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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1937
Page
4
A brief religious devotional quoting Exodus 20:46 about God guiding His people and dwelling among them. It cites John Jay on divine providence and the belief that God is at work for believers' good in all dispensations.
AJOB Bruce Craven a foe of liquor walked out on the resolutions committee to push for a dry legislature. He predicts current Raleigh legislative moves prove the dry cause was weakened last year when their side slept on direct action. Craven calls for relentless effort despite Governor Hoey’s recommendations.
Excerpts from Dr. T Wingate Andrews powerful speech at the 1927 fall term opening dedication of the Senior High School building. He links foundation to truth and endurance and urges character as the real frame of one’s life.
Local complaints mount over aggressive out-of-town magazine subscription operatives. Residents urge refusal of entry to salesmen, use of law if needed, and social pressure to curb unscrupulous practices. the issue spans nationwide with some targets being college hopefuls.
The passage extols a noble purpose guiding builders and warns that without the Lord of Truth Beauty and Righteousness shaping the project all labor is in vain. It imagines a message from above urging dedication beyond worldly smoke and stir.
The 16 year old Elva Brannock from an Allegheny county family disappeared after leaving for school near Sparta. The coroner said she was assaulted and strangled before being dragged about 100 yards and murdered, prompting calls for top investigators and swift justice.
Mrs Wohl argues a statewide anti liquor vote would curb illegal sales, cut crime, and protect homes. She favors enforcing prohibition and opposing the County Option Bill which she says erodes county lines by allowing liquor transport into dry areas.
A message from Democratic leaders of 75 dry counties in North Carolina urges opposition to extending liquor sales without statewide referendum. The piece also includes appeals for Crossnore School, listing needs for books, homes, and remnant fabric, and asks for community help to support library outreach and summer programs.
Bruce Catton reports on Beatrice Hunter Cahill of Boston University who argues that a high personality quotient P Q matters more than IQ for job success. She notes that intelligent individuals can fail if their personality does not fit the chosen role, explaining why some employers overlook IQ.
Democratic Committee Chairman James A. Farley urged vigorous minority opposition soon after the November vote to keep the administration in check. He notes the senators’ aggressiveness may stem from a wish to gain prominence as 1940 approaches. The administration expects strong opposition ahead.
In Washington on February 13, a heated clash forms around Franklin D. Roosevelt’s bid for judicial reform. Borah Johnson Lodge and Brandegee lead opposition while Roosevelt aims to persuade the nation via broadcasts. The fight centers on Senate control, checks and balances, and potential court packing.
A column from New York outlines everyday scene and figures in theater and society. Freddie McKay appears as a dapper, mid-Victorian style manager. Willie Collier recalls ticket hawking days. Maud and Eddie Peabody are praised for simple, sane lives. Eddie, a renowned banjo virtuoso, frequents the White House and enjoys California orange groves with Scottish kennels.
A brisk train twitching through a typical prairie town frames a calm scene with an Eddie Pea figure in a jakey suit on the depot platform or a resident seated on a tree-shaded porch reading the Sat in shirt sleeves.
February 18 1027 report notes journalism students subscribe to The Enterprise as a text for studying reporting methods and learning to read newspapers about people. It lists brief campus updates including travels and local staff changes plus a 1017 muster out entry and notes on sports and local figures with partial idiosyncratic details.
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