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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1935
Page
4
A reflection quotes John on receiving nothing without a gift from God and notes that prideful giving is ambition, not bounty. The excerpt uses moral counsel to distinguish true charity from ostentation.
R MeNINCH wins Senate confirmation despite North Carolina opposition. He will continue as FPC chair, seen as a strong advocate of New Deal power policy. His rise reflects national stature in power matters and close ties to the Roosevelt administration.
The piece portrays Frank McNinch as a decisive North Carolina figure who supported the New Deal and resisted monopolistic power, praised for his steadfast public service and willingness to make unpopular choices. It notes his complex past with prohibition and calls him a capable, fearless leader for state policy.
A Brentwood civic club announces plans to build recreational equipment for the school with a sandboxes donation by a local citizen. The article notes the lack of funds from the school board and urges private help to fully equip the playground for hundreds of local children.
The community mourns the loss of J H Adams a key force in North Carolina hosiery development. He helped found mills that provided meaningful work and independence across social classes, shaping High Point’s economy while shunning public life. His civic involvement remained steadfast.
A fragment recalls a group valuing a man’s true character and their unique bond. The text hints at deep respect and shared memory among lifelong associates who understood his essence.
A Nebraska Times Herald column urges men to quick daily acts of encouragement for boys. It argues that a cordial greeting and small supportive gestures can shape a boy’s development and character, noting many men are busy yet can easily help with minimal time.
In Charlotte News commentary, teacher David C. Spickard resigns from Tech High amid a wave of staff departures. The piece argues city schools face momentum loss and seek a supplemental budget as exodus of educators continues, noting Spickard as the twelfth resignation this year.
The article discusses Pirandello's theory that appearance is reality in a Pirandello play. It follows a innocent young wife ruined by village gossips and shows public opinion as a force that can corrupt or reform society. It argues public opinion can sustain moral norms when institutions wane.
A Cleveland Press Junior piece praises every role in the newsroom from editors to printers while highlighting the carrier who delivers the paper as the real essential force. It notes reporters chase stories, printers work steadily, and the clerk handles money, but the carrier ensures the paper reaches readers.
Washington gossip assigns Huey Long a guarded, presidential path as he expands a powerful retinue and presses his national ambitions. The piece notes his media reach, potential 1936 bid, and parallels to European figures, plus Senate and House leadership tensions and Brazil trade talks.
James McMullin reports Floyd Carlisle’s proposal by Consolidated Gas subsidiaries to cut rates would save New York domestic users about 1 percent while city utility taxes remain. Carlisle seeks a guaranteed seven percent return on a diluted rate base, provoking strong opposition.
Palm Beach writes of Mrs Isabel Sloane owner of Cavalcade and star hostess. The piece notes her Virginia stock farm and South Carolina training quarters, her California trip for Cavalcade at Santa Anita, and her prominence among a society of athletes and socialites. It mentions Allan Ryan Gloria Mimi Baker Dorothy Adkinson and the Kennedy and Kings families as part of the same season crowd.
Carlisle gains limited opposition as sub metering faces abolition, while Don Gas eyes a federal role. Utilities seek rate concessions and monopoly protection with three demand points. Oil profits surge in 1934 with Humble Oil posting 13 million dollars for nine months, despite refinery losses.
The article notes small circles of socially elite hosts in Palm Beach. It describes dinners in series of three, tensions among divorced spouses, and the complex etiquette that keeps nouveau-riche guests at the gate while insiders gain only a quick glance.
A humorous fragment recalls a tan mishap where one side browns while the opposite bleaches. The speaker questions the purpose of the tan and muses on the absurdity of the uneven complexion as a comic career of misfortune.
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