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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1933
Page
4
Prohibition Referendum Planned By Congress
The House passes a Blaine repeal resolution, sending the question back to the people for a public vote on prohibition. Senate approval and anticipated Hoover signature set the stage for voters to decide, with veterans and the broader public urged to weigh in before a possible shift in policy ahead of a new Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Hoover
France
Servie
Boom in Motion Pictures Slashing Star Salaries
Hollywood dispatches report producers intend to cut top salaries as the industry faces a downturn. The boom days seem over and many stars earning 8000 dollars weekly under old contracts may quit or seek work abroad as new deals reduce pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Ming
Air Lines Show Increase in 1900 Movement
The Aeronautics branch of the Commerce Department reports growth in American passenger air lines and air express. In 1932 540 681 passengers traveled, up 18 000 from the prior year, while air express carried 1 600 821 pounds. Air mail declined to 7 393 257 pounds from 9 007 411.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Lines
Air Express
Aeronautics Branch
Department of Commerce
Air Mail
America
Movie Magnates Slash Salaries Indicating Ending of the Hoom
The text notes a drastic cut in weekly salaries from about 4 000 to 3 000 dollars, leaving players earning just over the average annual wage. It suggests this move marks the end of the old Hollywood era and a shift in the movie business.
Landlords and Tenants Stir Debate in Guilford Legislature
J Tracy Moore asks constituents for views on consolidation bills and a 24 hour key return rule for tenants. The Greensboro Real Estate Board backs the measures, but Moore warns the proposal is too drastic and may unjustly empower landlords. He favors a longer key return period and criticizes state intervention in private contracts. The piece shifts to a cultural note praising Harriett Dana Gibson as an emblem of idealized American womanhood and questions reviving that romantic mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Tracy Moore
Guilford
Raleigh
Greensboro Real Estate Board
Moore
Trishman
Haries
Dana Gibson
America
Nonny
Donny
New York bill seeks to curb cinema as public trust measure
A pair of New York state legislators propose a law to ban any film that could falsely portray public officials or undermine confidence in government. They cite recent movies depicting officials as crooks or fools and argue cinema should be restricted. The piece also notes Metropolitan Opera seeks 2000000 public funding amid declining patronage, with critics arguing past director support was lacking and opera depends on ordinary citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
New York
Metropolitan Opera Company
Grand Opera
Metropolitan
Deema Taylor
Explorers Club Advances Into Hazardous Wastes and Witty Talks
New York writers report on the Explorers Clinic where men with perilous careers mingle over dinners and discuss trials from deserts to deep seas. Notable figures like Rudy Vallee and Max Gordon are described as financially secure yet anxious, while auctiongoers linger, awaiting bargains and avoiding bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Explorers
Hazard
Red Gods
Kipling
Wall Street
Will the Gibson Girl Come Back
The Interstate Merchants Council in Chicago suggests the Gibson girl may reappear in style, with long cape and tailored shoulders echoing the past. Yet the piece argues true Gibson girl essence lies beyond fashion, a blend of outward dress and inner spirit that cycles but cannot be recreated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Merchants’ Council
Chicago
Gibson
Seattle
Obe
Public faith in elected officials under scrutiny
The piece argues public opinion of officials is low due to repeated self serving displays by state and federal lawmakers. It cites the Senate delaying work to chastise a critic, a lame duck session failing to tackle issues, and ineffectual moves on economy as the real causes of distrust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Congress
Washington
Prison paper urges chill reception for parole violators
Elmire Reformatory inmates publish a weekly urging fellow prisoners to shun parole violators. The paper argues violators harm both themselves and others by undermining public confidence in parole and delaying eventual releases for cooperative inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmire Reformatory
New York
Digestion Tied to Exercise Supports Steak Study
Wisconsin investigators reaffirm old findings that physical activity aids digestion, reinforcing the case for consuming tougher cuts of steak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Smokers Seek Process to Remove Nick from Nicotine
The smoker whose friends are “just out” seeks a method to remove the nick from nicotine, describing a desired cigarette improvement.
Tax plan divides officials as umpires oppose bottied beverage levy
Most advocates support a tax plan while baseball umpires oppose it. speculation arises that officials may push a prohibitive tax on bottled beverages.
New York Custom Inspector Blu惊 at Angelo Painting
A New York customs inspector was shocked by a photograph of one of Michel Angelo's sacred paintings. The observer notes that if the work were a modern painting it might have passed without question, as the inspector could not comprehend it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Michel Angelo
Youthful Amour at Inaugural Ceremonies Tale About Rosa Ponselle
Rosa Ponselle is set for a notable role at the presidential inauguration. An older Broadway tale recounts her being cast as a mother while a 19 year old, whose growth was stunted, played the boy. Four caresses in one scene provoked stifled laughter from the singer and nearly led to a slap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Ponselle
Rima Donna
Mrs. Mary Meredith Is Taken By Death
Mrs. Mary Meredith aged 69 wife of J E Meredith died at her home on Thomasville route 2 after a two month illness. Survived by husband two sons J R Meredith and J C Meredith two daughters Mrs L A Teague Mrs Ralph Kennedy and Mrs Floyd Manor two sisters Mrs Annie Crawford and Mrs Hannah White funeral held at Pleasant Grove Methodist Protestant church conducted by Rev John Cline and Rev George L Reynolds interment in church cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasvile
Mary Meredith
J. E. Meredith
Thomasville
Meredith
J. R
J. C. Meredith
Ll. A. Teague
Ralph Kennedy
Floyd Manor
Annie Crawford
Trinity
Hannah White
Greensboro
Pleasant Grove Methodist Protestant Church
John Cline
George L. Reynolds
High Point
Beary Introduces Shoe Making to America in 1629
Thomas Beary introduced shoe manufacturing to the American colonies in 1629 after bringing hides aboard the Mayflower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Thomas Beary
Boy Prodigy William Betty Plays Hamlet at Home
The British House of Commons adjourns to watch 11 year old William Betty perform Hamlet. Betty masters the heaviest Shakespearean words with ease, drawing attention from officials and spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
William Betty
Betty
Bridal gowns and a shop rule test Sheila faces
Inside Henri's boutique Sheila is ordered to lunch with Henri and Miss Shayne while donning a bridal gown. Henri outlines a rigid rule about models not meeting customers outside the shop, and Sheila agrees to obey to keep her job as preparations for a showroom display proceed with precision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheila
Henri
Gordon
Shayne
Henri’s
Weatchester
Long Island
Dorothy Trevor
Miss Trevor
Dorothy
Paria
Menri
Trevor
Shela
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