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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1937
Page
4
Southern May Well Invest Here Elopments in Grade Separation
The High Point civic leaders urge the Southern Railroad to share the rising costs of the grade separation project. They note estimates exceed available funds by about $164000 due to railroad demands and warn that the railroad’s current watchman wages and service are insufficient. They argue mutual benefit from investment and discourage threats while pressing the railroad to participate fairly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Southern Railroad
Southern
Deaf and Dumb Cop Legal Imperurbability
The Bucharest police hire deaf mutes to handle traffic work to avoid arguments with motorists. The silent officers issue citations, arrest offenders quickly, and reduce corruption, with observers noting their placid efficiency. The piece contrasts this with broader European struggles between democracy, fascism, and Bolshevism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Petar Tertescu
London Observer
Maxton Attacks Monarchy Calling It An Office Boy
James Maxton a Socialist MP denounces the British monarchy as inconsequential and labels the sovereign as an office boy in a sweeping critique. The remark shocks a populace long steeped in royal tradition amid a wartime or postwar context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Maxton
Enterprise Publisher Starts His 23rd Year
The Enterprise marks 23 years under general manager J. P. Rawley since taking over on April 1, 1915. Colleagues praise his capacity courage and character for turning a struggling paper into a community institution, noting his long service approaches a quarter century in the publisher’s harness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Rawley
Rawley
First Demonstration of King John at Runnymead 1215
A note recalls King John’s historic charter seal at Runnymeade in 1215. The event marks a symbolic assertion of royal authority and the emergence of limits on monarchical power in medieval England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Runnymede
Tar Heelia Leads With Eight Hour Law For Women
Richmond Times Dispatch notes Virginia misses eight hour for women, while North Carolina passes a 48 hour week. The piece urges Southern states to follow NC or risk federal action, highlighting potential shifts in labor standards and state rights debates.
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Tarheelia
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia
South
North Carolina
General Assembly
Virginia House
Senate
Viema
Dixie
Washington
Calendar reform could fix Easter date world wide
The piece discusses unseasonable Easter weather driving support for changing Easter to a fixed date. It outlines League of Nations efforts, potential start in 1929, and the aim to have Easter fall on the same day each year, with proposals targeting 1939 and alignment with New Year on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
League of Nations
Wagner Steagall bill aims at cheap housing plan
Washington reports the Wagner Steagall housing bill would subsidize new homes for families earning between 15 and 25 dollars weekly, with federal aid through bonds and grants. A United States Housing Authority would issue up to 1 billion dollars, lending to public agencies for up to 60 years, to build affordable four room dwellings and reduce rents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wagner Steagall
Senate
Waener
Treasury
Morgenthaus
United States Housing Authority
Nightclub culture shifts as staff sellers romance in New York bars
In New York from April 1 the social scene notes intimate club dynamics where orchestras and bartenders court patrons, with debutantes and a Harvard crowd drawing attention. The piece also nods to a racehorse named Snap and drama critic Richard Lockridge, linking style and personality to public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Hamlin
Walt Disney
Gee Gee
Snap
Richard Lockridge
Laura Jean Libbey
Noted Tenor Arthur Kraft Sings Before Music Club Delegates
Noted New York tenor Arthur Kraft performed before assembled music club delegates last night. Applause was lively and sustained, with the audience lingering in a captivated mood after the conclusion. Also mentions visits and social notes involving local residents and a recent Chinese consulate flag incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Kraft
New York
Lindy’s Comic Set Shapes City Humor
In Benchley’s town the wit is prized as a card and New York’s late night scene at Lindy’s births its salable humor. Radio and screen stars join vaudeville monologists and Tin Pan Alley cranks as rough raw gags are polished for profit. The clattery atmosphere also spawns slang and catchy song lyrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lindy’s
Tin Pan Alley
No 1 Lonely Heart and The Dunbar Homes Hollywood
A fragmented portrait notes a Swiss maid, weekly cafe visits, and Harlem’s Dunbar house in Dayton Ohio linked to Paul Laurence Dunbar. It mentions Bill Robinson Duke Ellington Cab Calloway Adelaide Hall FE Simms Campbell and Donald Ogden Stewart as dinner guests and jokes about a Columbus born comedian courting celebrities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
Dunbar
Dayton, O
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Rockefeller
Bill Robinson
Duke Ellington
Cab Calloway
Adelaide Hall
FE. Simms Campbell
The
Donald Ogden Stewart
Hollywood
New York
Stewart
Columbus, CO
Robert Bench
Reno Has Slight Earthquake
A brief railway station item notes a minor quake near Reno while a woman who had just arrived from the train likely declared she was not seeking a divorce.
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Reno
Hoover and Ghost Writer Debate Untold Apparition
It remains unclear whether Mr. Hoover used a ghost writer as he never spoke about his supposed apparition. The remark suggests unresolved questions about authorship and a rumored haunting.
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Mr. Hoover
Former Chicago G-man’s search hits a film star wife
An aging Chicago agent discovers the sought wife is a famous movie star, not the typical anonymous woman. The case shifts from mystery to celebrity connection as clues point to a well known brand tied to the actress.
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Chicago
Georgia's Chain Gang Wins 44 Hour Week Lead
Georgia reports a 44 hour work week victory for its chain gang workers but officials doubt they will seek time and a half benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
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