War’s toll and the call to folly in scripture and verse
A reflective blend cites Deuteronomy about war’s end and Shenstone on fools pursuing conflict for others’ gain. The lines juxtapose sacred history with satirical verse on greed and bloodshed.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1937
Page
4
War as a Personal Duty Aims of Peace Advocate
R H Conrad Blackwell of the Emergency Peace Campaign visits High Point for three talks urging individuals to act for peace. He cites Pershing Byrd and Kitchin on war costs and the need for personal resolve, knowledge, and courage to avert conflict rather than rely on diplomacy alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T R. H. Conrad Blackwell
Pacific
General Pershing
Mexican
Rio Grande
Richard E. Byrd
Claude Kitchin
Self appointed guard aims at labor unions
Edward Page Gaston, once a dry crusader, claims to lead the Patriot ic Guard of America formed in Washington to attack lawless labor unions. He plans recruiting polo players and yachtmen among society leaders, warning of immediate action while critics doubt his organizing savvy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Page Gaston
Patriotic Guard of América
Washington
Sex Slayings Product of Laxness on Many Fronts
From Los Angeles reports the murder of a woman and her daughter by an alleged sex maniac. The killings form part of a wave of brutal slayings that has continued for a year or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Slayings Prompt Call for Morality and Restraint
The article contends brutal crimes stem from lax moral standards and urges tighter home law and public decency. It links repeated murders to sensational reporting and psychological theories, urging patient action to address foundational social ills.
Twin City Newspaper Deal Ends Rivalry in Winston-Salem
Owen Moon sells Winston-Salem publishing properties to a group led by Gordon Gray. The May 1 transfer ends potential conflict and preserves the Journal and Sentinel for continued vigorous civic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Moon
Winston-Salem
Gordon Gray
Mr. Moon
Winston- Salem
Mr. Gray
Moon and Gray
Moon
Evening Star
Gray
Journal and Sentinel
Eivie
Bailey raises vital question on sit down strikes and Roosevelt
Senator Bailey criticizes President Roosevelt for not directly addressing John L. Lewis and the CIO. He questions legality of sit down tactics, property rights, and political pressure, urging prompt action to protect industry rights and private property under common law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuss
Bailey
Enterprise
Senate
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Lewis
CIO
United States
North Carolina
Patience, Not Quick Fixes for National Problems
William Allen White argues patience is essential for national welfare. He asserts that solving giant issues requires time and multiple administrations, not a single decisive act, reflecting a Kansas perspective on democracy and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Allen White
Extracts from 1880s Chicago department store rules
The piece lists strict shop practices from 1880s Chicago: store hours year round 6 am to 9 pm. cleanliness duties before breakfast. limited Sabbath openings. warning against smoking and social habits. mandatory church dues and Sunday school. men receive weekly courting time. after long shifts employees should read in leisure hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotarian Magazine
Chicago
What is a boy and why it matters now
A Rotary Club bulletin from Louisville Ohio discusses Boy and Girl’s Week April 24 to May 1. It warns that the next generation will carry on past efforts and determine the fate of churches schools corporations and governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Louisville
Ohio
Hughes Faces Historic Label as Court Liberal Bloc Power
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes may be remembered as a great liberal for the New Deal era. The article notes his pattern of writing opinions when liberal and assigning them to conservatives when voting with them, shaping the court's history on landmark cases from wage laws to gold clauses and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Butler, Sutherland, van Devanter
McReynolds
Brandeis
Stone
Cardobo
Washington State
New York
Sugar Institute
TVA
St. Joseph Stockyards
NRA
Schechter
Yank Ellington
AAA
Vermont
North Dakota
SEC
Guffey
Sutherland
New York Day By Day in a Wandering Food Column
In a breezy New York Day by Day column the writer reflects on dining trends and culture. He notes a Park Avenue restaurant serving light table wines with no music, previews doorman fashion, and muses on cinema, books, and private libraries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arnold Bennett
Frank Crowninshield
Upper Park Avenue
Will Hays
Mickey Mouse
Mickey
Walt Disney
Women Hair Tinting Becomes Fashion Item Then
The note describes women soon tinting hair and blonde friends of tired businessmen stocking dye to match wardrobe colors like blue Serge or light tweed, reflecting fashion influence on style choices.
Mail for every voter eight pounds says government
A humorous report highlights a government claim that each voter gets eight pounds of mail. Ima Spinster counterclaims she deserves 150 pounds of male.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ima
High Point High School Nears Completion and Letters Awarded
Building operations at High Point high school near completion with expected finish in June. Coach W. E. Marlette awarded letters to varsity basketball players James Whitener Grady Anderson Bob Myers Howard Raper William Bryant Gaston Hinkle Hoyle Lopp Manager Fred Watson and Charles Kearns for clean play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
W. E. Marlette
James Whitener
Grady Anderson
Bob Myers
Howard Raper
William Bryant
Gaston Hinkle
Hoyle Lopp
Fred Watson
Charles Kearns
An Epistolary Finale Echoes From Old Notes
A Paris painter Gilbert White sends a Palm Beach note ending I get off here. A Texas rancher with a rough throat tightens to a final farewell My good wishes are from deep in a lonely heart. Keats writes a cold closing I shall curse myself always for writing you so cold a letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert White
Paris
Palm Beach
Craff
Texas
Keats
Local residents plan visits and travel to Bermuda
Mrs T Win gate Andrews left today for a several day visit to Salisbury. Mr and Mrs Frank Wineskie spent several days at Pinehurst. Misses Pauline and Mary Simmons left for New York to sail on the U S 8 Victoria for Bermuda on Wednesday. They will stay at the Bermuda Anna hotel and visit Miss Eleanor Farley in New York before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Wingate Andrews
Salisbury
Frank Wineskie
Pinehurst
Pauline
Mary Simmons
New York
U. S
Victoria
Bermuda
Bermuda Anna Hotel
Eleanor Farley
James H. Farley
France resists arms talk at Geneva conference
France refuses to discuss arms at the upcoming Geneva arms parley. Ford plans to limit future grocery and merchandising work to Ford employees. Confederate veterans convene in Tampa for their annual reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Geneva
Ford Motor Company
Ford Organization
Tampa
Fla
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B. Terry
Business Mgr Editor
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BR. Katz Special Adgency General Office
New York City
Twin City
Porthright Porbesight
Behind the Scenes
By Rodney Dutcher
Elmer Lane
Richard McCauley
Park Avenue
Whitehall
Park Lane
Peter Anne
A. &. W. Rosenbach
Major Bowes
Addison
Robert Cortes Holliday
Dr. Johnson
Willa Cather
Sarah Jewett
Louisa May Alcott
Charlie Driscoll
Mark
High Point High School
Twain
H. V. Kaltenborn
Bert Lahr
Roses
George Clark
Reguepo
Nea
Bettied
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