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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1929
Page
7
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In Raleigh on May 18, Executive Councilor N A Townsend announced North Carolina prisoners who work seven days a week in roles such as cooks and firemen will receive credit for the extra day. Governor Gardner and Judge Townsend support shortening sentences for those maintaining good records. About 15 to 20 inmates are affected, with the plan to be implemented via new rules.
A one day only screening this week spotlights Helen Foster in The Road to Ruin at the Ritz Theatre. The review praises her evolving screen persona from innocent girl to world weary woman and predicts a lasting place among silent drama immortals.
Judge Townsend notes the plan could take several weeks to implement and suggests it is fair to grant these men additional credit on their sentences for the extra days. The remark frames the timing and principle behind the proposed policy change.
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The piece argues that many girl graduates will pursue nursing with only high school training, praising nursing as enduring and necessary. It surveys Florence Nightingale’s legacy, critiques harsh judgment faced by nurses, and comments on ads and social norms including marriage laws in several states and public attitudes toward romance and consumer ads.
Alfred Hall-Quest argues in his new book that society bungles moral standards and fails to enforce laws. He questions whether absurd rules go unpunished and signals skepticism about bachelor behavior in modern culture.
The Commerce Department weekly report from Charlotte shows overall trade activity down from the prior week yet above the 1928 level. Steel and petroleum output rose vs last year, and freight car loadings stayed up over 1928 while wholesale prices fell more than four percent.
A major 19th century US earthquake struck the Mississippi valley south of Ohio. It was felt in New York and the West Indies, caused lake formation, and briefly altered the Mississippi River’s course.
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