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 25 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 16, 1937
Page
4
A religious verse from Jeremiah 24 6 proclaims God will favor the land and restore it. A second line echoes William Dunbar noting craftsmen work with God guiding their hands in marble and stone.
The House passes Gavagan anti lynching bill with overwhelming support and the Senate shows willingness to back federal authority. The piece argues states failed to curb mob violence over 50 years and urges strong federal enforcement to ensure law and order and protect due process nationwide.
The Charlotte News notes the numbers lottery resurging in Southern cities including Atlanta, Birmingham, Miami, and Tampa, while Charlotte recalls a long absence of a crusade. Policemen claim to have the numbers racket in those localities, underscoring a recurring cycle of attention and enforcement.
United States employers' advisor at the world textile conference in Washington calls for assigning tasks on a scientific and common sense basis. Agreement exists on the problem, but the approach may be harder than the diagnosis, with calls to speed up and stretch out workloads through cooperative efforts of management and labor.
Systems are not the answer nor are lowered wages. Excessive work assignment becomes rationalization gone wrong. True efficiency requires cooperation and understanding of the broader problem. Lower wage costs do not guarantee profit and often mask inefficient methods, harming all involved.
The South’s leadership vision is shown in M D Crawford’s Daily News Record reflection after Greenville's exposition. He argues social development keeps pace with mechanical progress, led by faithful, fair employers and a trained labor force, ensuring durable industrial prosperity and future growth.
Editor cites southeastern Europe reports of marked German scholarly emigration to Turkey and the University of Istanbul amid religious persecution and racial prejudice. The piece frames the movement as a modern Byzantine upheaval reversal and calls for conscientious pursuit of progress and freedom.
A 1937 letter from Henry Reuss of High Point North Carolina stresses the need to allow scholars and scientists to pursue various research without hindrance from those lacking sound basic values. The note is dated April 16, 1937.
A High Point advertisement claims a united city by lowering railroad tracks, linking North and South High Point, while Fayetteville faces a similar split. The piece urges early planning to remove tracks or sink them to ease traffic and connect neighborhoods, warning change may come soon.
Lexington Dispatch reports High Point edges toward starting a multi party grade elimination project for the Southern Railway through the city. State local and national agencies join with Southern Railway to finance and manage a plan that lowers tracks and builds bridges to ease heavy motor traffic, with contracts expected this week.
The Birmingham Age Herald urges enjoying dogwood blossoms and wild flowers without picking or damaging them. It warns that branches lose beauty off the tree and calls for an end to vandalism as spring brings blooms. a brief note laments foreign policy and hints at wine.
Washington reports on Spain's air bombardment in Madrid showing morale hardened rather than broken. Officers cite poison gas ineffectiveness, Italian troops' wavering resolve, and loyalists fighting for life and home. Infantry tactics endure while mechanized units prove limited.
Stepin Fetchit is making personal appearances drawing interest from fans as he performs in public venues. His appearances are drawing crowds and attention from across entertainment circles.
A string of witty bits and mini portraits from New York Day by Day dated April 16. The column lists figures such as Gouverneur Morris Lily Pons Conde Nast Tyrone Power Amelia Earhart Noel Coward Will Rogers and Jules Bache while mixing social scenes and cultural nods across music fashion and journalism.
A Bronx hot dog merchant refuses a loan to a friend citing an agreement with a branch bank that bars selling hot dogs and the lender, a playful political diplomacy scene. The exchange highlights quirky local business diplomacy and a whimsical constraint.
A Paris publisher Robert Lang visits New York yearly with his wife to shop the mammoth red-fronted five and tens while American guests include poet Witter Bynner, author Fannie Hurst, actress Helen Hayes, and Billy De Beek among others in the scene.
Frequent crosstown buses please riders but annoy clerks in drug stores tobacco shops and newsstands. In the rush to board and secure a seat patrons want a nickel fare and transfer two cents ready, forcing tradesmen to break larger coins.
Daily accidents at Grand Central trigger hundreds of new orders as commuting wives drive demand in a bustling terminal scene. The nickname reflects a surge of eye care demands amid busy travel hours.
Lawrence White left for Marietta Ohio on business. Tom Kearns visited Chapel Hill. Dr I T Mann returned from a short trip to Philadelphia and New York. Mr and Mrs Frank Wineskie are home from New York Atlantic City and other eastern points to receive British commissioners headed by Minister Balfour on Wednesday.
General engagements grow along the western front in France as authorities caution that the war’s end seems unlikely within the year. Statements from Spanish foreign affairs indicate vigilance continues and President Wilson has comments on the situation.
In brisk remarks about rush hour, a collision prompts mention of new lenses costing 4.80 dollars not ready until Thursday. Citizens are urged to note the Grand Central area optical shops for timely service, with a hint of a reason behind the delays.
In a stylish time period cafe a diner and three guests faced a $20 bill. The diner tipped $4 total to wait staff, then abruptly toppled the table and stormed out after sending guests to the entrance. The ruckus disrupted the cafe’s decor as dishes clattered.
Buses replace the street car on Main Street in High Point while two large buses operate the line. The YWCA promotes public service with the statement there belongs to you, not you to it. Several conferences are planned by the local group this summer at Camp Graystone, Tuesday, and Rockbrook, Brevard for Girl Reserve activities.
Reverend John W. Moore delivers a sermon at Wesley Memorial Church closing the week day services that have run for two weeks. R. K. Stewart and Son rush to finish Saint Mary's Episcopal church and par ish house ahead of Easter Day services on April 17 at the old church on Washington and College streets.
Eight people were injured in a Chicago blast caused by a gas pocket in a tailor shop. Fire followed, razing four buildings. A Mississippi levee near Doreno, Mississippi breached, flooding a large area.
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.