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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1931
Page
4
A dated religious quotation from May 19 1981 frames moral critique with biblical verse and a Victor Hugo reflection on hypocrisy. The brief combines a gospel line and a hippo critique, offering a somber thought for readers.
Obituary tribute to Hugh A. Moffitt detailing his death last night and his public service as High Point mayor and council member. The piece highlights his loyalty, charity, Christian faith, leadership in the Democratic Party, and trusted role with employees and community. It cites Kipling's poem line as a moral measure.
The New York Automobile Association backs a bill to stop traffic signals on state and county roads without written approval from the Superintendent of Public Works. The piece argues red lights waste time and money and that nuisance signals foster disregard and accidents at intersections.
The article notes automatic signals at busy intersections regulate traffic flow but warn that crowding the changing light risks crashes. It argues traffic lights are important yet imperfect and endorses a proposed New York bill for an alternative control system with public support.
A 500 person civic forum in New York ended in chaos when James W. Gerard refused to allow a Holmes motion condemning U S Army air maneuvers. Speakers including Channing Pollock Rabbi Israel Goldstein and Mrs James L Laidlaw denounced war while calling for peace and Hoover to halt the maneuvers.
Helen Welshimer reflects on David Belasco life from early start at fourteen to his 400th play. The piece praises his human focus on stagecraft and the life world, arguing Belasco taught art equals life and inspired progress without sermonizing.
An editorial argues that Chicago’s public jubilation lifted business mood and that aviation will soon drive the economy. It traces the 1930 drop in auto production from 5.7 million to about 3.7 million and notes other industries suffered from car overproduction. It also reports a growing Soviet Russian German radio exchange and warns of tensions from improved global communication.
The Salisbury Post reviews a trend toward federal paternalism, warning it could weaken state autonomy. It cites tax centralization and federal intervention in crime cases like Chicago, referencing Calvin Coolidge’s past cautions about state initiative and self-reliance.
A Hollywood star claims his fee is ten dollars per word in films. He quips that the line allotment is costly and jokes about speaking on set.
The president is Mr. C. A. Boston of New York. A man about towns, as it were.
A baseball scene suggests the pitcher humming a taunt about a walk as the powerful batter approaches the plate. The line evokes classic dugout chatter and the tension before a crucial at bat.
An 83-year-old man goes back to a western university to complete his thesis after a long absence of six decades, suggesting he may finally defend his degree.
Several mid western towns have given up supporting baseball teams. To them it is still the national pastime with the accent on the past.
Fur quotations show skunk skins up ten percent in value while noting a consumer quip about scent. The report presents market drift with humorous aside about the odor.
The British army reduces bayonet length from 20 inches to nine inches marking a new low for steel. This weapon spec change tightens battlefield handling and logistics, reflecting modernization efforts across units.
College scholars appointed to analyze alcohol ban waste no time. They plan practical trials and public observations to assess enforcement. The project aims to yield empirical data on prohibition effects and compliance levels across communities.
A lighthearted editorial notes that swatting flies could soon be a nationwide concern for homemakers. It reflects on seasonal pest pressure and everyday routines in domestic life.
The piece blends multilingual flirtation with humorous musings on kissing. It notes Clement Wood’s book and quotes cheeky sections on mouth shape. It also mentions a Georgia road sign about trespassers, boxing gossip, and a wish for a city swimming pool and afternoon showers.
Two African American men charged with attacking a white girl were hidden by national guardsmen in Elberton Georgia. They were booked in Atlanta after being moved from Elberton with a mob estimated up to 5,000. The men identified as Hirak Mc Corley and John Dower joined four others sent to Atlanta from Athens.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Solomon died early this morning at 409 Cable Street. Interment was held this afternoon in the family plot at Oakwood Cemetery.
A kaleidoscopic column blends coastal dawns with Kentucky Derby imagery. The piece contrasts sunrise poetry with vaudeville fame, Einstein and Borah, and political talk, alluding to Cleopatra and Antony with playful, cheeky humor about noses and destiny.
A fragmentary reflection speaks of a chaotic orbit and upheaval. The speaker frames fear and creeds as overwhelming, hinting at inner conflict and an unsettled psyche amid turmoil.
Will Rogers declines an honorary Doctor of Humanity at Oklahoma City University claiming the degree is overrated and mocked by comedians. He notes Melton’s large fee and expresses respect for earned degrees while referencing a kindergarten joke degree offered by Oolagah civic leader Fred W. Cordif.
The resolutions committee of the Virginia State Federation of Labor recommends a convention resolution to place responsibility for the Danville textile strike on Riverside and Dan River mills for discrimination against local union members and for seeking to portray organizers as agitators. It assigns losses to the mills and calls for unionist aims and end to fear. It also urges clemency for Tom Mooney, arguing later evidence questions his guilt in the San Francisco bombing.
An advance agent for the Evan gelistic party was in Lexington this week planning a campaign by evangelist Dr. M. F. Ham. The meeting will begin in June and run for several weeks with a large tent or tabernacle erected for the event.
Fragmentary line hints at frustration with ongoing prohibition and desire to end it, suggesting a public mood against continued restrictions and a call for change.
King George Queen Mary and the Prince of Wales will host ten American debutantes and the wife of an American minister in the first of four court presentations at Buckingham Palace. Details include gowns of tulle lace and gossamer, pearls as preferred adornment, and reactions from London spectators.
Glenn Evans 20 or so, described as a Concord resident, faced a recorder's court in Lexington for larceny of a bicycle belonging to Charles Clodfelter Jr. He was jailed in default of $300 bond and held for superior court after being arrested in Concord, forty miles away, on the day the bicycle disappeared. Evans is an expert cyclist.
Bids to open by end of May or last of June for the inaugural trans oceanic air mail line. The route mapped by W Irving Glover will run from Charleston to London via Bermuda and the Azores, covering about 4000 miles.
Don Hurst singled in the ninth to drive in Bartell and lift the Phillies over the Cubs in a late rally. Bartell scored earlier, and the game shifted on Hurst’s clutch hit.
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