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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1936
Page
4
A dated reflection notes a biblical verse about following Christ and honoring the servant, coupled with Emersons meditation on trusting the Creator for unseen things. The April 20 imprint frames a religious sentiment typical of a historic publication.
The Justice Department reports three arrests, including a postmaster, in solving the $100000 kidnapping of William A Hamm Jr. G men say the smatch racket suffered a serious setback, raising total convictions to 136 in 62 cases with three unsolved. Vigilance and smart policing are urged as proof of effective law enforcement.
Louis McHenry Howe longtime adviser to Franklin D Roosevelt dies after a prolonged illness his absence leaves a leadership gap. Howe helped build the New Deal and stood as a trusted strategist whose loss is described as a severe setback for the president and his administration.
Mrs. Helen Robertson Wohl appears to change her bid for a Guilford legislative post amid a crowded field. The fragmented copy notes her candidacy shift in a multi candidate contest.
The article discusses Mrs Wohl entering state level candidacy for treasurer challenging incumbent Charles M. Johnson. It notes Johnson’s entrenched position and speculation on motives, including tie to Graham-for-governor forces. It mentions her supportive base, regional travel, and Chest program trustees backing continued funding.
The city council approves a plan to add a third desk sergeant for the High Point police department. Formerly two desk sergeants worked 12 hours daily, seven days a week, with high strain and sedentary duties. The new eight hour shifts aim to improve alertness and efficiency without criticizing current staff.
The Community Chest reports six months of operation in High Point delivering services to as many as 16 000 people monthly at under 20 cents per person. An agency head says freed funds allow more focus on programs and participating agencies show stronger financial health.
The Charlotte Observer notes rising local school tax supplements as districts vote to add revenues from citizens. It argues public education should be funded more by local patrons while the state nears its limit, urging communities to meet the eight month term standard to support schools.
Bruce Catton notes Alfred P. Sloan Jr of General Motors warns that industry must take on added responsibilities. Industry should act as enlightened statesman, extending beyond mere production to address social and economic security amid wartime strain.
Nebraska approves a unicameral system after a long fight and New York may study a one-house union. Proponents argue it eliminates the need to lobby through a second chamber and reduces buck-passing seen in two-house legislatures. The shift highlights efforts to reform modern legislative practice.
A fragmented, cryptic poem fragment questions human vanity and nature's power. It moves through imagery of spindled looms, deserts, and creatures, contrasting waste and need with beauty and peril. The piece closes with attribution to Charles Er. McCandless.
In Washington April 20 FRANK R KENT argues the New Deal’s Farm aid and soil program money will flood farmer pockets before the election. He claims Democratic machines hijack relief payments to pressure voters while administration aides deny political use.
The diary entry from New York discusses a dusting for jaywalking near civic officials, political analysis on Roosevelt era relief funding, and social notes with references to Ewing Galloway, Farley, and various show business figures. It blends personal anecdotes with critique of the political machine and entertainment scene.
The speaker denounces large federal funds flowing through WPA AAA programs as a deliberate effort by local Democrats to influence the upcoming election. He argues the outpouring amounts to buying the people with their own money and calls for clear, candid assessment of the motive and effect.
A weather report records a 4 degree fall and a low of 23 degrees the coldest for April in 16 years. High Point High School lists 126 seniors on the honor roll for seven months. Local faculty and residents travel to New York and Tennessee for business and leisure. National items include Coolidge inviting Muscle Shoals bidders to raise bids and Dempsey heading to Hendersonville for training ahead of his next bout. a pro prohibition referendum moves through Albany with governor’s involvement.
George Ade nears completion of Looking Back from 10 with many predicting an autobiographical tone in American letters. Ade, a pioneering columnist and millionaire from play royalties, leads a path publishers expect will shape memoirs. Ed Howe of Kansas, though partly blind, hopes to continue his memoirs but must master dictation in his 80s.
A note praises Norma Terris for an impersonation of Helen Hayes as Queen Victoria, highlighting the mimicry as among the most exciting.
The famed financier visits the annual Grand Central Palace flower show unguarded and unbothered by crowds, sharing his passion for horticulture as a rare public moment away from celebrity brashness.
Fragmentary notes mention Regatelless HA F Woebeker traveling and regwmters from Wis AR Jodsom reputed to guard near entire fortune in a safety vault. References to Mrmest mingway seeking breakfast, Arthur Hopkins Cleveland police reporter, Robert Ripley as wealthy cartoonist, and R West's literary act in York suggesting future focus on self-conscious writing.
A quirky notice from Portland navigates a columnist search with a wager on lengthy prose. The piece hints at a humorous bet and a chaotic writing challenge as a toad father figure contemplates a costly column output.
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