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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1936
Page
4
Knox campaign vows promise miracle or more of the same
Frank Knox touts a vigorous but clean opening campaign promising economic stability regular employment and frugal government. He says the GOP will end waste and foster investment production and consumption while warning that miracles will require real results not rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Knox
Knox
One Minute People in Politics Says William Hard
William Hard argues that over thirty years Americans have become mentally inattentive to politics. He notes youths once knew Congressional Record details while today audiences skim speeches and focus on headlines and Hollywood gossip. He warns this fickleness accompanies unrest but could spur national progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hard
Blue laws flare again in Charlotte over Sunday sports
The Charlotte debate over Blue laws pits city officials against baseball interests as an injunction on Sunday games tightens. High Point avoids strict limits, while Charlotte considers letting voters decide the issue under a democratic approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Queen City
Two
Carolinas
High Point
City Must Follow Voters' Will After Ballot Outcome
The article notes the city will be bound to act according to the majority’s decision at the polls, regardless of the result. It emphasizes the sovereignty of voter choice and the obligation of local government to conform to the ballot.
Owens urged to turn pro and seize peak earning years
The article argues no objection to Jesse Owens turning professional as he nears his peak. It notes offers totaling up to $100,000, including $25,000 for ten weeks with an orchestra in California, while praising his four Olympic golds and warning timing matters for athletes seeking money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Owens
Owens
California
Lincoln Steffans Dies End of Muckraking Era Journalist
Lincoln Steffans died at his Carmel California home yesterday, ending the era of militant crusading journalism. He exposed graft and corruption in public and private life, influencing peers like Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair. He faced sharp criticism but pursued a clear, energetic crusade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lincoln Steffans
Carmel
Calif
Steffans
Ida Tarbell
Upton Sinclair
Steffani
Richard Watts Jr Named Young Dramatic Reviewer at Rialto
New York announces Richard Watts Jr now Dickie Watts to succeed Percy Hammond as dramatic reviewer at the Rialto. The 30s era journalist travels world and remains a shy, bespectacled native of Charleston West Virginia. He attends premieres with his mother and is known for meticulous dress and Bohemian Village color. The piece contrasts Watt’s career with Village writers and notes Greenwich Village’s shift away from Bohemian notoriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard Watts
Dickie Watts
Percy Hammond
Hammond
Watts
Herb Swope
Charleston
W. Va
Richard Harding Davis
Village Demographics Highlight Far Above City Averages
The Village ranks sixth among 26 New York districts by wealth and shows the highest home ownership rate. More than 3,000 window adornments brighten homes, with shade trees per acre surpassing other areas. Some blocks evoke Parisian districts Parc Monceau and Trocadero. Church attendance in Washington Square is high. Al Smith called The Village the final stronghold of New York family life. The area is also noted for numerous cafes and fashionable poseurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Parc Monceau
Trocadero
Paris
Washington Square
al Smith
Village Hall of Fame ties nine of seventy-two natives
W. G. Bryant among a handful connected to The Village Hall of Fame with nine former residents among seventy two inductees, highlighting local tradition and notable figures from the community.
Tidwal Jones and Joe Kerrigan Spark a Flashy Dumas Tale
Tidwal Jones and Abbey player Joe Kerrigan describe an obese showman likened to the elder Dumas, a mulatto author noted for vanity and ostentation. The tale reflects a New York style spectacle on Hollywood Boulevard at dusk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidwal Jones
Hollywood Boulevard
Joe Kerrigan
Abbey
Jones
Dumas
New York
New
Speaking campaign energizes High Point crowds at stores
Twenty years ago a lively campaign unfolds as speakers present issues to attentive crowds in High Point stores each night. Miss Marie Stevens of Statesville is honored at a complimentary reception. Sunflowers bloom near the home as Mrs. W. D. Brooks and Miss Emily return from Wrightsville Beach and Conway, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Jarrett depart for East Bend to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rook
Marie Stevens
Statesville
W. D. Brooks
Emily
Wrightsville Beach
Conway
B. H. Jarrett
East Bend
Pippin Committee Plans Letter Campaign and Folders
The Industrial Committee of the High Point Commercial Club outlined future actions including a letter writing week in September, printing 50 000 folders, and gathering statistics on city manufacturing. Steve C Clark called it a pippin committee and noted many locals know ten people who could be persuaded to move to High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Idwal Jones Publishes Private Chinese Tales Volume
Idwal Jones has completed a volume of Chinese tales limited to a thousand privately circulated copies. The writer, praised as one of Wales's four leading writers by the Literary Guild, notes his familiarity with New York San Francisco and New Orleans. He quips about Queen Victoria knowing only two tunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idwal Jones
Jones
New York
San Francisco
New Orleans
Literary Guild
Queen Victoria
God Save the Queen
High Point Ships First Car Load of Panels to Grand Rapids
The Denny Roll and Panel company of High Point shipped a car-load of built up panels to a Grand Rapids firm. The panels, valued up to $5,000, mark a new era in High Point's industrial life and boost the city's emerging reputation in furniture manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
High Point
Grand Rapids
Denny Roll and Panel Company
People Misses Tate Picts Briggs and Mia
Yesterday afternoon Edna Wall spent the day in Winston. C A Barbee and four named women were mentioned in casual social notes referencing visits and meetings in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Tate
Bessie Picts
Hazel Briggs
Mia
C. A. Barbee
Winston
Edna Wall
Weather Drives Political Chatter in High Point
Editor keener notes the local political heat despite hopes for cooler weather. He laments that the joint debate may turn mudslinging and personality clashes, with Steve Clark urged to promote High Point’s advantages whilePredicting partisan fire to continue into October if not cooled by weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keener
Steve Clark
High Point
Threatened railroad strike unsettled amid war news
Headlines report ongoing railroad labor tensions with no resolution yet while Allied offensives press on. Russians advance on multiple fronts as Central Committee in Raleigh reports flood relief contributions near 36 500 and federal aid is expected. President Wilson plans cross country speaking tour. Charles Hughes criticizes the Democratic administration, echoing Landon. Congress may extend session. Democrats lose 18 to 14 percent in a Washington baseball game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Committee
Raleigh
Wilson
Charles K. Hughes
Landon
Congress
Seasion
Washington
Misapplied Mirth and Moral Musing From The Enterprise
A column reviews sensational phrases about crime mischief and fate, mocking moralizing notes on tragedy and public figures. It references a Chicago editor, Alf Landon, Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, and Lord Macaulay, then pivots to road signs versus landscape aesthetics and soil conservation work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf M. Landon
Herbert Hoover
He Said It Silk Worms Replace Looms in Textile Essay
Dr. R. O. Small, a Massachusetts educator, quips that depression in the textile industry once required three sheep and an acre of cotton to clothe a woman, but now a silk worm does the work in its spare time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Small
Massachusetts
A Warning on History Teaching From Lord Sankey
A quote from Viscount Sankey warns that teaching history to praise one nation while ridiculing another risks fueling global danger. He urges balanced, truthful historical study to prevent hatred and contempt between countries.
Rector Hart-Davies on Evolution Theory Rebuttal
The Scottish rector Revy D E Hart-Davies argues that if evolution were true the world would be filled with beings one fifth map and four fifths chimpanzee. He presents a skeptical view of evolutionary theory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Hart-Davies
Arizona cattleman 105 cites mean streak for long life
A 105-year-old Arizona cattleman explains his longevity with a blunt remark about his own mean streak, credited to his stubborn, decisive nature and years spent in the cattle business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. F. Wilcox
Arizona
Dancing Is Fun Not Work Says Pasadena Instructor
A Pasadena dancing instructor Virginia Olats writes that dancing is delightful and pleasure, not labor, inviting people to enjoy movement and joy through dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Olats
Pasadena, Calif
Ickes and Hopkins Clash Over PWA Relief Policy
The piece discusses FDR's aides Ickes and Hopkins and a Roosevelt order to push 100 percent of labor on PWA projects from relief rolls. It argues the policy hurts efficiency and productivity, questions Ickes’s stance, and notes his potential resignation. It compares this to Cordell Hull and past wage debates, highlighting political tension and Ickes’s temperament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ickes
Hopkins
Presideas
M Hopkins
Gen Gete
Governor Sincerity Highlighted By Columnist
A columnist argues Governor Don remains in a sincere stance while noting Farley could soon claim a specific policy victory. The piece analyzes political posture and potential shifts in messaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don
Farley
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