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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1938
Page
4
A reflection on starting ventures with faith as the first step, citing a biblical parable about building a house on rock and attributing bold beginnings to Schiegel.
The state struggles with excessive teacher load worsened by lax compulsory attendance. About 30,000 youths miss schooling, while 890,000 enrolled and 100,000 evade attendance. State spending exceeds 30 million annually to educate, with calls for larger appropriations to meet needs.
The American Federation of Labor denounces the undivided profits and capital gains taxes as a confiscation of the source of new jobs. It calls for repeal or modification, urging limited regulation to aid business growth and prevent stagnation while defending capital for expansion.
The High Point Secret Service club of boys gains Edgar Hoover and local police attention for unofficially supporting law enforcement and crime discouragement. The piece notes youth involvement, a shift from gang activity, and claims America is winning the war on crime.
The article notes Japan must answer by February 20 about the size of its new warships after Washington questions 43 000 ton or larger vessels. It hints at evasion over gun range and warns that exceeding a 35 000 ton limit could provoke U S and British sea power response, with broader fears of an expensive arms race.
A reminiscence blends travel with Dale Carnegie like anecdotes on outdoor life, friendship, and self improvement. It includes a canoe trip on the Allagash with Homer Croy, humorous notes on fishing, diet, and dog companionship, plus social advice about dating and telephone habits.
The essay recalls Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie, discovered by Frank Norris as an unsolicited manuscript in New York. Editorial doubts delayed publication, Dreiser pressed for contract terms, and a limited initial edition failed before an English publisher released it to critical acclaim. The novel became highly prolific in publishers' prints.
At a Bohemian club dinner in San Francisco Charlies G Norris Henry L Men chen Samuel Hopkins Adams Harry Leon Wilson Stewart Edward White and Hugh Wiley discussed who should be Americas outstanding living writer The consensus was Dreiser and Europe also regarded him highly.
The article recalls 320 years of theatre vagabonds who inspired Klaw and Erlanger and others with annual visits to editorial rooms. It lists names from A. Toxen Worm to Ryley Cooper and recounts Ludwig the newsboy and a perfumed handkerchief tale amid city subway excavations and sewer views.
An 80 year old man reported losses to the police desk. The grandson was arrested on charges of stealing the grandfather’s bank book after forging checks of 25 to 135 dollars drawn on Commercial National Bank. The Jamestown school dormitory burned near noon today. most furniture saved by students.
News briefs recount a glittering trans Atlantic TV display in Hartsdale with blue white sparks and red drips. Gelett Burgess campaigns against sidewalk gossip and mocks anarchist stunts while Roosevit Sr undergoes car ailment surgery. War measures plan faces Republican support as cold weather looms.
Twenty years ago the Red Cross chapter in High Point reported 1 245 active members. A dull spell ended as heatless Mondays fade and business resumes next Monday. residents recall "Frank Ford" and note his hidden middle name Carnation associated with his knack for growing a famous flower.
Little Mire Helen Muse and her sister Miss Nellie Muse spent yesterday in Greensboro, sister a Greensboro College for Women student. Mrs. J Mc Pepper and Mrs. Lury Johnson of Trinity were in the city shopping. Mrs. R L Loflin departs tonight for New York for several days. Mrs. J W Chandler, ill yesterday, is reported better today.
Washington reports Cardozo’s health has improved but he may not resign before fall. Colleagues press to keep him on the Court to avoid replacing him with a more Black-like judge. One-man dissenter Hugo Black stirs liberal and conservative fears with solo opinions.
Italian ambassador asserts Rome maintains an army in Spain to seek tranquility, suggesting the presence could imply a stable, peaceful influence rather than conflict. He notes no new province is intended despite questions about territorial expansion.
A Cleveland home once owned by John D. Rockefeller will be demolished to clear space for a gasoline station. The planned project reflects urban development trends affecting historic residences in the city.
In Tientsin the coin shortage forces shops to take candy as change. Few Chinese boys are sent to the stores lately, as small denominations vanish from daily trade.
An Irish farm laborer adopts skirts and silk stockings to protest the intrusion of women into menswear. His banner carries the slogan Stay as sweet as you were, signaling a stylish resistance to evolving dress norms.
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