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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1931
Page
2
Dr. Pierre Barbier, French scientist, told the International Psycho Therapeutic Congress that animals act on natural instincts in love and sex while civilization imposes artificial virtues. He argues chastity and fidelity are not universal and moral attitudes toward sex create crime and complex life.
Isabel Abdou, president of women’s organizations at the College of Mines, supports a moratorium on college dance taxes this year and believes the UT coeds will vote for it, saving their boyfriends taxi fare.
In a tense scene Inspector Kane explains Eddie Harkness faced pressure from racing debts and a hard-edged loan offer from Jupiter. He theorizes a high stake scheme, a fatal confrontation, and a possible drive-by accident as the mystery tightens around Hazel Ross's family and a waning belief in the police.
Historic Fort Brown near Brownsville Texas, venerable site of Civil War and Mexican War actions, is eyed for closure under a War Department economy drive. Local citizens oppose the move, citing its role in history from 1846 through 1916 and its adobe structures still standing beside World War era cantonments. The piece blends archival note with narrative fiction excerpts about a detective story set around a separate investigation, including a confrontation with a character named Dirk and references to an ongoing case.
International figure Prof Charles Vical and his daughter Jeanne Vical, both renowned fencers and Santa Monica residents, are recalled to Paris to aid in coaching the French fencing squad for the 1982 season.
A brief home craft note advises soaking a cloth in benzine and rubbing it over dingy upholstery to remove odor and restore appearance. The method promises the odor to disappear quickly and the fabric to look like new.
A football game featuring Span ish and Irish Free State teams will be played in Dublin, highlighting an international style contest on Irish soil.
Dr Morris Fishbein reports undulant fever in 1929 rose across all states with likely many unrecorded cases. Raw milk from cattle carries the infection. pasteurization is a key preventive measure. Treatment is supportive, with vaccines used selectively as illness fluctuates.
Dewey Topping of Pantego was fined 500 dollars and sentenced to one year in jail after being convicted of driving an automobile while intoxicated. He also had his driver license revoked for ten years by Judge J Paul Frizzelle during Hyde County's October term court session.
A detective notes the night robbery suspect was once a jeweler. the victim insists no jewelry was stolen, suggesting a possible confusion or staged setup. The inquiry emphasizes the suspect's former trade and its relevance to the case.
Public sale of Lot No 4 in Block B of the Loflin Inley & Son plat in Guilford County North Carolina. Trustee W A J Idol to sell at the municipal building in High Point on November 17 1931 at 2 15 PM for cash.
In Seattle a laborer named Mike Creek tried light housekeeping by moving a tool shed from a construction yard to a chosen spot, hauling furniture from a dump to fit it. His improvised home impressed him until police arrested him for stealing the shed.
A brief exchange frames a joking view of marriage and leisure. The speaker muses that the ideal husband is a gent in leisure, and the other replies that he could be that man. The wry banter ends with a playful note on aspirations.
Wilmington October 24. Ten fires raged across Columbus County as children joined elders to combat the spread of wildfires. Artesia and Hallsboro were hardest hit. a swamp blaze between Freeman and Bolton resisted containment. Traffic halted in many areas and motorists driving along Highway 20 reported smoke forcing drivers to walk near roads to find the edge.
Men in Paris adopt striking evening attire featuring handkerchiefs styled to resemble flowers from a distance, adding a floral flair to formal fashion and drawing attention on the stylish streets of the city.
Notice records the appointment of a receiver in a civil matter involving Daniel Miller and Co. against The Junior Shop. The undersigned receiver takes charge of the shop, with jurisdiction in High Point, and directs the parties to proceed under the court’s authority.
A trustee Herbert L Curlee and wife Lillie Klee transfer to W A J Idol for life assurance purposes. The sale follows default with a public auction in front of the county court. The tract lies in North Carolina at Pointip City of Al bounded by Johnson Street and Overaker line, 11250 square feet. The auction date is Monday November 9 at 2 PM. Peacock Dalton Attorneys.
Commercial Nat Bank trustee advertises sale of hotel furnishings and equipment in High Point North Carolina on Monday November 9 1931 at 1 o clock in the afternoon. The list includes all hotel furniture carpets draperies china silverware linen and kitchen equipment as replaced since the deed of trust and encumbrance by Albert Pick & Company dated December 18 1926. The description covers every article used for furnishings in the hotel.
Notice to interested parties of completion and cost assessment for South Main Street from Ward Street to Asheboro Railroad including grading paving storm sewer water and sewer mains and sidewalks. Costs to be assessed per front foot. Hearing set November 4 1931 at 10 30 a m in City Hall Council Room. By order City Council October 21 1931 E M Knox City Manager
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