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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1931
Page
4
Notice states second class matter at High Point North Carolina under act of March 8 1872 and lists telephone and advertising representatives Frost Landis and Kohn offices in New York and Chicago.
A dated mid November 1938 feature presents two pro charity quotes. The first cites a biblical question about selling ointment for three hundred pence to aid the poor. The second from Colton asserts that true Christianity requires charity.
The Baltimore Sun expresses support for President Frank Porter Graham as he begins leadership at UNC. It notes financial strains from the legislature and other reverses that challenge national standing, yet credits Graham with qualifications, public support, and courage to guide a historically important institution.
Analysis notes President Wilson’s selection of capable men for high posts as integral to honest public service. Ray Stannard Baker discusses Wilson’s choice of Brand Whitlock Henry van Dyke and Thomas Nelson Page among others in diplomatic and ministerial roles.
A probe into political leadership argues that training in public life and genuine aptitude matter more than initial reform zeal. It stresses that power must be exercised artfully and with high purpose to sustain public trust, especially in democracy where voters may oust well intentioned governors early.
A Methodist conference refused ten applicants to preach citing no available charges. The piece argues the church must limit religious workers like secular payrolls, noting a surplus of ministers but ample global need for Christian work. It contrasts restraint with other denominations and praises practical limits on clergy.
Bruce Catton argues that sensational attention to a single rescued 13 year old distracts from broader child poverty in America. He notes many needy children in cities and coal towns receive little help, urging readers to support general fund drives rather than focus on one front page case.
The author argues the public ignores distant wars until conflict fully erupts. News coverage shapes opinion, but true understanding fades as fighting begins. He urges immediate, clear analysis of the Manchuria situation before it becomes too late.
Newspapers highlight a new amphibious tank with a waterborne turret gun and a 42 mile per hour land speed. Analysts suggest a fleet would aid amphibious invasions, and historians wonder how Gallipoli casualties in 1915 might have differed if such tanks existed.
The American Dental Association at its Memphis convention adopted advertising to educate the public on dental hygiene through a new bureau while maintaining the rule against self promotion by individual dentists. The text also reflects on the upcoming Senate session and mourns the loss of Senator Caraway of Arkansas for his wit and readiness to weigh in on fiery debates.
While King Carol's brother eloped Secretary of State Henry L Stimson opened a new transatlantic telephone service with Romania He probably urged disarmament and talks on security in Europe.
The piece quotes Bob LaFollette calling for an economic brake amid long-standing financial strain. He argues restraint and policy shifts are needed to halt ongoing economic decline.
Scientists warn a camel that loses a foot in a stream sinks to its side and cannot swim. The remark ends with a quip about choosing a better fate than being a camel.
A cryptic line hints at Volstead era politics as a camel symbolically navigates a turbulent electoral year. The remark suggests ongoing tension between prohibition era dynamics and forthcoming political shifts.
A list of North Carolina residents awarded federal patents for diverse inventions. Names include Jack E. Lineberger Charlotte Patent 1 829 995 Rotating Display Device and Frank M. Rinehardt Badin Patent 1 831 609 Combination Toilet Rack among others such as Jamie B. Wilder Raleigh Green Pea Sheller and Sherman C. Jennings Winston Salem Plastic Compound for repairs. Others cover tool holders lighters pendents suspender manufacture drainage flushing devices astronomical devices building structures and more.
Washington reports describe Donna Antonietta Grandi wife of the Italian foreign minister and Donna Antonietta De Martino wife of the Italian ambassador arriving en route to the United States. Both are tall statuesque figures with distinct appearances.
In Athens Georgia a postcard showing a catfish drawing labeled Georgia bypassed locals and reached the fish market before postal officials traced its route. The item highlights Catfish Smith's notoriety beyond his home city and the unusual handling by the mail system.
In Long Beach California Mary Billie Cline Quinn logged 400 hours in flight with two forced landings and survived unhurt. She then took up roller skating and broke two bones in her ankle.
Northrop believes money circulates after tracing a five cent piece he engraved with his initials to a street car conductor decades ago. The coin recently returned to him through a corner grocery, confirming his theory.
New York Senator Royal Copeland proposes converting vessels out of commission moored at New York piers into living quarters for the homeless. He has written to the Shipping Board outlining the plan to use idle ships to shelter unemployed men in need.
Two radio beacon stations will be set up at Red Deer and Lethbridge to guide mail planes along the hazardous Calgary to Lethbridge route. Air crews will use radio receivers to pick up signals and stay on course.
The mother and the girls will be walking on the rainbow this winter with shoes in blue green orange and yellow.
Formosa authorities keep 260 mile electrified border barrier between headhunters and Chinese and Japanese colonists to prevent raids and incursions.
Umpires in Indianapolis host an annual banquet to honor players and sports writers and atone for season mis steps.
John Wood, Democrat, becomes the sole new member of Georgia's delegation in the seventy second Congress. The North Georgia native, born 1885, rose from a factory job and teaching to law, served briefly in aviation, and campaigned across rugged hills to win a solid majority over veteran Thomas M. Bell.
Washington by Herbert Plummer notes the Supreme Court figure Louis D Brandeis, aged seventy five, a 15 year veteran appointed by Woodrow Wilson in 1916. The piece contrasts his Lincoln likeness with his keen, alert presence and distinctive features in the chamber.
The text profiles Brandeis as a famed dissenter and liberal on the Supreme Court, noting his delayed confirmation, qualification hearings, and opposition from Elihu Root and Taft. It highlights his factual rigor, careful prose, and private lifestyle, contrasting him with Holmes and Stone and noting his addition to the court’s liberal bloc.
The text notes a man often seen strolling Washington streets for exercise formerly paddled a canoe on the Potomac and Tidal Basin. His best friend on the court was Justice Holmes, with whom he once walked long distances stopping to view various things. Recently age has left Holmes walking alone.
Fire companies 1 and the aeria were summoned to box No 12 on English street by a false alarm at about 10 30 this morning.
The note compares cheese variety across nations. France makes over 250 varieties, Holland 45, Italy about 200, and Denmark around 60. The United States produces only a few kinds of cheese.
The piece surveys New York speech and attitudes with sharp humor. It contrasts urban slang with rural twang while poking at transport woes and service workers. The Woolworth Building is noted for its lines as a standout skyline element.
A high status woman orders police after a quarrel outside a store on Fifty Seventh Street. A poor elderly woman is struck in front of the shop while clerks do not intervene as a furious husband creates a scene. Albert Stevens Crockett reports details.
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