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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1937
Page
4
The article notes Congress ends a stormy session marked by wrangling and dissension in the Senate. It highlights Senator Guffey’s role and his clash with colleagues over court reform, reflecting a fractious end to a period seen as lacking broad accomplishment.
Dr R W Seton-Watson argues that honesty should govern diplomacy citing Oxenstierna Palmerston and Wilson on open covenants. He contrasts secrecy and deceit with the value of a good conscience in international relations.
The article warns that mammoth railway trucks hauling dirt at night along High and Main streets risk deadly accidents. It condemns speeding across the busy intersection and urges operators to prioritize safety over speed, noting a near collision despite a lantern signal.
Miss Lucy Smoot an elderly Kansas City educator sits among major league figures as the only woman in a summer baseball course taught by Joe McCarthy Bill Terry and other high profile instructors. She leads eighth grade boys at recess and seeks to improve her teaching by mastering the sport.
Dr Elbert Russell reports the Conference on Church Community and State concluded with an Arch bishop of Canterbury led service. Delegates pursued unity across continental and Anglo Saxon views, debated the church's role in society, and discussed forming a World Council of the Churches while condemning war and racial discrimination.
Texas shifts toward modernizing its prison system by placing guards under civil service. The Eastham Farm, notorious for harsh treatment of inmates, has highlighted the need for trained professional staff.
A layman describes a morning in the municipal criminal court with crowded benches and stifling air. He notes frank witnesses, frank language, and debates whether brutal candor aids or harms the pursuit of justice.
The piece cites Dorothy Brande's Wake Up and Live twelve rules for self discipline and cites Edgar Lee Masters on silence. It reflects on speaking sparingly, the power of quiet, and lists various silences from stars to death, ending with a contemplative remark on speech's value.
A reader recalls a Guilford hail storm that damaged crops and notes large stones described as bird's eye size. The letter mocks inflated phrases and jokes about a grizzly bear yielding to a skunk, criticizing space fillers in papers.
The article surveys local surnames Allen Andrews Anderson and related origins. It includes reflections on North Carolina as a birthplace of America, praising its mountains, coast, resources, people, and cultural identity amidst a broader discussion of pride and regional character. It also mentions cultural critiques from a New York Times review and contemplates regional heritage.
Edward Gibbon biography by D M Low examines the historian through letters and friendships, while Frances Flaherty's Elephant Dance recounts filming in India and presenting its people with vivid photos. Stephen Vincent Benet’s The Devil and Daniel Webster praised as an American classic. Liddell Hart’s Europe in Arms analyzes prewar militarism and mechanization trends. Burroughs Back to the Stone Age and Hemingway To Have and Have Not scheduled for future publication.
Yosemite National Park encompasses over 1100 square miles while Yosemite Valley spans seven miles of glacier carved creek scenery.
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