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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1930
Page
6
Article urges saving aging houses as their beauty and dignity enrich High Point. National Association of Real Estate Boards official says old homesteads foster family bonds and teach thrift, while benefiting neighborhood charm and long term real estate value.
Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt, once a key Volstead law enforcer under Calvin Coolidge, returns in public life as counsel for California grape juice traders marketing a vintage claimed to relieve alcohol hunger for growers and drinkers.
The passage notes Mrs. Willebrandt using influence to ease the flow of a product intended for wine, while prohibition enforcers worry about obstructing its distribution as it moves from producer to consumer.
In Henderson, Bishop Mouzon addressing the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church argues crime makes life in the United States safer in Brazil’s jungles and cites China India and South America to illustrate America’s relative criminality. He resists changing American laws or institutions as a root cause.
Dr A T Allen announced the state textbook commission submitted changes in arithmetic writing and drawing to the state board of education for consideration this year. The disclosure follows earlier secrecy claims as publishers were seen in Raleigh. Opponents are expected from those who must pay for the textbooks.
A Sandusky Ohio report cites Erie county probation officer Hal Delamathe warning that future lunch hijackings by Oakland school children may be prosecuted. He blamed unemployment as many boys have empty dinner pails because their fathers are out of work.
A reflective column laments hunger among schoolchildren who steal lunch from better fed peers, criticizing social systems and urging action. The piece blends pastoral gratitude with a humorous appeal for donations to a hospital drive, and ends with a Thanksgiving reverie.
Greensboro editorial republishes a governor proclamation praising thanksgiving as universal day of gratitude. It lauds prosperity yet emphasizes moral gains, education, duty, work, and divine growth, urging citizens to honor the festival with reverence and resolve amid modern temptations.
Charlotte News notes that county lawmakers seek constructive input from citizens rather than harsh criticism. Legislators aim to gauge public sentiment on proposed reforms to inform taxation policies and future action.
Crooner Rudy Vallee is reported to receive a weekly salary of 20009 dollars. The note echoes a vaudeville era catchphrase Vo-Dough-Den-Dough.
A New York mounted policeman refused a detective promotion and jokes he will still learn to wet off his high horse.
A Brooklyn crowd of unemployed rejected bread from a baker because it lacked butter. They did accept the crust, showing a mixed response to charity amid hardship.
A quirky portrait of a patient bird named Eistrich who endures blows without wrath. Greensboro reports its first snowflakes of the season and a speaker’s longing for snow, while a wry verse laments unmet wishes. The text closes with playful rhymes about unseen women and peculiar habits.
North Carolina led the United States in total active cotton spindle hours for October with 1,472,723,545 hours. South Carolina followed, Tennessee topped average hours per spindle at 321, Alabama third, and North Carolina fourth. State spindle totals show 5,463,652 operating during October out of 6,240,864 in place, with South Carolina next at 5,316,548 active out of 5,676,018 in place.
St Louis nov 25 veteran infielder Andy High is sold to Rochester of the International League. The move follows his pinch hitting in the final St Louis Brooklyn series that helped the Cardinals win two straight games. Rochester is described as a Cardinal farm team.
In a mailed letter from Thomasville North Carolina Jack Freeman argues business decline stems from spiritual malaise as much as a weak economy. He urges putting God first, religious revival, and unity to restore prosperity and world peace, ending with the motto Not my will, Father, but Thine be done.
The Davidson County Council of the Junior Order United American Mechanics will meet in Thomasville with Unity Council No. 219. County councillor H H Koontz prepared the program featuring addresses by Congressman elect Walter Lambeth R L Pope of Thomasville Mayor Fred O Sink of Lexington and W M Shuford. Music refreshments and entertainment will be provided and the meeting is open to the public.
In two and a half hours a 4 mph runner covers 10 miles. The 5 mph runner gains 1 mph, needing 10 hours to close the gap, by which time the 4 mph runner has gone 12.5 hours and is 50 miles from the start.
Reports indicate cougars are inflicting heavy damage on livestock in Curry County Washington impacting sheep and cattle herds as wildlife agencies monitor the situation and advise livestock protection measures.
Five proposed changes to the North Carolina motor vehicle law were discussed at the Carolinas street and highway traffic conference in Charlotte. Speakers urged safer travel, stressing the personal element in traffic safety and considering municipal traffic ordinances and increased patrols.
Census figures show Mississippi has 12,453 farms, marking an increase of 40,352 since 1920.
Dr Robert J May Cleveland president of the Radiological Society of North America proposes forming a panel of competent scientists to inform the public about genuine cancer cures and remedies at the society's Los Angeles convention. He cautions against sensational cure announcements and argues discoveries should be evaluated on equal terms with no bias.
The article reports U S plans to challenge Canada's newsprint monopoly by building paper pulp plants and establishing power sources. The Federal Trade Commission began considering applications to license two projects costing about 30 million dollars at its first session since last.
A condensed puzzle list features numbered clues covering terms from a famous church to fruits metals and roles. Several cross references hint at synonyms and related phrases across historical wordplay, with entries likely forming a cryptic style crossword.
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