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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1931
Page
4
A brief 4 Thought noting a Bible verse from Mark 13 31 and a Boston quoted maxim on faith as the soul moving beyond self to meet needs. The two lines present religious meditation and a city attributed insight in a compact newspaper card style.
Shelby faces a proposal to sell its electric distributing franchise with an estimated price around 1.1 to 1.5 million dollars. The city buys current from Duke Power and earned about 60 000 annually in resale profits, while paying 72 000 wholesale. High Point's rate with North Carolina Public Service is 1.75 per kilowatt hour versus Shelby's tiered wholesale price, and observers urge pursuing a fair wholesale rate rather than a sale.
The administration prepares to unveil a new tax package amid early signs that it will provoke sharp political contention. Analysts expect the Mellon proposals to shape the debate and trigger strong responses from opponents and supporters alike.
The article discusses the shift of focus from North Carolina to Washington on sales taxation and the possible transfer of battle lines to a national arena. It notes interest in how Democratic sales-tax proponents would view Mellon's proposals and argues that a national plan could avoid handicapped areas and enforce more equitable interstate trade.
The Democratic presidential convention will select its nominee by the usual Tar Heel method. North Carolina likely sends 24 delegates rather than 26, under current party rules and pre redistricting congressional districts.
The British peerage swells with socialists and ex socialists. Viscount Snowden may lose some socialist vigor, while Ramsay MacDonald seems set for honors and likely to drift from his former Labor platform and control of government.
The noted Jewish Rabbi Stephen Wise says he will never bless another war banner, while urging restraint. He notes Christian ministers join the front in national struggles to ease both soul and body suffering, but peace remains threatened if war continues.
The piece reflects on Colonel Isaac Newton Lewis inventor of the Lewis machine gun and how fame comes from deadly tools rather than personal merit. It notes a Japanese gardener’s tax gift to a California school and Dr William Mather Lewis suggesting drafts target 40 to 60 year olds while officials bear early burdens.
A reminiscence on joining a literary club where brutal criticism shaped early work. The author notes standards varied, egocentric realism emerged, and writers imitated others until a satirical piece proved that competent critique is scarce. Who judges the judge and the immorality of a sonnet remains unresolved.
A relative of an unnamed Hoover family member was arrested in a alcohol raid, linked to 19 pints seized. The incident echoes the 18th amendment enforcement during Prohibition.
A cryptic line notes Marquis Hédry de la Falaise paid a dollar to prove his divorce from Gloria Swanson. The message hints at a possible reason involving Constance Bennett.
A nostalgic survey of facial hair across eras noting Civil War heroes with beards. The piece muses on aging looks, compares Stonewall Jackson’s age at death, and contrasts whiskered norms with modern appearances, citing visitors from Russia and Italy.
Not enough substantiated facts to draft a proper summary.
An army leader notes the transition from wartime fervor to peacetime caution as officers struggle to issue decisive commands. The remark highlights morale changes, recruitment pressures, and the easing of combat urgency.
A Sing Sing prison football squad gains notice as an unlikely team in a jail context. The piece notes the irony of crime leading to eligibility and the appeal of entertainment through sport within a prison setting.
In Rahway New Jersey a prediction of a big bank stickup on November 13 or 14 proved accurate with an $81,000 theft. William Fredericks now faces arrest after authorities question his remark as more than a joke. In Ontario, wolves raid livestock in daylight, described as a pack of hungry wolves.
Six Chicago police captains were shifted in a campaign against gambling, signaling a strategic move to root out corruption. The article frames the changes as a bid to bring operations to a cleaner, more disciplined level.
A form of life planning involves drafting memoirs to be published after death. Proponents argue this creates lasting control over one’s narrative and potentially financial legacy for heirs.
German playwright Vicki Baum sells her harp to fund a cradle for one of her two sons and plans to return to Germany to educate them as two nice American boys. In Ashland Kentucky Glen Isom stores his shotgun after the season, but the first shot shattered the gun due to forgotten rags in the muzzle.
In a brief note, officials assure fuel used for aviation is pure and safe despite circulating questions about boot leg liquor. The statement emphasizes confidence in the supply line and fuel quality.
The record notes over 1500 biographies of Abraham Lincoln and nearly one million biographies of Al Capone, illustrating the enduring public fascination with both figures and the proliferation of life stories across generations.
A line noting how moonshine lore blends bootleggers with blind pigs, reflecting Prohibition era slang and rural law enforcement misreadings during illicit liquor raids.
Charles Spencer woke to find his horse unharnessed and his wagon on fire after a train collision at a crossing. The impact threw Spencer about 100 feet but left him dazed yet unharmed.
Vermont veteran John E. Weeks at 77 prepares to serve in the new Congress after breaking Vermont's mountain rule. Arkansas widow Mrs. Caraway may win a Senate seat, potentially making Ruth Hanna McCormick and Ruth Bryan Owen key observers in Washington.
The old West Morgan street Raleigh high school building, recently leased as the Salvation Army home, burned at 2 AM wiping out winter relief supplies and most office records. Captain L Shackleford and Douglas Ayres led efforts. fire likely from faulty wiring amid urgent Community Chest preparations. Nearby witnesses Carl Wark and others reported dense smoke and heat near the state capitol. The 25 year old structure had long stood vacant after earlier school use.
The state supreme court dismissed the appeal of Dudley Moore who confessed to killing Mrs. J. G. Berrier near Lexington. Moore faces death on Friday November 27 unless executive clemency grants a reprieve. The court affirmed the August 28 judgment of the superior court imposing death for first degree murder.
The column notes a trend of lawmakers urging widows to replace deceased husbands in Congress. It cites Dwight W. Morrow’s widow denying the bid, mentions Mrs. Wurzbach as a proposed successor, and recalls past cases of widows inheriting seats including Mrs. Wingo Mrs. Kahn and Mrs. Rogers with changes since the last session.
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