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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1931
Page
4
The piece laments cross‑chamber ultimatums between the house and senate, blaming personal attacks for stalled revenue legislation. It cites Representative McLean apologizing for remarks about liquor and women and argues restraint and diplomacy could have allowed passage of the sales tax bill.
A Marshall Iowa merchant credits chain stores with boosting his business and advertising budgets. Baylor University in Texas faces end of an era as Dr. Samuel Palmer Brooks dies after signing 428 diplomas. campus memory recalls fierce foe Brand of the Iconoclast amid a turbulent history.
Detectives in a large city house prepare to question all residents after a bin is found in a bedroom. A wizened man and a blood-spotting young woman enter, a scream echoes, and Minsky leads a small party toward Dr. Higgins laboratory after questioning the cook who insists she knows nothing.
The department executive committee met May 3 in Raleigh with strong turnout and focus on trophies and rules for band drum and bugle corps and flag escort contests at the July convention in Morehead City. They outlined membership trophies by class, new exhibition unit rules, and prizes for band and junior baseball, plus goals for posts to boost 1931 memberships ahead of the national contest.
The article praises the election held with absentee ballots now abolished noting past abuses and court challenges. It argues absentee voting served wartime needs but damaged confidence in the voting process and favors continued reform or abolition.
The paper argues absentee balloting has been abused to swing elections. It urges repeal of the law statewide and notes local municipal elections have benefited from repeal in practice.
Washington reports tax returns from tobacco down while R J Reynolds plans night operations to meet Camels demand. Winston Salem output rises as firms fight for leadership through new slogans and advertising tactics in a fierce market battle.
Bruce Catton discusses Helen Hayes stance on professionalized child care and the idea that mothers may rely on trained nurses. Hayes notes her own 14 month old daughter and her choice to avoid self care without specialized study. The piece weighs whether motherhood benefits from expert guidance versus traditional maternal care.
The piece argues kidnapping has grown with racketeering, citing Detroit as an example where guards formed a kidnap ring. It credits energetic police work for breaking such gangs and notes kidnappers are dangerous but not well positioned to long term crime.
Rita Halle in Good Housekeeping notes one divorce per 75 college romances versus one per six marriages overall. She attributes durability to slower, longer engagements in college pairings, while whirlwind romances more often end in divorce.
A New York woman proposes a traffic dance to avoid death and injury, but the tactic risks provoking a collision with motorists and causing a hit.
The cruiser Chicago will soon be the fleet flagship and its mascot is a black goat named Al Capone. A black sheep might have been more appropriate according to a light note in the report.
A Texas man traverses the globe in reverse steps, turning each backward stride into a forward push by chasing an audacious global circuit. One observer notes his paradoxical progress as he maps the route in reverse daily.
Charlie Chaplin will not perform on stage despite invitations from King George and Queen Mary for a royal benefit in Britain. The star, quoting the Evening Standard, prefers the silver screen and plans to donate a check to the charity for aged and disabled vaudeville artists.
Two German architects drew plans for a giant water ship lifting system intended to raise the largest vessels to about 200 feet for overhaul. The concept envisions a massive dock-like structure enabling extreme vessel maintenance.
A historical note reports life insurance costs averaging 28 cents per person in Italy versus about 1000 dollars per person in the United States, highlighting stark price disparities between the two nations.
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