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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1937
Page
4
A one time bicycle maker testifies before a securities panel about turning 2,072,000 into 612,000,000 in 1929 through utilities securities. Harrison Williams calls the rise to 680,000,000 from 26,200,000 in 1928 "normal" and claims no extra cash was required, despite heavy outside investment.
J Edgar Hoover and his G Men wage war on a new crime in America hijacking long haul freight. Criminals target trucks to steal valuable cargo then sell it quickly, with public buyers fueling the market. Large networks, including spies, move stolen goods across the nation.
The public believes the government will soon crack down on the racket as unhealthy as the snatch business, signaling possible forthcoming enforcement or regulation.
In Richmond Virginia a local Citizens Exchange restores barter ideals by trading labor for groceries and services. Unemployed residents barber farmers beauticians laundresses and maids exchange work for scrip usable for groceries clothing and services. The program also leases vacant homes and repairs for labor and has donated land to produce crops for trade.
Dorothy Selden Warner, seven, writes for the Rappahannock Times and visits New York finding nothing to move her. The piece reflects the beauty of her quiet Virginia life and contrasts it with Gotham, recalling a humorous news tale about breaking news gently and a burning stable anecdote.
A Mississippi death claim notes an elderly woman succumbs to a stroke upon learning her spouse eloped with the overseer. The fragmentary report records the family rift and the social impact.
Henry I Adams argues for expanding the Supreme Court to enable passage of social legislation. He cites labor needs, NLR Act enforcement, and constitutional rights, claiming democracy hinges on Congress enacting reforms and warning against court opposition. He endorses organized labor and urges public pressure on Congress for prompt action.
Bruce Catton reports on L Information Paris claims France and England might pay 60 percent of war debts to the United States in exchange for future merchandise credits and no Germany credits. The Paris note reflects overseas sentiment, but no formal proposal exists. Florida’s governor suggests singing the national anthem in theaters with the audience chorus behind tall men.
A personal note expresses a prime condition and a drifting mind while in a warm paradise. The writer promises a later surprise once thoughts clarify, asserting he is not out of date and plans to write again.
Washington February discussion centers on Roosevelt judicial reform alternatives including Congress veto and expanding legislative power. Critics warn of constitutional hurdles and delayed rulings while noting potential for constitutional amendments.
A Niagara River cave-dweller treats the falls as a yard feature while Ohio residents from Ohloans and Ken tuckians have similarly placed the river in their dining rooms.
In Oroville California a thief steals only cheese prompting police to ponder whether the culprit is a rogue picker or mere mice. Officers debate motive and method as residents react to the unusual crime.
A local remark notes no divorce case has alleged a husband hid his wife's jacks and skipping rope, highlighting the absence of such claims in current filings.
A Beaumont Texas resident finished a boat on the second floor of his house and wonders what to do with it since he does not live along the Ohio river.
A breezy New York Day By Day column surveys journalism trends from the Lucius Beebe era to modern dress codes. It jokes about reporters shifting styles and notes Dr. Rosenbach on fiction detectives, praising or belittling writers like Wilkie Collins and Sherlock Holmes in a wry, opinionated style.
The narrator recalls the novel Everything is Thunder a war spy romance set in Berlin. He read the opening chapter during a wakeful stretch at four AM and reached the finale by nine AM as a street level joy riding incident clanged outside.
Eight tonal elementary principals gathered for the Winston meeting led by Elm Street School principal A. Smith. A city wide YMCA event plans a March 11 kite tournament at Jones field with the top flyer rising highest in ten minutes. Also: Mr and Mrs Wm J Bennett moved to Madison Avenue and Gertrude Tomlinson celebrated her fourth birthday at Emerywood. Two American airmen were killed near Buenos Aires during a friendly tour. News brief notes government refuses to name donors who contributed forty thousand dollars to campaign poses.
A Western man dies after consuming a half gallon of whiskey on a bet. The event reportedly occurred during a sensational wager, with witnesses noting the windows open and no sounds heard until tragedy. The incident is recorded as a cautionary tale from the era.
A New York professor states the brain has reached only a quarter of its growth. The same perspective is applied to a reckless driver, described as a tenth.
Twenty years and February 27, 1917 mark the appointment of Rev J Barnhardt to succeed Rev J H Weaver who died suddenly in a bereavement. Barnhardt formerly led Wesley Memorial Church from 1910 to 1914. The note adds local society items including convalescence updates and visits by Miss Kate Craven and family members from Durham and Lexington.
Twenty killed near Altoona when a heavy freight struck an express train in the early hours. Wilson condemns the sin of the Laconia and American lives as an overt act. Germans retreat on the Somme with British in close pursuit.
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