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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1930

Page

4

A Thought on Persecution and Truth

The excerpt quotes a biblical moment with Pilate scouring Jesus and a Latimer maxim about persecution implying a higher likelihood of truth with the persecuted side.

Latimer

Unemployed on Labor Day Reflects Systemic Struggles

On Labor Day unemployment in Oregon is higher than any year since World War II. The piece argues the cause lies in production outpacing absorption and financing, with calls for government or industry guarantees as jobless and hungry crowds demand stability. The essay warns against labor wars and urges structural reform to reallocate resources for global happiness and safety.

Roosevelt

Clews Sees Improvement In Business Outlook

Henry Clews and Company foresees brighter business and a trade revival. Prices fall, consumers buy more, labor relations improve, and production costs drop as manufacturers modernize and reform processes. The piece notes North Carolina papers resist party bias and hints at a future independent Republican paper becoming influential.

Henry Clews and Company

Local Interest in Personal Aviation Takes Flight

A man pursuing personal aviation found initial slow interest, but recently public enthusiasm has become exceedingly keen as locals show growing attention to flying endeavors.

Charles L Amos Builds Flying School Enterprise

The Charles Kenner air school thrives as Charles L Amos, hosiery maker, bought two planes and started a flying establishment. Initially used by Amos and a few friends, the field now offers a program with Pilot Davis in charge and over 20 student flyers. Flying schools may hasten adoption of air travel nationwide.

Charles Kenner Charles L. Amos Davis

Republican Weekly to Start at Raleigh

A number of prominent men back a weekly newspaper to be launched in Raleigh on Friday called The State Republican. The plan would avoid the risks of starting a daily and reflects cautious support for a Republican platform amid a crowded Raleigh press scene.

North Carolina Republican Weekly Raleigh State Republican Greensboro

Sidelight on Politics and Air Show Tragedy Echo Woes of Americans

A Washington dispatch by Ray Tucker critiques modern politics showing outs fear of full control and lack of clear programs. The piece links congressional fate to party in power and notes public disdain for legislators. It also discusses the Chicago air races tragedy of Lieutenant De Shazo and warns shows must protect spectators as stunt flights thrill crowds.

United States Washington de Shazo Chicago Army Navy

Iceland Weighs Sheep Population Against Inhabitants

Iceland reportedly hosts five sheep for every resident, highlighting a unique agricultural density. The statement reflects the country’s large livestock ratio relative to human population.

Iceland

Returning Red Sox Janitors Set for NC State Classes

A group of janitors enrolled in summer courses at North Carolina State University may form a team. The joke hints they would name themselves the Red Sox and notes they often sit in the cellar.

North Carolina State College Red Sox

Florence romance couple jailed for public kiss released after tears

A young man and his fiancée were sentenced in Florence to jail for kissing in public but were released when they wept. The report notes a fast bawl preceding the release.

Florence Italy

Meandering to Franklin the western state's quiet haven

The author describes Franklin in extreme western North Carolina near Warrior Mountain. The town sits among Blue Ridge peaks with a slow pace, little noise, and a single daily train bringing a few fortunate visitors. The first night is spent under a heavy blanket listening to rain and reflecting on the area's calm beauty.

Franklin Warrior Bold Mountain Blue Ridge Apollo

Charming tea room and antique shop entice visitors

The text describes a yellow and black painted tea room with grape border along a porch and the inviting Ann's Gift Shop filled with antiques. The narrator spends a morning drifting through majolica pottery, ancient flintlocks, and playful handmade kittens with red ribbons.

Ann's

Friday Street Dance Delights Town Folklore

Every Friday night a town street dance delights residents with children Charlestoning for prizes and boys clogging with vigor while parents rekindle courting days. Old time mountaineer fiddlers play, occasionally sipping colored Coca Cola from bottles as the tunes regain vigor between intervals.

Mama Papa

Two Girls Camps Near Franklin Spark Civic Recollections

Nearby two girls camps with Indian names attract local visitors from the city who pause to watch youthful vitality. Old timers recall past years as their steps quicken and their hands crack with a sudden, startling sound.

Franklin

Asheville Motor Tour Echoes on Mountain Roads

The passage notes Asheville seventy-five miles away as only intermittently pleasant with moments of warmth. It praises the region’s ferocious mountains that could overheat a radiator during a climb, shaping a vivid travel-impression brief.

Asheville Greenland

Odd Mountaineers Teach Kinship Lesson

A jolly section of mountaineers reveals a city connection among relatives, prompting a humorous moment as the narrator admits forgetting family names. The scene ends with a self deprecating lecture on the need to keep up with kin and a ceremonial display of remorse.

Writing Verse as Recreation and Mind Gym

An observer extols verse as a stimulating hobby likening it to reading sharpening the mind, playing piano tuning fingers, romance sparking imagination, and golf expanding vocabulary. The tone is promotional and reflective.

All Wet Parasol Romance

A playful note of avoiding notice while passing with a parasol. The speaker compliments the other person as sweet but jokes that rain will wet a fellow’s feet. The light dialogue captures a flirtatious, weather themed moment.

Bailey to Speak at Moose Meet in Raleigh Labor Day Observance

Josiah W Bailey Democratic Senate candidate to address the State Moose convention in Raleigh as part of Labor Day events. Asheville hosts a 5000 attendee industrial celebration at American Enka and an air circus at the Asheville Henderson airport. R R Lawrence head of the North Carolina Federation of Labor will speak by radio from WBT Charlotte. Banks and government offices closed. industries largely open.

Raleigh N. C Josiah W. Bailey U. S. Senate American Enka Asheville Asheville-Henderson R. R. Lawrence Winston-Salem North Carolina Federation of Labor WBT Charlotte

Worship at Union Tabernacle Inspires Hopeful View Of Gospel Power

GEO. H. CROWELL writes of joyful worship at Union Tabernacle Sunday school and 11 o'clock service. He recalls Bethel NC memories, urges all churches to return to simple gospel evangelism, and hopes heavenly blessings will open windows of heaven if worship is in spirit and truth.

Enterprise Union Tabernacle Bethel Stanlycount North Carolina Christ Geo. H. Crowell

One Man Speed Trap Ready for Market

A police inspector at The Hague and the director of Leiden’s state marine institute developed a one man speed trap. The device looks like a monocular with a circular base and finger stops. The officer focuses on a speeding car, starts a built in stopwatch, then reads the time to calculate speed from a chart.

The Hague State Marine Institute Leiden

Prune Growers Set Wages in Napa County California

Prune growers of Napa county California have fixed wages at 3 dollars a ton for picking and 85 cents an hour for tree shakers.

Napa County Cal

Resale of Land by Trustees in High Point NC

Under court order and deed of trust, Walter E Crissman trustee will sell Lots 20 and 21 Riverside Park Development in Guilford County at public auction on Wednesday Sept 17 1930 at 11 00 A M in front of High Point Municipal Building. Sale starts at 160.00 cash and is subject to a prior deed of trust and unpaid taxes.

Superior Court Guilford County North Carolina Edgar W. Quick Walter E. Crissman Root Glass Company Terre Haute Indiana Register of Deeds High Point Riverside Park Atlantic Insurance & Realty Company Office of the Register of Deeds E. C. Cridlebaugh Atlantic Building & Loan Association

Supreme Court to Hear 14 Second District Appeals

The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear 14 appellate arguments from the second district including Wright Bynum and Aaron Sharp sentenced to electrocution for the Williford murder in Wilson County. Also on docket are Peter Harris Ned Harris and James Hagans in a manslaughter case tied to Tom Cooper’s death in Edgecombe. Two Rocky Mount civil damages suits total 90 000, Hamiltons seeking 40 000 and 50 000 for injuries from an inert cable on a sidewalk. Atlantic Coast Line appeal involves Lewis Dickey awarded 40 000 after a car collision with a train in Martin County.

Raleigh State Supreme Court Wright Bynum Aaron Sharp Callie C. Williford Wilson County Peter Harris Ned Harris James Hagans Tom Cooper Edgecombe County City of Rocky Mount Charles E. Hamilton Annie P. Hamilton Martin County

Deaths in Maryland and South Carolina

John Hancock Blake 63 a North Carolina native known as a lumber expert in South Carolina. KE R Mclver Coker 26 a junior interne at Roper hospital Charleston. Mollie Currie 74 widow of John C Currie a prominent railroad man.

Nnapolis John Hancock Blake North Carolina South Carolina Olumbia R. Mclver Coker Roper Hospital Charleston Axton N. C Mollie Currie John C. Currie

David Clark Simpkins Remembered As Local Businessman

David Clark Simpkins a retired businessman and New Bern North Carolina native is noted in an AP obituary notice. The brief memorial identifies him as a longtime community figure with ties to the local business scene.

David Clark Simpkins New Bern, N. C Fanaacam S. 0

Mrs Sue D Swindell 85 Widow Charter Member Dies

Mrs Sue D Swindell 85 widow of the Rev F D Swindell and a charter member of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.

LSON N. C Sue D. Swindell F. D. Swindell Woman's Missionary Society Methodist Episcopal Church South

John Henry Eliott senior contractor in Hickory dies

Ickory North Carolina reports the death of John Henry Eliott age 59, a well known local contractor. The obituary notes his prominence in Hickory and his long career in construction.

Ickory N. C John Henry Eliott

Cotton prices edge lower in Liverpool market

Cotton in fair demand but prices dip across categories in Liverpool. American grades lead sales with 4,000 bales traded and 2,100 American among receipts, futures quiet with Oct at 6.10 and May at 6.29.

Liverpool

Government Civil Work Force Shrinks Since World War

Employees in civil departments of the British government now number 430,000, compared with 890,500 just before the World War. This shows a substantial reduction in civilian staff since the wartime peak.

Stockholm builds Europe's largest garage

The new Stockholm facility is described as Europe’s largest garage. It will house about 1,500 cars and stands as a major urban infrastructure project in the capital.

Europe Stockholm

Long Border Words 1 To chew 9 Delirium and more

A compact puzzle listing across and down clues with entries such as to chew delirium and to observe. It includes vertical hints like soon male ancestors and to make lace plus vehicle. The page presents a word play grid with various clues and a Saturday answer.

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