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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1934
Page
8
A humorous meditation on names and initials found in a damaged telephone directory. The narrator jokes about common surnames like Smiths Browns Davises and Paynes, interleaving wordplay with reflections on aging, vanity, and a planned monthlong rehabilitation vacation.
American Farm Bureau Federation official Chester H. Gray says reciprocal treaties depend on safeguarding U.S. agriculture. He warns against seasonal tariff barriers on tropical fruits and winter vegetables and favors higher sugar tariffs to push self sufficiency. Gray also rejects free trade with the Philippines after independence, citing MFN clauses and risk to American producers.
Strike at the Lizzie mill in Selma was agreeable to both sides and the plant will reopen Monday morning. Details of the controversy and terms of settlement remained secret tonight.
The American Legion department convention August 26 to 28 will include contests among drum corps and bands and musical attractions during business sessions. Gwendolyn Farrell, Greensboro native and Clayton alumna, will sing in the convention hall August 26 and during sessions August 27 and 28. She heads to Atlanta August 8 for a CBS audition for Hollywood Hotel with Dick Powell and others.
Report notes a cultural preference where cooked bees are valued as food while honey itself receives little interest. It highlights distinct culinary habits and local tastes within the Malay community.
A 10 year old boy, Stanley Kadluboski, was pronounced dead after being pulled from Manhasset Bay. Nassau police officer John Symes applied life saving techniques learned in police school, and the boy revived, receiving a death certificate later that evening.
Anna Roosevelt Dall arrives in Washington from Nevada to discuss her split from Curtis Dall. She says custody arrangements for her children Sistie and Buezio are private. She dismisses marriage rumors as chatter and notes she is the only presidential family member in residence.
The actress, choosing Arrowhead ranch in Nevada for divorce, will remain near the White House to finish writing and handle family duties with Mresi Dall. She will relocate to Hyde Park around August 26, continuing collaborative publication work amid the White House repairs.
Mrs. Thomas O Berry state relief administrator said four contracts for relief administration canneries in North Carolina cities will be signed early next week. Location undecided pending relief load labor supply and access to pasturage points. About 30000 cattle from western drought areas will be slaughtered and canned.
Portable typewriters have been classified as musical instruments by the British Railways Flight Association. The ruling affects handling and potential restrictions for air travel and transport of such devices.
Winston-Salem officials say J M Shields was not dismissed for his book Just Plain L arn in. The board explains his non re election for 1934 35 followed a March leave to study northern schools and his pursuit of positions elsewhere.
The Randolph county Republican convention drew large crowds in the county court room with W. L. Ward presiding. State Chairman W. C. Meekins spoke on national and state issues, criticizing relief, CCC waste, and taxes while urging higher teacher pay and lower utility rates.
Raleigh August 4 The Red Demon forest fires caused 336 547 in damage in North Carolina during the first six months of 1934. Fires burned 169 234 acres across 83 counties with 1 783 fires reported. Careless smokers started 436 fires. Prosecutions rose to 51 with 40 convictions, fines and costs totaling 644.
Alicia Hart reports on bathroom innovations that turn baths into luxury experiences. A suction anchored rubber pillow supports comfort, oversized sponges replace washcloths, and a combined makeup table breakfast tray and reading station lets a bather enjoy meals and beauty routines, with a mirror and adjustable arms for hands free reading.
Johna H. Marwood a former superior court judge from Bryson City was denied permission to take the state bar exam on August 20. Marwood, disbarred after a felony case involving destruction of records tied to Lola Harwood, has not had citizenship restored. The bar examiners also set hearings in Lillington and Smithfield for Dunn and Smithfield attorneys accused of unethical conduct linked to fund collections.
In Valdosta Georgia farmers in the flue cured belt report cash from this week’s tobacco sales about double last year. Prices range from about 20 to 25 cents per pound versus under 12 cents in 1932. Merchants see higher trade as money flows into market channels and banks show year to date deposits about a million dollars above last year. Retailers note quicker business as markets opened and tobacco sales continued.
The report notes that over 65 of every 100 arrests in the United States today involve drunkenness or traffic violations. Authorities highlight this as the leading pattern in criminal apprehensions across the nation, signaling ongoing concerns with public intoxication and road safety.
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