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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1936
Page
4
A editorial praising the Red Cross for swift mobilization after floods in the east and tornadoes in the South. It lauds voluntary funding by Americans, the nation's civic spirit, and the Red Cross as a humane agency serving disaster relief without government provision.
The Associated Press weighs tornado causes and effects as spring storm dynamics mix cold and warm air. It cites the March 18 1925 Missouri Illinois Indiana twister that killed 695 and injured 2027 with 16500000 in property loss and notes warnings are rarely issued due to unpredictable paths. It urges seeking underground shelters or fleeing the path where possible.
A reader argues for Sunday fishing at the Municipal lake during the season opening May 11th. He contends fishing is harmless and healthful, notes other Sunday amusements, and urges citizens to persuade council members to promote the sport. He cites Edgar Guest’s poem lines to bolster the idea.
Bruce Catton cites Morris Cooke urging national action on flood and erosion control. He warns soil loss, water damage, and a national plan with land use controls and many headwater dams are needed, else soil and flood problems will worsen and threaten the country’s future.
The article credits Marilyn Miller with guiding a shift in Broadway musical theater toward artistry over nudity. It notes her influence in establishing stage greatness, especially in dance, and sees her as the key figure who raised American expectations beyond physical charm.
Marilyn Miller, star of Sally, dies at 38 from a sinus infection and toxic condition at the height of her Broadway career. The vivacious performer reshaped show girl standards with brains and talent, leaving a lasting impact on the profession and public perception of leg beauty and stage presence.
From New York comes word that Worth Street buyers and sellers of hosiery cheer a proposed 40 hour week standard after conferences in the South. Industry leaders aim to reinstate codes, making the business sounder and securing livelihoods. sign-up expected once 85 percent approve, with actions to begin within days.
Northwestern University professor Whit Brogan notes the primitive one room schoolhouse persists nationwide. He says the typical country school today is about as crude as it was fifty years ago after a broad survey of rural education.
In New York Day By Day the writer ponders grand sounding names such as King Victor Duke El Baron Wilkes and Marquis Childs. He notes editors like Harold Lord Varney and Joseph Wood Krutch, and jokes about vanity in naming as Percy Crosby and Percy Whiteman face public scrutiny and personal habits.
A discussion on federal salary data highlights the wage gap between the president and private sector stars. Rev Edmund J Walsh notes some movie figures earning more for a single erotic film than the president does in a year, prompting reflection on value and responsibility.
A Neosho Falls Wisconsin mail carrier is seen delivering mail in a hearse prompting curiosity about how dead letters are handled and where they are delivered. Dora asks where the dead letters go.
Gertrude Page writes of a snowy white cottage with polished windows and a garden gate. A lover arrives along a path bearing arms and love. The speaker hopes contentment lies in staying forever with flowers and companionship.
During a strict diet years ago Whiteman faced a mean ribbing plan by Charlie Butterworth. The prank set Paul at midnight to snack on a Texas sized raw hamburger with beer while suspects imagined an ice box bounty. Whiteman fled in tears after a desert plate was pushed aside.
A bakery window on Seventh Avenue shows a retro display with a demonstrator wearing a handlebar mustache and bare shoulders, twisting a rope of candy around a wall hook. Spectators gather as Jack Dempsey notices drew interest, while few customers enter.
The piece notes edible nic necks vanish as portable popcorn stands disappear from Manhattan. It recalls Broad Street offices for Morgan era, Broadway theater districts, and a World piece about Diamond Jin Brady buying out a stand near Normand. Now only Mary Elisabeth's sells popcorn balls.
Kevin Cobb celebrated Pop Corn Bill in a Saturday Evening Post folio. The bar character boasted a huge popcorn bowl and legendary liquor capacity, performing at the Martinique bar before dying the next day. Frank O Malley wrote a grand obit for him in The Sun.
In an excerpt from a 1936 syndicate piece, Baird Leon ard's parents installed a gas stove and left Europe for six months with Mandy the cook in charge. Mandy reports the stove never went out, calling it the beatenist thing she has seen.
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