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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1934
Page
4
The fragment shows publisher R B Terry and manager H A Cecil with staff names and roles including George F Edwards, Walter F Hester, and M Waynick. It includes ad rates or pricing lines with amounts like 3.90 and 1.96 and a partial “650 ib e” fragment.
A biblical verse cautions against oppressing others and urges reverence for God. The excerpt pairs Leviticus guidance with a Bentham warning that tyranny and anarchy are closely linked.
Three Caledonia prison farm inmates brandished a wooden pistol and hijacked a dinner truck to flee but were captured within a mile of the camp after a guard shot a tire. No injuries. Dillinger remains at large as previous North Carolina escapes undermine security.
A CWA artist depicted sailors ashore in a drunken scene. Secretary Swanson ordered removal from the Navy Department. Henry J. Roosevelt supervised the move to his home. Admiral Rodman denounced the work as disgraceful and sordid.
Hope rises that major defense interests will be summoned as the Senate starts a probe into the munitions trust.
A 231 mile per hour gale on Mt Washington, New Hampshire, pushed to the edge the composure and patience of a congressional investigator as he crossed the stormy peak. The extreme wind and exposure highlighted the harsh conditions faced during high altitude weather reporting and inquiry.
A historical note questions the significance of remarks versus the actual fare served at Dr. Wirt's notable dinner. The account highlights the social intrigue surrounding the event and hints at the possible influence of the menu on contemporary discussions.
A playful note compares two bulls running loose in New York to a recurring situation in Washington where a bull is effectively loose during each congressional session, suggesting ongoing disorder.
Dr. Francis Anscombe of Salem College led a Socratic discussion for a Winston-Salem civic club. He credited World War I with rapid mechanical progress but asserted debits show no overall good from the war, noting declines in human stature and concern over future generations, with Persia and Turkey as examples. He praised the method as a dignified route to truth.
A. R. Hammer, last of the Civil War veterans in the area, defends his health after a report of a paralysis stroke. The Enterprise apologizes for the erroneous story and wishes him continued health as he remains mentally sharp and hopeful for years ahead.
A farmer near Hiram Ohio claimed he was kidnapped by three men to explain his two day absence after driving to town with $12 in maple shup. Police found the tale implausible and he admitted he wandered to Indiana seeking escape from spring fever, then returned home and confessed the ruse.
The piece notes spring fever driving people to wander with money in pocket on a sunshiny April day, describing the irresistible impulse to roam without a goal or purpose. It captures the universal urge to roam during pleasant weather and the challenge of resisting it.
Miss Hildegard Kneeland arrives at Chapel Hill for cost of living study as Wirt and Southern Textile Bulletin clash over accusations. Dr Graham defends the university welcoming scholars while critic David Clark is labeled a red cryer. The piece portrays a funny, strained clash over liberalism and academic freedom at North Carolina.
The settlement of a threatened auto industry strike offers a hopeful precedent. Both sides stood firm, bitterness rose, yet they reached a meeting ground, suggesting industrial warfare need not be inevitable and that disputes can be resolved with effort. May this case guide future negotiations.
U S exports to Russia in February totaled just under 1.5 million dollars, a jump from 321 thousand in January and nearly tripling February 1933. Officials say the rise reflects improving conditions and suggests recognition may bring broader benefits to American manufacturers.
A playful collection of epigram style lines on honesty, beauty, decision, and memory. It juxtaposes a teacher and pupil with a pulp magazine and laments of debt after college, ending with a wry note on a promising young man.
A critique states taxes fund education for soldiers to learn multiplication and fund punishment of fathers for misusing it, reflecting wartime fiscal and moral debates.
A tersely observed social note notes the feeling of slight dismissal when others fail to recognize a person’s value and status, describing it as high-hatting and implying a common courtesy lapse in everyday interactions.
Advice on neighbor harmony suggests praising the neighbor’s sense and generosity to encourage better relations.
Gil bert White, famed Paris studio resident, returns to New York with his wife Dodo to improvise murals and entertain his circle. Erskine Gwynne, Vanderbilt kin and Paris playboy, travels from Europe to New York amid a buoyant social scene.
A vivid note describes a man with a conspicuous red paint smear on a shoe. A shoe shiner jokes that the victim is the fourth to suffer the same accident that day as gasoline is used to remove the stain.
The article extols Eddie Peabody as a beloved banjoist with ties to Rudy Vallee and Gary Cooper. It describes his churchgoing, frugal habits, and travels with wife Maud who accompanies him in his dressing room. It contrasts movie critics with drama critics during premieres and notes photographers flock to first nights.
Dick Berlin enjoys his first bull fight in Barcelona and suffers a headache afterward. Albert Lasker’s sole employee Will Hays worked for two years pro bono for the Republican party. E. W. Hutton claims ownership of America’s finest yacht. Nijinsky, after 14 years, remains convinced he is in the trenches. Joseph Pulitzer’s New York home boasted a soundproof room and private elevator. Clara Bell Walsh houses New York’s largest perfume collection mainly in sachets. Keats Speed once pitched for a college squad. Bruce Barton possesses America’s finest Arabian white stallion.
At a dinner last night critics mocked novelists calling them incubators without eggs. The crowd lined up to give columnists a twirl as the narrator prepared to leave with his wife signaling it was time to go home.
Amber is described as a hard lustrous resinous material formed from fossilized plant matter believed to originate from an extinct cone bearing tree. The description notes its occurrence in prehistoric forests and its fossilized origin.
English lesson notes explain common errors with usage and pronunciation. It highlights proper plural forms of phenomena and mispronunciations of pretty while offering etymology and a daily word ecstasy with a Shakespeare quote.
A woman guest may wear a dress or a suit to an afternoon church wedding, weather permitting. avoid sport or street dress. The salad fork belongs near the outer edge of the place setting. Do not apologize for bad plays in bridge.
The piece lists answers to five questions. Heartbeats per day about 100000. Address to the President uses The President The White House Washington DC with My Dear Mr President. Mary Pickford began in 1910. Silk worm eggs to weigh one gram is unknown in text. Naval powers in order: Great Britain United States Japan France Italy.
Instructions describe making sachet pieces from pumice and perfume for dresser drawers. A lemon half rubbed on zinc, left an hour, then wiped to restore shine. Warming milk before adding eggs prevents water in baked custard.
A scanned puzzle page presents a themed crossword with across and down clues referencing Mormon terms and figures. Entries include church roles, architectural notes, and religious language, forming a dense wordplay grid with varied lengths and puns.
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