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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1934
Page
4
A religious reflection cites Acts 8 20 warning that wealth cannot buy God’s grace. The quote from Lily notes how a single spade of gold undermines more quickly than many tools, contrasting spiritual and material power.
The Soil Erosion Service seeks to extend its program from Deep River to Randolph, Davidson and parts of Guilford and Alamance counties. Surveys show widespread soil loss and destroyed reservoirs, urging Congress to authorize expanded funds and actions to protect fertility and future use.
The feature extols hobbies as cures for ills and sources of comfort. It notes hobbies vary from canary breeding to wood carving and home tinkering, offering purpose, joy, and profit. It urges readers to pursue a hobby to enrich leisure and life.
New York agricultural experts say they discovered what makes a peach turn brown. They reportedly made their observations at the beaches.
A Spokane, Washington map inspired artist built a violin from thirty nine thousand toothpicks and plans to continue shaping strings by finger.
A famous movie star could not board a plane heading east because her hat was too large. Officials noted the obstruction was solely from the hat, not the actress herself.
The latest contract bridge elimination format removes the dummy from play while allowing the partner to make the plays. This keeps partnership involvement intact and changes the traditional dummy position.
Mussolini purges twenty Fascist members for insubordination, expelling them from the party. The action marks a notable internal clash amid the regime's control.
A recent survey reports over 7.5 million people on Uncle Sam's payroll, a sizable burden for the Republican party and a political handicap noted by analysts.
A Turkish policy restricting sexualized images in newspapers triggers dispute over morality, censorship, and media freedom. Critics warn the rule curbs press independence while supporters cite cultural standards amid ongoing debates.
Farm prices rise with drought-resilient crops and a favorable forecast for cotton and tobacco in the South. Cotton is expected at 15 cents or higher, versus five cents a few years ago, while Georgia tobacco averages above 22 cents. Strong prices for these crops lift broader regional business and the economic cycle.
A historic contrast notes factory accident rates fell as companies and the Red Cross promoted safety. While factories implement guards and training, drivers often become reckless behind the wheel, despite safety campaigns in industry. The piece urges a similar safety push for American streets.
The Duke Power Company again cuts back on electrification initiatives at Lower Ohio, marking a second reduction within a year and prompting questions about regional energy progress and investment.
The article notes a million dollar shift from state power bills and argues that TVA-style pricing drives lower rates and wider use. It predicts other North Carolina utilities will align as costs fall and demand grows, supporting Roosevelt's policy to ease rural and urban drudgery with affordable electricity and labor-saving devices.
An editorial contrasts past organized crime with a new wave of lone highwaymen led by Dillinger and others. It argues gangsterism has shifted from corporate crime to individual, remnant outlaws, and that vigilance must continue to push crime toward rarity as the tide begins to ebb.
Stanley Baldwin notes the frontier has moved from sea lanes to the Rhine as bombing planes erase sea power. The piece argues aerial warfare reshapes military strategy and world politics, with Britain no longer safe by channel control. It predicts a generation for full political adjustment.
Austria’s prolonged hesitation to accept Franz von Papen as ambassador from Berlin prompts German fears he may be recalled.
The city embraces sidewalk cafes as a lasting craze with venues like Cafe Royal Chatham Walk and Park Lane leading the trend. Pavement dining spreads from Fifth Avenue to Broadway, each table taxed ten dollars yearly as operators adapt to outdoor seating despite occasional rain delays and unpaid checks.
The charismatic figure nicknamed Prince Mike Romanoff leaves the Ghetto for uptown crowds and takes a rowdy-dowdy MC role. He shifts from cafe to cafe, delivering Oxonian jokes for free drinks, rebuffing after a bill with calm banter.
Among early New York Broadway regulars was Pop Corn Bill a cheerful roaming character known for free lunches and devouring bowls of popcorn. He wore a checkered vest and bowler, earned his nickname from his tricks, and never bought a drink. Paul Armstrong praised him as a jester nearly on par with Wilson Mizner.
In that era the fumaroles of the sports were bars of the Martinique, Doyle's, Marlborough and Considine's. They gathered at 4 in the afternoon and it was genial touch and go until the evening lamps came on. The great story tellers of the era were Mizner, Irvin Cobb, Bozeman Bulger, Rennold Wolfe, Kyrie Bellew and Scamp Montgomery.
Cobb and Bulger praised Dave Montgomery's brother Scamp as a top wit of the era. Though ribald, his blurts like He can't take it and So what circulated widely via Broadway. The piece notes how some claim these lines as modern vintage.
The piece notes slang revival in humor from George Ade’s fables and Eustace the mandolin player with jitters and sittin pritty. It mentions W. E. Kountze Jr using the alias Billy Baxter and his slang in a sophisticated revue from years past.
A collage of quirky lines mentions Tommy Manville’s short car ownership, Frazier Hunt praising Helen Keller, Joseph V. McKee easing to circuses, Jose Iturbe’s touring daughter, a new Hemingway Cafe in San Sebastian, Victor Herbert’s breakfast mustard, and George M. Cohan’s habit of sitting in the last row at plays.
O. McIntyre dressed in an oxblood shirt and white four in hand arrived at the Dempsey party very late yet appeared unruffled. The line Don t be sir They shot me twice on the way hints at a dangerous encounter during transit.
A scientist from Oxford states that human origins extend back at least 16 million years, though behavior observed today might suggest a much longer timeline. The remark contrasts deep history with contemporary conduct.
Pine Bluff Arkansas hosts a coordinated event as John McClellan candidate for Congress purchases the park seats for a Friday night East Dixie league baseball game with Greenville Mississippi. The move invites everyone in southeast Arkansas to attend.
Canada lists 58 200 miles of coastline protected by 1675 lighthouses 362 fog stations 556 signal buoys and 12 lightships in official maritime defense figures.
Questions and answers cover urban transients in New York daily intake and terms like quinquennial. It recalls Sir Isaac Pitman as inventor of modern shorthand in 1537 and defines Anzacs as Australian and New Zealand troops. It notes District of Columbia negro population at 25 percent.
W L Gordon presents daily English tips on usage pronunciation and spelling. This entry highlights synonyms and the word of the day inefficacy meaning lack of power to produce the desired effect with an example sentence.
Instructions offer home tips from Anne Ashley Q to disinfect a room using sulphur burning with doors closed and keyholes blocked. Also advises preventing pie bottoms from burning by sprinkling fine dry salt in the oven. Includes cloth whitening steps with turpentine borax and slow drying.
A Q and A on invitations favors Please reply over R s v p and notes refresh ments at a formal tea are served in the dining room while a woman should not remove her hat and wrap at a funeral.
At Rochester New York Oak Hill club the opening rounds left the Walter Hagan testimonial wide open. George Von Elm led at 36 holes with 71 67 138. Laffoon and Leo Diegel stood one back after strong rounds. Willie MacFarlane and Art Hulbert posted 141 as the field narrowed to 60 low pros and ten leading amateurs.
Samuel G. Gordon of the Academy of Natural Sciences reports finding small gold traces in clay excavated near city hall. He estimates the value at about three cents per cubic foot, not enough to spark a rush.
Wrightsville Beach reports one of its best seasons with rising visitor crowds. Hotels amusements and boarders anticipate larger crowds through Labor Day and into autumn as repairs after last winter boost capacity and rail land tolls improve access.
Ernest Cole, nine, of Atlanta, lost a tooth at school two years ago, later found the tooth in his ear. He allegedly stabbed the tooth into his ear after being refused permission to leave the room, and died from the incident.
Ordinary corncobs treated with acids and pre converting processes show promise as a material for making effective electrical insulators.
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