Japan
Soviet Russia
Illinois man carves teeth from oak plank
An Illinois man reportedly carved himself a set of teeth from a hickory plank and joked about his bark being worse than his bite. He notes he will always have room to sleep as long as there is a place to stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Movie kisses shorten lives, doctors claim
The article notes that every time people kiss a doctor says it shortens their lives by two minutes. It criticizes on screen closeups and questions why some actors do not drop dead from such display.
Fisher Dollar Power Declared By Yale Economist
Yale economist Professor Irving Fisher says a dollar buys more now than at any time in 14 years, yet shoppers appear unmoved by the fact as prices linger high in stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Fisher
Yale
Parker Rejection Deepens South Republican Tensions
North Carolina reacts to Judge John J. Parker’s U S Supreme Court rejection. The piece argues the two vote margin solidifies Democratic strength and pressures the party toward a white supremacist, patronage-driven stance, jeopardizing Republican control in the state and foreshadowing Senate contests between Simmons and Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Senate
Association For the Advancement of the
Republican
New York
Ohio
Linois
Supreme Court
Republican Party
North Carolina
South
Washington
Judge Parker
F. M. Simmons
Josiah William Bailey
General Assembly
William Grissom
Simmons
Bailey
Overman
Congress
Against the Springtime
A lyric by Katherine Bregg printed in Harper's Bazaar warns to keep love from waking new spring desires. The poem counsels shunning violets and lilacs and to hide away lest memories of former passion return and cause weeping.
Y M C A deputation team sent to Wilmington
CHAPEL HILL May 8 The University Y M C A deputation team leaves for Wilmington for a weekend visit to several schools and Hi Y clubs. The party includes quartet members Jack Connelly Taylorsville Fred Laxton Charlotte Wofford Humphries Asheville and Jack Miller Durham and speakers Pat Patterson High Point F M James Wilmington J E Dungan Chapel Hill Ed Hamer McColl S C and Will Yarborough Louisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
University
Wilmington
Jack Connelly
Taylorsville
Fred Laxton
Charlotte
Wofford Humphries
Asheville
Jack Miller
Durham
Pat Patterson
High Point
F. M. James
J. E. Dungan
Ed Hamer
McColl
Will Yarborough
Louisburg
Lacy Tweeds Rise Among Fashionable Sportswear
A description highlights Lacy Tweeds as leading favorites in sports attire with bold color blends like soft blues orange and pink. The ensemble features a long cape paired with a matching jacket and skirt, deemed the smartest choice.
City approves street paving on Howell and Wrenn streets
The High Point City Council orders concrete base paving with asphalt top on Howell Street from Main to Richardson and Wrenn Street from Richardson to end. Improvements include curbs gutters and necessary laterals for utilities with ten annual payment installments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell Street
Main
Richardson
Wrenn Street
Howell and Wrenn Streets
City OF
High Point
Howell
Wrenn
Richard Son
High Point Enterprise
E. M. Knox
Moone’s Emerald Oil Promises Quick Foot Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Moone’s Emerald Oil as a fast remedy for tender swollen feet corns and calluses. It claims improvement in 15 minutes with 2 or 3 applications and ongoing use reduces swelling with nightly applications for corns and calluses.
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Moone
Mann Drug Co
Adv
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