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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1931
Page
3
In Madrid on May 14 Catholic Spain returned to church as Ascension Day brought a halt to four days of anti Catholic riots. Churches were crowded though many cities remained under martial law with charred ruins and soldiers guarding sites. Cardinal Segura fled to France en route to Rome.
A historical Bayer advertisement claims Bayer Aspirin provides quick relief from rheumatic pains without harm. It emphasizes consistent effectiveness, daily use, and the Bayer cross on each tablet as a mark of genuineness.
A humorist quips about a geneticist’s assignment to trace a relative and reveal that a person connected to the family once held a chair of applied electricity at a public institution. The exchange satirizes sensitive genealogical work and public notice burden.
A brief dialogue passage shows a daughter urging marriage to a young man while the father distrusts the match and jokes about institutionalizing him. The excerpt centers on romantic opposition and parental control.
An advertisement claims one tablespoon of Date's Mentha Pepsin relieves stomach agony gas and indigestion within ten minutes. It portrays rapid heart relief and breathing improvement and touts the tonic elixir as a permanent solution guaranteed by Mann Drug Stores and pharmacists nationwide.
Norma Talmadge, a leading screen actress, is released by United Artists after insisting on choosing her own vehicles. Samuel Goldwyn states the release honors her prestige and notes policy prevents continuing the contract. Talmadge says she will not make films until she finds the right story and has multiple offers from producers in Europe and the U S. Crime in England has risen 25 percent since the war.
Washington May 14 The American Federation of Labor executive council urges workers to resist wage cuts to the fullest extent warning reductions threaten continuous unemployment. The council notes banking interests and employers are pushing lower wages and calls organized and unorganized labor to stand firm. It cites Hoover era assurances and warns a third winter of distressing unemployment may follow ongoing wage cuts. Henry Clay elected Speaker of the House on first day as member.
Commander A H Dressel has been chosen commanding officer of the Navy dirigible Los Angeles. He wears the Navy Cross for Distinguished Service in World War I. In 1950 he qualified in lighter-than-air craft and completed the winter cruise with the Los Angeles to Panama.
Rutherfordton headline notes Mrs J M Lynch and John Paul Searcy released after grand jury declined to indict following months of detention. The couple faced accusations tied to the January 25 murder of farmer John Madison Lynch at his home door.
A new single seat fighter tested in England carries six machine guns and can reach 200 miles per hour. The aircraft is described as a compact combat craft suitable for rapid engagements and improved air defense.
Dr. N J G Wickey from Washington DC executive secretary of the United Lutheran churches of America will preach the baccalaureate sermon for the North Carolina State College graduating class on June 7. He is Harvard and Oxford educated and a noted American preacher. Dr James John Tigert of the University of Florida will give the commencement address. He is Vanderbilt Oxford educated and Tennessee's first Rhodes scholar.
An inquiry from The Bradfield Co Atlanta Ga requests free trial and postpaid Jain wrappers for a 24 page illustrated book titled Before Baby Comes and a sample of Mothers Friend. The message includes a name street and state initials PF D left state B.
Dr. Thomas Harrison of State College heads the commencement plan. Canada consumed over 5,000,000,000 cigars in 1939 0, equaling about 5000 per person. The figures underscore vast tobacco use in the era.
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