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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1929
Page
4
Quoting J G Holland, faith is described as drawing poison from grief and quenching pain, a force that soothes loss and cures sting. The line presents faith as the sole remedy for suffering.
AMSAY MACDONALD travels toward the United States aboard the Berengaria occupying the imperial suite once designed for Wilhelm II. The piece portrays his shift from wartime adversary to pacifist leader seeking peace and reduced armament, as Britain contemplates a postwar order. The article contrasts Wilsonian ideals with evolving British politics and naval tradition.
Columbia journalism professor Walter B. Pitkin faces attack over claims about Woodrow Wilson cited as unhappy moods and private ailments. Wilson's secretary Joseph Tumulty denies the assertions and criticizes Pitkin for anonymous sourcing and intrusion into historic figures.
Carolina farmers organized a new state grange this week in Raleigh and elected Dr. Clarence Poe, editor of the Progressive Farmer, as master. The meeting brought farmer leaders together to form a unified body amid evolving conditions.
The author urges courage and extreme individualism give way to union through the state grange to hasten cooperation in production and marketing. Machinery in industry may threaten farmers to serfdom, as farm overproduction creates an economic tragedy. Advertising fails to boost demand beyond a limit, so farmers must act collectively.
Readers criticize recent tar and gravel coating on city streets seen as unnecessary and impractical. Authors call for property owners to scrutinize the plan as dustless roads revert to a wagon road look and question the experiment.
Arthur Garfield Hays explains his abstention from the Gastonia murder trial. He rejects fears of a Sacco Vanzetti style frame up and praises Judge M W Barnhill for a non-partisan approach. He defends civil liberties and the underdog in a controversial case.
The passage argues a conspiracy to deny a fair trial for the sixteen at Charlotte. It praises the witness’s withdrawal from the case as aligned with North Carolina sentiment, asserting the state must convict the sixteen with evidence proving guilt beyond reasonable doubt or risk a failure to convict.
Ira Thomas Johnson a prominent Thomasville resident dies after years of ill health at 52, with funeral at Main Street Methodist Church. Burial in city cemetery follows. Also reported are the deaths of Mrs. Jennie A. Clodfelter and brief local club news about eagle hunting trophies and archery club actions.
The Iowa lady who has seen more than 5000 movies is considered highly versed in film plots. Her extensive viewing spans many genres and decades, reflecting a deep knowledge of cinema.
A reader suggests posting census takers on roads Sunday afternoons to simplify data collection. The idea aims to boost coverage and speed without disrupting weekday routines.
The Raleigh post American Legion drum and bugle corps leaves Raleigh for Louisville to compete for the national trophy. They won the state prize and $1,000 in August and hope to carry the title to the national convention. Support from Raleigh civic groups funds the trip as General Albert L. Cox seeks election as national commander.
A famed continental beauty physician declares that no woman is ugly and every woman possesses redeeming traits that can be highlighted to conceal flaws. The remark emphasizes positive grooming and self-presentation as universal possibilities.
Miss Julia Bradham of Rocky Mount is chosen State Fair Queen and will appear nightly during October 14 through 19 to welcome North Carolina homecomings. A Baltimore Miss Personality and Miss North Carolina overlap, she declined Earl Carroll’s show offer but will perform at the Raleigh fair each evening with amplifying Grandstand sound.
Mrs. Henrietta Rogers Ellerbe widow of Gov William H Ellerbe died after an operation in Florence hospital. Funeral services will be held this afternoon, burial in Ellerbe Hazelden cemetery near Sellers. Survived by sons Earl Frank Ellerbe Latta Henry Ellerbe Bennettsville and daughter Mrs Gary Nichols Nichols.
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a m tomorrow returning to standard time. Since April 28 clocks have been one hour fast, and most people will set them back as they go to bed. The note covers New York and hundreds of other U S cities observing the change.
London oldest bank rumors place Hoare's as venerable with no exact founding date, but a 1633 receipt shows money deposited there by goldsmith Lawrence Hoare. The document confirms long standing banking activity attributed to the Hoare family.
Recent tests reveal paraffin wax in lard sulphur in barley maize starch in mustard sand in mixed spice and cinnamon zinc in cider and ice cream and rice in flour and starch in suet indicating widespread adulteration concerns across multiple products and ingredients.
New certificates of incorporation list A Drive It Yourself Inc later durham to rent automobiles, The North Carolina Bank and Trust Company of Greensboro to do banking, High Point Typewriter Exchange Inc in High Point, Logan Brothers Inc of Asheville to operate a service station, Lexington chamber of commerce Incorporated to promote local interests, and J H Burton and Company Inc of Reidsville to manufacture and sell tobacco and goods.
In Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul a new 5,000 kilowatt generator was installed raising the plant capacity to 15,000 kilowatts with room for an extra 19,000 kilowatts. The coal fueled station is a steam electric plant using local mine coal.
In Lexington on October 19 a Trading Ford historical memorial will be unveiled with speakers Judge John J. Parker and Rev. Tom A. Sykes. The ceremony includes a State Historian representative, ribbon pull by two children, and a dedicatory prayer by Dr. J C Leonard. Davidson County residents expect a large turnout.
A passerby compliments a pale woman on an unnatural color dress at a Passing Show and notes it would suit her, while the price draws a shocked reaction from the speaker.
Ten thousand miles of American airways are now lighted for night flying and 2000 towns and cities across the United States have either airports or space allocated for them.
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