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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1931
Page
3
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh September 30 Roadside tree planting is essential for road conservation. Highway commission aims to continue planting to reduce washing and erosion, especially on Route 90 between Raleigh and Rocky Mount. Chairman E B Jeffress notes engineering value over mere beautification and urges continued growth of trees and grass along highways.
Chairman Jeffress cites roadside grass and tree planting as a cost saving highway maintenance strategy. He notes erosion is lower on shoulders with grass and trees, plans to use prisoners in winter to plant more trees from right of way, and aims to preserve shade trees along routes for future benefits.
An Indiana reader recalls illness and recovery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes eighteen year old birth, serious operation, flu, and a nervous breakdown. Six bottles improved mood and health, reducing cross feelings toward her husband. Mrs R C Hoffman Ft Wayne Indiana.
The North Carolina Association of Real Estate Boards will hold its annual meeting in Durham on October 9 and 10. E B Jeffress chairman of the state highway commission and Harry S Kissel president of the National Association of Real Estate Boards are scheduled to address the gathering.
Sweden reports the laying of a submarine telephone cable between Barseback near Malmo and Charlottelund in Denmark. The line carries 54 wires plus a special radio transmission wire, weighs 300 metric tons, and spans 22.2 kilometers.
London dispatch reports a persistent rumor that Otto von Habsburg Archduke Otto could be proclaimed king of Hungary next November on his 19th birthday and possibly later king of Austria, aided by French influence amid shifting alliances in Europe. The piece outlines France’s suspected role in shaping Hungary's cabinet and pressuring Austria and Germany, with the Little Entente resisting a renewed Habsburg rule and suggesting a potential Austrian Hungarian union under a monarch allied to France.
Been quite sick, is somewhat improved. Miss Gladys Copple visits her father J. E. Copple at his home here. Miss Ruth Wood visits Misses Pauline and Frances Thornton last Sunday. Mrs. Clifton Pierson and daughter Evelyn of Mt. Airy attended Deep River church Sunday. Mrs. Pierson is remembered here as her husband served as pastor for about four years.
Lexington reports Boone County has eighteen students at Appalachian State Teachers College Boone from the county. The school sits high on the Blue Ridge plateau, part of North Carolina’s 64 counties noted for enrollment at the state teachers college.
The report notes a total enrollment of 741, including more than 232 male students. It emphasizes the gender breakdown within the student body and highlights the male portion of the enrollment.
Davidson county gains an additional dentist with Dr J H Highsmith who has located in Denton after previously practicing in High Point. He recently moved to the eastern part of the county and brings years of dental surgery experience.
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