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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1936
Page
4
A brief devotional excerpt presents a biblical reflection urging humility and trust in God. It contrasts earthly wealth with spiritual riches and cites I Timothy 6 17 and Bonnell as attributions. The message emphasizes enjoying life while avoiding pride in material goods.
The Indiana attorney general proposes a law to curb newspaper interference with criminal justice, arguing courts lose dignity when press criticism overwhelms proceedings. The piece weighs both sides, noting the press rights and dangers of sensational coverage during trials.
A Spanish government, busy with warfare, finds its war correspondence burdened by etiquette constraints and ceremonial considerations that hamper reporting. The piece critiques social burden over battlefield priorities, noting tension between protocol and the needs of accurate dispatches.
International notes recount Spain borrowing American property during the rebellion. Officials apologized for taking Ford and General Motors plants and other items, promising repayment after crushing the uprising, with no stated obligation for seized property.
Dr Francis E Townsend head of Old Age Revolving Pensions faces questions on fund use. He admits spending for his wife’s travel and transferring 500 dollars to Townsend Visual Education. Rev Alfred J Wright seeks accounting of over 1 million, removal of Townsend, and a receiver for the movement.
In New York City the late Father Philip Joseph Magrath known as the fighting priest guarded the waterfront as director of the Catholic Sea Men's Mission. He confronted gangs, helped sailors, aided families, and lived by courage by hand, word, and deed.
Column notes a shift from old family gatherings to a self conscious beer bar scene. It recalls husking bees church suppers and redfaced matrons while mentioning Meighan and George Ade and a film titled Back Home and Broke.
The writer recalls meeting the late Tommy Meighan at a Billy Seaman dinner where Meighan showed signs of a devastating illness. Meighan is linked with The Miracle Man alongside Lon Chaney and Betty Compson, whose famous curl and role as a lady of the underworld are noted.
The writer muses on how Eugene Fields would react to the Newspaper Guild being seated at the next AFL convention and observes cartoonists picketing New York magazines in the style of garment workers signaling a dramatic shift in the times.
A vivid note on a white doorway at Gramercy Park West described as a museum piece. The scene evokes a Victorian vein in Gramercy with dusk quiet and occasional loiterers drawn to its poetic glint. The writer recalls summers of candlelit basement dining rooms and family gatherings.
Thurmond Chatham encloses a letter by Senator Wadsworth and urges publication in Syracuse papers. J D Barnum, Syracuse Post Standard publisher, comments on Frank R Kent's criticism of the New Deal and its propaganda apparatus.
The Republican executive committee meets in Greensboro to decide how to answer a call for a joint county canvass issued by Democratic forces. W P Ragan aims for a debate with Carter Dalton as the Democratic legislative nominee.
Hazel Hogan of Lenoir passed through the city en route to Trinity to visit Mrs. James Richard Johnson and Lyte Leach. Rev. W. A. Barber returned from Norfolk and Danville and will fill services Sunday. A. E. Alexander came back from a business and pleasure trip to Atlantic City and New York. Miss Mary Douglas Hatcher, who
Allied reports describe renewed German assaults in Champagne besides Somme front actions. A British Naval auxiliary was torpedoed in the North Sea with 23 lives lost. Union Civil War veterans assemble in Kansas City with 15,000 to 20,000 expected.
One of cinema history’s great events unfolds at the Broadway High Point on Wednesday as Russia’s dancer Anna Pavlova appears on screen in the grand spectacle The Dumb Girl of Portiei.
A blaze yesterday destroyed nearly twenty buildings in Occoquin, Virginia a Potomac village 20 miles south of Alexandria. The fire caused about 50000 dollars in losses in a town founded in 1730 linked to George Washington who traded there during Mt Vernon residence.
An old riddle is treated as settled by a Chicago case where a man loses right to strike his divorced wife. A punch lands as a wife ends an eleven day freedom from Michael Piowar. The item riffs on divorce, satire, and a wry pull toward a lie detector.
The report recalls Spain's unrest as fascist and socialist tensions flare amid Nazi influence and German army moves. The prose notes a breathless European atmosphere with rallying cries echoing strong ideological warfare.
The article warns Wake Forest college trustees may rescind dance permissions amid campus social controls. It argues co education aids intermingling and social balance, suggesting decorous venues suit youth. A Mary Pickford slander suit looms as a possible mild scandal, though guilt would conflict with her image.
The piece argues the American Liberty League faced widespread abuse yet remained a strong critic of the New Deal’s constitutional path. It notes Kent’s longstanding opposition and compares his stance to his past criticisms of the Women’s Organization for Prohibition Reform. It describes the League’s founding amid scarce opposition in August 1934 and its nonpartisan intent while studying legislation.
The piece discusses how both parties aim to win the African American vote in doubtful states through New Deal outreach and Republican resistance. It notes money spent targeting Black voters, Ickes remarks, and concerns among Southern Democrats about shifting political power and civil rights implications.
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