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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1931
Page
4
The notice lists contact details for National Advertising Representatives Frost Landis and Kohn. It cites Brunswick building at 250 Park Avenue New York and People’s Gas Building on Michigan Boulevard as locations.
A 1981 dated reflection opens with a biblical exhortation Honour thy father and mother which is the first commandment with promise Ephe siane 6 2. The note asserts honor as the moral conscience of the great and credits Sir W Davenant.
A Washington church trial of Rev. William A. Shelton ends in a unanimous verdict of innocence. The case remains secret, with no public charge revealed. The piece criticizes secret absolutions and urges transparency to protect public conscience and trust in religious teaching.
The piece critiques how those in power shift blame to the minority for economic troubles. It argues neither party bears sole responsibility and cautions against overreading tariff effects, noting neither side has a comprehensive reform plan to guarantee robust employment or steady commerce.
The text notes that a political solution may be needed to fix faulty distribution and traffic jams the world has faced in recent years, but none has been proposed yet. It emphasizes the lack of an offered remedy.
The Charlotte News argues against calling an extraordinary session of the general assembly. It says Governor Gardner fears the legislature could act beyond cotton concerns and spark new laws amid public sentiment, risking renewed conflicts from the past session.
An editorial criticizes American Legion members as hoodlums for urging a public vote on prohibition policy. It argues suppressing debate harms democracy, noting officials faced scorn for seeking policy change and urging citizens to decide the alcohol question.
The passage questions the Legion's stance on prohibition and accuses opponents of hypocrisy. It notes a clash where those favoring dry laws imply Legion members were too drunk to vote, casting doubt on the effectiveness and integrity of the prohibition effort within the Legion.
Bruce Catton recalls the Yorktown campaign and the decisive help of the French fleet under De Grasse. Washington Rochambeau and Lafayette combined forces to trap Cornwallis, making American independence possible as De Grasse’s ship turned the tide. The piece also notes publishing risk with The Square Mark and a remarkable transatlantic aviation rescue tale after a forced-down flight.
A concise report notes that beyond London bridges many English institutions face decline. It highlights public skepticism about infrastructure and governance, referencing notable examples and the broader societal impact on trust and daily life.
A terse opinion notes that workers deserve a substantial rest after vacation and hints at the existence of proposals or laws to guarantee extended breaks for workers following holidays. The remark reflects a demand for labor protections and reasonable downtime.
After the London market tumble, razor company shares did not decline, while steel producers led gains. Analysts note demand for durable goods and industrial materials buoyed sentiment, suggesting value in integrated metal and consumer goods groups despite broad market declines.
During a return voyage the mayor suffered illness attributed to rough seas. Public anger could provoke a similar reaction, stirring tension as officials navigate rocky political currents.
Dorothy argues that a college football team only becomes a true machine if it features a locomotive style yell. She emphasizes spirited encouragement and bold crowd energy as essential components of a winning atmosphere.
United Press reports the Commerce Department yearbook detailing the 1930 downturn. It notes declines in business, industry, foreign trade, employment, wages, agriculture, and prices, with few bright spots and no tariff discussion. It cites 1929 to 1930 decline, unemployment rise, and global stock and price drops.
A report condemns Prohibition as fostering graft crime and hypocrisy, with laws often ignored due to personal rights concerns. Meanwhile the house of bishops holds a heated session on marriage and divorce involving the American Missal and a new matrimonial canon. The deputies approve premarriage instruction and ecclesiastical courts, and grant divorced, civilly remarried individuals to retain church rights after court recognition.
The Prohibition Will session declares the majority of voters are dry while Dr Clarence True Wilson of the Methodist temperance board attacks the region. Wilson cites staggering drunks disgracing the uniform and calling for beer, prompting a counter charge from the league for modification of the Volstead Act led by former Senator Handsbrough of North Dakota as national chairman.
The physician presented a curious list of figures to explain Collings death. He read 72 as the first number and stated it represented two quarters of fluid in the body.
In New York a federal suit seeks confiscation of the German flying boat DO-X and an accounting of profits. Plaintiffs Isaac Schafran and Jacob Thaler name General Motors and Dornier entities among defendants and seek injunctions, damages, and destruction or turnover of aircraft infringing on patents issued in 1918. Captain Wolfgang Von Gronau is not a defendant in the DO-X case.
A physician testified that five readings from Collings’ body and a water sample from Long Island confirm salt water drowning as the cause of death. When asked about head blows, Dr. Schultz stated the finding is death by drowning and left the room.
In St Louis on September 26 Gov. W H Murray of Oklahoma returns from an unemployment conference with a warning that misery among the poor could turn into the destruction of the rich mansions unless conditions are corrected. The gathering, joined by 19 midwestern states, heard calls for funding relief through steep income tax hikes on high earners.
The U S aircraft carrier Langley will conduct winter maneuvers in northern waters this winter to observe takeoffs and landings from the flight deck under cold conditions. Armament tests for the planes will be carried out in the cold climate.
Fifty Tennessee mountaineers who learned to read were set for a reward visit to Washington to call on the president during cherry blossom time. A telegram from Hamilton county postponed the trip, as the readers insisted on visiting during the famous Washington cherry blossom season.
Major James H. Jimmy Doolittle landed at Indianapolis municipal airport at 10 27 a m after leaving St Louis at 9 34 a m covering 240 miles in 52 minutes. His flight eclipsed the 1 hour 10 minute record set by Captain Frank Hawks for the St Louis Indianapolis leg.
In Lebanon Pennsylvania three bandits robbed Mrs. Monroe Royer at her filling station and took $12. She pursued them and attempted to get the license plate, but one robber restrained her by throwing pepper in her eyes, preventing identification.
London The board of trade plans a coast lifesaving junior corps of about 5500 members drawn from the public Boy Scouts Sea Cadets and Girl Guides. Recruits will be trained in coast watching and life saving apparatus use.
Air traffic in France shows a rise in May 1931 over earlier 1931 months but declines vs May 1930. Analysts expect a further pickup in air line traffic in the fall as travel increases and conditions improve.
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