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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1930
Page
4
A reflective note on faith as substance and evidence. It contrasts childlike belief with seeking signs, asserting that love and rightly directed trust lead to perceiving greater divine realities.
A Southern Newspaper Publishers Association survey argues hunting and fishing attract far more readers and dollars than baseball or football. It notes 14 states show hunters and fishermen outpace other sports in interest and spending, while warning reporters may struggle to cover angling in detail.
A long column discusses editorial wars between The High Pointer and The High Point Enterprise. It cites claims of inflated circulation, tax accusations, and editorial sharp exchanges while reflecting on national welfare issues and labor questions including railroad six hour workday debates and Amish relief efforts in Cleveland.
Davidson College in North Carolina honored alumni who died in the past year. A list of 28 names, including five from accidents, was read. several were connected to Davidson sports and later careers across North Carolina and other states.
The speech contends Southern Republicans face repeated snubs in federal appointments, citing Stuart Cramer and Judge John J. Parker as examples. It contrasts Republican neglect with Democratic gains under Wilson, Carter Glass, and Dan iels, arguing state service is blocked for Southern Republicans while Democrats lead.
A committee of heads of New York City's 37 departments oversees unemployment relief with police stations designated as distribution centers for food clothing and fuel. welfare agents in each precinct will manage aid as police complete an unemployment census expected to finish by Monday listing 5641 affected families. Funds come from contributions and city treasury. a $1,000,000 relief item is in the 1931 budget. Also notes farm aid call in Oklahoma and road funds sought in Salt Lake City to fund employment.
Oscar DePriest spoke to Raleigh crowds at the negro state fair urging racial pride and increased voting. He endorsed a properly administered educational test for voting and argued social equality should be earned on merit rather than political demand.
The Chicago church group debates marriage costs noting $40 a week could support newlyweds while $50 previously. Economist Stuart Chase estimates 80 percent of American families live on about $2200 annual income, suggesting many would see $40 weekly as substantial. The piece warns against overestimating the average American’s finances and highlights broader economic misperceptions.
In a discussion on race and politics, DePriest asserts he is a steady voice in Congress while relocating focus from party to personal conduct. He notes Pritchard’s stance on office seating and urges voters to judge by record, not color, amid scrutiny of black voter influence in North Carolina.
A night college football game in New York drew a photographer’s flash as an end near the sideline prepared to catch a pass. Officials condemned the photographer while readers were told the event catered to spectators more than players. The piece argues daytime games would respect players and shun spectacle.
October is designated National Doughnut Month to boost awareness of the hole and its place in American snack culture. The designation aims to celebrate doughnuts while highlighting the industry’s role in communities nationwide.
The open miniature golf championship took place on Lookout Mountain marking a peak event in the season. Spectators and players gathered for the competition with local clubs noting the summit setting as a highlight.
A wealthy businessman who says golf boosted his success hints that his fortune came from steady practice. The remark frames golf as a tool for talent and discipline, reflecting a self made image and promotion of the sport.
The piece hints at a link between the criminal known as Legs and his penchant for the Follies show world. It suggests a reputational tie between his street alias and his public entertainments.
At Notre Dame a student trying to enter a football game presented a passport photo for ID instead of his Notre Dame student photo. The incident highlights the campus rule requiring student identification by facial images.
A North Carolina bootlegger asked for a one year term at Atlanta instead of eight months in a local jail, displaying strong salesmanship as he tried to sell himself to the court.
Rain turned to hail as Boris and his suite arrived at the church for a Catholic Greek Orthodox marriage in Rome blessed by the Pope. The ceremony required special dispensation and a strict upbringing for any possible children in the Roman church. Witnesses included Crown Prince Hubert and other European royals. Boris's brother Prince Cyvil and the Duke of Wnrttemberg stood for him.
Henry H. Blood, president of the Western Association of Highway Officials and chairman of the Utah State Road Commission, announces a winter funding plan under discussion among western states.
Tarboro, Oct. 25. A curb market for community grown and donated products has been started by the Mayo school of Edgecombe County. Miss Katherine Millsaps, home agent, reports the project cleared $26.30. Mary Thomas, state nutrition specialist, visited to help plan the Achievement Day program set for November 12.
Baltimore plans to complete a four million dollar municipal airport with about two point two million already spent. The facility sits on reclaimed land from a salt water creek and is intended to be among the nation’s best with a single 4,500 foot runway and at least 3,500 feet in other directions. The site spans 380 acres, expanding to about 1,000 acres, ten miles from downtown with two fast motor routes to the city.
A short poem by Marie B. Brockman describes a lone fall crocus blooming to gladden the speaker’s heart. The flower, small and golden, stands out against the season, contrasting with the spring abundance of gold, crimson, and green in the garden.
Two weeks after her first airplane ride Mrs W Stanford of Indianapolis achieved her first solo flight keeping to a steady ascent and calm demeanor throughout the milestone aviation moment witnessed by local observers.
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