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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1932
Page
4
A brief devotional note cites Ezekiel 7 11 and a Pope quote about folly and wisdom. The passage warns that violence rises and the wicked will not endure. It reflects on judgment and the rodded fate of multitudes.
A speculative note suggests Alfalfa Bill might take a drastic step if Sino-Japanese friction worsens, implying the need to manage economic or political risk amid rising tensions.
The Washington Daily News argues the United States should avoid war over the Far East crisis. It says guardianship of Chinese police problems is not our business and urges patience until Japan seeks an accounting under treaties. It warns against policing the world and calls for an international police force to maintain order.
The editorial lauds J. D. Bacon's vow to his wife on their fiftieth anniversary, arguing marriage outlasts civil contracts and urging careful, not easy, divorces. It cites fidelity in Mexico and calls for steady home life, hoping the Bacons’ example inspires continued devotion.
A Raleigh church, Pullen Park Baptist, contemplates a Japanese goods boycott to press for peace. The piece notes political views on economic pressure versus military force, recalling past boycotts linked to tensions with Japan and China.
Industrial Commission ruled reporters are not off duty for workers compensation protection against irate subjects. Originating in Elizabeth City, the case involved the son of W. O. Saunders, editor of the Independent, assaulted after publishing a controversial story. The threat level of the attack was described as murderous in possibility.
The piece argues militarism rises with conscription and large reserves. It notes Japan and other nations rely on conscription, while the United States Britain and Germany keep volunteer forces. It warns that reserves enable instant mass mobilization, undermining efforts to curb arms. World peace requires ending conscription.
March Field aircraft dropped food and clothing to snowbound Navajo Indians in the Arizona mountains. The piece notes potential historic what-ifs about air power and observes a shift in army relations with Indian tribes, from conflict to aid.
A bill by Representative Mouser of Ohio would fine 1000 dollars and imprison one year for printing defaming material about a deceased person. Critics say the law would gag historians and biographers and erode ability to document public men and scandals. Existing laws already address libel, making the bill redundant and dangerous to historical truth.
The speech claims fascist critique of Western daily life including eating habits clothing labor and living patterns while hinting at disapproval of local dress. It frames these as signs of cultural conflict in a broader political stance.
Admiral Moffett proposes selling the dirigible Los Angeles amid concerns it could be converted into an air nightclub. He warns such a venue risks a couple’s quarrel causing a dangerous incident in the craft.
The United States and England voice open concern over the Japanese situation while China shows little enthusiasm. The discord hints at broader fault lines among major powers amid shifting alliances and strategic considerations.
Huey P Long arrives at the U S Senate to take the oath of office in a scene that drew crowds and surprised onlookers. He enters in hotel pajamas, then performs the oath before Vice President Curtis and assumes a seat beside Hattie Caraway where she helps orient him to the chamber.
The politician left the chamber as reporters chased him asking about his pajamas a parish helper in the last election and a silk hat questions about a stove pipe. He replied with humor then disappeared amid laughter.
Morton Downey, a rising crooner earning about $800000 yearly, is negotiating for a colonial residence in Yonkers near the Bronx. Yonkers hosts many celebrities and is viewed by New Yorkers as a sixth borough, with notable residents like Samuel Untermyer, Thomas Beer, and Joseph Urban. Downey previously lived in Yonkers and is linked by marriage to actor Richard Bennett’s family.
Former Yonkers mayor John EB Andrus ends his long subway strap hanging career as the world champion. A multi millionaire, he preferred subway travel for business and personal trips though a leg injury after a Brooklyn Bridge station jam briefly paused his routine. He plans to celebrate his 91st birthday on February 16 while noting Yonkers civic pride in local elevator and carpet industries amid broader New York City civic nostalgia.
Tot Air With New York enjoying unseasonably warm January days, Pussy Willows shown green in parks, hundreds of ducks returned to Van Cortlandt park pond, tulips bloomed in penthouse gardens, polar bears eyed their windows.
In the Bronx the crowd frets over envy as music rings from ground level plays under Manhattan windows. A motor car man notes the weather drives interest in the big automobile show. Women with thin southern dresses chill in Fifth Avenue furs waiting for the Florida train.
A film scene saw Weldon Heyburn unexpectedly sink a long golf putt before the pro could intervene, highlighting how actors often perform extra talents on screen in economy-minded times.
The list suggests Warner Baxter as a sleight of hand artist and Neil Hamilton as a magician. It imagines El Brendt winning ice skating medals and Mary Pickford as a businesswoman. Clark Gable could play a bookkeeper while Conrad Nagel would be a market operator. Charlie Farrell as a corner player is questioned.
The piece discusses the high-profile cast of Grand Hotel led by Greta Garbo Wallace Beery Joan Crawford and John Barrymore with Lionel Barrymore Jean Hersholt Lewis Stone Tully Marshall Kathryn Crawford and others. It notes parallels to Cecil B DeMille Affairs of Anatol and ponders whether ten years hence similar stars will remain in the roster.
Washington reports that 95 percent of Canary Islands automobiles are U S made. In the third quarter of 1931, 180 cars were placed into operation in the islands, based on surveys by the Department of Commerce.
From South Africa comes Helio phila a new annual flower that grows about 18 inches high and bears blue blooms with a white eye.
In planting shrubs, branches should be pruned to reduce them to a size corresponding to the root system, which is generally reduced during transplanting.
The majority of state workers accept reductions with less complaint, showing pride in their work despite lower pay. Higher salaried officials took larger cuts, including EB Jeffress and Dr. Parrott, easing criticism and highlighting the state’s tighter finances and risk of layoffs.
Colgate University’s Dr. Donald A. Laird reports that noise worsens nervous indigestion by reducing saliva and gastric juice flow. He notes sweet foods act as a counteracting agent to help digestion.
Dr. John C. Merriam of the Carnegie Institution urges a new large observatory in the Antipodes with a 100 inch telescope, modeled after Mt Wilson, to study the southern sky and possibly answer the exploding universe question.
A new house in Cleveland Ohio features an exterior surface ready for enamel coating. The steel construction allows any color or enamel finish to be applied, representing a modern architectural approach.
A new flower, Edelweiss, described as a German contribution, is set to appear on the market this year. It features long narrow petals and snow white blooms.
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