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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1931
Page
4
A compact newspaper card records an afternoon and Sunday morning edition masthead for The High Point Enterprise. It lists contact details and national advertising representatives in New York and Chicago offices.
A meditative fragment contrasts anger and cruelty with biblical division between Jacob and Israel. It cites Genesis 49 7 and a Seeker quote urging righteous restraint against sin, warning against anger toward anything but sin.
A local committee appeals to business and professional men to subscribe to a bond issue for High Point college. The drive emphasizes regional student flow, avoids denominational politics, and seeks permanent endowment funding to sustain the institution and the city’s educational life.
A Raleigh gathering of forty six prominent North Carolina citizens discussed Tyre Taylors Ten Year Plan to restore prosperity. Reporters were barred, leaving the fate of the plan and its tourist lure ideas uncertain as the conferees aimed to protect foundations before public disclosure.
Alfred A. Taylor aged 83 lies in a Johnson City Tennessee hospital with a dangerous illness. Reports say the condition is serious, drawing attention to the governor’s health. The article notes alternating updates as details emerge.
The text recalls Alf Taylor and Bob Taylor, brothers who ran for governor in 1886 with Alf as a Republican and Bob a Democrat. Their mother supported both outcomes, and Alf later served in Congress before becoming governor. The Taylor family helped color Tennessee politics for years.
Durham mourns Rev. W. A. Lambeth leaving Trinity M E Church after one year for Asheville. The Herald notes his prior Washington DC ties and North Carolina roots as he joins Emory University duties, while Trinity faces more ministerial shifts and consolidation history.
The drought’s three month dry period threatens life and crops with dustborne disease and increased forest fire risk. Rain and cool weather are hoped to arrive. harvests were abundant despite the drought, and Thanksgiving would be helped by soaking rain and seasonal cold.
A survey of best sellers over thirty years shows shifts from simple tearjerkers to introspective, socially aware works. Early works dealt with love and sacrifice, while before 1915 industry shaped plots. Later novels explored motives and cross sections of life, teaching lessons as literature grew more reflective.
James W. Gerard urges a 500000 man army and a strong navy while advising to mind our own business. The piece questions isolated policy as distant seas no longer shield the US from European and Asian affairs and notes America’s global economic role and entanglements.
The piece contrasts liberal and strict standards on liquor and film morality in Canadian provinces versus American states. It notes Ontario barred Greta Garbo's Susan Lenox while many U S states showed lax censorhip, suggesting differing views on what corrupts more—what people drink or what they see.
A scientist asserts crime stems from glands and warns the second story men may be victims of monkey gland experiments. The report suggests medical theories linking biology to behavior and cites possible medical experimentation effects.
The writer notes that Theodore Dreiser will be more careful about toothpicks in public. The remark reflects a light, informal tone about his conduct in public settings.
A London rubber company hires young women to evaluate the wearing qualities of shoes with rubber soles. The article suggests American co-eds could profit by participating on the way back from automobile rides.
Business experts seek revival while Hutton McPherson shows interest in renewed opportunities. The note hints at renewed activity connected to Aimee Semple McPherson family circles.
A Hollywood syndicate was found distributing liquor rather than films. The incident suggests talkies are steering toward speakeasy style operations, highlighting illegal distribution amid entertainment industry activity.
Washington notes Caraway Arkansas Senate death clears path for party control but cautions over possible GOP defections. With 48 Republicans 46 Democrats and one Farmer-Labor post, the opening day roll call may alter the balance. Huey Long’s absence and Moses warned defections add uncertainty. James Watson and Charles McNary are seen as likely to broker peace.
The article recalls William Haines bouncing back after a string of poor film choices and contract troubles. It notes his New York stage debut, fan attention at the stage door, and anecdotes of his early career including a San Francisco "Cupid" Ainsworth character and an office boy training that led to Hollywood.
A 1931 report cites 10 typhoid cases in Guayama linked to a single cistern. Eight cases occurred in one wealthy family’s households and two among their groc ery store workers. Transmission followed water from the cracked concrete cistern, with nine of 18 regular users and one of 12 occasional users contracting typhoid. Immunized individuals did not fall ill.
The text recalls Haines' early schooling ending at age twelve and his Staunton Virginia birth. It notes his fondness for antiques and even mentions his remark about old southern families needing to work for a living and his fondness for aunts. It also briefly describes baggage car workers profiting from fresh eggs on trains and trucks. It ends by listing the Marx brothers real names.
Capt Bud Raker of the Davidson College Wildcats becomes the latest Goofety Club member after a recent game against the University of North Carolina. He failed to rise after a tackle, received water poured on his head, and needed help leaving the field while his mutterings wandered.
Georgia Hardwood Lumber Company sues Arthur Ellison trading as J F and Arthur Ellison for 417.04 claimed due on a 60 day note dated August 20 with alleged nonpayment. case filed today in municipal court. Industrial Bank of Richmond faces David Mac Jester and wife and Bertie Easley Bland and husband seeking judgment of 1629.
Fort Worth Texas report about Prof John C Ruhle of Germany touring Texas to select 300 fleas for his traveling circus. He trains with patience using a magnifying glass and a wire neck to stop jumping, then teaches each flea to pull minute wagons.
Two compromise judgments totaling 3 000 dollars were signed in municipal court for injuries from a February 13 wreck on the Winson Salem road near the city. Elsie Apple receives 1 550 dollars and Gladys Foust 1 450 dollars.
A fragment notes how the small creatures labor relentlessly under a magnifying glass and stage-like pressure. After a year of intense strain these insects exhaust themselves and perish.
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