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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1931
Page
4
An early 1931 newspaper page features a devotional verse from Isaiah and a Mason quote on sincerity and charity. The short column reflects religious or moral prose typical of the era with a date line of Monday November 2, 1931.
AY Smith presses Roosevelt while attacking his successor in New York. The piece notes Cermak's call for a "dripping wet" candidate and discusses liquor policy’s potential impact on Democratic nomination and balance of power.
J Elwood Cox, 75, reflects on four decades in North Carolina banking and laments waning regard for obligations. He notes rising recidivism and dishonesty, suggesting that expanded bank credit may outpace cultivated honesty, signaling societal decline despite longer banking experience.
Dr. Thomas H. Briggs of Columbia University spoke to about 2,000 teachers at the South Piedmont District meeting in Charlotte, urging them to promote the value of learning and achievements in classrooms rather than focus on pay cuts. He warned there are worse outcomes than a 10 percent salary cut and noted living costs vary by region.
A brief survey notes waning American enthusiasm for Halloween as October night rituals become routine. The eerie appeal appears subdued this year, with fewer costumes and less novelty in celebrations across communities.
The piece ponders why Halloween failed to excite Americans in 1931 while celebrating the lure of greatness. It contrasts local restraint with spontaneous festivity, notes the public’s impulse to touch greatness through small mementos, and reflects on humanity's need to believe in remarkable individuals.
Souvenir hunters descend on Milan Ohio Edison birthplace with bark torn from trees and objects carried away. Photographs in front of the birthplace become a spectacle as the chase for trinkets reflects a long standing human urge to possess tokens of greatness.
Dr. John A. Ryan testified before the Senate committee on a national economic council. He condemned public officials and influential classes for indifference to unemployment and suffering, saying the duty is seen only if no one dies of starvation. He praised the clarity of his critique as a service to the nation.
Variety notes Hollywood studios plan to make several Russia related films while avoiding propaganda for the Soviet side. Executives worry about upsetting radical groups and theater trouble, yet broad interest in Russian affairs drives effort to present truth engagingly without taking sides.
The Greensboro Record reports on a Mount Airy Kiwanis club proposal to name state highway No. 89 after Governor Franklin. The route would run from Walnut Cove to the Virginia line via Greensboro Guilford battleground Longap Mount Airy and extend toward Sparta and the Tennessee line. The Mount Airy Times questions the monument idea noting the road’s current rough state and urges upgrading the temporary Lowgap segment to permanent status.
A bodyguard for Al Capone faced a courtroom charge for carrying a loaded pistol into court during a trial. The defense suggested the weapon may have been a mere prop or plaything.
In the latest British election England's lone prohibitionist Member of Parliament failed to hold his seat. The result marks a setback for his platform as supporters react to a surprising defeat amid a tense electoral climate.
The Hoover Laval debt plan drew fire from Republicans and Democrats as well as Central Europe. Al Capone, facing federal liens on his property, would likely oppose it too.
Washington Daybook reports the death of Ernest Ackerman a New Jersey house member prompts debate over party control for the new session. Officials initially said time might permit a successor election before Congress convenes but the narrow margin raises concern for both parties about future organizing.
The piece notes the tight balance in the house between Republicans and Democrats since last November. Ackerman's death created another tie as Paul Kvale returns to leadership. It discusses election laws, delays in seating successors, and the possibility of special legislative sessions to resolve emergencies by party.
Following Ackerman’s death a capitol bill loses an arresting personality. A quiet dignified man, he kept a low profile yet his stamp collecting defined him. He traveled far to obtain rare issues and enjoyed discussing stamps.
Editor notes joy in service after a long drive to a historic Quaker gathering. The session featured Philathea Baraca and adult classes with a World Temperance lesson stressing freedom from sin. Key themes included loving one’s neighbor and following Jesus as the Way, with a focus on being on the Lord's side and personal consecration.
In La Crosse Wisconsin Gardner R Withrow a former railroader turned politician now represents Wisconsin's seventh district. He left school after high school earned two years of legal training and rose from railroad fireman to conductor before entering politics. A La Follette faction ally he began as secretary to James Thompson and entered the state legislature in 1926. He won the seat in 1930 defeating Merlin Hall and aligns with the Wisconsin Progressive wing urging farm relief and jobs policy from regular Republicans.
Lonnie and Minnie Taylor ask Enterprise and city residents to help locate their 15 year old daughter Alberta who vanished after attending a Halloween party at William Penn High School. The father saw Alberta in a car with several youths and she reportedly feared returning home. She wore a blue coat, blue Eugenie hat, tan dress and black shoes with grey trim.
Clara Fish, a 19 year old servant held for the razor murder of Mrs. Walter Maddux, claimed today that the husband's the killer. Maddux denied the charge as a lie. The girl said she lured Mrs. Maddux to a forest, used ether, and that the husband then killed the 32 year old mother of two by slashing her throat.
In a tense scene characters speculate on who hides upstairs and who killed Vivian Gordon or shot Rothstein. Bowen discovers the bill slip, and Mary reads that The Fly is present as the cliffhanger ends.
Forecast calls for mostly fair conditions with chance of interior rains in the north on Thursday or Friday. Week starts cool, temperatures rise from Wednesday, and end of week turns slightly cooler.
Twenty two people died in week end automobile accidents across the south raising the violent death toll above two score. Louisiana led in motor vehicle deaths with the highest toll, Georgia Tennessee Maryland each reported four, Virginia three and Arkansas one. Six lives were lost in railroad grade crossing crashes and Baltimore identified four victims in a truck collision near the city.
Glenn R. Ward superintendent of Highland Cotton Mills and June W. Woolen of Adams-Millis Corp will travel to Charlotte for the North Carolina Safety Conference sessions on Thursday and Friday. Other industrial plant representatives are expected to attend as well.
A quotation attributed to Mahatma Gandhi expresses that the law governing brute creation should not guide human behavior and moral progress, urging a higher ethical framework for humanity in India.
A peace warrant against Cornelia Hill, age 86, at the request of her husband James Hill, age 70, was heard by Justice W G Brown. He alleged threats to his life and his wife’s nightly absences. The couple has been married 18 years and has nine children. a daughter works in a local mill.
Mrs. R. H. Norman of 312 Reid Street brings two pink dwarf chrysanthemums to the Enterprise exhibition. The six flowers on each stem create a pentagon shape with five forming the sides and one the top, boxed and squared at the front window display.
A group of local colored community leaders will meet Thursday night with Mrs. W. C. Hammond secretary of the board of public welfare and Miss Clara I. Cox chairman of the American Red Cross chapter to discuss how colored citizens may aid in winter relief work. Attendees include representatives from the colored Men's Civic League the colored Ministerial Association and the Woman's Art Club.
The justice department says Golney Seymour an Apache confessed to killing Miss Henrietta Schmerler a Columbia University researcher at the White River Indian Reservation Arizona last July. He assaulted and killed her and is held on the reservation for federal trial. Her body was found in a ditch on the reservation.
Chicago November reports show potato prices mostly steady with fair trade. U S shipments totaled 805 on Saturday and 14 on Sunday as price ranges vary by variety and region including Wisconsin Round Whites Minnesota Cobblers Red River Ohio's Nebraska Triumphs Idaho Russets with no. 1 grades priced up to 1.46.
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