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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1937
Page
4
Officials and attorneys in the city express cautious optimism as litigation around a proposed hydro electric plan proceeds. The debate centers on whether the project is legally viable and good for the city, with reference to comparable South Carolina cases and broader public interest.
The piece notes the GOPs hopes to win in the 1938 off year elections and reports Herbert Hoover advising Republicans to back anti Court Plan candidates regardless of party. It warns Hoover's influence could hinder party unity and recovery from the New Deal backlash.
United States Maritime Commission builds a super ship focusing on safety and practicality, avoiding oversized, unprofitable designs. The aim is a large, non inflammable vessel prioritizing efficiency and safety over sheer scale in the American merchant fleet.
The article argues future Atlantic ferries will redefine safety with advanced devices and protocols after Morro Castle and Mohawk disasters. It praises the move from mere size to safety investment, noting Titanic as a warning against believing in unsinkability and stressing speed and reliability alongside protection aboard.
Eloise Willis is accused of flogging Oscar Kay, a WPA workman, yesterday with about 100 neighbors and fellow workers present. The motive given is alleged to be palsy tales as gossip arises from a woman's realm.
Thirty seven nations by formal expression hailed Secretary Hulls call that wars affect all nations and treaties must be upheld. They urged rigid adherence, lowered armaments, freer trade and eliminated barriers amid debates on the Spanish Civil War and Sino Japanese tensions. Hungary Bulgaria criticized terms while South Africa condemned bayonet force. Japan Germany Italy did not respond.
A Rome report says Prince David Mdivani will marry Miss Muriel Honey Johnson of Bronxville New York. The piece notes little about Honey and expresses worn skepticism about the Mdivani family marriage history.
The infant Frances Mary Boccasini died after a post mortem Caesarean section and a dramatic birth ordeal. Her Italian father, choosing between lives to protect his dying wife, influenced outcomes as medicine faced a rare, harrowing case.
An Enterprise letter from a Guilford reader states the Yearly Meeting of Friends did not sanction social dancing at Guilford College. The trustees faculty and a local committee were to handle the issue, with no further open discussion at the meeting.
In Linden New Jersey a modern track laying contest between Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania line echoes the 1860s Union Pacific Central Pacific race. The piece reflects on prize subsidies and dangers faced, noting how the transcontinental link spurred American growth and a boisterous pioneering spirit.
General John J. Pershing spoke at the Montfaucon dedication in France urging an end to war. He warned the armaments race is madness and another world war would destroy western civilization, stressing that peace should override petty border incidents and national honor.
Michigan Governor Murphy declares that a strong honest presidency prevents setbacks in government and calls for steady leadership.
A harrowing quote from Alfred A Kopf Jr on hitchhiking and social snobbery contrasts with claims that the country shuns aggressive policy. Anthony Eden defends peaceful aims as relations with the United States remain cordial. Eiji Amau comments on U S Japan ties.
Washington observers scan ballots for Roosevelt popularity while Virginia politics see Price defeat Byrd. Price’s pro Roosevelt stance creates uneasy alliances with Byrd, who may still dictate power. Reed remains Roosevelt’s strongest Supreme Court candidate with Bratton or Richberg as possible alternates. Notable restaurants and patrons link to cultural scene.
Old boilers once used by moon shiners are repurposed for war machines. The project aims to bottling up enemy supply and complete a renewed industrial cycle for military needs.
Russia has started construction on a 1300 foot Moscow skyscraper as critics say the project mirrors American design flaws and embodies Russia’s ambition to match Western urban giants.
A fragment notes how the average person might consult a medical dictionary for the word diorama until the day of a series of explosions. The line implies a shift in understanding triggered by the event and contrasts common knowledge with a dramatic incident.
A playful hint in the overpopulation debate suggests offering the Chinese the latest figures on the share of babies born piano players or cigar makers. The quip highlights absurd demographic speculations without asserting real data or policy.
A narrator records a restless day moving from Atlantic City mail notes by Dr. John H. Finley and Abel Green to watching ball players at the Polo Grounds. He greets Grantland Rice in the press box, dinners on beef, then a drive past the Lindbergh residence and muses on journalists' job insecurity.
Rex Beach, famed author, has taken over a large Avon Park citrus and flower farm and has leased land at Fort Myers to produce 2,000,000 gladioli bulbs. He aims to become one of America’s leading gladioli growers.
A self described candid note ranking Esquire magazine covers for ugliness or lack of appeal. The speaker offers a subjective critique aimed at the magazine’s visual choices and cover design.
A narrator recalls meeting Guglielmo Marconi in the Savoy Hotel lift in London after a theater visit. The inventor initially startled by the name recognition, then graciously acknowledged the admirer and bowed afterward in the foyer.
Anna May Wong draws crowds in Chinatown as she shops at Port Arthur and dines around Chatham Square. The city buzzes with reports of her arrival as residents rush to see the famed visitor.
City notes show the Klan claiming about 800 members in High Point and aiming to add 2000 more. Coverage highlights attendees at the Sth annual conference on Human Relations in Industry at Blue Ridge, with 1100 delegates reported.
A humorous sketch notes Charlie Hughes and his friend whose wife is a steadfast patron of fortune teller fakers. The husband teases her as the original beer sucker in a 1937 McNaught Syndicate piece.
A defendant took the stand without pleading the Unwritten Law, signaling a pivotal moment in the legal battle and raising questions about defense strategy and jurisprudence.
Economists analyze why higher living costs fail to suppress demand, debating factors like income distribution and price elasticity as shoppers adapt to inflation.
Seventy eight of 111 drafted men examined in the first three days filed formal exemptions with the local board, mainly citing dependents. The first resident of High Point township to qualify for the new draft army was a Black man.
Miss Mary White, a popular Trinity young woman, was wed this morning to Fred L Ingram of this city with Rev. T. B. Johnson officiating. Mrs. Frank A. Ogburn has returned from Stuart Virginia where she visited relatives. Dr. F R Taylor is visiting relatives in Philadelphia. Miss Lucile Sherrod departed for Raleigh to visit her sister Mrs Walter Watson.
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