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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1932
Page
4
A religious snippet urges husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the church, citing Ephesians 5 25. It reflects on God overruling mutinous accidents, guiding events under fate to serve His purpose, as Marcus Antoninus is quoted.
Indebted cities must cut costs. High Point and Winston-Salem claim large voluntary cuts while West Palm Beach shows involuntary reductions via court-ordered taxes. The article argues municipalities should minimize operating costs through frugality even without external compulsion.
The death of Dr. Lewis Lyndon Hobbs Friday ends a long Guilford linked career. Hobbs, native to Pleasant Garden, rose to principal of the Quaker school and later presidency as it became a college. He resigned in 1915 to pursue a history of the Quaker settlement and Guilford College. His wife, Mrs. Hobbs, daughter of Nereus Mendenhall, combined homemaking with keen intellect, enriching their partnership.
A note indicates funds were ready for expenditure and evidence suggests pressure is being applied to influence the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The fragment implies external forces attempting to steer financial allocations during the postwar period.
The text discusses a proposed 55 million dollar federal loan to Pennsylvania Railroad to electrify the Washington to New York line, a project already underway. Supporters argue it would create jobs, while similar Carolina electric rail proposals face federal rejection despite local demand for development.
The piece argues the Lindbergh baby killing was a planned, premeditated act rather than a random violent death. It condemns the perpetrators as monsters and notes a broader bleak view of humanity while reflecting on the crime's depravity and the motive of ransom.
Edward A Filene proposes a bold plan to boost prosperity by expanding a national highway network and expanding motor transport to outpace railroads. He argues cheaper transport, stimulated business, and new markets for automakers, anticipating resistance from railroad interests. New York travel figures for 1931 show declines harming hotels theaters and rail passenger revenues. The Glaciers Again predicts glacier return within 2000 years.
Erdtman of Stockholm notes a thousand year trend of cooling in northern Europe and America. Deciduous trees migrate southward to escape advancing ice. He asks readers to ponder a potential 2000 year horizon and how humanity might respond if another glacial period begins, citing North American ice history up to the Ohio river.
Editorial urges a large multi level reward from county state and federal governments to entice information and possibly arrest the guilty parties in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder case once the child's death is confirmed. The piece argues several people may be involved and notes police can act more freely now.
The Charlotte News argues secretary J. L. DeLaney should resign from the county board of elections to avoid impropriety and appearance of conflict. It notes his dual role as State Manager for a candidate and calls for removal from active campaign participation while retaining board duties.
Federal officers continue the search for the $100000 sum Gaston Means received from Mrs McLean and likely seek income tax collection on the amount.
A New York financier argues incomes must rise to end low mood and asks the working man about wage gains. The exchange highlights calls for higher earnings as a remedy to economic unease.
A columnist notes the Joliet warden retirement and jokes that prisoners there miss the depression mood. The piece mocks the disarmament conference with nations blaming the United States for World War costs and reports Peru's bad business ending in a suppressed revolution and a ceremonial salute.
Germany admits no further reparations payments, signaling that the Hoover moratorium only postpones a likely confrontation over war debts and postwar obligations.
A water spout from Lake Erie carried a lakeside cottage about a half mile from its foundation as storm winds swept across Ohio. Residents reported widespread damage as the Buckeye State endured the ferocious weather.
Thomas W. Kimsey of 416 Tate Street calls North Carolinians to organize laborer led clubs or parties and support labor friendly candidates. He argues workers should elect their own reps, repeal unjust laws, register to vote, and hold lawmakers accountable amid tax sales and street assessments.
National League leaders include Klein of the Phillies with 26 runs and Collins of the Cardinals 23. Terry of the Giants and Herman of the Reds tied with 23 runs. Herman led hits with 37. Mark Klein led triples with four. Collins and Terry led home runs with eight and seven respectively. Frisch of the Cardinals had six stolen bases. American League leaders feature Foxx of the Athletics with a .458 average and 25 runs. Averill led RBIs with 26. Foxx and Porter led hits with 88. Foxx also led home runs with seven. Chapman of the Yankees and Burns of the Browns tied five stolen bases.
Garner criticizes President Hoover, saying his frequent statements undermine public confidence and patriotism. He argues Hoover campaigns to keep his name before the people and should stop issuing statements, notably about the Lindbergh case, from the presidency.
Charlotte high school baseball team defeated Greensboro 4 to 2 for the second straight win and advances to meet Durham, eastern champions, at Chapel Hill for the State Class title.
Three alleged bandit gang members bound over to superior court after a preliminary hearing in Chapel Hill. Ashby Penn identified Jack Thomas as the shooter who wounded him. George Coleman identified Elwood Johnson and Thomas as assailants. Lawrence Armstrong confessed to involvement. Robert Thompson sought. Bonds: Thomas 10000, Johnson 5000, Armstrong 2500.
Dr. Lewis Hobbs president emeritus of Guilford College died after a lifetime as principal at New Garden Boarding School and leader of the North Carolina Friends Yearly Meeting. Surviving are three sons and a daughter. Funeral Sunday at 3 p.m. New Garden Church Cemetery burial. Friends ministers to assist.
Robert Ed wards was ordered held without bond after a coroner's inquest into the shooting of Isham Biz zel last Sunday in Lumberton. The report notes the case proceeding to formal charges and detention.
A crossword like list mixes Australian export hints with clues and answers. Clues cover nouns verbs and adjectives such as jar, capital, language, appearance, habitat, and weaponry while weaving a playful reference to a previous puzzle.
Frank Jackson, 70, Ocracoke Island hermit, lives apart from 700 residents and has never set foot ashore. He enjoys chasing sheep and delivering mail, and plans to take part in the annual sheep penning day on May 16 after a season of isolation and limited travel.
Boston story where Patrolman Thomas P. Keane, acting as a temporary dog license clerk, assists seven year old Josephine Cosgrove who lies to obtain a license for her dog Teddy. He covers the missing pennies, bringing happiness to the hopeful child.
Mrs Jessica Randall fell on the track at Harringay Park station as a goods train passed. She was struck and flung to the center of the line, yet the train went over her without serious injury, leaving her with only a few bruises.
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