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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1934
Page
4
A religious reflection citing Revelation 14 7 and Fordyce urging fear of God and worship of the Creator of heaven, earth, sea, and waters. The passage emphasizes reverence for divine majesty and obedience as the sole carrying fear.
The piece surveys a push in Texas for a self governing bar to set standards enforce disbarment for dishonesty and incompetence. It notes North Carolina already acts and argues insiders may resist cleansing while outsiders hope the reform could restore public trust in the legal profession.
A Chamber of Commerce proposal urges rotating city council membership to retain experienced figures and reduce disruption. The suggestion compares practice in business boards to governance and argues for applying businesslike methods to improve efficiency and economy in public administration.
Berlin dispatch reports the goal of a standardized Germany with 65 million people sharing identical reactions and tastes. Progress is seen in a unified press and radio system, with restrictions from the propaganda ministry guiding what the public reads or hears. The effort permeates schools, organizations, and the church, threatening individuality as initiatives fade.
The passage argues Germany's rapid conquest under Hitler shows a dangerous drive to erase individuality and forge machine minded people. It asserts the resistance of the human spirit and doubts that the experiment will fully succeed, despite fears of oppression.
Bruce Catton argues school boards focus on teacher pay while over policing private conduct. Dr John Carr Duff cites North Carolina pledges banning relationships and immodest dress as examples. Such standards foster hypocrisy and impede teaching. The piece urges less meddling and more trust in educators.
A mob gathered outside a Chicago chapel as mourners held services for a kidnapped infant. Police struggled to control the crowd estimated at ten thousand hoping to glimpse the ceremony and pay respects.
The piece describes a chaotic mob at a funeral where wreaths were torn and women fought for entrance. It condemns the crowd and contrasts it with decent people, then shifts to a light note on Eleanor Roosevelt and women who knit during husbands fishing trips.
The piece argues tax increases are necessary, supporting a higher estate tax from 46 percent to 60 percent under the new law. It compares current and proposed taxes on $500 000 and $1 000 000 estates, saying the rise is not confiscatory and will boost revenue from those most able to pay.
In a public statement Mary Garden describes Samuel Insull as a great destroyer reducing from a dreadnaught status. The remarks frame Insull as a powerful foe in economic or political influence.
A sharp remark about Congress mocks Rep Bulwinkle and his need to apologize to Doc Wirt, reflecting the era's legislative theater and publicized exchanges.
A proverb warns against accepting freebies as a moral and social risk. It frames a laundry bill as payment to prevent neighbors from seeing one’s ragged sheets and status.
The question suggests if Hugh Johnson must tighten enforcement greatly, the NRA might fracture under intensified pressure. It frames concerns about political backlash and organizational stability amid stringent measures.
A compact medley of wry aphorisms and social commentary. The speaker notes aging, purpose, taxes, gender norms, and generational shifts with a wry edge, concluding with the headline Wirt Inquiry Buried By Probe Committee and a sense of faded urgency.
A concise reflection on how true learning blends handling abstract ideas with concrete examples. The idea emphasizes that being educated involves translating theoretical concepts into tangible understanding, and vice versa, fostering versatile thinking.
Wirt returns to Indiana Huey Long remains quiet Dillinger remains at large In sull heads home and life resumes its ordinary course after a period of upheaval as the figures depart and stabilize the scene.
A provocative question questions funding the next war as ex-soldiers receive 2 billion dollars for the last conflict. It asks where future financing will come from for returning veterans and ongoing military expenses.
A big league baseball manager at season open asserts the team cannot finish in the cellar.
OOMcIntyre reflects on New York personalities and places from 1930s era, noting figures like Otto H. Kahn and Loretta Young. He muses on radio, theatre, and informal marching, describing boarding houses, department store windows, and urban rhythms that shape daily life.
The speaker recalls juvenile drum major fever in a town with broom stick bands and brickbrimmed hats. Cheedie Friend led a show boat band every Spring, triumphing with a rhinestone baton and a black fur hat, a memory of notable youth achievement.
In lower Manhattan a pensioned bookkeeper in a skull cap contrasts with modern executives amid a memory laden West 46th Street. The piece notes a venerable knitting lady at a weaver shop, a bal ooney umbrella carrying elder, and social circles linking Michael Arien, Jimmy Walker, and Karl K Kitchen in cosmopolitan dining and travel.
Fragment from a Hamish McLaurin piece begins with a line on boundless benevolence as the basis of beatitude. The narrator mentions slipping a stambang off a settee and a hush before the text ends. Copyright 1934 McNaught Syndicate.
The British Empire reports 15,925,950 Roman Catholics while American possessions count 29,273,022, totaling over 45 million Catholics in English speaking regions.
A statement asserts that there are at least 60 stars for every person on Earth, offering no verifiable source or context and reflecting a metaphorical comparison rather than a measurable fact.
A compact note on usage and pronunciation from Daily Lessons In English by W L Gordon explaining common errors and introducing the word incoherently defined as in an unconnected manner with no proper connection of parts. It includes examples and guidance to expand vocabulary and improve accuracy in language.
A column on train etiquette advises women traveling alone to be cautious about accepting invitations from men and limit to one invite. It asks about breaking sandwiches and notes that men’s visiting cards are smaller than women’s.
A compact Q A feature presents five questions with concise answers. It lists U S presidents born as British subjects, origin of o clock, reason for galvanizing iron, definition of a blimp, and the capital country of Budapest.
Instructions describe a home remedy to poison ants using a mixture of borax and sugar. It also covers removing burnt stains from saucepans with wood ashes and water. A method to stop a baby's thumb sucking by using a thumbless mitten is included.
A Venezuelan tree known as the cow tree provides a milky latex in its stem. Locals consume the sap similarly to other regions, reflecting regional usage of the tree's milky fluid.
A word puzzle mix of horizontal and vertical clues with numbered items and definitions guiding the solver through multiple sets of terms. Answers include various common nouns, adjectives, and technical terms tied to objects, actions, and categories.
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