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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1933
Page
4
A quoted Shakespeare line speaks on ingratitude of a child, noting the sting of such a betrayal and the sorrow it brings to a parent. The traditional proverb emphasizes family strains and moral order.
The piece laments holiday deaths in High Point and Greensboro on Christmas and urges Americans to rethink holiday celebrations. It argues drunken driving and excessive revelry ruin joy, urging a return to sober observance of Christmas’s spiritual meaning.
A French railway disaster causing about 200 deaths is cited as a warning to Europe. The piece recalls American shifts from wooden to all steel coaches as speeds increased and calls for global adoption of steel in high speed transport to prevent future tragedies.
Community enterprises tender provisional donations to the Empty Stocking fund as the fund develops. The article notes ongoing contributions from local businesses and notes the fund’s evolving status within the enterprise.
The Enterprise explains it will not encourage future promotional tie ups with the Empty Stocking Fund. A barber shop briefly offered to donate the difference between old and new prices, but no payment was made and the plan lasted only one day. The paper will continue non commercial cooperation with charitable drives while discouraging such tied promotional offers.
The article notes false fire alarms threaten crews and residents, but Bayonne New Jersey reports a drop after installing police radio. Rapid, precise alerts lead cruisers to the source, catching pranksters before escape, with each dispatched engine costing about 50 dollars.
In 1933 the U S government employed unemployed artists to decorate public buildings, aiming to keep workers fed and improve public spaces. Sculptor Joe Davidson predicts widespread mural painting growth and lasting value as art and industry spur each other.
He calls the move the most wonderful thing that ever happened to the American artist and argues it will take the artist off his pedestal and make him a living part of society. This reflects a belief that art thrives when artists are integrated into everyday life.
The text argues that artists should move from the studio to daily life venues. It envisions art in courthouses, post offices, stations, offices, restaurants, and factories, making art visible in daily business and public spaces. It emphasizes expanding the artist’s role beyond museums and galleries.
The statement suggests acceptance and a hopeful turn as the fight to end the depression could inaugurate a renaissance in popular art, indicating renewed public interest and potential growth for artists and cultural works.
Senator Hiram Johnson predicts a realignment of American parties as recovery period changes take hold. He notes cross party support for a Democratic president by a Republican and cites Al Smith's harsh criticism of the Democratic administration as evidence.
Maine may face a winter proposal to establish a state lottery with cities and towns allowed to join and share profits. Lawmakers hope to file a bill, but adoption is uncertain while other states also consider similar measures amid a revival of lottery sentiment. The piece questions whether the public mood has shifted toward revenue via lotteries.
Shipping through the Soo canal in 1933 reached just over 40 million tons, the busiest in three years, largely bulk commodities like iron ore coal and grain. The increase suggests a broader business upturn as the season ends.
Mayor-elect Fiorello La Guardia appoints Prof. A A Berle to a key city post and places a trained social worker in public welfare, with a Seabury investigator joining the legal staff. The move suggests a brains based reform move replacing party service, indicating a major shift in city government.
New York will require whisky bottles to disclose ingredients on labels, removing the guesswork from customers. The rule aims to inform drinkers and curb misleading branding while affecting liquor producers and retailers statewide.
A remark suggests the gold brick standard as a primary cause of present economic woes, arguing that widespread reliance on gold as a monetary backbone has constrained policy options and amplified volatility.
The article notes New York brokers warn against trusting rumors that the exchange is not on the level while commenting on public skepticism and market accountability. It also mentions film stars who wed and divorce swiftly, adopting husbands' names briefly before changing them again.
Sinclair Lewis resisted having his picture taken while dining last night, wondering if photographers might also object to being photographed.
The phrase now reads large land owner rather than prince, altering the interpretation of the Mdivani title. The remark notes that the boys are mischaracterizing the status, implying they are not nobles but landholders.
A snappy collation questions if promised liquor price cuts will be as deep as the cuts themselves. The quote contrasts claimed savings with the actual impact on consumers and the market, highlighting skepticism about promised relief.
The remark ties a physicist’s expanding and collapsing universe concept to recent banking behaviors. It implies a critical view of how financial institutions operated and evolved, suggesting interdisciplinary insight from cosmology to finance.
Professor Sprague notes a mercurial people reflected in the wide thermometer swings observed lately.
NRA Labor Advisory Board staff accuse the board of lax leadership and ad hoc code approval. They demand a defined minimum labor program and stricter code modifications, citing unpaid overtime and weak enforcement as ongoing problems.
A mechanic confessed to the slaying of a schoolboy in a case tied to a motive of revenge. The victim’s body showed wounds to both temples and a note delivery link was established through a bootblack who identified the suspect. Authorities note prior acquittal in a wife-killing case in Durham and mention witnesses who saw the suspect with the boy on a highway before the body was found.
J M Millikan sues W T Cox in Superior court for $10000 claiming injuries from a July 9 automobile collision near High Point. Millikan says Cox drove at excessive speed and failed to stop at the intersection of highways 61 and 77. He suffered a scalp laceration a contusion and a fractured rib keeping him in bed over three weeks.
City Mayor C. B. Grayson will auction three 1930 Indian motorcycles at the East Door of City Hall High Point on January 19 1934. Motor numbers EA 1290 EA 13878 and EA 1300 with city numbers 4025 4026 and 4027 4028 listed. Bidder must offer the highest bid and meet terms of sale per city charter and state laws.
A compiled list of crossword style clues mixed with numeric markers and partial phrases. The lines reference pronouns, directions, foods, animals, furniture, saints, and common nouns, suggesting a puzzle or riddle format rather than a narrative article.
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