This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1937
Page
4
A reflection credits vanity as empty and self deceiving. The text contrasts seeking mirth and pleasure with the emptiness of such pursuits found in Ecclesiastes and echoed by Shakespeare. Both warn that worldly amusement proves fleeting and vain.
A five to four Supreme Court decision on the Wagner Labor Relations Act signals a new era of industrial peace as federal authority extends into labor relations beyond railroads. The ruling asserts Congress can enforce collective bargaining rights when interstate commerce is affected, though future limits and interpretations remain to be defined as the Court's composition and constitutional boundaries evolve.
The National Association of Manufacturers seeks public opinion on industry. Walter B. Weisenburger notes broad questions about what Americans want from manufacturing, views on industry, unemployment relief, and machine impact. The survey aims to interpret general sentiment and invites reader input.
The National Association of Manufacturers favors adopting Zion Herald principles on worker welfare. It lists tenets against exploitation, inadequate wages, unhealthy hours, deception, and harsh labor practices, arguing for labor as stewardship and equality of opportunity over mere economic gain.
The Knit Goods Weekly notes the Tull in seamless hosiery is corrective and seasonal and that despite excess production, the market will stabilize on a higher basis. Editors forecast a series of fits and starts with higher prices as costs rise and demand shifts from trade to consumer.
Minnie Atkins Edwards reports thousands of working women seek guidance on how to approach men in business. Women interview bank presidents and section hands to learn what works, from dressing wisely to steering conversations back to business, while avoiding flirtation and preserving professional dignity.
Catton argues that world war may spring from a small triggering incident not a major crisis. He cites a fragile global mood after Hitler’s Rhineland remilitarization and a parachutist’s accident as examples of how a minor event could ignite war.
The piece notes a February gain of 215,000 employed nationwide despite a major auto industry strike that left about 100,000 idle. It highlights the country's vast size, suggesting that a single large strike can coexist with overall employment growth.
Wilfred J. Funk, dictionary maker, lists ten overused words including okay terrific lousy contact definitely gas racket swell impact and honey. He notes okay is the most overworked and adds that if it were never used again it would be okay by us.
Dawn of spring imagery fills the poem with nature motifs and seasonal awakening. The speaker invites a companion to share the dawn as Judas buds, pine shadows, and apple blossoms mark the orchard. The verse evokes birds, mountain scenes, and a fisher lad whistling in anticipation.
Roosevelt signals the administration will curb inflation by trimming durable goods purchases and urging consumer spending. He cites actions against price fixing by GE and Westinghouse, considers tax changes on copper imports, and hints at curbing steel purchases while maintaining military needs. The piece notes antitrust questions and potential reform in bid practices.
The text notes that based on their showing in the electoral college, Maine and Vermont appeared most likely to break away. It frames a potential secession as a late developing possibility for the two states.
In New York Day by Day for April 13 a psychoanalyst notes a general avoidance complex. People fear passing places linked to unhappiness, causing distress when revisiting. Billie Burke shuns the Tarryton estate of her honeymoon, while Karl Carroll avoids his former theater site and the Eve ning Mail corner.
After the bell, bankers brokers and buyers leave the Stock Exchange on foot rather than by car showing a rare scene of widespread walking. The text notes a shift from cars to pedestrians during the market boom and a return to walking even after the crash as people cope with the weak condition of the times.
Execs in town now retreat to in‑office showers after work with early morning spa visits by maecicurists and hotel rubdowns. Physical culturists praise Ju Glaenzer the jeweler as the most perfectly conditioned businessman in town.
The Times associate editor Dr. John H. Finley walks five miles daily and annually completes the full Manhattan island circuit. John D. Jr. is also a confirmed walker, logging several miles each late afternoon.
An observer notes a sharp drop in visible beggars in New York over the past two years. He cites factors including changes in charity propaganda and social attitudes as contributing to the reduced begging, especially after dark, leaving the blocks noticeably quieter.
Local notes sketch a crowded political field with mayoral challenger W A Davis opposing Moffitt over a sales tax. Misquoted, Moffitt defends truthful opposition while Pastor Sunday arrives April 17. Movements include Genevieve Sheetz returning from New York and social updates from Mrs Carson Burns Mardi Carte club hosting on South Main Street.
Miss Ruby Tesh married John William Walker at the bride’s parents home on Washington Street with Dr Gilbert T Rowe officiating. Miss Meddie C Hamilton spoke to the Woman’s club on the value of a public library. Leona Muse visiting Greensboro College for Women. Dr Gurney Briggs traveled to Raleigh on business. Carter Dalton returned from Raleigh and met with the legislative code committee.
President Wilson calls on the public to boost food output as Congress debates a 7 billion dollar war revenue bill. British forces continue to push holes through the Hindenburg line, signaling ongoing combat.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.