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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1932
Page
4
A compact proclamation contrasts Ezekiel’s woe to foolish prophets with a claim that life is a mission. It asserts that any other view misleads those who accept it, attributing the idea to Marzini.
A national probe targets church run lotteries as federal and state officials gather evidence of 172 such schemes in Illinois over six months. Hospitals and charities face scrutiny while church leaders and operators in High Point are warned to exit the business, with law, not charity, guiding actions.
Vice-President Charles Custis accepts renomination and pledges vigorous enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment. The Winston-Salem Journal quips that Curtis opposes repeal, noting a divergence from Hoover’s stance and the influence of political expediency.
The article argues Curtis would back the Eighteenth Amendment while Hoover signals support for prohibition enforcement. It contends the Hoover-led Republicans fail to enforce prohibition and warns against cyclical economic depressions causing widespread suffering. The piece ends urging not to accept any system causing periodic depressions.
A reflective piece urges individual responsibility and character over cleverness. It emphasizes diverse Christian types, the need for wise leaders and everyday workers, and expresses faith that each person can build a personal chapel in his heart.
Bruce Catton paints a poignant scene of a three year old boy at a western orphanage clinging to a police dog while awaiting his unknown parents. The piece links the child’s distress to the era’s “low mood” and urges memory of the suffering such times cause.
A Bureau of Advertising study shows 435 national advertisers spent 242 million dollars in 1931 with 59 percent for newspaper space and 143 million in newspapers alone. Tobacco automotive and food firms favored newspapers, proving it the most effective advertising medium.
L M Ritchie president Local 1708 U T W of A urges open public debate with Mr Bradley on the merits of the American Federation of Labor to be held in the High Point High School auditorium. He asks no further discussion in the Enterprise.
Paris bureau of the Wall Street Journal reports barter exchanges expanding worldwide. Germany trades coal for Brazilian coffee, Egypt seeks cotton for fertilizers, Spain for rail material and Argentine wheat, while France, Britain, Czechoslovakia and others barter raw materials. Trade by barter grows even as critics deem it clumsy, seen as a stopgap until modern credit systems return.
A pedestrian finds that crossing a busy street undermines the old rule of never hurrying to live longer. The piece emphasizes updated safety thinking and practical caution in urban crossings.
A British writer claims no laws are enforced in the United States and offers a biting jab about parking his car beside a fire plug in the town.
A sharp witticism defines a bigoted man as not only disagreeing but also refusing to argue the point, underscoring the value of debate and open discussion.
A father orders his son to come upstairs and promises punishment for misbehavior. The boy fears a beating while recalling a joke about settling with a grocer. The exchange reveals a tense domestic moment over discipline.
In Otoe County Nebraska farmer Albert Chapman measured his corn stalks after curious passersby noted their height. He found the shortest stalks stood 12 feet tall with others reaching 13 to 14 feet.
Experts claim that a fat herring contains, weight for weight, as much nourishment as a good beefsteak, a comparison highlighting the fish’s surprising nutritional value.
Hertz, a German physicist, detected radio waves in 1887, twenty years after James Clerk Maxwell, the English scientist, theorized their existence. The finding ties theoretical prediction to practical demonstration, confirming long-range electromagnetic waves.
The text states that average brain weights rarely exceed 1280 to 1460 grams in men and 1140 to 1340 grams in women, indicating a common gender based weight range.
A small volume of water is shown convertible into a much larger amount of steam, illustrating the dramatic expansion when water becomes vapor. The demonstration highlights the principle of phase change in thermodynamics.
In Cincinnati engineers discovered insects feeding on ink erased black boundary lines on new zoning maps. The problem arose after insects damaged the markings, prompting concerns over map accuracy and future revisions.
Hollywood notes explain how lighting varies by blonde star to suit each. Helen Twelvetrees benefits from blue light, Jean Harlow from red, Leila Hyams from white, Una Merkel from violet as cameras use colored screens. A joke about Eskimo casting and a Yale campus punch incident cap the column.
A late night scene unfolds as a young man lingers by the door and a loud upstairs crash interrupts the quiet. A timid suitor wonders what happened while a playful remark from the miss references “papa dropping a hint” as Pele Mele in Paris.
Runnerup in women's tennis champion tests and other clues form a crossword style list with numbered entries across and down. The puzzle combines sports terms and generic words reflecting a crossword from a newspaper page segment.
A landlord writes a lawyer tenant asking for overdue rent. The response states refusal to pay, asserting inability to pay even for himself. The exchange is reported by the London Evening News.
The annual whale catch in Antarctic waters exceeds 10,000 animals, highlighting sustained harvest levels and ongoing industry activity. Researchers and policymakers may seek to assess environmental impact and regulatory responses amid continued take.
Launder table cloths napkins sheets and towels with one tablespoon chloride per gallon of water occasionally. Do not make it a weekly routine. Once every few weeks is usually sufficient to maintain whiteness.
Petersburg Indiana reports John Marshee caught two five pound catfish on a single hook. He says the first fish bit, slipped through his gill, then second fish took the bait and hook as he reeled in the first.
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