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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1934
Page
4
A dated meditation features a biblical verse from Revelation and a Ruskin maxim on endurance. The excerpt contrasts captivity punishment with moral patience, highlighting virtue over beauty. No local events or people are named.
Analysis notes the dollar now defined as 100 cents in gold with a new standard of about 155 grains of gold per dollar. It discusses the devaluation impact, market reactions, and the path toward stabilization, citing Roosevelt and Wall Street Journal observations about future price levels and the international gold standard.
The resignation of Ralph Pulitzer from the newspaper code director role follows his public assertion of ongoing newspaper interests and trustee duties with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He cites opposition from the American Newspaper Guild and potential embarrassment to the NRA as key reasons. The piece also notes a broader crackdown on gangland and upcoming stock exchange regulation amid congressional action and Admiral Byrd’s Antarctic challenges.
The Juvenile and Parks commission of High Point announces street sections will be roped off for skating on three afternoons and one morning weekly. The plan aims to protect white and colored youth, urges parental and pupil cooperation, and enjoins leaving skates at home before school, skating only in designated times, and walking to centers.
Bruce Catton argues that 1933 and 1934 mark a turning point as major gangster networks like the Kelly Bailey outfit the Dillinger gang and the Touhy group are captured or neutralized. He notes the 1930 public enemies list now contains many imprisoned dead or fugitive figures, while kidnaping and rackets persist in cities.
The piece denounces local politicians charging job seekers for CWA jobs and calls for keeping work-relief projects free of machine politics. It notes recognition of Cuba’s Mendieta regime and outlines Cuba’s sugar needs and Platt amendment reconsideration as Washington shapes policy.
Federal Judge Wilson at St Thomas Island asserts he answers to Attorney General Cummings and to God, prompting questions about the reference to the Lord. The remarks mix legal duty with personal oath drawing public and religious reaction.
The New York State Chamber of Commerce urges universal citizen and alien registration to deter use of crime X and to mark the location of the latest murder, framing the measure as a public safety remedy.
Mrs. Roosevelt decides wine service at the White House reflecting responsibility for guests. The policy centers on serving wines to accompany official entertaining during the Roosevelt administration.
A bill introduced in the New York state legislature seeks to expand unemployment insurance coverage. Proponents argue the measure would provide stronger employment protections and support for workers during job loss.
The Washington debate over a four day 32 hour week moves into NRA circles. Labor demands a 30 hour five day week, with possible 36 hour compromise. Industrialists favor 32 hours for efficiency. Johnson may press shorter hours in February. Also covered: CWA rat catchers clash with traps and rising cigarette profits amid price shifts and NRA costs.
London reports A Duff Cooper, financial secretary to the British war office, says nurse Edith Cavell was a noble and courageous woman and that the Germans were entitled to execute her under warfare rules. He notes the act would mobilize 100,000 against Germany and calls for politics to cease warring rhetoric. Cavell was convicted by a German court martial in 1915 for aiding Belgians and executed October 12, 1915. A peak in the Canadian Rockies is named for her.
A statement challenges the idea that people in love lose their appetites, noting it as an erroneous belief rather than a universal effect of romance.
Washington Democrats weigh a new Republican pitch after Representatives Snell and Mills urged that Hoover would have done better than Roosevelt. Snell claimed Hoover received no Democratic cooperation and that much of the present program mirrors Hoover’s earlier proposals. Observers note potential 1936 candidates but expect no decisive moves before 1935 elections.
A NC state board of health special committee is examining the state taking full executive authority and limited civil service for the health department. They stress centralization is not intended to end county services but to create a Raleigh clearinghouse for nationwide health matters and disease prevention.
Russian forces launch with a massive mobilization described as the largest army in the conflict, tallying about 12,000,000 men. The action signals a major escalation and broad-scale conscription across the nation.
A fragmented page lists a mix of puzzle clues and cryptic notes including shipwreck, evergreen trees, flax soaking, and terms like English coin, zodiac, and symbols. The garbled items reference various subjects from weathered riddles to historical language hints in a single, weathered page.
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