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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1932
Page
4
Charles Kingsley notes that life shifts continually with time and events, suggesting nothing remains fixed as days pass and circumstances evolve.
The Raleigh's Commercial National Bank paid a 20 percent dividend to depositors after failing December 15, 1931. Liabilities were 5.4 million with 4.5 million in pledged assets. Receivers paid secured claims totaling 1.75 million. uninsured claimants face uncertain recovery as administration costs reduce proceeds. Local bank waits on reorganizational talks and delayed assessments, with interest charges starting October 3.
Community effort in Greensboro seeks empty half gallon jars for a public canning program to stock vegetables and fruits for winter use. Citizens are urged to contribute as the agency calls for supplies to support the needy.
The article notes bootleg hooch is commonly shipped in glass fruit jars and buyers rarely reuse the jars. It suggests Greensboro patrols could help distressed bootleggers by intercepting these deliveries.
An editorial in the New York Times argues that the vast public school system, with about one in four Americans in education, underpins democracy. It notes expenditures around 100 dollars per pupil in New York and urges efficiency without harming the educational heritage promised to children.
The budget bureau reports some institutions house patients who can pay for protection and treatment, while others do not charge those able to pay. The aim is to uncover undeveloped revenue sources and ensure funding without reducing care for the dependent. The state intends to trims budgets yet defend its duty to provide sanctuary for the unable to pay.
Mussolini's Rome is preparing for a fall celebration marking Augustus's 2000th birth anniversary. An exhibit will display Rome’s daily life with maps, models, pictures, and replicas to show what life looked like. The piece ponders what future generations will learn about 20th century America.
The piece warns against extreme fasting to cure asthma, arguing medical guidance is essential. It also criticizes landlords in a western city laboring to block slum clearance, noting model housing would create jobs and raise property values while addressing urgent urban need.
Rev. T. C. Johnson of First Baptist in Kinston urged church members to support open inquiry. He praised Frank Graham as head of the University of North Carolina and argued Christianity aims to develop Christlike personalities and ethical conduct through love and service.
A humorous note claims the oyster labs reveal shellfish clock long hours. The gag points to busy crustacean researchers and busy newsrooms crafting wisecracks for readers.
A railroad announces the layoff of five vice presidents signaling a growing unemployment crisis. Company officials cite restructuring and financial pressures as factors driving the cuts.
The governor plans a western journey to study economic conditions and solicit informant data. The mission seeks practical results and policy leads from regional sources in the field.
Bolivia and Paraguay each claim victory after recurring border clashes as political figures eye gains. Democratic Chairman Jim Farley asserts most states lean Democratic except five he deems doubtful yet to be confirmed.
A New York bank gained ownership of an ict skating palace after a $600000 foreclosure. The unusual property transfer highlights a downturn in local real estate markets and the bank's expanded portfolio in distressed assets.
A brief note highlights a unique college football program where the coach faces no scholastic worries, marking it as an outlier in national sports. The line hints at a relaxed academic standard paired with competitive play.
A quirky note imagines the Legionnaires demanding beer and bones and asks what would happen if both were granted at once in a humorous hypothetical.
The board of education forbids reading fairy tales to students while teachers are supplied fairy stories on payday, highlighting a clash between policy and classroom materials.
Radio philosopher Tony Wons argues success requires more than fame and busy social life. Louisville’s King Solomon and Albemarle’s Hal Jones are cited as examples of true success through selfless service. The piece cites moral, temperance, and educational themes and quotes King Solomon’s fame-filled life ending in service and death.
The Monroe Enquirer quotes Eugene Ashcraft on sales tactics including a knee punching incident by a young woman selling books. The piece then shifts to reflections on patience in industry, economic readjustment, and the need for religious principles and humane wage policies as America endures a difficult period of business losses and recovery.
In Salisbury Robert Hardin and his daughter Margaret suffered painful injuries after an auto collision at Spencer. Authorities report the crash left them hospitalized with injuries described as serious but non life threatening.
In a district operation covering 28 areas, agents reported fewer arrests in August but destroyed more stills and confiscated more whiskey. The effort focused on disrupting illicit alcohol production and distribution.
Republican U S Senate hopeful J F Newell plans speech stops in Spruce Pine Tuesday night Lenoir Tuesday evening and either Salisbury or Spencer Saturday night local campaign notes indicate.
The Carolina Rabbit and Davy Breeders association holds its fifth annual rabbit show and banquet in Concord with the Cabarrus district fair from October 11 to 15.
Machine room workers of the Dixie plant of the Elk Furniture Company in Lexington not back at work today after the plant had been virtually closed for all months. Additional workers are expected back soon.
In Toronto Al Brown, world bantamweight champion, knocked out Emile Spider in France to retain the title. Other results include Maxie Rosenbloom defeating Jimmie Herman in Hazelton non-title, Frankie Wolfram over Britt Gorman in Sioux City, and Cecil Payne besting Mike Dundee in Louisville. Johnnie Kennedy and Pat Slaherty posted wins in Charleston and Savannah respectively.
Public auction scheduled for Saturday November 24 1932 at 11 oclock A M in Guilford County to liquidate land described in deed Book 695 page 426 held by the Trustee Prudential Life Insurance Company and Mr Sark and wife. Sale cash for the property located at the Guilford Municipal Building area per the deed terms and subject to existing conditions.
By virtue of a judgment in a deed action Mrs. Gray Gibson assigns property and a commissioner will sell at public auction at the courthouse in a North Carolina county on October 7, 1932 at 12 noon. The land runs along Phills line and various bearings and distances define the parcel, with multiple measured feet and degrees listed in the plat description.
Public auction to sell at the entrance to the Municipal Building High Point Guilford County North Carolina on Saturday October 1 1932 at 11 oclock A M for cash the property located in High Point described as a parcel of land with improvements and appurtenances bounded by the south line of West Chestnut Street and west line of a street with the exact description recorded in Book 650 and Book 604 pages 625 at the Guilford County Register of Deeds office
Public sale at the entrance to the Municipal Building in High Point Guilford County North Carolina for cash on Saturday September 24 1932 at 11 o clock the land described as a lot on Meredith Street bounded by East Commerce Street and North West foral point with improvements and appurtenances. The deed of trust to the Commercial National Bank as trustee for the Prudential Insurance Company of America dated November 4 1926 and July 25 1932 recorded in Book 695 Page 596 default occurring triggers sale.
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