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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1934
Page
5
An Enterprise opinion piece discusses how increased leisure under the National Recovery Act codes demands wise use. It warns leisure can be dangerous without direction and suggests wholesome recreation and intelligent rest as profitable uses, commending local citizens for their thoughtful ideas.
A non partisan group plans a broad educational drive in North Carolina schools to inform voters about the proposed new state constitution. The effort includes high school and college studies of the draft to explain changes in state government and foster active civic responsibility.
The report notes confusion as forecasts clashed with later political rhetoric, suggesting weather and political statements may diverge after campaign events.
A North Carolina motorist notes rampant careless and reckless driving on state roads. He warns the toll in lives and property is rising, urges road safety, cooperation, and a return to orderly driving to protect families and future generations. He calls for churchgoing and a Hymn of Liberty spirit to guide safer highways.
After eight years of service Rev Roy I Farmer resigns from the First M P Church and will move to Ohio to lead a larger denomination church. His departure leaves genuine regret in the church and the community where he led significant educational and benevolent efforts during a trying period. The pastorate is a key post for the church and will be hard to fill.
A writer laments neglected road repair on the Liberty road and cautions that warnings alone do not ensure safety. He argues the nation’s liberty, built on equality and fraternity, suffers from lack of practical action to repair and maintain the road to American liberty amid ongoing dangerous conditions.
The writer expresses gratitude for cool places found and muses that the August heat rivals Roman emperors in magnitude. The note blends humor and travel asides with ancient references.
A reader complains that humidity makes conditions intolerable as people feel hotter and sweat freely, remarking that cooler air would ease the discomfort for those outdoors.
The speaker reflects on night sounds and nature including tree-frogs July-flies whip-poor-wills and fire-flies. He expresses pleasure in the nocturnal scene while noting he makes no notes and wonders where last March’s breeze has gone.
The piece praises President Roosevelt for maintaining contact with the nation during his travels and declares peace restored on the Pacific coast. It highlights his communication with Secretary Perkins and praises Americanism shown in a time of testing.
Veterans recall the Hindenburg line and the figure once central to German defenses. The passage laments defeat of the Kaiser yet praises Hindenburg for loyalty and courage, likening him to Wellington Jackson and Cleveland in moral stature despite wartime outcomes.
The text argues that love or hate for a ruler shapes fate. It notes Cupid and Hitler as examples of blind obedience, while warning that heartfelt change could topple tyrants. It recalls Kaiser Wilhelm’s peril when loyal forces hid a rebellious spirit.
The article notes L. G. Jones, an ex policeman living in High Point, drawing public interest and speculation over his physical prowess. It mentions no commentary on a recent street affray and hints at possible boxing training for the man without praise or condemnation.
A New York judge reprimanded two policemen over cruel treatment of a dog. The court noted the officers might have faced harsher action if the victim had been a human.
The killer of Dollfuss apologized calling the act a mistake, but Nazi leaders reject such admissions insisting there are no mistakes and express approval regardless of the error.
Contemporary critics praise So Red the Rose for its vivid Southern war era characters and lasting portrayal of McGehee and Bedford families from Montrose and Portobello with strong narration and restrained action. The Dead Man at the Window earns praise for a clever mystery linking seven deaths across Martigues with Levert and Moutte pursuing fear behind wartime bravery.
The Oxford World’s Classics adds Tolstoy’s NINE STORIES 1865 63 with tales such as The Storm and Polikushka and a volume of FIVE ELIZABETHAN COMEDIES featuring Lyly Campaspe Peele Old Wives’ Tale Green Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay Dekker Merry Devil of Edmont on. The two volumes, translated by Maude and Mecklraith with an introduction by A K Mecklraith, appeal to readers of classic fiction and Shakespearean era comedy.
A wide ranging piece lampoons world wars and power, critiquing Hindenburg Mussolini and Hitler while noting U S political skirmishes in North Dakota and Louisiana. It rails against further conflict and lampoons social fads as Cedaroma is pitched as a new odor absorbing upholstery filling.
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