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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1937
Page
4
A brief quotation from Jeremiah 26 13 urges true repentance through amended ways and obedience to God Luther adds that stopping wrongdoing is the truest form of repentance. The text reflects religious instruction and moral exhortation.
Mrs Taylor feigned faintness to distract a robber and tripped him as he demanded money from Mr Taylor. The husband and son overpowered Wilber Harris, delivering a decisive curb on crime and earning praise for calm, firm action.
Allotment of two million dollars from the highway fund surplus strengthens the rural road system and supports the governor’s plan to improve farmers’ routes. No highway fund diversion needed this year, ensuring clear return on tax investment for motorists. Three defendants in the Burgaw cremation-slaying case have been freed, with Paul Krochmalny presumed dead, leaving a mystery ready for expert writing.
The piece argues public health must be treated as public policy like wages and living costs. It cites New York Hospital Survey findings that hospital use is uneven and calls for coordinated growth of facilities funded by communities to ensure equitable access and efficient disease control.
Frank Kent, last year's champion griper and New Deal opponent, accuses certain corporations of being blackjacked into buying Democratic convention books and not receiving them. He says the convention and election gave him a headache he cannot shake.
Lord Beaverbrook's London Evening Standard assaults the Oxford Group founded in 1921 by Frank D. Buchman calling it exhibitionist and urging churches to discourage it. The piece argues the movement has attracted many outside traditional religious methods and cites its controversial high-hate principle.
An AP report notes four Scottsboro defendants released in Alabama reportedly joined the church after conversion. The piece frames the event as a potential religious renewal amid global turmoil and questions whether the Scottsboro affair yields a genuine moral takeaway.
Editorial praises the Planning and Zoning Commission for guiding orderly city growth over 11 years. It acknowledges public criticism but argues the board’s long term purpose serves community welfare, calling for continued evolution rather than selfish opposition.
The Memphis article extols family reunions as a cherished Southern tradition. It highlights dinner on the ground and summer or early fall gatherings linked to birthdays, country picnics, and barbecues. It notes the value of reconnecting old neighbors and renewing acquaintances to enrich country life.
After six hours of debate the Senate passed a bill limiting freight trains to 70 cars. Supporters argued the cap would improve safety and efficiency while opponents had urged a higher limit.
A reminiscence notes that an early elephant was tiny and life lacked a circus atmosphere. It cites a claim that a Frenchman invented the tin can in 1809, while suggesting that some automotive jokes predate that claim.
A European plant plans to expand into glass safety razor blades while prompting questions about potential uses, including sharpening pencils, though no concrete pencil product plans are detailed.
Report notes that 200 Russian children carried out a mass parachute jump as part of a display or drill amid ongoing war reporting. The text highlights the scale of participation among youths within the conflict context.
A political remark by Sen. Symenetae Burton Wheeler emphasizes preserving judicial legislative and executive independence to prevent autocratic power consolidation. The quote signals concern about centralized control and calls for checks and balances within government.
The text notes Professor Piccard attempting his craft described as an inverted cluster of grapes and observes that misfortune tends to come in groups, linking hope and persistence with scientific endeavor. The excerpt blends biblical and literary reflections on hope with a quirky image of Piccard.
The article reports Nazi groups urging racial segregation on trains and warns that continued pushes could trigger a first class dispute as authorities weigh the social and legal ramifications.
The remark notes a near unanimous impression similar to Tammany gatherings after Smith viewed a Dublin political meeting.
A grim note on writing careers where authors expect little future income from royalties. The line suggests optimism is scarce and many writers accept modest or no ongoing payments from their works.
A substantial farmer labor movement emerges as Labor's Non-Partisan League teams with Farmers' Non-Partisan League to plan organization in Minnesota Wisconsin the Dakotas Nebraska and Montana. A St Paul conference is planned with farm delegates and progressive leaders to align for 1938 and possible 1940 politics.
Research suggests sod homes could make a comeback on the prairies, promising greater harmony for the ext grass roots convention and its rural supporters.
A suggestion to juror women groups suggests adopting the motto Try, try again to encourage perseverance. The line frames civic service as persistent effort and resilience.
The committee will address difficulties in sending children to bed without supper. The note emphasizes discipline and nightly routines within the youth program.
A herpetologist flatly states copper-colored snakes do not have cucumber-like odors, countering common beliefs about reptile scent. The remark clarifies public misconceptions about snake smell.
The writer reports plans to serialize a biography in Cosmopolitan before a book, mentions Paris singer Mary Lewis, Betty Starbuck’s note, and a London mouth organ from Larry Adler. They note the death of Joe Moore while dining with friends at the Colony, and end with reading Gelett Burgess.
Greenwich Village attracts more cats per block than nearly anywhere else beside the waterfront and a restaurant block on West 524 street. Artists and musicians favor felines while writers prefer dogs. A Village maid sports a Helen Morgan style frizzette walking a black tom on a red ribbon leash as Carl Van Vechten emerges as the era’s most ardent literati cat lover.
The speaker reflects on Washington Irvin's essay praising a country scene. He recalls lines describing trees in full foliage the Laurel flowers perfumed air briar wild rose and meadows with clover as fruit blossoms swell and cherries glow in green leaves.
A nostalgia filled reminiscence recalls the first hockey moment and a hidden under river bank scene where cigaret smoke lingered around Duke's Mix tobacco in youth. It frames a quiet personal memory tinged with risky habit recollection.
The Vanderbilte gift brings two pelicans to the Central Park bird sanctuary. A keeper notes visitors' faces brighten with broad smiles when they first sight the pelicans, a charming moment amid the park crowds.
A friend returned from South America with a monkey presented to me and named Jay Price. I recently visited the Brooklyn Zoo and found the animal in a cage, clearly recognizable among other monkeys.
Local news notes expansion of free U S mail delivery to 3 000 more residents. Postmaster O R York credited for pushing the plan after consulting the Washington Post Office Department. July weather shows hottest month so far with a 7 7 inch rainfall peak Friday. The Pointers in Salisbury report tough luck and weak pitching. Neighbors report Mr and Mrs T J Gold and Don McRae at Roaring Gap. Mr and Mrs Farrell Gray return from Greenville and Mrs Harry Brockmann and children visit Bristol Tennessee.
A Bowes radio program recounts wolf behavior noting the she wolf whelps in February and nurses until May 7. She leads pups to a stream to drink, and any pup that lapps water is killed to keep the wolf strain pure.
The speaker notes Fiermonte lacks showy flair but has resolve and a highly successful wife. He suggests potential in the match or venture and hints at undisclosed advantages that could aid his position.
News briefs report President Coolidge announcing he will not seek the 1928 presidency at Rapid City South Carolina. Also noted are the NC Society of Friends meeting at Guilford College and Walter Johnson completing his 20th major league season.
Twenty years ago Walter Royals visited Lexington on business. R A Craven left for Lenoir to serve as sergeant of Battery E artillery. Mrs W J McAnally returned from a trip to Chattanooga Signal Mountain and Asheville. W A J Idol returned from Moore’s Springs. J Allen Austin was a business visitor to Greensboro.
General Brussiloff, head of the Russian armies, has resigned his command. The German claim that the British French drive in Flanders failed is reported. Pennsylvania railway shops open to employ women.
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