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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1932
Page
4
The fragment presents a biblical verse warning against idolatry from Beckiel 20 7 and a maxim attributed to Zimmermann about self talk and truthfulness. It reflects moral admonitions and personal conduct guidance in brief aphorisms.
Representative Lindsay Warren lauds Charles Brantley Aycock North Carolina’s reconstruction governor for advancing mass education turning schooling into a universal necessity. Warren claims Aycock’s leadership created a perpetual fountain of influence inspiring future generations and endless pursuit of knowledge.
The annual city schools music festival opens tomorrow afternoon under L L Stookey Miss Virginia Frank Maxwell E Jones and others. The festival reflects strong musical training in High Point schools and aims to foster lifelong appreciation through early education.
A joint afternoon concert by the Junior and Senior high school music departments will be held in the auditorium of the new Junior high school. The high school band will perform an open air concert on North Main street Tuesday night. Next Thursday and Friday the fourth and fifth grades will present a cantata with 1 000 children involved, highlighting the schools music training and community interest.
Marcus Duffield in Vanity Fair argues the U S government is an outdated system with multi layer bureaus and bloated budgets. He cites duplicative city governments and a federal payroll ballooning as wasteful, noting deficits rise and reforms stall due to voter power. The piece suggests lean times may spur citizen scrutiny and demand for change.
A reporter talks with a seven year resident of a waterfront dump shanty in New York City. He explains he quit trying, wants to be left alone, and his frank view on modern life reveals a common urge to abandon daily responsibilities, a mood readers may momentarily envy.
Washington dispatches indicate the proposal to grant Hawaii full statehood, once favored at the session start, has stalled as the Massie tragedy provokes opposition. Critics note the tragedy parallels other national crimes and question whether crime should determine statehood, suggesting the bill may remain in committee.
The article warns that the fire-eating militarist group in Japan may gain power after Premier Inukai's murder. It notes the military clique's past influence over government policy in Manchuria and Shanghai and fears a complete suppression of civilian authorities.
Dr Vern O Knudsen of the University of California explains why men sing in baths. He says a small tiled bathroom acts as a resonant sounding board for the voice making shower song seem harmless and natural. The physics supports singing as a practical outlet.
The remark about the Chinese being the most peaceful faces a sharp challenge from Japanese marines in Shanghai, highlighting tense wartime attitudes and clashes in the city.
The report notes the Australian premier quit his post via wireless telephone and speculates the move could unintentionally inform monarchs. The phrasing implies a connection between the resignation method and potential royal implications.
An editorial writer laments lawmakers delaying action and notes this flaw has persisted since 1929, calling it a lasting curse on the country.
A brief quip asserts that the United States remains the nation with the world’s greatest supply of raw material, as illustrated by a vaudeville show.
In a reflective remark, the thinker notes America should maintain distance from European affairs. The question recalls why such restraint was not observed in 1918 and what lessons might apply to today.
A reader thanks The Enterprise editor for a strong editorial on school funding. He cites State Tax Commission figures 1930 showing only 14.2 percent of total debt to schools and 85.8 percent to other uses. He urges fair share burdens and capable leadership to face public expenditure retrenchment.
The article explores multiple shortcake bases beyond biscuits, including waffles sponge cake graham crackers and bread and butter. It describes ripe fruit use warm sugaring juice extraction and a full serving with rich cream. A strawberry shortcake recipe follows with detailed ingredients and baking steps.
Dinner lists a broiled salmon steak with broccoli and Hollandaise sauce, plus old fashioned strawberry shortcake. Beverages include milk and coffee.
AP roundup lists National League leaders including Klein of Philadelphia and Terry of San Francisco in batting and home runs. American League top marks include Foxx of Philadelphia Athletics leading in batting runs batted in and hits with Foxx also holding home runs. Stolen bases leaders feature Frisch of the Cardinals and Blue of the White Sox.
Franz H. C. Coppus, 53, testifies in Worcester to allegations in his divorce case. He admits taking his 26 year old private secretary on vacations to New York and Cuba, explaining that bringing his wife would not be a vacation.
A log cabin hollowed from a single sequoia by Hale Tharp in 1858 stands in Sequoia National Park. The trunk measures 24 feet in diameter at the base and the hollow extends 56 feet into the log.
In Reading Pennsylvania the Berk County courthouse faces hard times as the county commissioners stop purchasing matches for free distribution to visitors after fifty years of prosperity.
Mrs. Harry F. Becker filed for divorce after her husband demanded oysters at breakfast then hit her when catsup was unavailable. Superior Judge Joseph L. Call granted the divorce amid the couple’s domestic dispute.
In Indianapolis municipal court, Eloise Walton and 11 others arrested for ignoring a stop sign presented two photos showing the sign bent beyond legibility. When asked to plead, Walton said no, and the defendants were released.
Word quiz lists clues and solutions across horizontal and vertical entries including geography government eye anatomy and chessboard style terms. The page shows a dense puzzle with numbered hints and corresponding answers across a grid.
Gordon, 36, left the hospital with attendants after being moved home following his 82nd operation. A longtime patient, he had endured multiple surgeries on his right leg after an automobile accident years earlier, including two broken leg injuries.
Roy Biegeck of Chicago rode a taxi from Chicago to Portland with two drivers swapping every 100 miles. They stopped only for meals and gas, suggesting a costly attempt at a new record as they passed through Twin Falls Idaho.
In Stockton California Mrs Sadie Pius reunited with her 21 year missing husband Isaac Pius after a search that spanned five countries. She discovered he was living with another woman and filed for divorce asserting infidelity and seeking dissolution of the marriage.
A humorous Madrid exchange as a farm laborer offers his horse to a woman whose car has broken down. She replies that with 15 4 horsepower it is not enough and thanks him.
Bond servants were newcomers who were bound into servitude upon arrival and freed after completing terms. Tex Rickard’s estate was appraised at 500000 but valued at about 184000, and the Continental United States spans 3026789 square miles.
The item notes Scheele discovering chlorine in 1777 then called dephlogisticated muriatic acid. It recalls its first World War gas use on April 22, 1915 by German forces against British and French troops. It also cites fur shipments valued at 70,324 dollars in 1931.
A Madrid humor column records a boy puffing a cigar when asked about his smoking. He claims the brand is Robinson Crusoe, saying he gave it the name himself because Crusoe was a castaway. The patron reacts with disbelief.
In a tersely worded note Levensky accuses a buyer of outstanding six month debts and calls him a thief and liar in a public censure quoted by Tit-Bits.
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