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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1929
Page
4
Washington states lenity will guide action with greater force than rigor and expresses a desire for all conduct to be distinguished by this tempered mercy.
North Carolina relies on tobacco for prosperity yet farmers reap little. The News and Observer urges organized, cooperative marketing to curb price busting and uplift growers. It notes a limited growing region, luxury status of tobacco, and need for self help and militant organization to improve farmers’ earnings.
The article recounts a second murder in Gastonia after a saturday incident. Reported details suggest the fatal firing followed a retreat by a truckload of people from a scheduled communist meeting. It contrasts the police chief’s death with the slain woman’s killing as less brutal.
The Duke University president addresses new and old students urging them to maintain youth enthusiasm and zeal. He says the university trusts the young while cautioning that mature judgment often lacks that ardor, noting rare cases where both blend lead to notable achievements and warning against the blase student.
Readers weigh a proposed brain extract from Dr. Eugene Steinach of Vienna claiming to cure stupidity and transform minds. The column also lauds Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones as a patriot, reviews New Orleans streetcar strike woes, and discusses the Pan American Highway plan linking North and South America for tourism and trade.
Reverend Tom Sykes spoke on faith and action from the feeding of the five thousand. He contrasted Philip's cautious money view and Andrew's faint faith with Jesus's trust in God. He urged believers to rely on divine power, not human calculations, and to feed hungry hearts through faithful service.
The piece notes Taft at 72 remains alive and active while Theodore Roosevelt died in his fifties. It contrasts Taft’s sedentary, overweight physique with Roosevelt’s athletic past, and observes Taft’s long life after the presidency alongside Calvin Coolidge. It reflects on public life and personal resilience after office.
The comment notes that Roger Babson keeps forecasting stock market crashes and jokes that he will eventually be right. The remark implies ongoing skepticism about Babson's repeated predictions.
A Massachusetts professor argues women teachers are feminizing the country's thought, but men will never learn the ladies' approach to bridge. The remark highlights gendered views in education and card game strategy.
In a striking remark, King Alfonso says he would work as a mechanic in an automobile shop if not king, suggesting little difference in essence between a king and a bandit.
Rev. John W. Moore at Wesley Memorial Church urged that the soul's welfare outweighs bodily concerns. He argued riches or education should not precede love's kingdom and that self control and purer hearts enable righteous living to stand against life’s winds.
Funeral services for A A Yarborough were held at Center Hill Baptist church near Lexington with Rev. J M Hilliard officiating. An estimated crowd of over 500 attended the last rites. Floral offerings were carried by a long list of family and friends. Pallbearers from the Patriotic Order Sons of America included L R Bleakey and D F Stilley. Interment followed in the family plot at the church.
Chapel Hill marks the opening of its 136th session with Modern Week. The Carolina Theatre debuts a Vitaphone program, boosting town shops and entertainment as Mayor Zeb Council proclaims the event. Merchants unveil elaborate displays and aeroplane distribution expands the Modern Week edition.
Governor Gardner of North Carolina has demanded the extradition of Chase Helms of Thomasville from Tennessee governor Horton. Helms, jailed in Chattanooga, faces non support charges for four children whose mother died months ago. A 13 year old daughter recently sought work in a cotton mill to help her siblings.
In White Plains New York on September 16 Earle F Peacox goes on trial for murder after confessing to killing his 20 year old wife Dorothy and burning her body to hide her identity. The charred remains were found near Greenburg on April 27 and officials say he strangled her six days before and set the body aflame.
Poem by Raymond Kremsensky in The Household Magazine describes a night scene with a small sun and stars, promising growth for a child as morning comes. Our Lady Moon combs her hair with blue bands and the little sun will be tall tomorrow.
A new Paris hotel promotes features boasting 150 bed rooms and 160 bathrooms. The listing emphasizes extensive bathing facilities as a marketable luxury for travelers.
North Carolina will observe Constitution Day on September 17 with Governor Gardner expected to issue the proclamation. The North Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution, led by Park Mathewson, will organize district observances the week of September 15 with letters sent to district vice presidents urging fitting exercises.
Judges watched at Glasgow City Hall as contestants played Annie Laurie 98 times and The Barren Rocks of Aden and My Nut Brown Maid 70 times each. Quentin Pettigrew of Kilmarnock won the title in the Scottish mouth organ contest.
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