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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1929
Page
4
A Boyle remark notes that female beauty mirrors fickleness in mind with age bringing decay, suggesting casualties should spare them. The quote reflects cynical views on women and aging.
North Carolina’s exodus of residents to other states reshaped its population. A. R. Newsome cites centuries of emigration, explains its political and economic drivers, and notes a homeward trend as western leaders pursued education, reform, and equal rights to stem losses.
The article notes a possible move toward a United States of Europe as European nations seek solidification amid competition with the United States. Briand renews the proposal, urging unity and cross national solidarity to face war reparations and global market rivalry.
An analysis by Mr Newsome explains how a wartime phase influenced the state’s history and altered its overall condition and progress. The piece treats the topic as a significant historical treatise.
A Gastonia murder case ends in mistrial as one juror sinks into insanity after wide scope questioning of 400 Mecklenburgers. The editorial criticizes juror selection and urges a new term with eleven sane jurors, urges swift trial, and calls for minor road improvements to aid access to the country club.
The article argues the automobile is a modern necessity with rising maintenance costs. It cites a 28 percent 1928 maintenance rise, $293 average annual car cost, $126 depreciation, totaling about $418 per owner per year. North Carolina hosts about 500,000 vehicles, totaling $166,000,000 yearly, prompting questions about efficiency for lower income residents.
A woman preacher mayor recounts praying for water and power for her town and a business group forms a utility company the next day. The piece argues against skepticism, likening prayer to ancient and modern wonders like radio and air travel to provoke reflection on belief.
Davidson College prepares to open its 94th session September 12 welcoming about 650 students for 1929-1930. New president Dr. Walter L. Lingle arrives September 1, and the $600,000 Chambers building eliminates temporary classrooms, centralizing most work except chemistry. Freshman class approaches 250. orientation runs September 10–11, with official opening September 12 at 8:25 a.m.
The re routing of highway 10 through High Point makes it incumbent upon the city to improve one stretch of unpaved road. We refer to the connection of the.
President Hoover says he is pleased no nickname has attached itself to him since entering the White House. He warns he should be careful with his talk, recalling a heavyset man back home who was nicknamed Pudge.
Columbia University is compiling a record of all American dialects and voices. The effort includes documenting train callers and their utterances for linguistic study.
The piece questions whether Harry Lauder’s frequent American visits count as close calls, highlighting the notable pattern and its audience reception.
A witty summary contrasts telecommunication earnings reports with public attitudes. A neighbor mocks settlement workers as bill collectors. Wilhelm muses about returning to Germany as Kaiser, hinting at travel and identity themes amid humorous or ironic reflections.
Mrs Willebrandt notes much drinking in Washington and magazine writers list horseshoes as mild exercise. The piece humors the city’s reputation and imagines playing at it with old automobile tires someday.
A quoted remark argues both China and Russia are fighting a defensive war, suggesting no party bears blame. The line frames conflict as defensive and absolves responsibility.
A puffing fish species that glows like a light bulb is on display at the Field Museum in Chicago. The specimen may have traveled from waters in the Detroit River region.
The note explains that a golf slice does not directly lower your score and discusses correcting a slicing fault with practice, grip adjustments, and stance changes to improve shot consistency.
Searchers found a mass of melted metal and charred wreckage after an air liner crashed in a canyon. Nine cylinders torn from the forward motor. eight bodies carried seven miles to Grant and then to Albuquerque. Victims include Mrs. Corina Raymond of Glendale, A. B. McGaffey of Albuquerque, and Harris Livermore of Boston.
The Gastonia murder case involving Fred Erwin Beal and allied defendants faced a mistrial as juror Campbell showed emotional instability. Judge Barnhill paused proceedings then vacated the mistrial order to possibly reseat a new panel, with court resuming later to decide whether a fresh term is needed.
The article recalls California’s 1850 admission to the Union as a free state under Clay’s Compromise of 1850 and notes provisions for territorial governments and fugitive slave laws. It also reports a Mecklenberg court proceeding where a mistrial was declared due to an emotional insanity illness, a juror withdrawal, and the return of 123 first degree murder defendants to court.
Raleigh Sept 9 New certificates of incorporation include United Baking Company of Lexington with 25000 authorized capital stock 9000 subscribed stock by D J Mahaley A G Peeler and J L Peeler Chalk and Gibbs Inc of Morehead City to do real estate business with 29000 authorized stock 300 subscribed by A Chalk H L Gibbs and E W Chalk A Bein and Sons Company of Winston Salem to operate retail stores with 125000 authorized stock 1000 subscribed by A Bein Mrs Rose Bein Mrs Herbert Bein and others
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