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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1934
Page
4
A compact reflection notes that crafty devices fail when not aided by justice and faith. It cites Job's warning and Gen. George W. Goethals praising unity of service with justice in leadership.
E Edgerton as chairman of the Southern States Industrial Council speaks to the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association. He argues that Southern industry faces code-related disadvantages and must demand fair treatment to access markets on equal terms with the North, urging the South to let its “light” shine for itself and others. Three men, including a father and son, die by electrocution for the Taylorsville bank holdup, Stefanoff and accomplices accepted responsibility, while posthumous questions arise about others jailed for the Denton bank robbery and potential injustices.
The Home Owners’ Loan Corporation notes its own approach as a positive recommendation. It highlights morale and value stabilization as core benefits, stressing the service’s impact beyond relief and stabilization for those with equity in small homes facing danger.
The HOLC record shows most holders of many small mortgages pay promptly and others strive to maintain payments. The agency’s relief is credited with aiding home ownership and safeguarding billions poured into the corpus. Declaring HOLC’s service splendid, officials urge consideration before any extension ends.
Judge Thomas J. Shaw of Forsyth County Superior Court criticized doctors who file certificates claiming defendants are ill to miss trials. He noted a case where a defendant allegedly drank that day after a local doctor certified illness. He warned he would crack down on such favors while stressing respect for the medical profession.
The text notes some doctors signing certificates as a favor to clients, a practice that should be discouraged and may require harsh action to deter, underscoring concerns about professional integrity and accountability.
The Junior Service League urges purchases of Christmas Seals as a small cost with a big impact in the fight against tuberculosis. Support already given funds ongoing relief efforts and has saved thousands of lives, with potential to save thousands more if the campaign continues.
The piece offers a wry simile about crime not paying and notes the responsibility for space exploration rests with the individual, framing the NRA’s new leadership as silent bosses and urging personal accountability.
The text notes that a low mood makes it hard to obtain others money for personal spending while asserting that New Deal activities have raised the journalistic value of Washington gossip.
A local saying blames a habit in a small town where the driver ahead often fails to notice when the traffic signal changes, prompting discussion on road safety and driver awareness.
The remark points to a critic claiming the next figure to abandon the New Deal stance will emerge soon. It reflects political speculation about shifts in public works and economic policy alliances.
The text suggests Huey intends to pursue the presidency but faces significant obstacles or delays, framing him as moving slowly or reluctantly toward the goal. It hints at a campaign or leadership bid constrained by practical limits.
It was anticipated the munitions investigating committee would eventually encounter highly explosive information as it probes the matter.
The piece notes that while Al Smith argued no one would vote against Santa Claus, many people may soon find Old Santa voting against. The tone suggests a political humor angle on holiday figures influencing local sentiment.
A movement ties marriage to job status as a political effort to curb unions among the unemployed. The slogan “no work, no wed” frames proposals urging economic stability before marrying, reflecting social policy debates of the era.
A young law yer named George Washington, described as a nephew of Father George, is cast as a questionable source due to distant kinship and his brief career.
Bruce Catton laments the decline of Boston society as Elliot Roosevelt drops from the Social Register. He argues the American upper class no longer upholds leadership roles in arts, letters, and statecraft, citing divorces, custody battles, and inflated social displays as signs of erosion.
The piece notes Republican leaders like Henry Fletcher and Bert Snell facing Borah and Nye while McNary edges into strategy as minority leader. It cites Morgenthau clashing with Attorney General Cummings over the Lost Battalion Civil Service riders and Postmaster General Farley lamenting a supposed ten million surplus turning into a deficit under new budget scrutiny.
Labor wins two notable gains in a week. New York Supreme Court Justice Black sustains the closed shop in Freundlich vs Freundlich. New Jersey dyers settle after resisting wage and hour concessions, recognizing union representation. Federal probe over corporate bargaining raises questions. Morning political and youth issues follow.
New York Day by Day reflections mix social notes from Fairbankses to Elizabeth Arden dogs. The column sketches encounters with Rae Van Buren Buster Keaton Fred Stone Marion Gillespie and Maud Hart Lovelace plus a Minnesota town Welcome festival and a long Park Lane scene ending with Miles of brisk strolls and blistered feet.
After 18 months of extreme speed in broadcasting, Floyd Gibbons confessed to his doctor that the pace was killing him. Medical tests including X rays and blood counts showed no minor ailment, but the strain threatened his health and career.
H. T. Webster visited Horseheads New York to meet Eugene Zimmerman known as Zim the 1890s star. Webster, then a youth in Tommyhawk Wisconsin, found a framed letter he wrote to Zim at age sixteen, a vivid personal link to his early comic ambitions.
Hortense McQuarrie Odlum, gifted a Fifth Avenue store by her husband, rises in business as she expands sales. She installed Grand Duchess Marie to run a photo studio and proclaims a policy of high class but not high hat. The Utah entrepreneur, amid a downturn, stays Western in dress and speech.
A nostalgic diary-like vignette describes chilly urban days that draw country vendors to city sidewalks. The author recalls train crossings, horse guard, and the scent of heated steel, with scenes of rabbits near elderberry bushes as dawn shifts to gray.
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