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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1934
Page
4
A religious meditation notes that the kingdom of God is about righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. The author likens peace to the evening star guiding the soul, with virtue as its sun, and asserts they stay closely linked.
The High Point Lions Club backs expanding the local health department and adding a full-time city physician. The move, once dropped, now seems set to become the club’s major project as other civic groups are urged to join.
The New York death of Augustus Thomas marks the loss of a leading American playwright praised for his accurate depictions of the era. He wrote The Witching Hour and acclaimed works Mizzzoura, Arizona, Alabama, and others, shaping drama from youth to a long career. He directed phases of the theatrical producing industry from 1922 to 1925.
A sharp quip suggests returning Louisiana to the French if they would also take Huey Long. The line uses a provocative pairing to critique political figures and national direction.
European diplomats weigh a possible joint US UK Pacific defense from Alaska to Australia if the 1935 naval conference fails. A new alliance could include shared patrols and British bases, with Japan’s parity stance seen as the decisive factor.
A speculative note from Chicago discusses Big Bill Thompson possibly seeking another term as mayor. The piece compares Thompson’s alleged past governance with recent political comebacks of Bibb Graves in Alabama and Langer in North Dakota, suggesting the Ohio gang might return to national power if remnants linger.
A sober reminder of a Senate banking committee report detailing ethical lapses by investment bankers during boom years. It cites inflated prospectuses, high pressure sales, and conflicts of interest with public servants, calling for vigilance against repeat abuses.
A fragment notes that a less docile audience in the future will benefit the speaker, signaling confidence in stronger engagement and better outcomes for their aims.
An editorial argues democracy's value amid Europe's crisis noting that assassination and repression push discontent into violence when democratic channels are blocked. It cites Germany and Austria to show how ballots give way to force, praising peaceful, orderly change through elections.
The article notes that despite NRA efforts limiting industrial child labor, farm children hired by outsiders still work long hours for low pay in agriculture. It calls out that agricultural labor avoids codes, leaving the child labor amendment awaiting ratification by 16 more states.
Federal funds of 25 006 are allocated to the Michigan College of Mines in Houghton for research into using low grade iron ores. Experts say Michigan’s rich iron mines will be depleted in 20 years, but large quantities of low grade ore remain. The project aims to unlock profitable use of this ore, potentially yielding vast benefits to Middle Western industry.
The text discusses Webster’s definition of croon as making a hollow sound to express pain and notes that the audience often bellows with pain as well. It frames a linguistic view of vocal expressions of distress.
B Fish defies an NBA order threatening closure of his feather business, insisting he will not yield and treats the dispute with dry humor.
A drought hit region where growers face unworkable soil as winds drive dust across farms, making fields unusable and threatening livelihoods. The text highlights the challenge of farming when the land is blown from one county to another and workers struggle to catch the soil.
A New York college president takes to the sea posing as a common seaman showing curiosity about leadership roles at sea and prompting questions about maritime life versus academia remains benign.
A crowded diary entry from New York and Locust Valley describes social visits by Meredith Willson, Percy Croa, Lloyd Scholl, Dick Berlin, and Buff Cobb. It mentions business move by Ted Woodyard, a theater porch dinner, a $82 weekly ice cream payout, Shakespeare study, and the opening of a new embassy adjacent bar in Paris with a curious local name.
A rundown of double talk in Broadway cafe routines, where talkers mix real phrases with blurring jargon to bemuse listeners. Noted performers Fred Keating Lu Holtz and Al Ritz showcase the style, with Mark Twain once fooled by a Wilde crafted nonsensical essay and Twain declaring he is drunk as a fool.
A personal nomination extols Anthony J. Drexel as the most picturésqué among the era's fading dandies, highlighting his refined style and notable social presence.
Corey Ford, famed as among the handsomest humorists, once shared bachelor quarters with Frank Sullivan. Now he resides in a house built by laughter near Freedom New Hampshire, in a circle of celebrated humorists' country places including Cobb Rogers Wodehouse Stewart Lardner and Médbury.
The text notes Ma jorca once a lavish American enclave now nearly empty. It recalls $50 monthly living and a four person luncheon costing $20 bills, with Americans leaving on slim pretenses. Only Natacha Rambova remains, wife of a local grandee, gaining weight and clinging to a tight turban.
A mosaic of quick notices mentions Leon Gordon towing a back to the land movement near the Gene Tunneys Rex Cole filling an ice box on each floor of his Central Park West quadruple Lois Long notes a London Oxonian accent trend Sin clair Lewis called doodlehead Samuel Hopkins Adams first to carry a cane on Park Row Dick Cameron from Ziegfeld opens a beer and sandwich shop in Twin Falls Berton Braley’s hot day poems Percy Hammond hiking encounters a Chinese servant and a quip about work from East Hampton
Between January and July 1938 the United States saw 6210 airplane accidents with more than half occurring during normal or emergency landings. The period highlights danger during approach maneuvers and final touches before touchdown.
The questions cover world population growth the origin of the term U K and a U S presidents pay rise and state location Florida and a definition of pulchritude. The answers indicate six million for population growth odds on ok eh meaning it is so and that Taft was the president related to the pay rise with Florida as the southern state and pulchritude meaning physical charm or beauty.
Instruction on word usage pronunciation spelling and vocabulary from W L Gordon notes. Includes misused words mispronunciations and a daily word embryonic meaning un developed with example usage.
The guide advises addressing all points from the prior letter in a personal reply and notes proper courtesy. It also suggests brides carry a small bouquet or prayer book when in traveling dress and confirms the first course should be served promptly when luncheon is announced.
Anse Ashley offers tips for rinsing heavy blankets with a garden hose to avoid wringing and ironing. She also explains measuring kitchen table height by the elbow to floor distance minus two inches and advises using tannin or borax powder in stockings to soothe burning feet.
Berlin August 1 conflict escalates as Protestant pastors oppose Reichsbishop Mueller’s Nazi church program. Reports say ministers were arrested after condemning the oath to Hitler and a Hamburg manifesto calls for defiance. The plebiscite on Hitler’s presidency to be held Sunday. Nazis mobilize to secure votes.
Asheboro report says H W Garring grand dragon K K of New York state arrived in town last week on a goodwill stop before heading to Atlanta for the national Klan gathering. He spoke in High Point on Wednesday evening to representatives from 30 or more klans in the Piedmont Carolina region.
Asheboro August board meeting sets fall term start for Randolph County schools. September 13 chosen as the return to classes date according to the office of Co Superintendent T F Bulla.
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