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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1936
Page
4
The author notes a remarkable English furniture factory, larger and more efficiently organized than any American plant. He plans to visit to study its setup and program, hinting at a compelling story behind its vast structure and mass production methods.
A festive scene marks the Europa departure and arrival as crowds surround the liner at the docks. The writer observes the joyous ritual, the gangplanks, tugs, and the bustling activity that follows such transatlantic sailings. He notes the public thrill at airship von Hindenburg’s daytime pass overhead and reconnects with a former college roommate at the AP office.
New York shows a mixed reading of the national ticket with businessmen optimistic about Roosevelt. But local hotel and cafe chatter doubts Roosevelt will win the state, while Lehman is seen as a potential lemon for national prospects. Tammany weighs support or opposition to the administration as confidence rises in business gains but fades at federal headlines.
A North Carolina January legislature faces whether to go wet or dry and how liquor would be distributed. The liquor commission studies policy, questions arise about county versus state or private stores and whether eateries could serve alcohol. The discussion notes no clear public stance yet.
North Carolina citizens urge immediate hearings on a pressing issue as many seek to be heard and lawmakers face potential trouble without prompt public discussion.
The author argues a global state is possible if nations shed reliance on force and unite under spiritual principles. Citing history and figures like William Penn and Pope Leo I, he urges education and church-backed values to build a world order guided by nonviolent cooperation rather than conquest.
A Greensboro editorial lauds Ben L. Smith recently elected superintendent, calling him a capable executive and a deeply flowing citizen who greets duties without ostentation. The writer notes Clyde Hoey’s possible influence in the praise and remarks on the novel descriptor deeply flowing.
August 16 1986 guest writer recalls a past High Point era with Gus Browns cafe Joe Rawley shop and local figures like Jack Furgurson Harvey Mathews and Tinker Farriss. He mentions city politics, old Main Street columns and the various local anecdotes that shaped The Enterprise and the Pint. The piece blends nostalgia with criticism of self appointed bosses and local governance.
A verse praising cinema as a dreamlike force that carries viewers to distant lands and reveals life’s flow. It calls film a tide of knowledge that awakens minds, elevates heroes, and inspires humanity to seek truth and service beyond comfort.
A reflective piece contrasts figures of Disraeli Gladstone and Bryan as deeply flowing lives shaping history, then reviews Henry James Forman’s The Story of Prophecy and several contemporary works including Dead End and The Wheel Spins, noting themes of fate, society, and human resilience.
A letter from John Younts of Trinity North Carolina praises Burrus Memorial hospital nurses and staff Dr H L Brockmann and Miss Gilbert Muse for compassionate care during a long admission His note urges appreciation of hospital workers while alive and recalls cheerful service The piece also notes unrelated items about a Detroit man and Reichsfuehrer Hitler during a Heil Hitler reference period
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