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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1935

Page

4

Hi Point Enterprise Publisher Note

An OCR fragment from a Point enterprise shows publishing details and notices about Associated Press usage. The readable text references publishers and local news but lacks a coherent event or story.

Thought for the Day on August 17, 1938

A brief devotional note cites II Chronicles 20:11 urging diligence in serving and ministering. It adds Feltham’s warning that negligence is soul rust corroding resolve. The message emphasizes spiritual duties and moral vigilance for readers.

White Collar Racketeers Bring New Age Confidence Games

A magazine summary notes a shift in crime as the Department of Justice weakens traditional racketeering. It highlights a Texas based white collar scam where two operators trick a victim by challenging the meaning of transpire as perspire using a dictionary to win bets and profits from gullible targets. The piece contrasts old Capone era racketeers with modern schemes.

al Capone Department of Justice Texas

In Mrs Ingram 8 Life A Beautiful Expression

Mina Perry Ingram lived seventy four years shaping a village into a city through pioneer spirit. Her active social religious life in youth and devoted family work defined a home of loyalty and cheerfulness with a noble lasting influence on neighbors and community.

Mina Perry Ingram

Record Brings Laughs With Alice in Wonderland Reference

The congressional Record is enlivened when Senators Riley and Bailey joke about the Mouse's Tail from Alice in Wonderland. Bailey cites the line to suggest printing in the Record, illustrating a playful exchange during a tax liability debate.

Senator Riley North Carolina Bailey AAA

Classified passengers on AU and Stagecoach

Editor reacts to a previous piece on taxation by drawing a river of stagecoach imagery. He groups relief recipients as First Class, self supporting workers as Second Class, and taxpayers as Third Class, asking if Third Class will fit back on the coach or if others will fill the seats as the hill is reached. He urges readers to think and respond.

Stagecoach Enterprise

Roosevelt Rides Hidden Wallop Against Private Utilities

National editorials reveal a White House plan to cut distribution costs in electricity and force rate relief from coast to coast. The Federal Power Commission probes how much of the 2 billion annual bill goes to distribution, aiming to curb waste and lower consumer prices.

Ray Tucker Roosevelt TVA White House Federal Power Commission Washington Maine California

Personal miscellany and memories from a New York writer

A 1934 column gathers anecdotes and opinions from a New York writer on culture, politics, and entertainment. The piece mentions Anne Lindbergh, Oliver Herford, Al Jolson, Dashiell Hammett, Toscanini, Carole Lombard, and Roosevelts politics, plus humorous asides about public figures, theater, and daily life in New York and Europe.

New York Anne Lindbergh Oliver Herford Seid Manhattan Brooklyn Russ Cole Zim Ireland Gear Williams Times Tulss Tribune al Jolson Carl Seitz Ohio Valley Rose O'Neil Dashiell Hammett Andre Maurois Harry Leon Wilson Max Miller Louie Bartele Carole Lombard Otis Skinner

Mussolini's Expansion Echoes Historic Conquest

The article argues Mussolini mirrors ancient conquerors in seeking expansion and colonization. It suggests future wars may follow as nations press to overrun others, noting global population pressures make colonization by conquest more likely.

Mussolini Ethiopia

San Francisco Fair Play League grows amid NRA decline

The Fair Play movement in San Francisco expands after the NRA era with 10,000 retail workers enrolled within a month and targeting 7,000 merchants. Merchants pledge wages, child labor, truthful advertising, and no loss leaders while educating the public through ads and radio.

San Francisco Blue Eagle Fair Play Fair Play League NRA League Principles of Fair Play

Civilization and power in a world of empires

The passage argues that nations justify armament and conquest by claiming civilization while Japan pushes into China, Italy nears civilization compared with Ethiopia, and Ethiopian tribes rely on brute force. It questions whether civilization is a real national goal or a pretext for dominance.

Japan China Italy Ethiopia

Hurley Says He Holds Influence With One Congressman

Former Secretary of War Patrick Hurley claims he can sway a single congressman and muses about returning to the old days. He speaks of leverage and nostalgia in a brief remark.

Patrick Hurley

Government Accepts 35 Dollar Voluntary Contribution

A California man contributed 35 dollars as a voluntary payment to the government, a move seen as a sign of growing financial cooperation. Newcastle reportedly eyed coal supplies, hinting at possible energy market activity.

California Newcastle

Ray Hamilton’s surrender sparks critique of his selfish act

The article mocks Ray Hamilton Public Enemy No 1 for surrendering rather than risking death to gain promotion for another. It argues another lad would have earned a promotion if he had reached for his gun.

Ray Hamilton

Lost Chord and Love’s Voice, a Poem by Chase McCandless

A lyrical meditation on finding a lost musical chord described as the serenely pure note of art. The speaker envisions a voyage, comparing the pursuit to Cortes and Jason, seeking an unattainable beauty that finally reveals Love’s own voice as the chord is recovered. The reflection ties artistic longing to emotional truth.

Cortes Love Chase. McCandless

Constitutional Party considered in Louis Schneider campaign

Wealthy backers discuss a potential third party named the Constitutional Party aiming to unseat Roosevelt. Senator Tydings eyed as presidential candidate to unite Republicans and challenge FDR. A New York Democratic leader predicts a Republican year in 1936 as Farley and FDR oppose the movement.

Louis Schneider Constitutional Party Tydings Roosevelt New York Democratic Party Farley Fdr San Diego Exposition

Mussolini Faces League of Nations in Escalating Tug

Italian leader Mussolini signals defiance as the League of Nations contends with Italy over foreign policy. Diplomatic tensions rise while Italy asserts independence and pursues bold measures on the world stage.

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John Mebane R. B. Terry Cuott City Editor Ofigh Point Associated Press Enae Point, N. C J. Katz News City Chicago Phila Coe Mich Dapatity Alenta Dallas Tex Feltham Mrs. Ingram Fury Buch Herbert Hoover Hoover Ogden L. Mills Theodore Roosevelt David A. Reed Pennsylvania Chester Bolton Ohio Robert L. Bacon Republican Congressional Committee Mr. Hoover Senate Jesse Metcalf Rhode Island Metcalf Senate Finance Committee Hastings Delaware Keyes New Hampshire Walsh Massachusetts Gore Oklahoma Pat Harrison Wiser Heads Capitol Hill Supreme Court American Legion Veterans of Foreign Ware Wall Street Financial District Davey Wise Boys Davey-Hopkins Edna Ferber Sinclair Lewis Theodore Dreiser Columbus Truax Martin Breathitt Berlin Europe Moscow Cophenhages Vienna Ring Lardner Lardner Ham Fisher Branley Rinehart Long Island Pop Redent Jimmy Savo Charlie Chaplin Wilson Burke Ray Long Brussels Toscanini Prince of Wales Garbo Kipling Harry Richman Dr. Johnson Bert Williams Miami DeWolf Hopper Jack Benny Wate Wilda Bennett Cardini Jack Abbot Jake Punch America Hamish McLaurins Arthur Samuels Jerome Kern McNaught Syndicate Aliechigan Lorelei Public Utilities League of Nations
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