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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1933
Page
4
The piece ponders the Christmas meaning beyond gifts and celebration. It contrasts secular festivities with a call to seek the inner light of divine love, urging daily living to reflect the message of Christ and make every heart resemble Bethlehem.
As Congress nears reconvening it appears unlikely to deliver an epochal session. Roosevelt seems to control the NRA crisis and will likely seek little new legislation. A rapid-fire term may unfold, with his recovery program largely unchallenged unless a congressional hornet's nest unsettles him.
The writer reflects on the Christmas hymn Be Born in Us Today and Bethlehem’s nativity. He urges readers to find Christ within and share Christmas joy, hoping citizens experience living faith guiding them to a free, happy life. He signs wishing a Merry Christmas to Enterprise readers.
The senators and congressmen leave Washington with grace, while President Roosevelt and his aides push on with the program. After years of spectacle, the public welcomes a tamed Congress and looks to further recovery even if Congress may try to hamstring the President.
The High Point park project will add about 300 Civil Works jobs and a daily payroll near 3000 dollars while yielding a premier recreation center. With 126000 Civil Works funds authorized, officials say the long term benefits include nationally top tier facilities for both adults and children.
The author recalls spending Christmas 1918 in an army camp as a Y war worker and Educational Secretary. Soldiers were restless after returning from overseas, facing gloom as top officers and privates alike felt unable to go home. A cold drizzle amplified the somber mood.
A wartime Christmas reminiscence describes holiday scenes in Y M C A halls and hut workers quarters with makeshift entertainment. The author recalls taps at night and reflects on the sacrifices of soldiers in France and Belgium while urging Christian peace and a shared understanding to prevent future war. The piece closes with a seasonal cheer and a refrain of Berry Christmas.
A Dickens icon Tiny Tim embodies universal compassion and the holiday message God bless us every one. The enduring figure highlights charity and empathy during Christmas.
The author laments post holiday lapses and urges living up to our best selves during the season's peak. The message calls for continued virtue beyond Christmas and the year’s goodwill period.
A witty remark states brevity is the soul of wit and that lacking it may reveal a nit wit. The idea holds that one can be foolish in only a few words, highlighting concise speech as a sign of clarity.
Essayist notes that despite extensive study in psychology and philosophy we remain uncertain about ourselves and how to overcome life’s fear. Quoting Eben Holden, the speaker recalls acceptance at the end of life and choosing not to fear the unknown.
A brief note expresses optimism that silver will be remonetized and more widely democratized and calls for the return of the large round dollar.
A returning World War II veteran asked to break a five dollar bill into five silver dollars to show his Illinois family what real money looked like. The anecdote highlights the rarity of silver dollars postwar and the sense of wealth they symbolized.
A lighthearted note exits the page with holiday jingle flair bidding readers farewell until the next year. The piece uses playful cadence to end the column and tease future returns.
A new Russian law punishes factory managers who produce inferior goods with jail time. They must also oversee the construction of new jails, which are to be built to high standards and without defect.
The writer recalls English carols plum pudding mistletoe and Druids, linking old world Christmas customs to American celebration. He cherishes carol singing on Christmas Eve, notes plum porridge ancestors and the spread of mistletoe as a festive kiss ritual, and urges keeping Christmas with love joy and peace.
Prof. Hillyer argues that great poetry endures while second-rate work fades, praising traditional knowledge of the ancients and denouncing obscurity in modern verse. Cornelia Dodd Brown presents Hetaira as a deep psychological study of Helene Dale amid love, loyalty, and internal conflict. Neville Brand's Death in the Forest is a brisk mystery with vigorous action set around Central America and a perilous river journey.
A broad review column covers Death In the Forest and Dance As An Art Form by La Meri, praising the thriller’s tight plotting and the instructional book’s clear, concise approach. It also discusses Lydia C. Prescott’s Planet Descending, Lacey Beck’s Polyamy Preferred, and Maxwell’s Adventures Of The White Girl In Her Search God, plus a note on Joyce Ulysses ban ruling and Margeret Doane Fayeweather’s White House connections.
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