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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1937
Page
4
The quote urges widows and the unmarried to abide in humility, contrasting marriage with virginity, and cites Paul’s advice from Corinthians as a guiding principle. It frames humble wedlock as preferable to prideful virginity.
The piece portrays Mussolini as eager for confrontation, hoping to rally Germany and Japan against Britain and the United States. It notes his rising power after Ethiopia and fascist alliances, but cautions that Germany’s goals may diverge and that democracies remain cautious and weak.
The piece notes Charle Herty's Georgia lab advancing Southern newsprint hopes by proving slash pine pulp usable for paper. With Chemical Foundation funding withdrawn, Herty's work may halt, risking the region’s growing pulp industry and need for more trained researchers to elevate southern technology.
Two Christmas era incidents dominate reports from Wilson and Faison where a woman's hand and a man's hand suffered severe damage requiring amputations after fire crackers. Other injuries include a Goldsboro woman losing vision risk and numerous lesser injuries, with calls to reconsider holiday celebrations.
The article notes Main street in our city as a congested crossing worsened by a track lowering project. Pedestrians face a dangerous, multi lane roadway and the piece urges motorists to slow down and pedestrians to take care to prevent fatalities.
The Roosevelt administration pressures retrenchment with a plan to reduce CCC funding from 350 million to 227 million. Congress likely to follow, testing whether cutbacks shrink deficits or spur new programs, as only Senator LaFollette pushes for further pump priming.
The biography highlights Marie Dressler's leap from Broadway to Hollywood at age fifty, despite fear of failure and age bias. She faced cold receptions, but perseverance and past struggles propelled her to stardom, earning lasting admiration in the moving picture world.
In a journal style, vivid vignettes about travel, radio lives, dining annoyances, and theatre, detailing personal musings on Martha Deanee, Homer Cray, Ed Wynn, and cultural figures like M. Kaufman and Ring Lardner. The piece blends celebrity impressions with social observations from New York late in December.
A household notes a simple pout evolving into a chronic grouch in a house worker. After periods of slight improvement, the worker became inefficient and glum, then left in a pent-up outburst. The family found relief in the resulting calm, unsure of the cause. Coddling worsens clear reasoning.
Local News-Coy Zachary, a young white man, was injured last night when the motorcycle he rode collided with an automobile on West Broad Street. The report notes broad Christmas business at the post office and other brief items from the community.
A reflective vignette describes the Champs Elysees from Concorde to Etoile at twilight. The dying sun casts lavender, amber, and pink light through chestnut blossoms as pedestrians and vendors mingle, Parisian charm and nostalgia in the air.
Attendees at the Dutch Treat Club noted a humorous likeness between Grantland Rice and Roy Chapman Andrews. Observers joked that Rice would look like a dinosaur hunter with spectacles, while Andrews could resemble a tarpon fisherman in a hat.
Twenty years ago local United Confederate Veterans members were guests of honor at a city luncheon. Lightless Night observance failed due to poor information spread. Hundreds join the Christmas Savings club daily. Dr. T. M. Stanton left for Richmond on business. Peter C. Penn returned to Camp Jackson after a week with his wife. Wilbur Strickland is home from Camp Sevier for a few days. German peace terms draw no response. Government railroads operation began at noon. President Wilson marks his 61st birthday quietly.
WPA economist Leon Henderson argues the recession stemmed from too much business confidence and inventory buying. He cites 1929 versus last September inventory levels among 50 large corporations and predicts recovery only after inventories are worked off.
Commentators question whether Japan's Panay sinking aimed at provoking an American response. Businessmen deride the so called New Deal breathing spell as merely another term in the iron lung.
Photos show tribesmen setting fire to two Italian aircraft and their crews. The scene is described as reflecting a contemporary style of beauty praised by a youthful Mussolini.
Ordinary citizens fear rising costs as lawmakers haggle over an annual levy. The article notes public concern and hints at stalled progress in Congress while officials weigh higher rates and broader tax measures.
A committee reviewing the war poem collection under the Japanese imperial framework finds the verses lacking rhyme and coherent meaning. The panel notes insufficient clarity and asks authors to revise for stronger rhythm and purpose.
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