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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1936
Page
4
A short collection of religious maxims noting that receiving God as a child and practicing humility keep one beyond the devil's reach. Includes lines attributed to St Juke 18 17 and Jonathan Edwards.
I C Schaub of the State College of Agriculture and Engineering at the University of North Carolina estimates cotton sustains 14 500 000 people in the United States. About 11 million live on farms in the South and Southwest, three million in the textile industry, and half a million in other cotton uses. Cotton’s reach is global, yet the Supreme Court says control is a state matter, not federal.
Greensboro College notes the addition of 1000 volumes since the Friends of the Library movement began a year ago. The article argues that true friends must both use and actively support library development to extend its usefulness.
The Bluegrass state's new leader A. B. Chandler plans to end the honorary colonel practice that has become a joke after governors previously issued thousands of such titles to diverse figures including Mae West. The move aims to restore dignity to state ceremonies and curb indiscriminate appointments.
The passage ridicules the extensive and inflated titles in Kentucky, including majors admirals rear admirals commodores captains and a thigh private. It notes the conclusion of this absurdity will be welcomed by insiders and by those who hold Kentucky colonelcies who feel shamed by recent cheapness.
The U S Bureau of Roads urges a self test for temperamental fitness to drive. It asks if drivers stay calm, avoid impulses, focus on driving, know the law, and act reliably in emergencies. It warns speed alone does not ensure safety and proper equipment matters.
The Chamber of Commerce enters another year with executive secretary Frank Sizemore and modest capital. The paper credits leaders for building the city’s prestige in state and nation and urges continued local confidence and effective advertising by High Point’s chamber, noting public recognition is the reward for service.
Judge Jacob Gittelman of Rochester City Court endorses New Yorks plan for rehabilitation camps for intoxication offenders. He argues jail for drunkenness fails to solve problems and advocates removing drinkers from drink and providing treatment to reclaim responsible manhood.
A New York legislator calls marriage a hit or miss proposition while divorcee court records hint at inconsistent outcomes. The remark underscores debates over marital stability and judicial probate trends in the state.
If the trend started by Al Smith and Simeon Pess continues the coming conventions will probably tem with walking delegates.
The writer questions university moral upheavals and suggests the problem lies in high school prep and curriculum alignment with real life. He argues many students are unprepared for college and stresses practical basics to help youths hold their own in daily life, noting some are meant for labor.
The column argues that Congress may soon grant two more billion for the Works Progress Administration amid widespread fatigue with New Deal policies. It critiques the program’s efficiency and warns against partisan influence while urging a return to fiscal restraint and ethical education in colleges.
Attorney General Homer Cum mings, after studying Scotland Yard and continental systems, says the American department of justice is superior but U S courts lag. He notes the English swift justice approach and hopes a new federal code will speed up procedures and aid state reforms.
Archaeologist uncovers skeletal remains of a couple entwined in a kiss. The scene suggests a tragic moment as a chariot disaster struck, with one rider unable to regain control. Further analysis aims to confirm dating and context.
Newton D. Baker leads a special American War association committee to set publicity standards for court trials. Lawyers want full press coverage without harming courtroom dignity or rights of either side, aiming to balance freedom of the press with fair trials.
Julian Street leaves New York to escape editors demands for wine writing. He moves to Desert Willow Ranch Tucson Arizona to finish a serial. A tailor notes a bald spot stolen by mirrors. Cabaret dangers rise from hot foot pranks igniting gowns as two fires are put out.
The piece argues that needed reform in trial coverage affects lawyers more than newspapers. It notes no law requires nightly interviews by attorneys or permits for cameras in court and suggests the legal profession self admonition could drive reform.
Dr Mary Beard publicist and militant defender of women argues forgotten women are those whose roles in history and world civilization have never been credited by men. She accuses leading historians Wells Durant Erskine and Barnes of excluding women from the record and urges male historians to give credit where due.
The piece argues that the presidential race exposes voters to full daily democracy. It notes extensive use of press radio and public appearances by candidates and the public, stressing direct confrontation between rival sides as healthy for the nation.
A humorous aside notes twenty percent of Americans wear eye glasses and jokes that umpires ignore advice. The remark contrasts public statistics with officials' resistance to suggestions.
A nostalgic note recalls a London edition of sound and round song humor titled You can't do that there here an old Cockney saying Beatrice Lillie style show renditions revive old stage quips and theater humor across the era.
The article recalls Frank Simonds's lifelong fascination with toy soldiers from childhood, which evolved into expert charting of military strategies. It notes his Harvard days where he staged Napoleonic and Civil War campaigns in play and that his war forecasting drew on those games, though he kept the hobby discreet from friends.
The article notes a surge in toy firearms with nearly five hundred varieties from toy pistols to cowboy six shooters selling from a penny to 65 dollars. Junior G Man badges accompany many items, reflecting parental hypocrisy in the craze.
A Kentucky Wesleyan College student writes a spontaneous line for fiction noting restraint on lively guests. The author compares the tone to Shelia Kaye Smith, suggesting literary influence.
The dreamy Kip Rhineland er maneuvers back into society life escorting a girl of his class while Philip Rhinelander remains in his mansion guarded by $100,000 iron gates on East 52nd Street in Rhumba Row, a Lobater Belt area. The piece notes the lone Tory among them.
A vibrant woman received a telegram from a Palm Beach boyfriend reading second John verse 6. The note echoes a plea to love one another, framed as a modern Bible code trend among young readers.
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