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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1931
Page
3
Cecil's Drug Store and Mann Drug Co present Rexall sale plans based on a personal letter from Louis K. Liggett. The message offers industry insights and commentary on current business affairs and strategic directions for Rexall druggists.
Ruptured individuals are urged to write W S Rice 860 W Main St Adams NY for a free trial of a method claimed to repair ruptures by placing it on the rupture. The advertisement asserts the opening closes naturally, avoiding supports or trusses and even surgery, and cites cases of ruptures as large as two fists healing.
Phone 2039 for emergency help and for finding work or hiring helpers. The Emergency Committee for Employment at City Hall basement coordinates cooks cleaners grounds repairers and other help with Mrs W E Price or assistant staffing the office and taking calls at 2089.
Historian notes Calvin Coolidge on price rules and asserts no legislation or world courts can fix value. Liggett hails the fall One Cent Sale as a decisive merchandising strategy dating to 1914, with stock markets in turmoil. Rexall plans the event the first week in November to boost local stores and employment through factory to consumer pricing.
Washington (UP) The fear of being crushed or blown to death in coal mines is easing as safety records improve. Fatalities for the first seven months of 1931 fell to 838 from 1,159 a year earlier, a 27.7 percent drop, while production declined 16.2 percent. Scott Turner of the U S Bureau of Mines predicts fewer than 1,450 deaths for the year, a record low since 1922. Major accident causes all showed declines, with only four deadly explosions in 1931 compared with seven in 1930. No catastrophe has occurred since January 28, marking the longest immunity period in 30 years.
Columbus Ohio. A study by Ohio State University under the National Research Council shows one motor car driver in three will have an accident in four years. The best drivers are active individuals, suggesting men drive better than women. Tests aim to guide licensing statutes to reduce accidents and improve traffic flow. Visual defects aren’t a major factor. nervousness is. Fast drivers often avoid accidents by clearing congestion, and 80 percent of accidents occur in clear dry weather.
London stage workers bid farewell to Johnny Bromley who retires from Euston station after four decades of handling touring actors and scenery. Last year he coordinated 30,000 actors and 2,000 truckloads of scenery, ensuring safe train departures for countless performances.
Priest Father Gabriel Salinas of Omaha reports improving religious conditions in Spain but notes orders still face grave danger of attack. He recently returned from Spain with details of the unrest and its impact on monastic communities.
Twenty four young Spanish monks studying theology at St Benedict s College Abbey fled after mobs looted their monastery in Logrono. Father Gabriel said soldiers and militia helped halt attacks, with guards deployed to prevent further burning as rioters targeted churches nationwide.
New York on October 22 reports the discovery of a rare Chinese tapestry lost for nearly three centuries. The artifact, valued for its age and craftsmanship, was uncovered in a historic setting and deemed an important find for cultural heritage.
Manhattan art connoisseurs valued at 150000 dollars received a Ming Dynasty tapestry found in an obscure antique shop by Paramount personnel seeking props. The dealer rented the carpentry space cheaply unaware of its worth. Experts confirm the piece survived in China from 1368 to 1644 and was likely stolen from the Pekin royal palace during the Ming fall.
Omaha attorney Charlies DeLamatre, once a house guest of the ambassador to the court of St James, recalls Charley Dawes urging that the DeLamatre family stay at his home during a London visit. Dawes now cautions on what he says and does, reflecting his longtime insistence on careful speech.
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