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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1931
Page
4
National Advertising Representatives Frost Landis and Kohn locate in Brunswick Building 250 Park Avenue New York People’s Gas Building Michigan Boulevard. Public contact number 4565 directs inquiries to all departments for services and listings.
A reflective saying contrasts Jesus teaching with a modern line on sacrifice. Luke 9 24 inspires the idea that saving life requires loss. a separate quote by Charles Buston adds that victory yields through sacrifice.
A column questions potential readjustments discussed between a Morgan banker and government figures, suggesting bankers favor reducing or cancelling first mortgages on European assets to secure private wealth. It argues such moves would create a class of preferred creditors and warns of public backlash if the public misreads the shifts.
The North Carolina governor states an open mind about a special legislative session. He weighs both sides, keeps score of endorsements, and vows no pressure will force or prevent a call if public good requires it. He affirms the governor is the servant of North Carolina.
The discussion centers on whether a state law making body can evade limits on a special assembly call. The governor questions farm relief duties while asserting legislative control. Support hinges on assembly membership input and geographic representation guiding responsibility.
The Supreme Court's recent rulings favoring North Carolina's discriminatory chain store tax reflect a shift toward socialized government power. Indiana's similar decision foreshadowed this trend, raising questions about whether the $50 per store levy imposes a heavier burden on chain stores and whether their planning reduces ad valorem tax payments by roughly the same amount.
The article argues Japanese defiance over Manchuria challenges the League of Nations authority. It contends local questions delay actions, while nations may resist League intervention. It suggests the League will need an international police force to preserve peace when major powers clash.
Prime minister faces possible defeat that would bar him from government. He campaigned in a Labor borough, urging that his ties to leadership remain true to common people. Election outcome will reveal how the public weighs his past actions and policies.
One of North Carolina’s longtime weekly journalists, Andrew J. Conner, editor of the Roanoke Chowan Times, died Sunday night. He served as state senator and trustee of the North Carolina College for Women, shaping a paper noted for its agriculture, education, and government reporting.
The piece honors a widely loved resident in Northampton and nearby counties, noting his valued character and quiet generosity. It highlights the community’s fond memory of his contributions and the respect he earned for his unassuming nature.
The piece contrasts a Pacific steamer’s romance with real life and urges clearer vision over longing for distant paradises. It notes that romance exists in ordinary daily settings and that signs of economic recovery appear in thirty American cities, suggesting a gradual improvement in employment and industry.
The Chicago park director cites squirrel fur thinness and cock feathering as a traditional weather predictor, while scientists in weather bureau stations provide forecasts based on modern knowledge. Amateurs still appeal to popular methods, though often mistaken, a long standing, fondly remembered tradition.
Thieves stole 135 gallons of peppermint oil, leaving locals concerned about supply and prices. Authorities investigate the theft and review security footage at the storage facility.
A terse mock note asserts that Scotch doctors have learned how to get fat, claiming they possess every other trait except perhaps optimism. The phrase ends with a sardonic simile likening the method to a gloomy mind reader in a bank.
Amid post office funding worries the two-cent stamp faces criticism while domestic tensions rise for newlyweds. Boxer Jack Sharkey may transition to films, potentially exciting movie audiences though not guaranteed as heavyweight champion.
International manufacturers plan to sell vehicles in 107 countries lacking car access. The remark hints at expansion into regions where driving infrastructure or car ownership is limited, framing the strategy as a global push into underserved markets.
The piece contrasts Keats’s tragic reception with today’s criticism, arguing many contemporary books lack merit. It laments editors’ and reviewers overreaching, urges critic-led evaluation of worthwhile works, and condemns mass publication’s profit focus over literary quality.
Lester Davis a Tyre township farmer and lum berman, convicted of violating federal prohibition law, will start a two year sentence in Atlanta Ga. He admitted guilt to possessing 114 gallons of liquor found at his home during a Salisbury federal court April term. Judge Hayes also fined him 500 dollars and placed him on five years probation after release. The Bahia region is noted as the world's supplier of black diamonds.
A humorous remark suggests that allowing women to drive will strain marriages among Zulu communities, predicting increased divorces as wives take the wheel from the back seat.
A humorous quip notes that parking conflicts are so common they affect marriages, joking that troubles arise when the driver is paired with the wrong wife.
A garbled line suggests Capone distributed buckles without realizing they were part of a broader belt and buckle scheme. The readable fragment hints at a misperception or irony surrounding Capone and his gift giving. No concrete dates or locations are provided in the readable text.
Former local hero imprisoned after taking jacks from a shop in a puzzling case that hinges on a grammatical twist about singular and plural. The incident tests irony as one misused noun mirrors the theft.
Dr Morris Pfishbein and colleagues contend overweight results from excessive eating and inactivity. Variations occur despite identical diets due to body fat disposal and hormonal factors. Weight gain commonly begins 20 to 40 in women, about 30 on average, with childbirth linked in one third of cases. men tend toward later onset. Children’s illness and life events are often misattributed to weight gain.
Laurence Eustis Salisbury, second secretary at the American embassy in Tokyo, was dispatched to Manchuria with George Hanson to report back as Sino Japanese tensions rose. A noted Japan expert, Salisbury trained in Chicago, served in the British Army, and rose quickly in the foreign service, arriving in Tokyo just as trouble began.
Hanson, a Manchuria traveling companion, is an authority on the Far East, and is paired with Salisbury in a cautious, secretive mission. Both diplomats speak the language, share familiarity with Japanese customs, and display notable experience, with their exact movements kept confidential.
Mrs. W. T. Hazard showcased autumn riding fashion in a tan whipcord suit with brown plaid coat and stylish lapels at the Piping Rock show. The event spurred interest in riding outfits and Kentucky blue stock.
Recreation Director Oscar Kolp predicts only two weeks of skating weather will occur this winter and bets $50,000 of public funds on it. Zoo keeper Parker backs him while Bird Tender Tony Marchwinski disputes the claim, citing signs of a mild season and a contrasting cold-weather prediction.
L. D. Robinson of Wadesboro, a former congressman, has been appointed by R. M. Hanes, president of the State Bankers association, as chairman of North Carolina's cotton holding plan. The announcement was made in Winston-Salem on October 27.
A cook notes that broiled tomatoes taste better when a little grated cheese is sprinkled during cooking. The tip suggests adding cheese early to infuse the tomato flavor and improve overall savor.
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