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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1931
Page
4
A quoted devotional note dated Thursday May 28 1931 cites I Corinthians 9 25 and Burton on temperance as a bridle of gold. The snippet presents a moral reflection typical of period religious notices in newspapers.
The North Carolina House gave Governor C M Gardner a warm sendoff after a productive session. He urged that the next assembly continue the principles set forth, noting major bills on roads higher education reform local government finance and state department reorganization. The revenue bill balanced McLean school aims with a small ad valorem emergency tax. The piece argues Gardner will be remembered for constructive service beyond popularity.
An American beauty prize winner who shot her husband in France was acquitted by a French jury after her attorney argued she is too beautiful to be bad. The piece critiques perceived French leniency toward charming female defendants and contrasts with American court histories of homicide cases.
In a sharp editorial tone the paper questions whether the young and charming stereotype fits the French murderess and asserts such offenders often walk free, criticizing the verdict and contrasting it with expectations.
The article argues about leisure's role in society and its impact on behavior. It notes reformers push for guided leisure while many resist prescriptions. It suggests modern activities like book and bridge clubs filled schedules reduce true leisure and dreaming.
The passage notes that a lingering grievance may stem from the subject's post Stockholm attitude and habit of traveling the country with a chip on his shoulder, suggesting personal bias affects his views.
A column cites Miss Margaret Reilley’s forced move from her 63 year old home for a river parkway project, arguing individual happiness yields to community welfare. It contrasts home with house and notes the aging woman’s hardship and adjusted life after uprooting. It then shifts to aviation safety on the transcontinental air mail route and a Vandalia prison riot, criticizing systemic failures and calling for reform.
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot criticizes Sinclair Lewis over his offer to donate the Nobel Prize medal to Yale's Sterling Memorial library. Discrepancies between Lewis and associate librarian Charles Rush’s accounts prompt questions about the proposal and the author’s tone. The piece argues the medal should be presented formally to university authorities, not casually to staff.
Snippets touch on salesladies needing feeling clothes, a warden greeting a new prisoner, rising business during air maneuvers, a dig at prohibition honesty, girl caddies on European courses, fears over golf attire swearing, Germany in a customs dispute via Curtius diplomacy, and fathers lamenting the animal toll for college funds.
Wake Forest May 28 The 105 members of the graduating class plus deans of the college were entertained Tuesday evening at the home of President and Mrs Thurman D Kitchin. Guests greeted by Felda Hightower and Miss Sarah Grea son. introductions by Arthur Myers. R L Foust of High Point among graduates.
Virgil Kirkland a 20 year old Gary Indiana steel mill worker faces a move to raise his sentence from one to ten years for assault and battery with intent to rape in the Arlene Draves case. Prosecutor Estill said a demand to increase to five to twenty one years will be made next Monday based on Attorney General Ogden’s opinion. Kirkland was taken to Pendleton State Reformatory yesterday.
London dispatch reports Queen Helen of Rumania accepting exile from her adopted country after the new Romanian parliament convenes. She says she will live in France or Italy and that her life has been filled with sorrow as she contemplates separation from Crown Prince Michael and a future as a recluse.
Raleigh May 28 Following closing of North Carolina State college on June 9 enrollment will begin for what promises to be the largest summer school in the history of the institution. The six week session starts June 15 with 48 faculty members and 144 courses.
Norfolk Va May 28 The black fleet led by Rear Admiral Buffin aimed to breach Fort Story and Fortress Monroe to reach Washington and Baltimore in the annual army navy joint defense drill. Coastal patrols detected the fleet’s approach and heavy guns blunted the attack. Three vessels were lost and several aircraft were shot down as bombing runs faced strong anti aircraft fire. The final phase of the Chesapeake defense maneuvers was set to conclude tonight with focused strikes on the forts.
In Rome on May 28 fascist students destroyed a portrait of Pope Pius XI and damaged Civilta Cattolica headquarters. They dragged works from the wall, burned copies of Il Papa and Observatore Romano, and jeered the church as police stood aside. The Vatican and Italian government prepared to exchange notes.
Secretary Doak said Labor Department reports show a slight improvement in employment for May. He noted trends are better than in recent months and the check shows a small gain from April. The AFL leader Green warned spring gains were below normal and harsher winters could follow without action.
In Eckernfoerde Germany two holiday makers were killed when a torpedo fired from the nearby naval testing station ran wild in a circle and struck their pleasure boat about 1,000 yards from the station. A man survived but his son and daughter in law died.
The Kulin of Australia hold that the spirits of the dead ascend to heaven guided by the sun’s rays. This belief ties ancestral journeys to daily celestial movement, reflecting a solar-based cosmology in Indigenous spirituality.
A cryptic Bible themed puzzle listing many clues and answers. The central question asks in what state Nicholas Longworth was buried, with a long grid of clues including terms like Lion, Birmingham center, dirigible, and various verb forms, all contributing to a crossword style puzzle.
Raleigh May 28. The state supreme court will release its next batch of opinions on June 24, Edward Seawell, clerk, announced today.
The United States imports more than 75 million pounds of cheese annually, highlighting the scale of foreign dairy products entering the domestic market. This figure underscores ongoing trade in dairy between producers abroad and American consumers.
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