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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1935
Page
4
Local industry report notes Hich Point Enterprise becoming a new player in the Ore region, signaling potential growth for mining and related services. Details on leadership and exact location remain unclear in the fragment.
A reflection notes vanity as the base of ridiculous vices and affectation. The writing frames people as born like wild colts, urging prudence against pretentious posturing.
The piece denounces covert smear campaigns aimed at undermining confidence in the New Deal and its leaders. It cites E. P. Cranmer's admitted plan to spread rumors to sow suspicion of a New Dealer-in-chief, calling such tactics unpatriotic, greedy, and dangerously corrosive to government and society.
Citizens commend Thomas W Sprinkle for two years of effective juvenile court leadership in High Point. They praise his patient approach and aim to reform youth rather than punish, and express confidence in E I Smith to continue the program's policies and duties for juvenile welfare.
City officials weigh action as prices run higher in Winston-Salem and High Point while nearby towns show cheaper fuel. Officials urge dealers to lower prices to near twenty cents or face competition, amid a regional price disparity and criticism of current rates.
The article discusses a persistent unexplained differential in gasoline pricing that disadvantages local oil dealers and motorists. It urges the community to demand fair prices from selling organizations and cites nearby Winston-Salem as watchful in seeking justice against price inequities by High Point firms.
The first six months of 1935 show a 9.6 percent yearly gain in national income excluding government relief, and a 49.8 percent rise from early 1934, driven by better fall business and higher wages. Americans favor higher wages and prices, boosting purchasing power despite cost of living changes.
Bruce Catton reports crowds in Peoria for the Gerald Thompson murder trial with numerous female spectators and morbid curiosity. The column also critiques the Amy Stannard parole board dismissal and a political reshuffle in the Virgin Islands. It follows Commander Rosendahl’s call to reuse the dirigible Los Angeles as a flying laboratory to study lighter-than-air craft.
President Roosevelt signals to Jim Farley to avoid meddling with re election bids of Senators James Couzens of Michigan and George Norris of Nebraska. Democrats in both states favor admin support for a straight Democratic ticket, while the two Republicans are seen as unreliable allies.
The report notes low wages and correspondingly low prices, with figures described as encouraging, indicating a favorable trend.
A Winston-Salem Journal summary notes that the Philadelphia Record accuses F B L G Men P Men R Men of lobbying against the New Deal. It mentions G Men pursuing P Men absconding B Men at the behest of F D I and ABA tied to AA A funds, with updates promised by multiple parties.
An Enterprise reader asks to print the complete lyrics of Ah Sweet Mystery Of Life as sung by Jeanette MacDonald in Naughty Marietta The note cites lyricist Ride Johnson Young and composer Victor Hubert and thanks the editor for publishing the words
A burst of satirical musings from New York Day by Day, naming Ed Wynn, George Lederer, Colette, Nina Wilcox Putnam, Dorothy Parker, Beatrice Kaufman, Sophie Tucker, Walter Howey, and Grover Whalen among others. The writer drifts through a mosaic of celebrities, fashion, and social scenes around the East River and Willard Parker hospital, with a lingering note on experimental vibes.
Ben Ali Haggin winters away or summers in the Adirondacks living on his late mother’s estate with his loyal butler from his roaming days. The butler recalls past charm and fashions while packing for a return to old social rituals.
The new restaurant The Dickens Room features a heroic Dickens portrait and era memorabilia at the entrance. Announcement cards promise lovers of Dickens an immersive atmosphere and invite patrons with the slogan Let’s go to The Dickens.
A suburban train scene shows two riders facing off. One fiddler taunts another with a challenge to slip something under a chair as the bell rings. The exchange ends with a triumphant, cryptic reply.
George Buckley stood by as a hurried man rushed into a Madison Avenue firearms shop, requesting an efficient shotgun. A $1500 English gun was declined, a $1200 German inlaid piece was rejected, and a $900 Belgian gun also failed. The man snapped that he only wanted an efficient gun and hinted at a simple ceremony.
A Beverly showroom dazzled visitors with an expansive deluxe room displaying pistols saddles and a Billy the Kid bridle. Indirect lighting cast a purple horizon while firearms valued at 125000 and the decorator’s fee of 19000 drew admiration from attendees.
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