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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1937
Page
4
A religious verse excerpt contrasts Romans 6 23 with a claim of eternal life through Jesus Christ and praises divine beauty in creation attributed to Montgomery.
The paper critiques the Black Connery act for overreach and danger to industry while recognizing potential wage gains for workers. It cautions that fixing wages by law may cost jobs if wealth cannot sustain higher pay, and notes opposition from senators and concerns of federal overreach impacting the South. The piece also mentions the Federal Power Commission delaying Carolina Aluminum project funding.
The Enterprise recalls R. B. Terry president of the company who lost his left forearm to phlebitis during a trip abroad. We express gratitude that his life is spared and that he is recovering. A note on the medical benefit of amputation and admiration for his endurance follows. The piece condemns Wilbur Rothar and his scheme involving George Palmer Putnam as dishonorable.
Governor Hoey native leaders and Frank McNinch express discontent while observers urge Ickes to assess the plan from a broad perspective regarding the Yadkin project.
City officials report the grade crossing elimination program remains within original estimates and may include an extra bridge without extra cost. The Enterprise lauds progress as High Point advances, despite gloom among critics and distant war talk.
Readers urge City Council to ban Sunday grocery sales and curb open baseball parks and Sunday activities that pull worshippers from church. Pastor Fisher R. Mason signs the plea, urging sacred observance on the Sabbath.
Report says French and Japanese hold at gun point as readers question whether firearms are loaded. The Rome Berlin axis is noted as off center due to blockage from the Russian held North Pole.
Washington dispatch notes Republicans contemplate entering Democratic primaries to back renomination of anti New Deal Democrats in 1936. The plan, favored by Mark Sullivan, faces party resistance as it could disrupt organization. Some Republicans privately suggest nominating conservative Democrats as Republicans if they lose in Democratic contests.
Senator Connally questions exemptions for fruit packing in the wage hour bill comparing apples to lemons and oranges. Senator Schwellenbach notes apples are grown in Washington, shaping the exemption discussion.
The excerpt surveys proposed tax exemptions for various non profit and mutual organizations while noting parties' political shifts in the Roosevelt era. It also includes a brief immigration note on Jews seeking asylum in 1654, a geographic average elevation for the United States, and a nautical mile definition.
A column of reflections on notable figures and cultural notes in New York. Mentions Dr John Erskine, Mrs Walter Chrysler, Thalberg Earhart Gershwin and critics Bob Ripley Bugs Baer, Octavus Roy Cohen and Peter Arno. Comments on Sonja Henie Maury Paul Keats Speed and the Racquet Club crowd with a nod to Peter Arno’s stage ambitions and Rudy Vallee era ties.
Intimates recall George Gershwin's father as a bold Russian emigrant known as Pop. He preceded his son in life by months and attended many first nights with the star, hosting gatherings in his 14 room pent house where celebrities gathered and Gershwin always honored him.
The text notes a notable bond between Prince Serge Obolensky and Vincent Astor. Obolensky, who married and divorced Astor’s sister Muriel, joined Astor after he took over the St. Regis. Together they effectively transformed the historic hotel.
The post office gives 30 days notice to homeowners lacking a front door mail receptacle. The notice threatens discontinuation of mail delivery to about 800 homes in the area. The piece also includes urban vignettes about Obolen Sky and local city life with mixed literary commentary.
Said young Robert Taylor to Old Deems Taylor I am getting anemic and you are paler. Alas said Deema we are a bloodless clan. It takes nine Taylors to make a man.
The home of Mayor William F. Broening was damaged by a bomb today. Dean Taylor of New York University spoke to the human rights group at Blue Ridge urging a new social order prioritizing worker welfare, education, health, recreation, and hours.
Twenty years ago Miss Florine Robertson of Burlington spent the weekend in the city as the guest of Miss Maude Idol. Mrs. C. H. Baker and daughter Miss Lillie Way Baker will leave tonight for Ocean View Virginia.
The Senate reported favorably a war tax bill to raise 2 006 970 000 dollars. In High Point a physical fitness test screened 38 men, 24 deemed fit for military service.
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