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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1934
Page
4
A quotation from II Chronicles 10 7 warns rulers to treat people with kindness to gain loyal service. The author Johnson adds that cultivating kindness is a valuable part of life.
The Duke Endowment marks its ten year milestone in Raleigh with reflections on its work in the Carolinas. The News and Observer notes money alone does not define its power and highlights the endowment’s role in funding hospitals education and support for orphans and the elderly.
A Montreal driver received a traffic ticket after allegedly failing to stop at a stop street. The motorist allegedly accelerated to pursue an officer who had issued the ticket, accusing the officer of signaling improperly without turning.
The piece argues law violators view summonses as personal affronts, urging respect for officers and the law. It contends officers enforce penalties impartially and rarely know the identities of those cited, lamenting the childish backlash from drivers who violate ordinances.
The article notes Rush D. Holt, elected West Virginia senator, is under constitutional age for the U.S. Senate and may delay taking his seat. It compares him to Henry Clay who faced no such issue, and suggests Holt wait until reaching the legal age to avoid constitutional violation and avoid pressuring the Senate to alter rules.
The article cites repeated calls to reduce local gas prices, noting current retail levels of about 18 cents per gallon after 4 to 5 cent cuts. It argues prices in the immediate territory remain 2 to 3 cents higher than nearby competition, urging city action to ensure fair pricing and threaten strong measures if relief is not provided.
Greensboro gains statewide notice for a safety program that included a public inspection station for brakes and headlights and an educational drive for drivers and officers. City Clerk Eichhorn contributed to Popular Government outlining the city's traffic safety campaign and its outcomes.
Greensboro adopts two car chasers to educate drivers by public remark rather than fine. Clerk Eichhorn says the method aims to embarrass only minor violators while offering a learning moment. It is not used for serious offenses like speeding, and Greensboro seeks to replicate the program in Charlotte.
A column by M. I. Patrick offers satirical quips on license plate deadlines debt moratorium and a baseball player resisting relocation. The piece playfully observes aging, Christmas humor and the speed of rumors versus jokes in social discourse.
A reflection on how understanding history helps temper anxiety about current global troubles. It suggests that lessons from the past offer perspective rather than panic in present affairs.
The speaker notes a penny saved is a penny earned before the sales tax era and warns workers of slow pay. The remark on geography highlights Adolf Hitler born in one hemisphere and Huey Long in another.
A letter proposes that ammunition manufacturers shoulder the cost of soldiers' bonuses. The writer urges the government to require firms supplying munitions to fund veteran pay, framing it as a fair wartime expense. The piece reflects public debate on war finance and home-front burdens.
In a critique of the 1933 era, the text notes a stark wealth concentration with 86 millionaires, arguing there is no longer any question about how wealth is distributed among a select few and highlighting widening inequality.
The line evokes a fog of memory as a reader confronts a January 1935 issue. It captures the sense of eras passing, and the subtle weight of historical distance in old periodical pages.
A reader writes from High Point NC urging the community to focus on the poor and unemployed this Christmas. She contrasts self seeking wishes with prayers for a father to find work and a true, generous spirit among neighbors.
A reflective verse on virtues over appearances. It contrasts inner truth and actions with outward shows of fairness and fortune, asserting that real happiness comes from how we live and give rather than what we possess. The poem emphasizes peace now and after time.
A review of FBI style reporting notes Dr Edward Huntington Williams Los Angeles founder of the American College of Surgeons was convicted for narcotic prescriptions. Mayor Frank Shaw testified and a wire from Deputy Commissioner Louis Ruppel suggested interference, influencing the verdict. Parole cases and labor reform signals follow with Roosevelt era shifts in agencies and rates.
At the New York convention the National Association of Manufacturers gave a quiet stance on wages. Officials recommended ending federal intervention in local labor affairs and opposed wage and hour legislation. In private talks, members emphasized that high wage costs hinder business expansion and crest the main concern for the President.
A collage recalls schoolyard mischief, street lore, and curiosities from New York society. It moves to advertising chic with Kate Porter era witticisms, Kennedy Collins on ads, and Jack Dempsey’s roadhouse rise, noting historic figures Victorian to mid twentieth century.
Pelley says policy aims at hardest issues first, believing solving them will make others easy. He cites passenger traffic, specifically the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio routes between New York and Washington, noting that alternating-hour train schedules, while simple in theory, are thwarted by industry insiders.
An 18 year old mother in Esra, Illinois is hinted as potentially claiming the annual youngest grandmother award about fourteen years from now. The note suggests future recognition based on age milestones.
Society notes William Goodby Loew son of George F. Baker, cited as sartorial arbiter. In New York and London his style emerges with white vests and blunt rounded points, while a single black pearl stud marks the evening, placing him first in the trend.
A writer notes seeing Paris figure Prince Andrew of Greece in a sharp spruce outfit near Vendome. The description covers a black coat, Shepherd plaid trousers, wing collar, polka dot bow, and a low bowler, followed by an attempted purchase and a stranger offering guidance.
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