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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1936
Page
4
A donation led by Mr. Will N. Reynolds and the Duke Foundation funds a new half million dollar hospital in Winston-Salem. The project also plans to upgrade City Memorial hospital for Black residents, addressing serious local medical needs and aiming to preserve human value through improved facilities.
Dr James Page of Columbia University and Dr Carney Landis of the New York Psychiatric Institute report that married individuals show more stable mental health than single people. The statement was presented before the New York branch of the American Psychological Association.
A columnist cites Landis Page data showing divorced and single individuals show higher rates of mental illness than married people, while widowed individuals are more susceptible than the married. The piece argues findings are interpretive, noting selection, care, and optimism influence perceptions of marriage and health.
The piece argues that air safety devices improve aviation but should not replace human judgment. It cites the Uniontown tragedy to show disasters on routes with devices and notes some routes lack beacons and landing fields, urging balanced reliance on technology and pilots.
Bruce Catton argues that after another naval disarmament conference the United States is near a new push for ships. He questions what foreign policy the navy should serve, whether to build bases or a stronger fleet, and stresses the need to decide policy before expanding battleships and cruisers.
The article argues that famed slogans from Wilson to Coolidge failed to shape policy or fortune. It tracks “war to end wars,” “back to normalcy,” and “prosperity is just around the corner” through eras of hardship, noting the Blue Eagle symbol faded as disillusionment grew.
The Finnish government asks the United States State Department to reconsider its denial of permission for Finnish shipowners to sue for damages over wartime detentions. The claim totals $1 500 000 and involves losses from ships detained in U S ports during World War I. Experts doubt the merit, but the article urges a favorable decision.
Seven minutes after presumed death a Californian’s finger twitched online raising debate over PWA pod accessibility. The device described as highly elastic could enable occupants of stone houses to hurl glasses, suggesting wider implications for safety and design.
The article discusses how the New Deal is shaped by two themes, the economy of scarcity and scarcity of economy, signaling an approach balancing limited resources with expansive policy goals. It notes debates among policymakers about prioritizing relief, recovery, and reforms amid constrained funding.
Assorted verses praise the Rebekahs branch of Odd Fellowship and its members. Poet Victor P. Hammer extols their service to others through charity and fraternal support, highlighting the "one Great Name above" and the unity of the organization.
Washington analysis notes Roosevelt’s Baltimore remarks reveal limited new policy content and a strategic aim to shore up support before the Maryland primary. The piece argues the visit, backed by top Democrats, seeks to suppress anti New Deal sentiment within the party and deter a Breckinridge challenge.
After the Louis fight rumors surface that Jimmy Braddock is training at the dock. The gossip hints at a possible shift in camp and routine as Braddock refines his boxing approach.
A curious line from a new song hints at methods to outwit the Black investigating committees. The lyric implies strategic restraint and self-examination as a means to avoid entanglement with formal inquiries.
New York gossip notes Bisa Maxwell dominates society hosting revels with stylish hats and Chaplinesque shoes. She travels to the Austrian Tyrol to back a 300 guest hideaway while earning up to 1500 dollars weekly. The city’s luncheon crowd, Pat and Rupert Hughes, Rudolph Kommer, and others are highlighted as a dazzling mid day set with extravagant tastes and discreet profiles.
An intrepid expedition attempts to scale Everest despite deadly risks. Viewers recently saw the summit from a plane, with no new territory or prize, yet explorers press on driven by human daring and ambition.
A Washington budget note compares the State Department request for about 15 million dollars to U S military outlays. Secretary Hull says the Navy and War Departments could operate only about 5.7 days on that amount. The piece hints that more focus on good neighbor policies might prevent conflicts and be cheaper than cures.
A fragmentary note reports a large fossil tooth discovered in Missouri and hints at other sensational local happenings. References to a Bombry resident found guilty of biting a woman's nose imply a crime scene but details remain unclear.
A late afternoon visitor at the Holland House bar, known only as Hindy for his resemblance to General Von Hindenburg, drank three fingers of rye from a collapsible silver cup and tipped $500 to four bartenders the manager and the cashier before vanishing on Christmas Eve.
A garbled report notes a tacky mansion in East 50s with a high iron fence and creeping vines. The piece mentions a restaurant gang watching events around No 21 and references a hurdle toppled many established places.
Local chatter swirls around Meantown figures and recent property actions as readers cite Poyot Voisin and a house takeover. Prominent names appear in the town buzz including Benchley Nathan Hopkins and Brown among others as daily counts and superstitions influence discourse.
Fragmentary text describes a Wall placard on a Radio City executive and mentions Cecil Rhodes tire builder and James Montgomery Fla. It recalls a judge, old ballesque producers, and Otto Kahn with a feigned phone line. The passage is garbled and lacks a clear event or date.
In a Pé hotel a six footer scribe James Street laments the land newly emerged from dust and stars. He notes mud on his boot and dust on his station while uttering a mournful line about Texas. This fragment hints at a literary, possibly poetic, travel mood from 1936.
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