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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1937
Page
4
High Point College as a Community Asset and Its Value
The piece lauds High Point College for fostering character and knowledge over mere dollars. It credits the college with economic and social benefits to local families, noting 757 local students benefiting and estimated $400,000 saved in education costs. It praises the college’s 13 years of progress and civic importance to High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Wrenn
High Point College
High Point
North Carolina Bill Seeks 42 Percent Interest Rate
Rep Jennings H King of Scotland county derided a 42 percent legal rate proposal in a House Judiciary panel debate. The measure, reported favorably, would set a lien on borrower personal property and household effects and impose a wage garnishment up to 10 percent. Only two committee members opposed the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennings H. King
Scotland
House of Representatives
House Judiciary Committee No. 2
Lawmakers weigh 6 percent loan cap amid bank entry claim
The debate centers on allowing banks to issue small loans at six percent while critics warn wage earners risk “loan sharks.” Industrial loan banks oppose, arguing current rules suffice. Proponents say legal banks would curb illegal lending as governor Blaine called usury legalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Blaine
Wisconsin
Nathan as Playwright Presents The Afton Flows
Nathan Jean George, famed for caustic theater criticism, announces his own play The Afton Flows a collage of Romeo and Juliet Othello and Taming of the Shrew using Shakespearean dialogue. He claims five years of work and has mailed it to London then New York producers under an assumed name for feedback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job
George Jean Nathan
Afton
London
New York
Nathan
Carolinas A. A. U. Basketball Tourney Opens in High Point
The first annual Carolinas A. A. U. Basketball tournament in High Point draws 30 teams with supporters from surrounding areas. W. F. Bailey, president of the Carolinas A. A. U. and High Point Parks director, hopes the event becomes a top southern athletic classic as fans prepare for tonight and Monday night finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolinas
High Point
Raleigh
Greenville
D. C
W. F. Bailey
Bailey
High Point College
President Hints Aid for Aged Justices Amid Guarded Constitution
A presidential remark suggests support for elderly Supreme Court justices while noting they protect the Constitution. The statement also references boxer Joe Louis as a comparison in vigor or resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Police Shakeup Looms After Dubuque Stroke Death
A 57 year old man found stupefied in a doorway was booked for intoxication and later died after his son removed him from the station. Investigation showed a stroke, not intoxication, prompting talk of reforms in the Dubuque police and reminders for nearby departments to distinguish illness from drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Department
Dubuque
New Year Debt Pickets in Chinese Bathhouses
The piece notes Chinese creditors picketing public baths during New Year holidays as debtors face several days of soaking before year’s end. It contrasts this custom with American debtors who delay payments and suggests a yearly end boiler ordeal for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Cathay
China
Penalty of Greed Echoes Through Michigan County Office Scam
A Michigan tale recalls five county employees who quit with $50 each to secure better state jobs, only to lose their money and positions. The anecdote mirrors a fable of a dog seeing a larger bone in the water and losing his own, warning against greed and swindles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
The Masters Minds on Liquor Rules at Football Games
The Fayetteville Observer commentary argues the North Carolina General Assembly overreached with a liquor control amendment banning drinking at football games. The writer quips that the 1935 Legislature, which blocked a vote on liquor control, consumed more liquor per capita than any football crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville Observer
North Carolina General Assembly
Sir Walter
North Carolina
A Simple Fact on Wages and Bed Sheets
Economists discuss living standards and wages, yet a single recent item reveals a stark measure. Despite record sheet production last year, half the population has no sheets for their beds, illustrating gaps between output and living conditions.
THSTING TENANTS CAPACITY Columbia State
Those citing Denmark to solve US farm tenant to owner shifts must note Denmark requires training and experience in farming and a substantial cash accumulation. The cash reserve demonstrates money management ability and resolve to save.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia State
Denmark
United States
No Trade Mark Policy Confusion In Bird Egg Story
Lexington Dispatch recounts Mr M M Swing of Denton road area improvising with a Christmas tree light bulb as a substitute egg in a nest after discovering a completed bulb and a missing china egg. A hen laid an eye shaped object resembling the bulb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Link
Lexington Dispatch
M. M. Swing
Denton Road
Holly Grove
Mr. Swing
Constitutional debate on Supreme Court power and democracy
A dialogue discusses whether Congress can legislate against constitutional limits and how constitutional change occurs. It cites Blaisdale on the Court's role, ratification requirements, and dangers of altering the balance of power, warning against demagogic proposals and loss of liberties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Bobby Reynolds
Supreme Court
Blaisdale
NRA
AAA
James A
Mr. Tugwell
Jim
New Hampshire
Maine
Vermont
Bilaisdale
Personal Musings from New York Day by Day Column
A string of social and cultural vignettes from the New York Day by Day column, listing figures such as John L. Lewis Gertrude Lawrence Noel Coward Katharine Cornell and Victor Hugo, plus observations on radio stars, fashion, theater, and public figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John L. Lewis
Gertrude Lawrence
Noel Coward
Ohio
Dean Cornwell
Joe Cook
Back Bay
Charles
Bill Hearst
Hal Phyfe
League of Pretty Red Heads
Mrs
John Chapman
Ann Grosvenor Ayres
Phrase on obedience and obloquy in military speech
A fragment discusses contumery as un deserved insolence to authority and obloquy as deserved general censure. The speaker, a colonel, expresses satisfaction at the end.
Royal Hohenzollern Coaches Join High Point Collection
High Point art collector Stephen C. Clark owns the royal coaches from the Hohenzollern family. James J. Farriss purchased them in New York with McGuire Cole and Company brokers at 120 Broadway. Also noted are Duke University students Welch Harriss and Amos Kearns at home for the weekend with Richa Salisbury and Miss Hauser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
High Point
Stephen C. Clark
New York
James J. Farriss
McGuire, Cole and Company
Broadway
Welch Harriss
Duke Braity
Broad Amos Kearns
Richa Salisbury
Duke University
C. M. Heuser
Miss Margaret
Chapel Hill
Governor Rich ards Pledges Sunday Law Enforcement
Governor Richards announces plan to enforce South Carolina Sunday laws dating to 1641 from Columbia South Carolina. A Gulf storm causes 36 deaths and a revenue bill reported to the state house falls 360000 short of appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richards
Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Gulf States
State House
Broadway glitz and Grand Central thrill admired in memories
The writer recalls meeting Gil Patten the Frank Merriwell author and revels in Broadway lights at 650th Street. They describe Grand Central as a grand adventure and praise Rube Goldberg for his cockeyed absurdity, capturing a vivid, nostalgic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil Patten
Frank Merriwell
Broadway
650Th Street
Grand Central
Rube Goldberg
Charlies M. Stedman Con Man Receives Official Letter
The Industrial Department and Point Commercial Club report mail delays affecting No. 38 due at 10 43 p m, tying into late trains. Sisson Motor Co Inc of Point, capital 25 0 was chartered today by the Rotary of State. Rain thunder and mud hamper streets and sidewalks after morning storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies M. Stedman
Industrial Department
Point Commercial Club
Sisson Motor Co
the Motor Company, Inc
Point
Rotary of State
Washington's Birthday Patriotic Program Honor Flag Presentation
City residents will observe a patriotic program on Washington's Birthday featuring a flag presentation by the Junior Order. The event highlights communal spirit and civic celebration with local participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washton
Memory of the No-Sit era Quip Echoes bystander call
A brief reminiscence notes the no sitdown culture of the buggy era with a sharp line urging action Get up. The quote captures a brisk social memory of early transportation habits and public behavior.
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