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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1930
Page
4
R. B. Terry represents Frost Landis and Kohn and handles accounts for Brunswick Building at 260 Park Avenue New York People’s Gas Building Michigan Boulevard and other client firms from the national advertising agency network.
Report notes Russians are trimming their facial whiskers. The remark hints at grain buyers fearing what wheat supplies will bring.
A new book titled Moving Forward, written in collaboration with Samuel Crowther, appears to publish Henry Ford's opinions on economics. The piece questions authorship, recalls Ford's controversial Independent writings on Jews, and notes Ford’s alleged wage expectations for 1950. Senator Cousins is cited about Ford’s past support for a 5 a day minimum wage.
Angered by a street riding ban, North Carolina State College students threaten to boycott Raleigh merchants unless transport is provided. They view hitchhiking as a natural perk and may travel to and from campus by begging rides, a custom seen across the state. Police aim to reduce street congestion, but the practice appears deeply rooted and unlikely to fade quickly.
Winston-Salem plans a post Hoover appearance celebration with a welcome for French transatlantic fliers Coste and Bellonte. A central feature is an old fashioned southern barbecue dinner with Dixie vegetables and dessert. If the visitors dislike the meal, locals joke about questioning their civilization.
Old New York families, notably two, entrenched themselves in Manhattan when real estate value was modest. They built vast fortunes by early wealth and shrewd deals, expanding wealth after and during early American conflicts.
The report lists the city’s top taxpayers, noting that the wealthiest are not the oldest families. It highlights John D. Rockefeller Sr. as New York’s largest ad valorem taxpayer, while the first citizen title goes to a son of a traveling medicine showman whose early capital was only $1,000.
A Charlotte bank was robbed of 64 600 dollars on the day it paid a 30 000 dollar quarterly dividend on 1 200 000 dollars of capital stock. The loss is borne by policyholders and the public through higher crime related costs, not by the insurer alone. The piece argues crime raises premiums and insures society bears the price of crime.
The editorial criticizes the American Civil Liberties Union for aiding Beal and others during a Gastonia murder case bail situation. It notes $27,000 bail forfeited as the defendants fled, questions the Union’s impartiality, and argues such actions reveal leadership lacking accountability and trust in a just system.
The report notes the county likely accepts a $27,000 settlement and the voluntary ostracism of the men involved, reflecting local response to a prior dispute.
Bruce Catton laments modern miracles misused by radio stunts and other inventions. He argues these advances should better serve humanity, or risk turning progress into folly as stories of Zara Agha illustrate the dangers of tech and traffic in everyday life.
Fifty leading airplane manufacturers meet in Washington and adopt a resolution to outlaw stunting except for essential test work. They argue routine military use requires some stunting, but public exhibitions endanger bystanders and harm business, undermining safe perceptions of aviation.
Report notes that several ex leaders are courted for opinion pieces in major newspapers. It cites possible columns by several public figures and discussions with syndicates but gives no confirmed signings as negotiations continue.
A Wisconsin pastor has stepped down from the pulpit to take a janitor position at a different church, marking a surprising shift from clergy duties to custodial work within the religious community.
An English mayor labels Prohibition a farce during a Boston visit drawing sharp criticism from supporters of the policy. He argues the law harms enforcement and fuels bootlegging while underscoring cultural tensions between nations on temperance.
Report claims 560000 horses in New York, a figure cited as easing concerns about the region's stock market. The data links livestock estimates to market expectations, suggesting resilience amid broader economic worries.
A paragrapher speculates on the school for prohibition agents forming a football team. The guess notes they will likely develop strength at the center position, shaping their on field play and strategy.
Detroit, once the City of Straits, faces sharp rises in gang killings that outpace Chicago, prompting talk of renaming the metropolis to reflect its dire crime situation and public safety concerns.
A writer laments the modern habit of talking seeing listening and rushing too much noting that the world feels crowded with words and haste and urging a pause to reflect. The passage invites agreement on the need to slow down.
Wake Forest college's William Edgar Marshall Medical Society learns Dr. Charles Mayo, head of the Mayo Clinic, will defer his October 8 address to spring on medical society advice. President Kitchin notes Mayo as perhaps the most noted living surgeon and says other distinguished physicians will also speak this year.
High Point tax books arrive with T R Short in charge of collections. October payments gain 1 percent discount, November 0.5 percent, December and January at par. After February 1 a 1 percent monthly penalty applies until delinquent taxes are advertised May and sold June 1.
Havana reports President Machado seeks a special congress session to suspend constitutional guarantees until after the November 1 elections. The move would grant the administration broad power amid pre election disorders. Six policemen and six students were injured in clashes, and one student died.
An Indian village within Harbor Grace, Mich., has obtained electric service and city water connections from the town council. The move finalizes utilities access for residents and marks a milestone in local infrastructure development.
Experiments in growing Turkish tobacco in Canada near Leamington Ontario have proved successful. The work shows potential for new crop diversification and could impact local agriculture and markets.
Great numbers of range cattle were reported killed by rats in the famine zone spanning Siberia and Mongolia, highlighting the severity of food shortage and livestock losses.
The Chicago Opera Company reported a deficit of 588000 dollars for the previous season, outlining a financial shortfall that impacted operations and programs. The organization cited reduced attendance and higher production costs as key factors.
In New York, magistrate McGee orders Grace Van Dusen Martell to disband her basement orchestra of about one hundred cats after neighbors complain. The court allows one remaining cat as a compromise, while the rest must be removed. Neighborhood kids fostered the cats, and she predicts more will appear.
Brussels King Albert explains he dips bread in his morning coffee only when the queen is absent but family presence allows it during a visit to the Alps. He spoke to hosts about the habit during the trip.
New York Rear Admiral Brad ley A. Fiske proposes a scheme to shrink Charles W. Eliet's five foot shelf to three inches. The plan would cut ordinary page counts by 25 times, print 45 pages on a card, and be read with a magnifying lens. He claims it minimizes eye strain by using one eye at a time and lowers literature costs. In tests he read 200000 words at a time without tiring an eye.
A theater lies across the East Orange and Orange border with East Orange forbidding Sunday movies while Orange allows them. The rope in the theater marks where East Orange ends and Orange begins, illustrating the two towns’ differing policies.
New York Humphrey Guinness, a British polo star, remains in the United States longer than expected. He phoned the Cunard dock at noon to confirm that the ocean liner Aquitania would depart at midnight as previously reported, and the ship was then casting off.
Fifty bewhiskered youths will play in a two team intercollegiate style game in New Brunswick to celebrate the city’s 250th anniversary. The event reenacts the 1869 Rutgers versus Princeton match with 25 men on a side and no shay ing.
In New York, about 2000 girls and women aged six to sixty request instruction from Mme Ernestine Schumann-Heink who will coach around 40 selected singers of talent and promise as she receives their letters.
In Hamilton Bermuda a railroad proposal emerged as the only viable transport method, with preliminary work to be sourced from Canada while horse and carriage and bicycle remain the current options.
In a passing show gag a wife laments a slow clock nearly injuring her mother as her husband quips that the clock was slow. The exchange preserves the period humor and timing of a light domestic sketch.
The High Point City Council approves amending the license and privilege taxes ordinance by striking the word September in Section 7 line 6 paragraph b and inserting October. The change is by order of the City Council dated September 29 1930, City Manager Ek M Knox signs.
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G E Hughey 50 former banker and local business man dies in Tatesville NC. John H Brooks 81 retired farmer dies in Iler City NC. Alberta Faison Shaw widow of Rev Mitchell and mother of H Summerall Shaw dies in Rome Italy.
In St Louis the National Dairy exposition runs October 11 to 19. About 100 young women aged 14 to 25 enter the milkmaids marathon for a $200 prize, with $100 and $50 awards for the runner up and third place. Elimination contests begin opening day, with the fastest on final day named champion.
Ralph R. Burr, claiming to be the sole licensed office boy pilot in the United States, recently passed the written exam and flight test for a private pilot license under Inspector George D. Ream at Curtiss Airport Valley Stream.
A misheard exchange in Madrid provokes confusion as Buen Humor reports a doctor ordering rest for the Mayoress during a reception. The line about the daughter’s singing is misunderstood, prompting questions about the Mayoress’s health and event attendance.
Public notaries commissioned at governor offices include Miss Arlie F. Brandon Charlotte Miss Lois Corbett Greensboro Miss Marguerite O Lominac Enka B C Page High Point Mrs Katherine FE White Wilmington and Mrs Elizabeth C Harrell Raleigh joining the roster on October 2.
The humor piece features a lawyer claiming a perfect alibi for his client in a wife murder case. The client quips that the missing wife was not his spouse, delivering a sharp twist in the exchange.
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