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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1936
Page
4
A devotional verse reflects on enduring affliction as part of faith, citing if we suffer we shall reign with Him and a warning that denying Him brings denial. An anonymous line asserts a frowning friend may be preferable to a smiling enemy.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker leads push for modernizing the Commerce Department air network. He calls for radio compasses day and night with rain shielded antennas, 24 hour ground station service, city identifications, 24 hour radio direction finders, and rapid triangulation to direct wrecked flights to open airports.
A reflective New Year’s note suggests 1937 will bring a sturdy, vigorous youth and solid growth for America. It speaks of favorable omens, a robust heredity, strong lungs, and a nation entering the year with growth and service in mind despite global tensions.
The statement warns that continuing conditions hamper one of our vital new industries and asserts the country cannot allow needless delays that block its development. The focus is on urgent action to remove impediments and accelerate progress.
A detective magazine profiles Dwight Beard the Tar Heel killer who avoided conviction at home but failed in Texas on insanity pleas. The piece credits his downfall to his women connections naming Elizabeth Cooley as the woman who exposed him. It argues killers with many lovers invite trouble and crime does not pay.
A reflective verse notes how days become years as memory frames the past and the future. It speaks of time’s passage, the cycle of life, and the hope and caution that accompany each new year.
New York Day by Day surveys a glass block craze with East 48th street’s glass house as a forerunner. Mentioned are a Vincent Astor glass skyscraper idea, a glass Ritz Carlton, and Florida adoption of glass construction. The piece notes costs, production, and a shift in architectural taste. It also lightly traces torch songs and vintage cabaret performers like Dolly De Shay.
Among later and more polished patter singers are Dwight Fiske and Endor and Farrell. They perform in tails with a piping rock persona and sing talk double entendre. Listeners imagine a knowing audience, while menus after midnight note the acts at Lindy’s and Reuben’s. Fiske and about six peers earn around a thousand dollars weekly for an hour’s late show, living on caviar and champagne.
Ten years ago in December 1926 High Point enjoyed a gay season of dancing with events at the Sheraton Malay annual dance and Kiwanis ball. Tea dances and evening terpsichoreans filled the Country Club and many home dances complemented holiday social life.
Judge McRae sets cash fines in municipal court with a rule that offenders must have 18 dollars ready or face a road sentence. The remark urges locals to secure money before drinking to avoid conviction.
Mrs J G Groome stays several days in Reidsville. Mrs D L Bouldin and son David Jr depart for Charlotte to visit brothers C L Korner and Russell Korner. Miss Ivy Paylor spends holidays with friends in Reidsville. Mrs Jack Groome returns home after a Philadelphia visit.
Mayor E B Jeffress addressed North Carolina University alumni in Charlotte calling fundamentalists narrow in truth seeking. Aimee Semple McPherson faces trial again over her spring disappearance. New York City prepares for a large, costly New Year celebration.
Twenty years ago in December 1916 High Point reflects on a year of progress with many new enterprises and strong industrial growth. The article urged citizens to continue pushing forward, applying available resources to build a great North Carolina city and realize collective ambitions.
The December file of The Enterprise closes on December 31, a Sunday, with New Year’s Day observed Monday. Personnel listed include Asa Briggs as editor, C. N. Brown as city editor, and J. P. Rawley as business manager.
The Island of Guam logged 67 earth tremors within a 24 hour period. Authorities clarified none were related to any police force shakeup.
A Maryland campus student leader conducting a youth awakening service agitates professors by snapping fingers during lectures, creating disruption in classes and drawing mixed reactions from staff and students.
Mary Lewis formerly of the Metropolitan recently performed at the Versailles, delivering operatic arias and popular songs and earning more than her Horseshoe Circle fee. Elsa Maxwell, social arbiter of the Gold Coast, renews a nightclub engagement, appearing in witty hats and Dickensian antics.
Kermit Roosevelt praised by a fan for old-fashioned candy discourse. Katherine Brush began her career writing a movie column in East Liverpool Ohio. Bill Corum contributes a closing note.
Bruce Catter argues that hobbies enrich life and health. He cites collectors of Edward VIII memorabilia, stamps, envelopes, old savings banks, tokens, model railroads, matchstick cathedrals, and ship time-tables. He notes hobbyists find value and happiness, altering perception of seemingly useless pursuits. The piece ends with a wry note on football’s Fighting Irish.
G men trap a kidnapper identified as Brunette in New York. Authorities had previously pursued a mysterious bond of clues but closed the case with the arrest.
The comment suggests that the ongoing turmoil in China may trigger widespread revolt at the start of the new year, signaling potential political upheaval and social unrest across the country.
A claim recalls Steve Hannagan's birth in Lafayette Indiana with his father lifting him high and shouting the towns name. Rex Beach and Fred Stone plan a trip to Alaska to prospect gold on Beach acres.
A humorous vignette describes the Boston terrier waking from a long sleep and briefly losing his bark before emitting a falsetto yip. The owner jokes about the dog being sissy at times and enjoying the first bang of bark when teased with Sic him.
A 1937-38 portrait of the incoming 75th Congress and President Roosevelt outlines sweeping agendas. Key battles include curbing Supreme Court power, wage rules, housing subsidies, and budget balancing. Leadership lines form as Rayburn and O Connell jockey for House control while Senate figures like Robinson and Harrison set the stage for a busy session in which many emergency powers lapse unless extended.
A statement denies the claim that the novel Gone With the Wind was written by a desolate farmer after a dust storm. The remark clarifies authorship and origin of the famous work.
A disjointed report notes Indianapolis police arrested four individuals after a disturbance. The fragment suggests a strike or protest context and mentions officers handling the scene.
A Michigan boy started a blaze on his mother's $1100 property, illustrating a theory that some modern youths feel their parents possess money to waste.
The snippet hints at a political clash with Black Shirts mobilizing against white collar workers, signaling rising tensions and potential street action in a polarized environment.
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